Richard Spurzem lawsuit spurs 'em
Last October, developer Richard Spurzem of Neighborhood Properties decided that going through Albemarle County’s approval process for preliminary site plans was no longer an attractive plan. Having had his plans […]
County School Board to vote on making sole Latino liaison position full-time
Up until last month, Gloria Rockhold had reason to think she would be one of those county employees whose positions were terminated due to budget cuts.
Planning your Festival of the Photograph itinerary? Allow us to focus your lenses
There are obvious shortcomings to describing a visual medium in words. Hence this preview of 2009 LOOK3: Charlottesville Festival of the Photograph can only be a snapshot, and a poor […]
Sylvia Plachy describes the photographer's art of imposing on her subjects
Journalistically speaking, I came of age with the Village Voice. From that paper I came up with some notion of how I wanted to do my life’s work.
Design for new Crozet Library approved, breaks ground no sooner than 2011
The County Board of Supervisors approved last Wednesday, the initial design for the new library for Downtown Crozet.
Rock music
Dear Ace, Who made that fabulous soapstone guitar erected in the front of the Music Resource Center on Ridge Street? When did it go up and why did I just […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
When you’ve been around as long as we have—20 years, as we’ve reminded you every week for the past 22 weeks—you’re bound to see some things come around again. And […]
CTS receives stimulus funds
Early last month, Congressman Tom Perriello announced that close to $37 million in stimulus funds would be used to repave roads, repair or build bridges, and add to transportation systems […]
Residents and staff begin Crozet Master Plan revision
“The opportunity that we have before us, that we are starting here tonight, revising that document and getting it right is really critical for the future of the Crozet community,”
Foundation shells big for South Lawn adjacent land
In May 2008, the UVA Foundation bought the 60-room Econo Lodge at 400 Emmet St. and the adjacent restaurant