Some time this spring, Charlottesville’s branch of Habitat for Humanity will apply for the rezoning of a parcel of land that is currently the site of the Sunrise Trailer Court off of Carlton Avenue. Presently, there are 17 trailers in the decades-old mobile home park, but Habitat is aiming for a much higher density and […]
The notion of "retro" has dipped in and out of fashion, but we've gotten to a point where relics from the past, specifically the 1970s, are being put away forever.
On an unseasonably warm December morning, a group of 20 house inspectors descended upon an 80-year-old, single-story home in Belmont to complete their training as energy auditors. This was the first test for their Home Tune-Up certification, a program started by CMC Energy Services in 2003. Energy jailbreak: Jim Gannon, training coordinator for the Blue […]
The off-campus student housing boom continues at 1707 Jefferson Park Ave., where workers have prepared this formerly vacant lot for a massive retaining wall to protect a 10-unit, 28-bedroom apartment building. Developed by Robby Knoll and designed by Fred Wolf, the project required a special use permit for increased height, density and reduced setbacks. It […]
The UVA Medical Center sees around 700,000 patients a year. Many of them rack up significant bills, and while some are paid primarily by insurance, others are not.
It was just what the UVA Facilities Management needed: a little peace and quiet to do some drilling and hammer banging in New Cabell Hall. Just days before Christmas, and with the student holiday exodus complete, the building’s halls filled with the racket of renovation. Doorways like this one in New Cabell Hall will have […]
What began in 1971 as The University Register ended on December 7 as Inside UVA. The University’s print-edition PR vehicle ceased publication last month when the last 14,500 copies rolled off the press, ending its 36-year run. In the middle of the front page, surrounded by stories about hydrogen-storage materials, equitable compensation and a photo […]
Sarah Kott Year: Junior Age: 21Major: Architecture Hometown: Sterling, VirginiaBackpack contents: Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, Sun Chips, stamps, Florian Henckel’s The Lives of Others, protractor, tape measure, notebook
After Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule over the country November 3, we ran a Q&A with politics professor John Echeverri-Gent, who discussed, among other things, the response of the U.S. to the situation. "If we were to take a stand condemning Musharraf’s action, at least that would separate us from supporting an increasingly […]
I like to call it stick shock. If you play any of 2K Sports' basketball offerings, then you've grown used to the fact that the right analog stick is used to shoot the ball…