Virginia prisons are hotbeds of HIV
As of 2004, 1 percent of the inmates in Virginia prisons were known to be HIV positive. That’s around eight times the rate of HIV cases in the total state population according
Hollymead developer sues for $3.5M
Last summer, River Heights Associates, a company largely controlled by Wendell Wood, filed suit in the Albemarle County Circuit Court against Regency Centers Corporation, DRG
City stalls on JPA apartment project
One item on City Council’s consent agenda hit a snag at a meeting May 7. A special use permit for a small apartment building to be built on a one-acre […]
Elite crowd helps artisans flourish
Since 2002, the Brownell Metal Studio has produced everything from grates at the Darden School to gorgeous custom furniture. “What we do is high-quality, high-end architectural metalwork,” says Brownell. “I’d […]
“No. 1” beauty and curse lifted
The title is lost. We are no longer No. 1 in Cities: Ranked and Rated, the 2nd edition of the book put out by Frommer’s (guidebook of the upper-middle class […]
City Council candidates meet their match
Four of the five Democratic candidates for City Council recently met at Fry’s Spring Beach Club to discuss their positions on various issues facing the neighborhood off Old Lynchburg Road […]
City Market rules revised
The Charlottesville City Market is known as a place where customers can meet vendors, face-to-face, to buy fresh, locally grown produce and homemade goods. It’s trust-driven
School board buoyed by community survey
From January 30 to February 16, the Charlottesville City Schools posted a community survey on its website. During that time, 868 people logged on (a few filled out paper versions). […]
South Lawn project nears construction
Graduation has passed, the kiddies have gone home, and it’s time for another season in Charlottesville: construction season. The first phase of the huge South Lawn project will
Patent office awards inventor
On a recent Monday night, the University of Virginia Patent Foundation honored Wladek Minor as the 2007 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year, an annual award for the last 15 years. […]