In a time of wobbly endowment returns, UVA bucks the trend

America’s universities sit on an ocean of assets, holding on to hundreds of billions in long-term investments. With an endowment worth more than $5.4 billion, UVA is one of the world’s richest institutions, and it’s seeing success where other higher ed investment funds have stumbled. “Over the last one year, three years, five years, we’re […]

Fighting for the 5th: Can Democrats retake Virginia’s largest district?

The challenge So how, exactly, does one win the 5th? How does a candidate convince the 574,341 voting-age citizens who call it home that he’s the right farm-loving, plain-speaking, strong-on- defense, shrewd-budgeting man for the job? Those involved in the last two successful Congressional campaigns in the district said they won by putting boots on […]

Marriott project delayed, Random Row tenants breathe sigh of relief

In May, business owners at the corner of McIntire Road and West Main Street thought they would have to vacate their buildings this fall to make way for a seven-story, 133-room Marriott hotel with an interior courtyard, indoor swimming pool, and underground parking garage. Five months later, owners and employees of the businesses that remain […]

What’s coming up in Charlottesville the week of 10/22

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings, too. The Rivanna River Basin Commission meets from noon to 2pm Monday at the County Office Building to […]

And the beat goes on: UVA drops sixth straight game

Denial gave way to acceptance Saturday at Scott Stadium: Virginia is a bad football team, and its problems are systemic. The Wahoos lack confidence, discipline, and leadership and have now matched the school’s longest losing streak in 31 years. It was Khalek Shepherd’s muffed punt that ultimately handed Wake Forest a 16-10 win before a […]

Soundboard 10/19: This week’s top news in a live radio format

Each week, the C-VILLE news team joins reporters from Charlottesville Tomorrow at WTJU 91.1 FM’s on-Grounds radio station for Soundboard, an hour-long, straight-from-the-source news show that touches on the big stories of the week. Click to listen to this week’s show, during which we took a look at our upcoming cover story on Albemarle County Supervisor […]

The Meadow Creek valley as a pedestrian corridor

When Charlottesville Parks and Trails Planner Chris Gensic gave a presentation in September on the future of the Meadow Creek stream valley, he flipped through a series of aerial shots that showed almost a century of evolution in the northern spur of the city that surrounds the waterway. In all the photos—from the late 1930s, […]

UPDATED: Albemarle County Supervisor Christopher Dumler released on $50K bond

Update, 11:25am Friday: Christopher Dumler, the Albemarle County Supervisor whose arrest for forcible sodomy shocked the community this week, will be released on $50,000 secured bond following a hearing in General District Court this morning. Dumler was arrested late Wednesday after a woman came forward October 16 with allegations of forced anal intercourse on October 4, […]

Ken Cuccinelli has a gubernatorial strategy that’s puzzling at best

You know, it’s been quite a while since we’ve checked in on our old pal Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s top cop, would-be governor, and all-around raging conservative id. To be honest, we got more than a little tired of his relentlessly right-wing, incessantly self-promoting prosecutorial stunts. And after the ignominious (and well-deserved) death of his anti-Obama-care […]