Historic Garden Week 2015
If you walk along the serpentine brick walls by the Pavilion Gardens on the grounds of the University of Virginia, you will see a plaque commemorating the restoration work of […]
Small yard, big impact
While some people live on country estates with ample acreage, many people these days have less-than-spacious yards—especially in condominium or townhouse communities. “There are challenges in having a small yard,” […]
Appraisals offer closer look at Mark Brown’s parking garage legal battle
Documents acquired from the city via a Freedom of Information Act request are shedding more light on the possible grounds for downtown developer Mark Brown’s lawsuit against property appraiser Ivo […]
Compassionate care? UVA Medical’s firing of nurse rejected three times
When Susan Jordan’s ex-husband learned he had cancer, he named her as his agent for both his power of attorney and advanced medical directive. And when Kurt Jordan asked her […]
Another Halfaday accusation: Forcible sodomy case dismissed
Sidney Stinnie admits he shot a man. He admits he sold drugs. But he emphatically denies that he sexually assaulted former City Council candidate James Halfaday in the Albemarle Charlottesville […]
Debate over Charlottesville meals tax increase goes down to the wire
Charlottesville’s proposed city budget is still leaning heavily on a hotly contested one-penny increase in the city’s meals tax, a hike that would generate $2.1 million. That’s money supporters—including an […]
City fire chief announces retirement
Chief Charles Werner said he’s calling it quits this summer after a 37-year career at the Charlottesville Fire Department. Werner started at the department at 18 years old, became chief […]
Sweet Briar suit gets court date as activists say financial situation better than school claimed
As the battle over the fate of Sweet Briar College heads to the courtroom, a forensic accountant hired by the nonprofit Saving Sweet Briar has issued a report finding that […]
UPDATED: Announcement of lawsuit among reactions to review of retracted Rolling Stone story
This is an updated story. The original is included below. On Sunday, just shy of five months after Rolling Stone posted its explosive and flawed report on an alleged gang […]
Minority report: Race and politics in Virginia
There is little doubt that the subject of race relations is currently at the forefront of the American conversation. From “hands up, don’t shoot” to “black lives matter” to Starbucks’ […]