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The latest incarnation of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors couldn’t even agree on a new chair during its first meeting of the year

Sweet Jesus, is it presidential primary season again already? It seems like only yesterday that we were employing the phrase “aspiring president John Edwards” with a straight face

Since the beginning of time, a river was a community’s source of wealth and prosperity and today, cities like San Antonio, Texas and Savannah, Georgia have capitalized on the river running through their downtowns by making their waterfronts vibrant with shops and restaurants. The city’s Parks and Recreation department is working to expand the trail […]

Moments after his City Council peers chose him to serve as Charlottesville’s next mayor, Satyendra Huja departed briefly from his pragmatic tone to reflect on the larger significance of the occasion. Nearing his fourth decade in Charlottesville, Satyendra Huja will try to put years of service as an elected official and planner to the task […]

The Charlottesville Circuit Court’s largest courtroom holds 200 people, plus court personnel. When the February murder trial for former UVA student and lacrosse player George Huguely begins, 20 of those seats will go to media

Months after rumors that WNRN radio station founder Mike Friend lost his management responsibilities, the station may be close to making a hire. Whether the new station manager is Mike Friend, however, remains to be seen

It may have been a grim 2011 for Virginia Democrats overall, but Delegate David Toscano, D-Charlottesville, bucked the trend. Now, Toscano faces one of the more challenging tasks of his political career

In her past work with the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR), Holly Edwards encouraged her clients to push themselves to “the next level in their lives.” 

We’re standing in a circle around a small fire. As a group, we turn to the south, lifting our rattles and shaking them at the sky, where a half moon bites the darkening blue

On a given week, it was not unusual to see Dave Norris at various public events across town, lunching on the Downtown Mall with a constituent, or grabbing coffee with a staffer near City Hall.