Democracy in design
More feature articles: Function is the new form Two architecture firms find beauty in utility Rock this town Matt Pamer on designing music posters and paying his bills Fresh airA […]
Fresh air
Ten years ago, landscape architect Gregg Bleam was hired by the city of Charlottesville to make a master plan to revitalize all 25 city parks, but only after taking it […]
“The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo”
Less than a year since they last played at the late Starr Hill, the Band From Hoboken returned to Charlottesville to play a seated, “Freewheeling” show at Satellite Ballroom, and […]
Achewood
Chris Onstad, the cartoonist that has been writing Achewood since 2001, took a breather during the winter holidays and ran a few “classic” Achewood strips from December 24-28 (which I […]
Tourism? More like bore-ism [January 12]
Perspectives may be changing on how tourists best appreciate the sweeping, column-laden majesty of Jefferson’s architecture or recreate the social activities of his time. Today’s Lynchburg News & Advance revisited […]
Another presidential hopeful wants our money [January 13]
Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have already come prospecting in Charlottesville, as well as Dennis Kucinich, and now it looks like a Republican is going to try his […]
Former partners Hickman and Beyer sue each other
What happens when the housing market takes a nosedive and a deal goes bad between a contractor and a developer? Lawsuits, my friend. Lawsuits. These properties form the crux of […]
Infill continues around historic Oakhurst
Since 2003, the City of Charlottesville has been delicately balancing its efforts to grow through infill and redevelopment while at the same time keeping the backhoe from excavating its historic […]
Monticello shows “green” is old news
With green building becoming all the rage, developers and builders are jumping over themselves to tout their environmental bona fides. But some, to paraphrase a country song, were green before […]
City tries to settle razorwire suit
On Valentine’s Day, 2005, Charlottesville resident Shirley Presley filed suit in the United States District Court against the city and the Rivanna Trails Foundation (RTF) for the violation of her […]