Additional budget cuts may result in layoffs at PVCC
“It’s a very historic event for the President of the United States to come out and applaud community colleges and praise them,”
Charlottesville's best unleashed (Best of C-VILLE 2009)
We asked you to vote, once again, for the best stuff in Charlottesville. You delivered—100 of your picks for best pizza, best shoe store, best place to swim and more. Plus, C-VILLE staff pick a few winners you didn’t find on this year’s ballot. Don’t forget to comment, and check out the exclusive videos for […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Temps have been cooler than usual, but one thing that has stayed hot for four summers running is our annual photo contest. The art director heads to the beach and we turn to you, dear readers, to fill in the picture. Though you share with us images from every imaginable aspect of local life, the […]
White noise
Ace: So, I’ve been hearing voices. Nixon’s voice, specifically, and he keeps calling me Bob. My wife, she says to me, “Bowie, you may be crazy, but those voices aren’t in your head, they’re at the Miller Center.” What is she talking about? Or is my wife just trying to mess with my mind?—Bowie Meangrove […]
From the ballot box to the bullet box
Even for left-leaning liberal media pantywaists such as ourselves, one thing simply cannot be denied:
Bright Charlottesville scenes that are more filling than a bowl of cereal
Let’s talk local. You shop it, you buy it, you eat it, but have you ever shot it? We asked area photogs to send in their pictures of Charlottesville and they gave it their all: Images of local hotspots, buskers on the Downtown Mall and concert photos—among other things—came rolling in. In the end though, […]
Landmark Hotel's long-term exposure to elements damaging?
Walking by the Landmark Hotel, you might wonder if construction has really stopped: Sounds of clanging steel on steel continue as dust rises. But it has been about eight months since construction crews set foot on the grounds of the would-be luxury hotel. Halsey Minor’s Landmark Hotel has now become a long-term problem. The question, […]
New Fluvanna High School begins construction
Trucks from Nielsen Builders clear the 90-acre site of the future Fluvanna High School. On April 14, Fluvanna County Public Schools performed a groundbreaking ceremony for the much heralded—but controversial—new facility at Pleasant Grove, along Route 53. BCWH Architects designed the 277,000-square-foot complex to accommodate between 1,500 and 1,750 students. Trucks clear the 90-acre site […]
RWSA provides Gannett Fleming costs, takes heat at board meeting
Last week, C-VILLE reported on what the local community has spent thus far to develop a much-scrutinized water supply plan. As a July 27 update on our website indicated, we received a key piece of information after the print deadline for the story had passed: the amount that the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) […]