The green-building bandwagon is picking up passengers fast, and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors wants to reserve its seat. In a February 7 meeting, Supes eyed a wide-ranging series of initiatives that could become amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan. Among the ideas floated: easy stuff any bureaucrat could love (make a website with […]
The green-building bandwagon is picking up passengers fast, and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors wants to reserve its seat. In a February 7 meeting, Supes eyed a wide-ranging series of initiatives that could become amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan. Among the ideas floated: easy stuff any bureaucrat could love (make a website with […]
To make an omelet, you’ve got to break some eggs, and to make a new UVA building in the midst of Charlottesville, you’ve got to tear down something else. This junk and clutter represents the new beginnings of the South Lawn Project (www.ats.virginia.edu/southlawn). At a cost of $105 million, the first phase of the project […]
The info was already out there—on physical maps, at the real estate assessor’s website, in files in the Albemarle County Office Building. But the new Geographical Information System website, GIS-Web, combines all that information in one central location and provides the most powerful tool to date for Albemarle homebuyers, developers, real estate brokers, watchdogs, interested […]
Robert Wayne Wyant, a 32-year-old firefighter with the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company, was babysitting for the daughter of a friend last November 14. Whatever happened during that babysitting session, 8-month-old Alexis McFadyen ended up at UVA Hospital. She died two days later as a result of injuries from blunt force trauma to the head. […]
The slopes might seem like the place to be following recent wintry weather, but “skier beware” warns a civil complaint filed this month. Wintergreen Resort
When Sheriff Ed Robb, soon to be 70, announced February 12 he wouldn’t run for re-election for Albemarle County sheriff, he said, “I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to my God, my wife, my family and my country.” Aside from his talent for speech-ery, Robb has racked up quite the distinguished career in law […]
A former Albemarle County animal control employee was convicted February 13 of impersonating a police officer as a result of an incident that occurred last July. William D. Maiden, 46, was found guilty of the misdemeanor and ordered to pay a $250 fine, although he will avoid jail time. Maiden was driving on I-64 on […]
For most of us, outdoor lighting is something we tend to only notice when it’s not there. But for astronomers, outdoor lighting done badly can be the bane of observational research, casting its glare into the atmosphere and sullying the nighttime view of the stars. At the County Planning Commission (www.albemarle.org) meeting on February 20, […]
“I would assume you’ve done some projections of expected employment over the next five to 10 years,” said County Supervisor Dennis Rooker towards the end of the quarterly three party meeting between representatives from the City, the County and UVA on February 15. The answer: We’re working on it. But UVA officials didn’t quantify anything. […]
Approximately a year and a half ago, Michelle King was in the lab testing how cells expressing the protein tau react to different compounds. “I wanted to watch them live while I added different things to the culture to see if something happened,”