In an uncharacteristic decision, the City Planning Commission flexed its muscles August 8 and unanimously voted to reject the preliminary site plan for a four-storey, 27-unit Fifeville development that would […]
Arin Sime, vice chair of the Jefferson Area Libertarians, isn’t the first from his party to comment on Albemarle County’s mountain overlay and phasing and clustering ordinances, which would limit development in the county’s rural areas. Here, some of Sime’s hands-off opinions on property rights and county development.
Over the past several months, Qroe companies, the Bundoran Farm developers, have built considerable trust with neighbors, planners and officials. At an August 8 meeting, they parlayed that trust into […]
Recently, the case of several Albemarle teens convicted of plotting to blow up their school has sparked lawsuits between media organizations seeking information and judges keeping the case on lockdown. […]
The Charlottesville Police Department is embarking on a hunt to diminish the city’s indigenous population of lead-footed motorists. These ongoing efforts to redistribute local traffic patterns may also double as […]
Late on Sunday, August 6, police discovered the body of Randall R. LaForce, 39, just off the CSX railroad tracks in northeastern Albemarle County. LaForce was first spotted by the […]
Senator George Allen spoke to a few hundred policemen from all over Virginia at the Fraternal Order of Police\’s state convention on Wednesday, August 9. He thanked them for their endorsement, and got overwhelming support for his positions on crime and other issues.
Two Albemarle teens confessed Friday, August 11 to setting a wagon near Alberene Church on Plank Road on fire and defacing the church kitchen with condiments on Sunday, August 6. […]
With the “public” phase of UVA\’s $3 billion capital campaign about to kick off in October, the University considers itself on track to meet its goal of $1 billion during the so-called “silent phase.” As of the end of June, the campaign has netted almost $933 million.
With the first football game of the season less than three weeks away, UVA has yet to ink a contract for their multimedia rights, including radio broadcasts, coaches shows, video […]