A week after the county Board of Supervisors decided to consider changing the land use tax program, local farmers are still distraught. Since 1975, Albemarle has granted landowners a tax deferral for a minimum of five acres that meets prescribed standards of agricultural use. Basically, the land must be used for the sale of crops […]
The Albemarle County Planning Commission has thrown out the idea of allowing commercial wind turbines in the county—but it’s mulling the idea of smaller wind turbines for individual homeowners. Because of its location, Albemarle doesn’t have the high winds that would be needed for commercial wind turbines, though it does have pockets that could be […]
Here’s how it seems to have happened in the swashbuckling old days: A developer came along, decided he needed wastewater treatment, and he built a plant hisself, by God! That was the case with the northernmost stretch of Route 29. In 1990, Wendell Wood, then acting on the part of two companies, Woodbriar Associates (responsible […]
Two years ago, Colin Steele and his wife thought they had conceived of the ideal product: ice cream made from all local products. Most important would be the use of milk straight from the cow. The business would be called A Perfect Flavor and would be customized ordering. That settled, Steele began to look into […]
A week before Hope Community Center’s homeless shelter was set to shut down, NBC29 and The Daily Progress descended on 341 11th St. NW to document its decline. But some of the homeless weren’t thrilled with the attention.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors could end the use of pesticides around the county’s parks and schools, depending on the outcome of a June 4 public hearing. At the meeting, Board members will hear recommendations from the county’s Safer Chemical Committee. Jackie Lombardo, member of the National Sierra Club Toxins Committee and the local […]
Worked for the county for: 16 years Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: Support staff for county executive’s office. Mullins assists with day-to-day operations for the county. Best of times: “Working with this staff, the executives up here. They’re such good, honest people. They’re very supportive of me in my professional growth and are wonderful […]
Dozens of supporters and detractors of the $143 million plan to meet city and county water needs until 2055 came out to join the public record May 19. City Council billed the public hearing as the last chance to make a statement, and 34 people addressed the topic, including environmentalists, business interests, citizens worried about […]
Dear Ace: There used to be a singer around here named Ben Arthur. I had a mad crush on him. Whatever happened to him? (And, if you find him, could you give him my e-mail address?)—Jen Guinevere Jen: Might Ace take this time to remind you that he is an investigative reporter, not a matchmaker? […]
The doors of Satellite Ballroom opened at 8:30pm and, 90 minutes later, my notebook was every bit as empty as my $3 Red Stripe. There were no signs of any performers taking the stage, but I could see them among a collection of high schoolers and one young man that resembled Garth from “Wayne’s World” […]