24 spooktacular activities for your pre-Hallow’s Eve to-do list
What do we always say? If you’ve got it, haunt it—and Charlottesville’s got “it” in spades, as long as “it” is a frightening amount of Halloween (and pre-Halloween) fun. You’ve […]
In brief 10/02/2024
In memoriam August 12 survivor Marissa Blair died on September 19 at the University of Virginia Hospital due to complications from pneumonia related to metastatic colon cancer. She was 35 […]
Field School endowed with $1.5 million matching grant
Field School of Charlottesville, a private, all-boys middle school currently located in Crozet, announced that its goal of a new Barracks Road campus is one step closer to reality thanks […]
Doug Emhoff joins UVA law students for voter protection training
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff made a campaign stop in Charlottesville on September 25, speaking to a crowd of more than 200 University of Virginia law school students at the Kimpton […]
A hotel seems more likely at Artful Lodger shopping center
A New York-based developer who had planned to build a nine-story apartment tower on the site of a downtown Charlottesville shopping center has sold the property for $5.75 million. Jeffrey […]
Local women’s rugby club takes off
It’s late afternoon on a soccer field, at the tail end of summer. The sinking sun is casting long shadows, and the last of the mosquitoes are homing in on […]
Major real estate transactions taking place this month in Fifeville
As planning and negotiations continue over a grocery story at 501 Cherry Ave., major transactions continue to take place in the Fifeville neighborhood. On September 9, the firm Neighborhood Investments […]
UVA touts free speech on Grounds while continuing to restrict student organizers
Charges against student protesters arrested May 4 have been dropped, but the University of Virginia continues to grapple with protections for and restrictions on freedom of speech. While celebrating its […]
In brief 09/25/2024
Final sale The sale of Carlton Mobile Home Park officially closed on September 20, preventing the displacement of hundreds of residents. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville took over management […]
A seat on the Albemarle County School Board is up for grabs in upcoming special election
It’s election season, but the presidential and congressional races aren’t the only contests on the ballot November 5. Albemarle County is holding a special election for now-Delegate Katrina Callsen’s remaining […]