Ever since he retired, Carlos Otoya has spent more time on the trails at Mint Springs Park than anyone else. "It’s a very healthy life, clearing brush from the trail—my cholesterol is good now." New sign markers make the trails at Mint Springs much more accessible. "Unless you were a local, you were bound to […]
The London-based company, Rolls-Royce, which no longer makes cars that only 99 percent of the population can afford, has announced plans to build a jet engine manufacturing plant in Prince George County, southeast of Richmond.
For the second time this year, the Planning and Coordination Council (PACC) cancelled its quarterly meeting, scheduled for November 15. PACC is the only formal meeting of the "three parties"—the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and UVA. "The main topic wasn’t ready for prime time," says Mayor David Brown. That topic is an idea brought […]
The glory of an ACC football title game and the possibility of a BCS bowl were within UVA’s grasp on Saturday as the Cavaliers battled Virginia Tech for the Commonwealth Cup. But the offense couldn’t score in the fourth quarter and Beamerball sealed the deal, the Hokies forcing two turnovers and blocking a punt in […]
Two UVA students have been charged with kidnapping after they abducted a man in the Northern Virginia area, tied him up in a hotel room…
Diminutive Democrat presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich will make an appearance in Charlottesville on December 7.
The Washington Post reports that state Republicans are calling for Governor Tim Kaine to reinstate funding for abstinence-only education.
April 30, people: Mark it down. The Boss is back with the E Street Band, and the whole lot of them are coming to Charlottesville.
The debate surrounding a second vehicular crossing of the Downtown Mall just got a lot more confusing.
The bureaucratic snag that kept developer Wendell Wood’s preliminary site plan for a 15-acre office and housing project adjacent to the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has let loose its grasp. This time around, the project sailed through with approval from the Albemarle County Planning Commission on November 13. The Planning Commission had no problem […]