“We are waiting to hear what Judge Swett decides and it’s been a month already and we think that’s a good sign, because he is giving it a lot of consideration,” says John Cruickshank, president of the local chapter of the Sierra Club and member of the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park. On May 19, […]
“We are waiting to hear what Judge Swett decides and it’s been a month already and we think that’s a good sign, because he is giving it a lot of consideration,” says John Cruickshank, president of the local chapter of the Sierra Club and member of the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park. On May 19, […]
Last November, Charlottesville’s City Council passed a resolution calling for a raft of studies related to the community’s 50-year water supply plan. The move came amid continued controversy about the plan that Council and other local bodies adopted in 2006, and followed an announcement that Gannett Fleming, the engineering firm hired to implement the plan, […]
“Hello, I’m from the Virginia Organizing Project, which is a non-partisan group, and I was wondering if I could ask you about what issues are important to you,” says Caty Kirk Robins. Robins is one of seven college-age VOP interns, part of a VOP canvassing summer internship, who recite these words about 50-60 times a […]
Dear Ace, My fiancé and I live in Charlottesville, but we plan to get married in Italy next summer. Will we need to have a ceremony in Virginia as well? My mother is already being a nightmare about the first wedding; I don’t want to have to go through it all twice.—Ida Due Dear Ida, […]
Is there anything that won’t thrive in Charlottesville? In 24 weeks of looking back through our 20-year archives, the answer seems to be no. Whether it’s local rock or a rock-hard will to reconfigure local buildings and public spaces, people in Charlottesville get things done. Take Jessica Nagle, for instance. Her drive to remake Downtown […]
Your name is James Wilson. More than 2,500 miles away from your family’s home in Ivy and with a few songs in your head, you’re learning what it means to be an outlaw. ROCK ON • Click here for a Feedback Session with Sons of Bill! It’s 2004. You’re 19 years old, a graduate of […]
At the corner of Grove, Ninth and King streets, following the winding Roosevelt Brown Boulevard, sits a vacant piece of land that is seldom walked on by Fifeville residents. Yet, its proximity to the UVA Medical Center makes the lot a prime piece of real estate. The King and Grove project is located in a […]
Since a consultant recommended in January that Charlottesville City Schools close one elementary school, the schools have been putting the possibility to the public. As Superintendent Rosa Atkins explained at the outset of a meeting on Wednesday night at the South First Street Community Center, “We’ve known for some time that we need to discuss […]
Who: Paul Long, 59 Where: Born and raised in Philadelphia. Moved to Charlottesville 11 years ago. Independent Paul Long has announced his run for a seat on City Council. On November 3, Long will face fellow Independent candidate Bob Fenwick, and Democratic nominees Dave Norris and Kristin Szakos. What do you do: “I have two […]
When the Board of Visitors first approved the Arts Gateway to the University of Virginia in 2007, the project