During the 1960s, city planners and developers bulldozed hundreds of predominately African-American communities across the nation to make way for freeways, public buildings and private development. Such projects were grouped under the name “urban renewal,” though they displaced thousands of citizens nationwide. Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill was one of those communities. Maurice Cox, UVA architecture professor […]
During the 1960s, city planners and developers bulldozed hundreds of predominately African-American communities across the nation to make way for freeways, public buildings and private development. Such projects were grouped under the name “urban renewal,” though they displaced thousands of citizens nationwide. Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill was one of those communities. Maurice Cox, UVA architecture professor […]
Previous C-VILLE coverage: Avinity antes upSupes approve first project to meet new proffer standards Rivanna village project goes forwardRezoning issue came down to private or public roads “Damn right it’s going to change things,” says Bernie Easton. He owns several buildings on Route 250 in the eastern part of Albemarle County, and is in the […]
Back in July, The Rutherford Institute threatened to do it, has done it and now has to try to do it harder.
This August, the Martha Jefferson Neighborhood Association (MJNA) sent Martha Jefferson Hospital and the City Council a letter requesting that a series of houses the hospital has owned for decades and currently uses as office space be rezoned to residential from commercial.
On September 27, after former Charlottesville High School chorus teacher Jonathan Spivey was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexual relationships with students, an area message board lit up with discussion.
UVA President John T. Casteen has said that he finds it difficult to predict what his successor will have to worry about. “I think that presidents who try to meddle in and predict what comes after them inevitably botch it up,” said Casteen at a recent press conference. Perhaps with that in mind, he invited […]
Of the many developments resulting from the October 5 Steering Committee Meeting on the Eastern Connector (which would connect the Pantops area to 29N), the most surprising will surely be the decision to reconsider an option that would connect Route 20 to Rio Road, passing right through the heart of Pen Park.
A succession of hands and flashlights grace tickets as the audience makes its way into the rafters and onto the floor, filling rows of seats that run to within a few yards of the catwalks that jut from the stage placed at one end of the John Paul Jones Arena, an elongated “U” shape.
A group of protesters—four of them in prom gowns, sashes and tiaras—set up camp Monday morning at the Lewis and Clack statue on the corner of W. Main and Ridge/McIntire streets. They were protesting the celebration of Columbus Day and the statue itself.
Ace, I live out in Zions Crossroads and am thoroughly sick and tired of having to drive either into town or down to Forest Lakes for a gym. Any word on whether with all this new development there is an ACAC or other gym planned in the Crossroads?—Mrs. Hermussles Mrs. H: Ace has never been […]