Deke ekes out quarterback race?
Scott Deke, UVA’s third string quarterback last year, put himself in an excellent position to possibly start in the fall after completing 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards and […]
City seeks bids on Ridge Street property
After years of discussion with a local developer, the city has decided to put two city lots on Ridge Street up for sale. While some neighbors are crying foul, the city argues it’s trying to do the right thing with vacant parcels.
Property rights issue has new spokesman
Albemarle County already has active special-interest groups looking after homebuilders, realtors, farmers, the environment and business. But Hank Martin has started a new group, Forever Albemarle, with a mission to […]
Planning Commission approves height changes
Previous coverage: City rethinks its heightMall should come down, West Main should go up After more than a year of committee meetings and deliberations, the city Planning Commission voted April […]
Vehicle break-ins down (but not out)
In March, University of Virginia police charged UVA student Mike Brown—a cornerback on the football team—with grand larceny after he allegedly broke into a car and made off with items worth more than $3,400.
Van gunfire leads to murder charges
Charlottesville Police have arrested three people and charged them with first degree murder in connection with a shooting that resulted in the death of 29-year-old Shawn Anthony Luck of Palmyra. […]
Lawsuit of the week
Plaintiff: Katherine A. Miller Defendants: Belk, Inc.Court: Albemarle County Circuit CourtWhat’s at issue: Whether Belk is negligent for packing boxes that an employee left on the floor next to a […]
TÜNETOWN and more
19 Years: A Collection of Alex Chilton April 2, 1991 He’s the whiniest rock god ever. His limber guitar has informed such persuasive arguments as R.E.M., The Replacements, the dB’s, […]
Colin Meloy, with Laura Gibson
In the audio archives of National Public Radio, my voice is there, recorded live during…
Area shotputter headed to Olympics [April 15]
Less than four months before the Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing, NPR profiles one of America’s top medal hopes, Adam Nelson.