On Tuesday afternoon, July 25, Albemarle County residents filtered into the second floor lobby of the County Office Building to get their first look at a proposal for an ordinance to regulate development of the County’s mountainous areas, also known as the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Members of the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, […]
On Tuesday afternoon, July 25, Albemarle County residents filtered into the second floor lobby of the County Office Building to get their first look at a proposal for an ordinance to regulate development of the County’s mountainous areas, also known as the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Members of the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, […]
As development continues in Crozet, increasing traffic means some intersections aren’t making the grade. The intersection of Routes 240 and 250 gets an “F” for drivers trying to turn left from 240, according to Lou Hatter, spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Transportation. This means travelers heading to Charlottesville from one of Crozet’s major roads […]
For the past eight years around August, the arrival of the Albemarle County Fair has been marked by the cropping of white tents on the cattle fields of Bundoran Farm, several miles south of Charlottesville. Those fearing a move because Fred Scott sold the property to developers can rest assured: The fair has a long-term […]
Just inside the double-locked doors, past the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail’s lobby, the air is stuffy and hot. Inmates in orange jumpsuits line a narrow, tiled hallway-alking, joking, dragging their feet.
After a few years of low-level marijuana busts, Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) officers recently confiscated what they price as roughly $4.8 million worth of the drug—one of the biggest hauls in JADE history. Officers found 4,400 pot plants surrounded by bamboo on property near Scottsville, charging Gary Peck with manufacturing marijuana with the intent […]
A man with only four months left to serve made a dash for freedom Wednesday, July 19, when he jumped from an Albemarle County work crew truck at the corner of Avon Street and Elliott Avenue. Spokespeople for the County say this is the first escape incident since the 18-month-old program began, and it remains […]
An Albemarle County Police Department program that allows landlords to evict problem tenants more easily is catching on. About seven apartment communities in the County have been certified as “Crime Free Multi-Housing” and police estimate another two dozen will seek certifications. Critics say it might make finding housing even more difficult for poorer or comparatively […]
Bob Moje co-founded local educational-design powerhouse VMDO Architects in 1976, the year he graduated from UVA’s School of Architecture, and has gone on to design dozens of large-scale projects (including the award-winning Manassas Park High School).
What makes a good preschool teacher? That’s the $10 million question now in the hands of UVA’s Curry School of Education, thanks to a five-year grant for a national preschool education center. The grant—possibly the largest ever for the Curry School—comes from the Institute of Education Sciences, a division of the U.S. Department of Education. […]
On July 26, M. Rick Turner announced his retirement from his position as Dean of African-American Affairs, 12 days after he admitted lying to federal investigators about “the activities of a known drug dealer.” UVA immediately placed Turner, 65, on paid leave and launched an internal investigation after learning of a pretrial diversion agreement with […]