Wanted: a strip club, a Home Depot, a botanical garden and more sidewalks
In 2004, Bert Sperling’s Cities Ranked and Rated was released to considerable fanfare. USA Today and the “Today Show” covered it. So did C-VILLE.
Well above average
Hang on. Don’t ready those Rant-dialing fingers yet. We really like this place, and there are at least a dozen reasons why. Herewith, a brief list of the areas where […]
What is Charlottesville missing?
Alex StarksCrew chief at Servpro“We need a minor league baseball team.” Cathrine RatliffBartender at West Main—A Virginia Restaurant“We need a convenient recycling center.” Molly O’BrienHappily unemployed“We need a downtown grocery […]
The crawl to nine stories
With the additional density afforded by the 2003 city rezoning, several nine-story buildings
Route 29 sinkhole reappears
Charlottesville commuters from Greene County and northern Albemarle County cursed June 18 as they crawled south on Route 29. What caused the connundrum? A sinkhole near the Hollymead Town Center, […]
What will become of Amvest headquarters?
This gorgeous facility at 1 Boar’s Head Pointe, assessed at $5.2 million, is the headquarters of Amvest Corporation, an energy empire primarily focused on West Virginia coal. Amvest, a private […]
Cops investigate city homicide
Charlottesville police are searching for a suspect whom they consider to be “armed and dangerous” after the killing of a 28-year-old city man. William Miller Herndon was found un-responsive with […]
Guilty plea in Whisper Ridge case
A former administrator at Whisper Ridge Behavioral Health System, a treatment center for juveniles, pleaded guilty June 20 to attempting to have carnal knowledge of a minor under her care. […]
When should you dial 9-1-1?
On the morning of June 1, a bank robbery was thwarted when sharp-eyed city property maintenance inspector Cory Jordan called 911 after spotting a robbery in progress at the Union […]
University expands gym access
UVA is expanding access to its recreational sports facilities by allowing students, faculty and staff to sponsor one adult who lives in their