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The George Washington National Forest has the largest roadless acreage in the Eastern U.S., but plans for natural gas drilling would demand considerable development.

Nine games into the Mike London era, UVA Football is already on the upswing with a 4-5 record and a win over a ranked University of Miami squad. Lackluster home attendance, however, is enough to ask whether Hoos fans appreciate the difference. For the victory against Eastern Michigan, the Wahoos reportedly drew 37,386; in actuality, […]

At Four County Players' Cellar black box theater, the low ceiling and columns are delicious obstacles.

Early this summer, a concern among some local businesses about increased panhandling led City Council to further restrict begging on the Downtown Mall, despite an absence of police citations for such problems. Now, panhandling citations are up on the Mall, while a program developed by the Downtown Business Association (DBA) and the Thomas Jefferson Area […]

If the city won’t build a new dam at Ragged Mountain, then the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority

With a few pieces of Lexington Avenue property owned by Martha Jefferson Hospital (MJH) ready to hit the market in the next month or two, the desire for a mid-sized Downtown grocery store has been rekindled among Charlottesville residents and city employees. Five parcels next to the recently purchased Martha Jefferson Downtown location will go […]

The dust-up over the West Main parking lot at the Amtrak train station may have quite literally settled.

“From the hills of the Piedmont, to the fields of the Southside,” sang the Perriello Pickers buegrass quartet at the start of a rally held Friday, October 29

Two years ago this week, a cherub-faced Eagle Scout from Ivy named Tom Perriello pulled off the near-impossible

This year’s Virginia Film Festival is going to be different. Less classic cinema. More new and independent flicks that reflect contemporary concerns. A snazzy new festival logo. Plus, they’ve established an additional box office at the Main Street Arena, so viewers don’t have to trek to Culbreth for a movie that’s showing Downtown. But what […]