Don't meddle with his pedals [December 15]
Fifty-six-year-old cyclist Fred Wittwer dealt with more than the usual troubles that ail local bicyclists on Saturday as he competed in the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City.
News
No featured image found.
Don't meddle with his pedals [December 15]
Local cyclist competes in Kansas City
Fifty-six-year-old cyclist Fred Wittwer dealt with more than the usual troubles that ail local bicyclists on Saturday as he competed in the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City.
How it works [December 16]
Today The New York Times Book Review takes a look at Charlottesville author Jennifer Ackerman's new book…
Howlin' power out [December 17]
Locals woke this morning and cast a wary eye on downed trees and damaged roofs—the results of the previous night's blustery winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
City looks to shirk density costs
"The city wants density, but we want you developers to pay for it." That is the essence of a proposed change cooked up by city staff and presented to the Planning Commission December 11, a last minute addition to a rezoning package that has been in discussion for almost a year. The changes were originally […]
Planners narrowly endorse Mall crossing
The topic itself—whether a vehicular Mall crossing is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan…
County spurns Spurzem
Just because you work out a 264-acre rezoning for 900-plus homes and 500,000 square-feet of commercial space by a narrow vote of 4-2 doesn’t put you in the clear. Richard Spurzem, the first developer to bring forward site plans as part of the North Pointe mega-development, had his plans for 188 residential units on 40 […]
Attention shoppers
Customers of Reid's Market on Preston Avenue won't have any more room in the crowded aisles to make their purchases…
Historic district approved
More than 83,000 acres in southern Albemarle County are now officially on the National Register of Historic Places. The Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District is the largest such area east of the Mississippi River. Unlike most designations, which are usually requested and funded by local government, this was entirely resident driven—they even paid for the […]
Eastern connector limps along
"I will be dead before this road is built," said Albemarle County’s Director of Community Development Mark Graham near the end of a steering committee meeting for the Eastern Connector, a proposed roadway that would deliver transit from Pantops to 29N. The comment—delivered with a subtle mirth from a middle aged but by no means […]
An executioner's song [December 18]
New Jersey has become the first state in more than four decades to abolish the death penalty, reports today’s Baltimore Sun. Thirty six states still allow executions, however, while 35 of them, including Virginia, use lethal injection. "Jerry Givens could be your next door neighbor. A gentle man from Richmond," an ABC News segment began […]