A couple pays $3.5 million for Dairy Road estate
Over the last few years, analysis from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors has captured a trend of fewer homes being sold in the region, while the average purchase price […]
Local LGBTQ+ organizers are moving full steam ahead on a Queer community center
The Rivanna Area Queer Center, or RAQC (pronounced “rack”), has been a months-long labor of love for area organizers. And while the LGBTQ+ community center isn’t set to open until […]
McGuire under fire
Local activists want a word with U.S. Rep. John McGuire, who is facing pushback over a lack of in-person interactions with constituents since taking office. To make that happen, Indivisible […]
Collective bargaining is a step in the right direction, but not a fix-all for the city’s transit employees
Charlottesville was one of the first municipalities in Virginia to adopt a collective bargaining ordinance, and its unions are some of the first to navigate what it means to have […]
Another preliminary ruling from Judge Worrell allows lawsuit against Charlottesville’s zoning code to proceed
A major feature of Charlottesville’s relatively new zoning code is that developers can build more places to live without seeking additional permission from local elected officials. There has been an […]
Piedmont Community Land Trust continues to add to portfolio
There are many ways to make it more affordable for an individual or family to own a home. One of them is to separate the cost of land from the […]
IMPACT places focus on housing and transportation
More than 1,100 organizers with Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together turned out to its annual Nehemiah Action on April 8. This year’s gathering focused on housing and transportation […]
New executive order allowing logging could affect area forests
An April 3 memo from United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins designates 112,646,000 acres of national forest lands as an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act “emergency situation.” The […]
Local group looks to start a conversation about our end-of-life choices
How do we come to terms with dying? Three women in our community, friends for decades, have come through their own personal journeys to consider this question, and have decided […]
Charlottesville City Council approves $265+ million budget for FY26
In a special, single-item meeting on April 14, Charlottesville City Council unanimously adopted a $265,248,446 budget for FY26. While councilors voted on the budget less than 30 minutes into the […]