In brief
Football finale The University of Virginia football team ended an emotional season on a low note, losing 55-17 to Virginia Tech on November 25. The blowout win means Tech, which […]
Fresh start
Students returned to Charlottesville High School on Monday, November 27, after a series of fights spurred staff absences and a string of closures prior to Thanksgiving break. Charlottesville City Schools […]
In brief
Walking it back The University of Virginia is withholding the independent report on the November 13, 2022, shooting on Grounds, citing potential impacts on the criminal trial of accused shooter […]
Fighting for calm
Charlottesville High School was unexpectedly closed for three days, from Friday, November 17, through Tuesday, November 21, after student fights tipped an already short-staffed school over the edge. Brawls and […]
Fire watch
The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office issued a burn ban on November 17, following a wave of wildfires across Virginia. Though the Afton Mountain and Quaker Run fires are now […]
What and where
One of the major ideas driving reform of land-use approvals in Charlottesville is the notion that developers will construct much more housing if City Council and the Planning Commission are […]
Shifting numbers
One assumption in the draft of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan is that the county must increase its housing supply. “Albemarle County needs to add approximately 10,070 affordable units to […]
In brief
Adding it up The results are in! After months of campaigns and a barrage of political ads, voting came to a close in Virginia’s local and legislative elections on November […]
Playing it safe
After more than three years, Albemarle County Public Schools reinstated its school resource officer program on October 30. Both the district and the officer at Albemarle High School are optimistic […]
Dousing the fire
Locals say it started with a bolt of lightning. After a large tree stump was struck on Double Top Mountain, a slow burn ignited on October 24. And it didn’t […]