“We need you,” said Jeffrey Sachs to a packed auditorium in Old Cabell Hall. “We should find ways to team up.” Sachs, a leading international economic adviser, outlined the need to merge resources to solve major global problems, such as poverty, at the 2009 Annual Spring Symposium, presented by the UVA McIntire School of Commerce […]
In December 2007, on a 3-2 vote, City Council approved the ground lease for the Piedmont YMCA to construct its facility within McIntire Park. And that’s when the controversy began. The construction of the YMCA has been at the center of a heated debate over the possibility of losing the park’s softball fields. “If you […]
It was only four months ago that local architect Bill Atwood enthusiastically discussed a new, scaled-back design for the Waterhouse project to comfortably sit on Water Street.
On April 21 at a forum sponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Free Enterprise Forum, Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris strengthened his place as the lead candidate for one of the two spots open for this year’s city council election (as well as for the May 9 Democratic primary). “The wonderful experience that I’ve had raising […]
Nearly five years have passed since we last shared with you the salaries of the 10 highest-paid employees in both Charlottesville and Albemarle. And not much has changed. Charlottesville still pays its employees better than Albemarle, and many of the names in the top 10 of jurisdictions remain the same. This time around, however, all […]
JUMP TO RESULTS: • FOOD • DEVELOPMENT • UVA • GOVERNMENT • ARTS pow·er Pronunciation: pau’( )r Function: noun 1 a (1): ability to act or produce an effect (2): ability to get extra-base hits Merriam-Webster’s first definition of “power,” as above, certainly lined up with the standards of C-VILLE writers when we set out […]
(1) Joel Salatin — Proprietor, Polyface Farm Having the term “progressive” applied to himself and his Staunton farm, Polyface, would likely make salt-of-the-earth Joel Salatin chuckle. But ever since “organic” entered the mainstream lexicon of even Wal-Mart shoppers and requests for “grass-fed beef” have become commonplace for customers beyond just fellow farmers and the Amish, […]
(1) Gary O’Connell — City Manager, Charlottesville Gary O’Connell: The big boss of Charlottesville’s budget may sit at the top of the totem pole, but he keeps close watch over City Council and projects from affordable housing to the Downtown Mall’s rebricking. In local government, elected officials come and go in four and eight year […]
(1) Charles "Chuck" Rotgin Jr. — President and CEO, Great Eastern Management Company He may not have the biggest stack of chips at the table, but Chuck Rotgin earns the top spot by playing the most politically active role among major developers or property managers. JUMP TO: • Up & Comers in this and the […]
(1) John Casteen — President, University of Virginia John Casteen: The undisputed leader of the house that Jefferson built remains a masterful manager and fundraiser, and seems, as The New York Times claimed, “placed on this earth for the purpose of being president of the University of Virginia.” In a hierarchical organization like UVA, the […]