Waiting for payday
United Campus Workers at the University of Virginia is hosting a budgetary town hall on December 6, once again calling for UVA to cut the checks and improve payment systems […]
Manufacturing affordability
Albemarle hopes to build over 10,000 units by the year 2040, and civil engineer Justin Shimp has an idea for how the county can reach its goal. “Within the […]
Getting out the youth vote
It’s difficult. Even Virginia’s dean of political analysts Larry Sabato didn’t know how to explain three weeks of inaction in the U.S. House of Representatives at the same time two […]
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 […]