City bike loop gets $100K
After years of discussion, Charlottesville will finally begin to build a bike-accessible loop trail around the city that will exist in addition to the Rivanna Trail, a recreational hiking trail […]
Sportscaster to inspire young women
One of the most famous female sportscasters, Lesley Visser, has been named “Woman of the Year” by the Emily Couric Leadership Forum. The forum will present $20,000 in scholarships to […]
Martha Jefferson looks to 2012
Martha Jefferson Hospital won’t vacate its nine-acre Downtown property for Pantops pastures until 2012, but hospital officials have already gotten the ball rolling on what will take its place.
Stalking dozers late at night
When local photographer Billy Hunt set out to record the strange, temporary landscapes that result from clearing land for development, he at first shot the sites in the daytime. “They […]
Sewage holds back Albemarle Place
Last December, representatives from the Albemarle Place development gathered with staff from the city, county and Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) to discuss the Meadow Creek interceptor, the main […]
Median home price drops 9.2 percent
The housing market pendulum has swung, and sellers are no longer riding high. Sales and prices are down, inventory is up, and it’s the best time to buy a home […]
RED DIRT ALERT!
Nestled at the corner of Solomon and Berkshire roads off Hydraulic Road in the county’s urban ring is the construction site that soon become the Solomon Road Condominiums. Thirty three […]
ASSESS THIS
Here’s the skinny on the final outcome of the tax rate discussion in both city and county: 2007 real estate tax rate, per $100 assessed value 95¢ 68¢ 2006 real […]
Capital campaign
Dear Ace: I’ve heard that Charlottesville was briefly the capital of Virginia, but no one seems to know any details. Was it? —Dom Inion Dom: So you’re not satisfied that […]
Justice for Jesus
Proud birthplace of Juice Newton and The Neptunes. Home of famed psychic Edgar Cayce’s freaky Association for Research and Enlightenment. Fun-packed vacation paradise that houses both