City mulls new middle school site

On January 4, about 20 local parents sat in Greenbrier Elementary and peppered Charlottesville Superintendent Rosa Atkins with questions about the school division’s middle school revamp.

Master of the art

VIDEO BY COOGAN BRENNAN In Richard Crozier’s studio behind his Preston Place home, about 1,000 of his original works line shelves and baskets on the floor. You could find a football field, lay them all out, and spend hours looking at an impressionistic map of Charlottesville, composed entirely of the many moments Crozier spent brush […]

When Brown stands down

Thinking about running for public office in the city? Start getting your ducks in a row. While City Councilors Satyendra Huja and Holly Edwards contemplate reelection bids, David Brown—arguably Council’s most outspoken member—will not seek a third term. The seats currently occupied by Brown, Huja and Edwards may find new occupants following a November reelection. […]

Smell you later?

The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority could double the size of its existing water treatment facility near Riverview Park. Residents want to know if such a move could double the accompanying stench.

This too shall pass

Well that was fun, wasn’t it? I mean that nice, two-year bit of semi-hope and change. But now it seems we’re back to the grind. You don’t have to be prescient to see Congressional gridlock just up the road. Our favorite almost-vice president is laying the ground work for a 2012 run at the White […]

At UVA, growth vs. tuition

If UVA gets sufficient state support, then President Teresa Sullivan can add nearly 100 new faculty positions to accommodate a 1,500-student increase.