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Jump-the-gun construction on a new subdivision triggers a major mess and angry neighbors

From the home she’s owned on Azalea Drive since 2017, Casey Gioeli watched the trucks roll in and the trees come down.  Several weeks earlier, Stanley Martin Homes began construction […]

Nathan Alderman | August 12, 2026

Development News

Albemarle supervisors will hear proposal to add 165 units at Fifth Street complex

The first objective of Albemarle County’s official housing policy calls for construction of thousands of new places by 2041, to accommodate a growing population. Housing Albemarle, adopted by the Board […]

Sean Tubbs | August 12, 2026

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Plans moving ahead to redevelop Emmet Street Holiday Inn as residential complex

In the very near future, new residential units will come online near the University of Virginia, including 463 units at the 12-story Verve and 550 units on Old Ivy Road […]

Sean Tubbs | August 12, 2026

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ACPD Chief Sean Reeves retires after months of medical leave

Albemarle County Police Chief Sean Reeves, who’s been on medical leave since May 8, will retire October 1. He will remain on leave until his official exit, and Deputy Chief […]

Catie Ratliff | August 12, 2026

Feature News

What the data suggests about Greene’s recent immigration raids

“How was his English?” an unseen man asks Greene County sheriff’s deputy Capt. Brian Shifflett, as he climbs back into his cruiser a little after 11am on June 23. “Pretty […]

Nathan Alderman | August 12, 2026

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A new UVA clinic is helping patients navigate a long-ignored genetic disease

Many Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients seem to tell the same story: For years, even decades, doctors would tell them the symptoms they reported were all in their head. But the real […]

Nathan Alderman | August 5, 2026

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City council unveils emergency revisions to Holiday Drive shelter

City permits posted July 29 reveal how Charlottesville intends to adapt 2000 Holiday Dr., the site of a proposed low-barrier homeless shelter, to meet the urgent needs of residents of […]

Nathan Alderman | August 5, 2026

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Three-story Hillsdale Drive building to be site of special education private school 

One of the goals of the extension of Hillsdale Drive from Greenbrier Drive to Hydraulic Road was to help encourage redevelopment of shopping centers designed for the 20th century.  “The […]

Sean Tubbs | August 5, 2026

Environment News

Albemarle’s updated rules for riparian buffers could protect local ecosystems, water supply

A small change to Albemarle’s rules governing protective barriers of plants and trees around the county’s streams could add up to healthier waterways, happier wildlife, and cleaner sources for our […]

Nathan Alderman | July 29, 2026

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UVA still committed to affordable housing initiative launched during Ryan administration

Shortly before the pandemic in March 2020, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan announced an initiative to contribute land for the development of up to 1,500 affordable housing units […]

Sean Tubbs | July 29, 2026

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