Supes delay decision on Darden Towe lights
Darden Towe Park is still dark and will remain so until county and city officials sit down to discuss the future of the softball fields at McIntire Park.
Council conflicted on housing spending
At its retreat last month, City Council identified affordable housing as the priority that needed the most attention. The city has $1.4 million set aside for this year, and has […]
City agrees to sell Ridge lots
After postponing discussion last month to give residents another chance to weigh in, City Council agreed at its October 6 meeting to sell two lots on the corner of Ridge […]
Nonprofits profit from design marathon
Outside the financial limelight, nonprofits, ever vulnerable to the ebb and flow of donor funding, are battening down the hatches for an economic squeeze. As a result, they have less […]
Gleason finally breaks ground
After at least a year’s worth of delays, ground has finally been broken on the new condo project at the old Gleason building. Since units have been on sale […]
Anti-coal group trains local activists
Earlier this year, the state approved a new $1.8 billion, 585-megawatt coal-fired power plant in southwestern Wise County, and Dominion Power began construction this summer—yet a coalition of environmentalist groups […]
State releases new figures on graduation rates
For the first time, the state of Virginia has released standardized numbers about how many students are graduating from high school. The new on-time graduation rate shows how many students […]
Your tax dollars, at work
Job title: Director of community attention, guiding children and families in need Has worked for the city for: 13 years Resides in: Charlottesville Best of times: Seeing alumni of his […]
VQR's four-star G.I. journal
Now that the “surge” is “working,” there appears to be a surge of disinterest in (or outright indifference to) the war in Iraq. Well, leave it to The Virginia Quarterly […]
Love Tentacles, revisited
On the right nights, the underprepared bands and overqualified bands share the same small crowds. Roughly a dozen people attended last Tuesday’s gig at The Bridge, and half were the […]