Jump in state highway death count
A spike in the number of traffic fatalities around the state this year may make 2006 one of the deadliest in recent memory. And while accidents can happen for different […]
Suspects at large in shooting on Wertland Street
On Sunday, September 10, a 21-year-old student survived a shot in the abdomen, which happened around 4am at a residence on Wertland Street. Police are looking for two black males […]
School flyers still up in the air
After a lawsuit between the Albemarle School Board and Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian rights advocacy group, the School Board changed a policy that prohibited religiously oriented flyers in schools. […]
So Much to Say
When Dave Matthews finally telephones from the West Coast, he’s 30 minutes late. And full of apologies. “On the rare occasion that I can say it had nothing to do with me I will claim complete innocence,” he says, placing guilt elsewhere. “I hate being late. It makes me sick.”
Nine-storey, south Downtown development deferred
This design study, a view from the Belmont Bridge, shows what a new nine-storey “green” luxury condo building at 201 Avon St. might look like—if it can win City approval. […]
Supes stalemate over phasing
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors met for a work session on Wednesday, September 13, and debated two contested methods for regulating rural development in areas that include the Mountain […]
City Planning Commission advocates for trees
The City Planning Commission found them-selves spokesmen for the trees of Charlottesville at their September 13 meeting. First they expressed anger at a developer, David Turner, who cut down a […]
City Planners glimpse South Lawn Project
The Charlottesville Planning Commission might not have liked everything about the upcoming South Lawn Project as presented at the September 13 meeting, but they had no power to do anything but voice complaints, and some praise, to UVA officials.
The Planning Commission used their only official opportunity to examine the project to level criticism large and small. The “three-party agreement” among City, County and University allows the City to review, but not alter, UVA’s plans.
UVA to follow Harvard in canning Early Admissions?
Harvard’s September 12 announcement that it will abolish early decision has had other schools mulling their own admissions policies. An article in The Washington Post on Wednesday, September 13 quoted […]
American workers produce more, earn less
Why aren’t most of us getting richer? Darden Professor Peter Rodriquez says globalization makes for big profits for the few in finance while slimming the demand for blue-collar workers. Our […]