Dam it all
If the city won’t build a new dam at Ragged Mountain, then the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority
City seeks site for Downtown grocery
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 […]
West Main parking lot lawsuit shelved, for now
The dust-up over the West Main parking lot at the Amtrak train station may have quite literally settled.
Obama champions Perriello to crowd of true believers
“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
Will Democrats strike twice?
Two years ago this week, a cherub-faced Eagle Scout from Ivy named Tom Perriello pulled off the near-impossible
Virginia Film Festival 2010
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 […]
The Dishwashers; Live Arts; through November 14
Even before the action begins in the Live Arts production of Morris Panych’s The Dishwashers
Taxpayer State Park
Five years ago, local investors bought 1,200 acres of Albemarle County land for $46.2 million. The developers promised to build the county’s biggest and best neighborhood, and after two years of review, a plan for 3,100 housing units won approval and accolades. The county government said it was a good thing. After I.J. Breeden bought […]
Silverman plots West Main biz amidst dust-up
Gabe Silverman and Allan Cadgene have a vision for the stretch of West Main Street near Sixth Street. The local developers want to turn the former C&R Auto Service—thousands of square feet arranged in three neighboring buildings, currently vacant, dark and dirty—into a medical and retail hub for the adjacent communities. A lot of give-and-take: […]
City Market vendors pay 150 percent more in state fees
The manager and food vendors of the Charlottesville City Market received an unpleasant surprise upon opening the bill