To build anything of note in Albemarle County—a shopping mall, a cluster of townhomes, an office park—usually requires a rezoning. Sounds simple enough, but rezoning usually requires a series of back-and-forths between developer and county planning staff as they work through a long checklist of ordinances and regulations. Then there are the numerous public meetings […]
To build anything of note in Albemarle County—a shopping mall, a cluster of townhomes, an office park—usually requires a rezoning. Sounds simple enough, but rezoning usually requires a series of back-and-forths between developer and county planning staff as they work through a long checklist of ordinances and regulations. Then there are the numerous public meetings […]
Construction crews broke ground on eastbound sections of Hydraulic Road to provide access to the site of a planned Whole Foods supermarket. Nighttime construction is expected to continue on westbound portions of the road through December 21. The Whole Foods on 29N will abandon its current location to occupy the new 40,000 square foot […]
Eight games into last year’s basketball season, former UVA coach Dave Leitao and his Cavaliers had a 4-4 overall record. One year and one coach later, new guy Tony Bennett and the Wahoos find themselves holding steady at the same spot. Throw in the recent announcement of new head football coach Mike London, and it’s […]
The title of Russ Warren’s show at Les Yeux du Monde, “From Magic Mountain,” alludes to the early twentieth century novel by Thomas Mann, wherein a young shipbuilder-to-be heads to a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps and winds up staying for seven years in a haze of indolent revelation. The experience of viewing Warren’s paintings […]
Holiday crowdpleasers are a necessary evil in the industry of community theatre.
Dear Ace: We’ve got a medical school and a massage school, but where around here can I learn to become a chiropractor?—Crooked-Condition-in-Charlottesville You can’t, so Ace hopes the prospect of leaving town for a spell doesn’t get you too bent out of shape. Or twisted up inside. Or feeling a pain in your neck. Meaning, […]
Four words, Ace: Cat on a leash. What the hell?—Militant-Cat-Harness-Abolitionist-in-Charlottesville Okay, Grizabella, but some people like to walk their cats instead of letting them grow fat and sedate in front of the television. The world is hard and cruel, and Ace for one doesn’t want some texting-with-one-hand minivan driver sending Ol’ Moses to the Heaviside […]
The case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington has captured the nation’s attention.
College students are a unique beast. They come and go without leaving a trace.
The redevelopment of the city’s public housing stock is nearing the end of its planning stage. Consultants who have been working on revamping Charlottesville’s old and battered sites presented a draft master plan last Thursday that calls for the complete redevelopment of Westhaven and the rehab of Crescent Hall among other projects. The plans, however, […]