When Mark Watson bought a new house on St. Charles Court in 2006, he knew that a sewer interceptor ran underneath the edge of the property. What he did not know was that a mistake in the site’s development would cost him and his neighbors the scenic stand of sycamores that buffers his property from […]
Last week, a group of UVA seniors studying foreclosure trends presented preliminary findings to the Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) staff. What the students found—using data from June 2006 to August 2008 from foreclosure.com; The Daily Progress classified foreclosure listings; and calls to PHA asking for assistance—revealed that the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate markets have […]
On October 3, 2006, county Supervisor David Slutzky stood outside the Albemarle County Office Building flanked by an unusually diverse array of local land-use group representatives. Out of the ashes of the so-called phasing and clustering plan to protect the county’s rural area from excessive development, Slutzky had cobbled together a conceptual plan for a […]
Throw some dirt in the air like you just don’t care: Piedmont Virginia Community College broke ground last week on the 34,000-square-foot, $11.4 million Kluge-Moses Science Building. But even as it celebrated with symbolic shoveling, the institution faced the grim realities of the state budget belt tightening and said that it will have to […]
UVA senior linebacker Jon Copper upends the UNC Tar Heels’ running back, Shaun Draughn—one of 16 tackles Copper made during the game for a career high. With the defense making stops, the Cavs offense was able to rally late to win the game in overtime, 16-13, inspiring the students to rush the field in […]
I was crouched on Jodi Hamlin’s bedroom floor on an afternoon when maybe we both should have been doing something school spirited for South Junior High.
I was crouched on Jodi Hamlin’s bedroom floor on an afternoon when maybe we both should have been doing something school spirited for South Junior High.
Dear Ace: A few months ago, you said you’d investigate the possibility of there being a “Vineyard Church” in Charlottesville. Ever find out anything about it?—Dee Cantor Dee: Ace has never considered himself a religious man. In fact, in the August 12 article to which you refer, Ace specifically remembers shying away from any denominational […]
Lord knows we here at The Odd Dominion have had our fun with the pugilistic powerbrokers of the Virginia GOP.