Community building

After getting a recommendation from the Planning Commission, Woodard Properties’ proposed Cherry Avenue development went before the Charlottesville City Council on September 5. The proposal includes affordable housing, space for […]

New plans for vacant land 

As the University of Virginia looks to build a $100 million biotechnology institute at the Fontaine Research Park, Riverbend Development has filed its latest plan for a 69-acre parcel of […]

Toward a brighter world

When Neal Piper’s 3-year-old son Noah was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor in 2019, the family’s world shrunk. “Shortly after his birthday … he started choking on his saliva […]

Bus boost

Charlottesville Area Transit announced the upcoming launch of a low-emission microtransit program, intended to address areas with a high demand for public transportation. The pilot program, tentatively titled MicroCAT, will […]

‘The new status quo’ 

A dozen years have passed since Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital completed its move from a location near downtown Charlottesville to a new facility on Pantops in Albemarle County.  This summer, […]

Going pro

Midfielder Grace Santos and goalkeeper Carver Miller made their professional debuts 73 days and a continent apart. Santos’ team won in Reykjavík, Iceland. Miller’s squad triumphed in Portland, Oregon. Neither […]

Get schooled

Election day is still a couple months away, but one of the most talked-about races is in Albemarle County, where voters will decide between Allison Spillman and Meg Bryce in […]

In brief

Making room(s) The Omni Charlottesville Hotel is nearing the end of a nearly $15 million renovation. Postponed for several years due to COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions, significant work began […]

Powering down

With the start of the school year, Charlottesville City middle and high school students are adjusting not only to new classes, but to a new cell phone policy too. Students […]

Kickstart

After almost 16 years of practice and planning, 34-year-old former Marine Matt Ganyard will make his NCAA debut as a kicker for the University of Virginia, despite never playing a […]