Landmark’s last stand? More security, structural reports called for
For a brief moment last week, it looked like the towering unfinished shell of what was to be the Landmark Hotel was doomed to be reduced to rubble, as the Charlottesville […]
Embezzler sentenced, fatal fire, CAT app, “Dumler” bill: News briefs
Hollymead embezzler sentenced The county woman who pleaded guilty in October to embezzling more than $73,000 from the Hollymead Citizens Association will serve 15 days in jail for her crime, […]
Education Beat: Albemarle predicts nearly $7 million deficit
Albemarle County Public Schools Superintendent Pam Moran presented the School Board with a $164.28 million budget proposal Thursday. The needs-based plan represents a nearly six percent increase from last year’s […]
What’s happening in Charlottesville-Albemarle the week of January 20?
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, […]
Recycling news: Albemarle balks at privatizing trash service—again
Albemarle County threw out a plan to privatize trash and recycling disposal last week in the wake of fierce opposition from residents, revving up the argument over who should handle […]
Local nonprofit teams with volunteers to bring aid to West Virginia
A week after a chemical spill in West Virginia left 300,000 people without running water, a group of Charlottesvillians are holding a water drive and plan to truck it over the […]
Even after system updates, CAT is struggling to achieve mass appeal
Charlottesville Area Transit manager John Jones likes to relate a piece of advice about public service passed down to him by an Ohio city manager early in his career. “He […]
Catching CAT: A veteran reporter rides the city buses for the first time
Lesson number one: The bus waits for no one. I find this out pretty darn quick as I hike up Elliott Avenue about three quarters of a mile south of […]
Update: After arrests, differing accounts of alleged Mall assault surface
Charlottesville Police have arrested two men in association with the December 20 assault on the Downtown Mall, and, following the arrests, different accounts of the night have emerged. Malcolm James […]
Could tragedy and scandal bring consensus in Richmond?
Virginia’s General Assembly has descended on Richmond for the annual legislative session, and with 60 days to come up with the state’s biennial budget, local legislators seem optimistic that this […]