Airport construction almost done
Construction at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is entering its final stages.
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Airport construction almost done
Work brings landing strip up to safety standards
Construction at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is entering its final stages.
Mum’s the word on Possible SNL sale
Last month the London Telegraph reported that SNL Financial is up for sale, but so far local confirmation is hard to come by. Sources inside the company report that Chairman Reid Nagle announced that SNL was on the market, but President Mike Chinn had “no comment” on the matter.
RICO Retrial begins Monday, Bryant is lone defendant
In late November, after 10 days of testimony and arguments in federal court, jurors were preparing to go into deliberations in the RICO trial against four alleged members of the Westside Crew (a.k.a. Project Crud), a local gang.
Fifth Street church burns. Was it arson?
At about 11pm on Thursday, May 4, Bishop Rufus Hayes of the Charlottesville Church of Christ was awakened to a telephone call telling him that his church was burning.
By the time he arrived at the church he’s led for 17 years, flames had engulfed the Fifth Street building’s smaller sanctuary and offices, and firefighters were working to keep the main sanctuary from succumbing to the fire.
Architects dis South Lawn
UVA architects have decided to let bygones be bygones on the massive South Lawn project, but they\’re still asking the administration for more discussion about the general course of campus architecture.
Septuagenarian “New Journalist” to address grads
All right, so you may not have attended “Mr. Jefferson’s University” as an undergrad. Maybe you don’t have a “degree,” or a “job,” but that doesn’t mean you can’t come out and join the celebration during Finals Weekend 2006. And why not show a little love for the grads? It’s not like this is Durham or something.
Capshaw to buy Jefferson Theater
A change can do a body good. And a refreshing change is what Hawes Spencer hopes will come to the mixed-use Jefferson Theater building, the Downtown stalwart and second-run movie palace, now that he is selling it to local megadeveloper Coran Capshaw.
SELC slams County overbuilding
A new report from the Southern Environmental Law Center warns that Albemarle County is overbuilding retail outlets, and that the shopping glut threatens economic vitality, the environment and Albemarle denizens\’ quality of life.
Local Muslims petition City
A local Muslim group is petitioning Charlottesville\’s Board of Zoning Appeals to make an exception to City zoning codes for the construction of a new mosque.
Monticello opens Montalto to public
On a recent sky-blue spring day Monticello hosted a gaggle of reporters atop Montalto, the mountain across from Monticello that the Thomas Jefferson Foundation snatched from the poised paws of hovering developers last year when the property came up for sale. The occasion for mountaintop sunning? On May 1, twice-daily tours of the property began, continuing whenever the weather is fine through October.