Shoppers’ World sold for $27M
Shoppers’ World has been bought by the owners of Barracks Road Shopping Center, Federal Realty Investment Trust.
Local farm to build temp worker housing
Maple Hill Farm, an organic farm near Scottsville where Dave Matthews’ Best of What’s Around operation is based, plans to house seasonal interns on its facility to learn the farming […]
Peace made in University Circle
Construction continues on the Watson Manor project, but the dust has settled from a neighborhood/developer dispute about the life (and death) of a 150-year-old beech tree. The project was halted […]
Massive identity theft at UVA
Hackers feasted on the personal information of 5,735 current and former UVA faculty members, including their birth dates and social security numbers, on 54 separate days between May 2005 and […]
Going it alone
Orphaned in the midst of UVA Health System construction is a small, 0.7-acre strip of land owned by VAParc LLC. It would seem that the University would want that strip, […]
Cure for post-traumatic stress?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a well-known illness: A traumatizing event happens to someone and they experience trouble sleeping, memory loss and trouble learning new
City must decide on YMCA
The City Council is staring down a June 30 deadline to decide whether Charlottesville wants a $14 million YMCA in the city.
City, county agree on Darden Towe
It’s just after 5pm, and cars are beginning to roll into Darden Towe Park.Already groups of men—some young, others smack-dab in middle age—gather around pick-up trucks, passing out cans of […]
VMDO picked for school expansion
Charlottesville-based VMDO Architects will design the planned expansion of Brownsville Elementary School, pending resolution of a necessary contract. The firm has designed a number of area elementary projects, as well […]
Menu-gate
Dear Ace: What’s the deal with those cute little racks of restaurant menus that are at the Visitors Center and in hotel lobbies? Who’s putting them up and how do […]