Path cleared for southern retail center
Roughly 10 years ago, the Board of Supervisors was in a position to approve a big box
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Path cleared for southern retail center
Stand of trees stood in the way 10 years ago
Roughly 10 years ago, the Board of Supervisors was in a position to approve a big box
Downtown + hotel = Apple store on Mall?
One thing is for certain: When it’s complete next summer, the 100-room boutique hotel that broke ground last week will bring rich people to the Downtown Mall. Developed by Lee Danielson and Halsey Minor, it’s planned as a five-star luxury hotel complete with eclectic decorating and the kind of attention to detail that only money […]
County, developers find kinks in rural ordinances
Several rural ordinances when passed by Albemarle County Supervisors February 6 were billed as moderate measures designed to promote the environmental health of the rural areas. But some developers and engineers say that the measures are adding thousands of dollars to the permitting process and in some instances cutting off large portions of developable land. […]
The defense rests [March 14]
March melancholy overtakes Hooville today, after the UVA men’s basketball team didn’t make it
UVA grad has ties to Eliot Spitzer case [March 13]
The New York Governor Eliot Spitzer prostitution-ring debacle is making waves even down here
Report: College students boring [March 12]
Sure, we in the press love nakedness and heavy drinking. Especially when they come in the
Barhoppers
Rumor has it that for the last few years, Offstage Theatre has been having a devil of a time getting enough submissions
Real Emotional Trash
Alright, local Pavement fans: If you want your local rock historian’s take on the new record from Stephen Malkmus…
The History of Anonymity
For one thing, the cover is nice. I know this should be an impertinent aside, but I still maintain that if you’re going to have a cover, you may as well make it passable, if not actively good. Here, you get the ocean and an overcast sky, with the title lined up perfectly on the […]
The future is now
In the next month, Albemarle County will establish its real estate tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2008-2009. Even in flush years, the final steps of this process are fractious. Parents of children in the public schools, teachers, advocates for social programs, environmentalists and others appear at public hearings and call for funding of […]