Since November 2024, a narrow roadway along the banks of the Rivanna River south of Darden Towe Park has been closed to motorized vehicles in order to implement one of the county’s planning visions. “Free Bridge Lane provides a unique opportunity to further enhance the River corridor while improving upon the bicycle/pedestrian connectivity in the […]
When Charlottesville City Council adopted a new set of zoning rules in December 2023, the idea was to make it easier for developers to construct housing units. That is proving not to be the case for LCD Acquisitions, a company that has filed plans for a seven-story building in Fifeville called The Mark that is […]
Democrats hold a majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, so it was no surprise that Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed most of the hundreds of bills that were sent to her desk this session. Still, the governor didn’t hesitate to veto and amend bills in the weeks and hours leading up to the April […]
The University of Virginia is once again searching for a new women’s basketball coach. Despite a historic season for the Cavs, former head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was released from her contract—a year before its expiration—on April 4. The firing of Agugua-Hamilton, also known as Coach Mox, marks a dour end to an exciting season for […]
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 […]