The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia projects that Albemarle’s population will climb to 124,560 by 2030, up from just over 118,000 in 2025, as estimated by the U.S. Census. Whether those numbers turn out to be accurate, there is nonetheless a building boom underway in what Albemarle County […]
While staff in the City of Charlottesville’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services continue to process land-use applications under a new set of zoning rules, there are still many projects approved under the old rules waiting to be built. One of them is an apartment building that would be constructed close to downtown, where a […]
An estimated 12,000 people lined US 29 North around The Shops at Stonefield on March 28 to say, “No Kings.” On May 1, organizers hope attendees will agree to a few other nos, if only for the day: No work. No school. No shopping. May Day Strong, a nationwide initiative to celebrate workers, decry billionaires, […]
Chardae Johnson might have a little third-trimester brain fog, but she knows one thing for sure: She’s not taking Tylenol for her aches and pains like she did while pregnant with her firstborn. “I’ve been steering clear of it just because I really don’t know what to believe,” says Johnson, 28. “Honestly, there’s a lot […]
When the Virginia Department of Education last calculated a formula to determine how easily each locality can afford the cost of public school, staff used a population count of 51,132 for the City of Charlottesville. That number is what the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia estimated the city’s population […]
Aproposal from LCD Acquisitions to construct The Mark, a seven-story apartment building along the railroad tracks in Fifeville, can proceed under the city’s affordable housing fund rules, which allow the firm to pay less money into the fund. Charlottesville’s zoning code, adopted in December 2023, says projects designated as student housing are not required to […]
The Second Street NE and Fourth Street NE Downtown Mall traffic crossings are closed through June 12 to allow the city to remove and replace pavers at both intersections. Two-hour and handicap parking spaces along the crossings are also closed during construction. Charlottesville Area Transit buses will detour, which may result in up to a […]
On March 12, the Albemarle County School Board met to vote on changes to its student activities policy, limiting when student groups could host outside speakers, governing how they raised money, and banning groups linked to hate or harassment. Noah Coffin, a Western Albemarle High School senior and president of the school’s conservative Club America, […]
At a March 25 special meeting, regional service providers and project leaders presented Charlottesville City Council with plans to renovate and operate a low-barrier shelter at 2000 Holiday Dr. “I know from the outside it’s difficult to understand why this kind of process seems to take a long time. And to be clear, in the […]
One of the reasons so many of us love this area is that in times of reflection or stress, through every season, the beauty, the wonder, and the solace of nature is freely available to everyone. Or is it? Examining that question has spurred efforts to make natural and recreational sites more accessible to those […]