West Main sites approved for demolition
There’s no shortage of creative potential on the 300 block of West Main Street, a section of the city’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood that was once populated with automobile shops like […]
Liability agreement deadline looms for Crozet Square
Between shelved plans for a new library and a Master Plan that predicts what some residents feel is a larger-than-expected population build-out, it’s been a tough year for Crozetians.
Albemarle halts retirement contribution for new teachers
During its regular session, the General Assembly passed legislation that allows localities to opt out of paying a 5 percent member contribution to the Virginia Retirement Services
Radio Free Albemarle
Dear Ace: Surely you’ve noticed that rather large, frankly ominous structure that popped up recently at the southwest end of the Montalto Ridge, among all those glowing red towers near […]
Sam Abell's "Amazonia"; Les Yeux du Monde; Through August 31
Les Yeux du Monde’s exhibition of photographer Sam Abell’s project “Amazonia” will give armchair travelers a destination even more hot and humid than a Charlottesville summer. Abell does a nice […]
A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hamner Theater; Through June 27
Afton’s Hamner Theatre continues the local Bard-a-thon by presenting A Midsummer Night’s Dream squarely on the heels of Live Arts’ Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, which arrived soon after […]
25 more essential experiences for real Charlottesville locals
TO SEE LAST YEAR’S 25 ESSENTIAL CHARLOTTESVILLE EXPERIENCES, CLICK HERE. There’s a difference between being a resident and being a local. To be a resident, you need an address and […]
It takes a village
Dear Ace: What would we be if we were Charlottesburg? What’s the difference between a ’ville and a ’burg, anyway?—Anton Burgess-Deville To begin with, you’d be reading these words in […]
Sixth Street murder suspect faces phone evidence
READ MORE Click here to read a previous cover story about Demonte Burgess and George Huguely. On June 10, three defendants charged in connection with the city’s first homicides since […]