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When the Albemarle County Planning Commission unanimously approved the 54-acre rezoning of UVA’s Fontaine Research Park in July

By his own count, County Executive Bob Tucker has attended more than 1,700 meetings of various boards during his tenure as Albemarle’s CEO. After 20 years of crafting the county budget—and a total of 37 years as a county employee—Tucker announced last week that he’ll attend only a few more, and plans to retire at […]

One of the strangest releases to come out of the Charlottesville music scene in recent memory is a new double album by Matty Metcalfe, the ubiquitous local multi-instrumentalist who performs solo, on guitar with Old Calf, and on keys in the Hill and Wood. (He would probably join your band too, if you’re looking for […]

Holly Hatcher stands in the middle of the living room of her new Belmont home. Surrounding her are moving boxes, picture frames temporarily placed on the fireplace mantel, and books randomly arranged in the built-in shelves of the 1920s-era house. Pop tunes from 106.1 The Corner are playing and her two beloved 90-pound canines, Lucas […]

 It’s a political truism at this point that Democrats have a tough row to hoe come November. 

At Saturday night’s concert by Sarah White and the Pearls at the Jefferson Theater, Sarah White herself referred to the show as the “Neko Case Pity Party.”

 The epic staring contest between UVA and Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli will continue for at least a few more days. Despite an August 20 hearing in Albemarle County Circuit Court over whether UVA must comply with a civil investigative demand for a former climate professor’s research and e-mails, Judge Paul M. Peatross gave himself a […]

 A herd of new neighbors may soon be grazing in the city’s backyards. At its August 16 meeting, City Council supported an amendment to an ordinance that would allow miniature goats within city limits.  Won’t you be my neighbor? If City Council passes an amended ordinance on September 7, you can house three of these […]

 Thanks to actions last week by Charlottesville City Council and the Board of Architectural Review (BAR), architect Bill Atwood’s Waterhouse project has quickly thawed from glacier to geyser. One day after council unanimously signed off on its first resolution for a tax increment financing rebate—don’t worry, we’ll explain it in the third paragraph—the BAR approved […]

 For both fans and foes of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s (RWSA) 50-year Community Water Supply Plan, glasses will remain half-full or half-empty until expansion studies of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and Lower Ragged Mountain Dam are completed. On Friday, the RWSA released a review of engineering firm Gannett Fleming’s 2004 water demand analysis, […]