Let’s get affordable
When it comes to subjects like development and employment, UVA is undisputedly a major presence. But, according to Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) (www.caar.com) CEO Dave Phillips, the University […]
Corrections from previous issue
Due to a reporting error, in the Neighborhood section of the January edition of ABODE, published last week, we misspelled the name of Realtor Marjorie Adam. We regret the error. […]
Grown-up Lawn living
Most of us know it’s a huge honor for students to live on the Lawn. The 47 selected each year get their own rocking chairs—front row seats to streak shows—and […]
Neo-Nazi arrested for child porn
Until he got busted this month for possession of child pornography and witness tampering, few knew Kevin Alfred Strom was more than just our friendly neighborhood white supremacist. A resident […]
Legal aid, kid-size
It’s tough being a kid. Apparently it’s even tougher being a kid in the Central Virginia justice system as trends skew toward treating juvenile offenders more like adult criminals.
Fred Scott creates $2.1M rural fund
Fred Scott, Jr. may have sold his Bundoran farm in southern Albemarle to New Hampshire developers, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped thinking about farming. And he hopes that a recent $2.1 million donation to create
Wyant credits the tractor factor
After years of committees, plans and stalemates on mountain protection policies, the County Board of Supervisors (www.albemarle.org) finally seems to have come to a consensus on a plan that would […]
2006 was runner-up
The real estate market in greater Charlottesville once stood astride a lofty peak, but now it’s packed up its trail mix and water bottle to head back down the mountain. […]
Planners hope for earlier bedtimes
As anyone can attest who’s attended an entire session, City Planning Commission meetings can be drawn-out affairs. After all the staff comments, applicant comments, public comments, commissioner comments and commissioner […]
More cases for the new year
Keeping up with these court cases is an endeavor that never lets you down—there’s always an update, an appeal or a motion. Here’s to folks who make their way in […]