Population growth and the impact of a more congested community is not limited to one political jurisdiction. But how well is this place set up to build transportation infrastructure that straddles borders between Albemarle, Charlottesville, and the University of Virginia? A recent letter from the Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association asked the City of Charlottesville to […]
Population growth and the impact of a more congested community is not limited to one political jurisdiction. But how well is this place set up to build transportation infrastructure that straddles borders between Albemarle, Charlottesville, and the University of Virginia? A recent letter from the Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association asked the City of Charlottesville to […]
SROs may return to Albemarle schools After replacing school resource officers with unarmed safety coaches, Albemarle County Public Schools has requested funding to hire a single SRO, in response to parents’ complaints about fights, truancy, vaping, sexual assault, and other student misconduct at Albemarle High School. The school division’s $257.3 million draft budget request includes […]
This week, Charlottesville is expected to release the second of three sections of a new zoning code that is intended to increase residential density across the entire city and make it easier for developers to build with fewer government hurdles. The first section established the basic rules for what can be built where. At […]
When Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage at the University of Virginia on March 2, he told the crowd that “real politics” is about understanding who’s winning in American society and which team is losing ground. To Sanders, the answer is plain to see: The top 1 percent is winning, and the working class is […]
By Giulia Silverstein For decades, the Corner has epitomized Charlottesville’s character as an amalgamation of students and locals. Visually, this iconic strip has seen minimal transformation over the years, but that doesn’t mean everything has remained the same. Cal Mincer grew up in Charlottesville, but he’s only recently become a business owner, so he […]
Less than 24 hours before Albemarle police shot and killed Billy Sites on February 28 near the Red Roof Inn, Michael Kochis, Charlottesville’s new police chief, held a community forum at Old Trinity Church in response to recent area homicides. Five days later, Justice Kilel was shopping at Sunshine Supermarket on Cherry Avenue when two […]
As the third month of the third year of the third decade gets underway, Charlottesville is poised for a new future. All over the city, landowners will have more space to build under the adopted Comprehensive Plan and the new zoning rules that are being written this spring. Some of the places where more […]
Charlottesville teachers win collective bargaining rights Charlottesville City Schools employees now have collective bargaining rights—and soon, Albemarle County Public Schools staff may too. On March 2, the Charlottesville School Board unanimously approved a collective bargaining resolution, after almost a year of negotiations between the Charlottesville Education Association and the board. In a 5-2 vote, the […]
Leah Puryear appointed to City Council Leah Puryear is Charlottesville’s newest city councilor. Council unanimously selected Puryear to fill former councilor Sena Magill’s seat during a February 23 meeting. After Puryear was sworn in by the city clerk, Mayor Lloyd Snook stepped down from the dais and shook her hand, congratulating her on the new […]
By Sofia Heartney Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to the University of Virginia this week as part of his book tour for the recently published It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism. A former presidential candidate who identifies as a Democratic Socialist, Sanders will appear at Old Cabell Hall at a UVA Center for Politics […]