Your tax dollars, at work

Worked for Albemarle County for: 3.5 years Resides in: Albemarle CountyJob title: Organizational development specialist. She started in community development enforcing zoning laws, and now she teaches classes through the […]

Sympathy for the doofus

We admit it: We’ve been more than a little harsh on U.S. Representative Thomas M. Davis III. We’ve criticized his lax oversight of the Bush Administration,

City assessments level out…for some

Well, assessments are out once again, though this year, city and county residents may not need their real estate-related defibrillators. Assessments have finally caught up with the market, rising only […]

Projects before the planners

Montalto “Scholar Housing” The skinny: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, bought neighboring “Montalto” (a.k.a. Brown’s Mountain) in 2004 for $15 million. It’s already torn down apartments […]

Lawsuit of the week

Plaintiff: Marie L. Diaz Defendant: Lutel, LLC. What’s at issue: Whether the manufacturer of an inflatable obstacle course failed to properly store the straps on the course. Plaintiff Diaz claims […]