Conservation group says Trump golf course violates easement policy

Donald and Eric Trump already own 14 golf courses worldwide, with locations across the United States and in Scotland and Puerto Rico, but they don’t have one in Albemarle County, yet. Three years after paying $6.2 million for the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard,  the Trumps bought the 217-acre lawn in front of Patricia Kluge’s […]

UPDATED: Details emerge following fake ID ring raid

This is an updated version of a story that ran last Wednesday, shortly after the three Charlottesville residents arrested earlier in the week for manufacturing fake IDs appeared in court for the first time. Secret surveillance at the Charlottesville post office. Swapped license plates. Luxury cars paid for in cash. A stockpile of money and […]

UPDATE: Three arrested in suspected fake ID ring appear in court

Three fraud ring suspects arrested earlier this week following a massive raid of a Rugby Road house are in custody after an initial appearance in federal court Wednesday morning. Alan McNeil Jones, 31, Kelly Erin McPhee, 31, and Mark G. Bernardo, 26, suspected of running a fake ID ring, were charged Monday night after heavily […]

County sees turnaround on capital expansion

When the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted last week to push ahead with a plan to spend $11.8 million to turn an old building supply warehouse into the new home of the Northside Library, it added to a growing list of capital projects planned in the county for the next five to 10 years. […]

What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 5/6?

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section.   The Charlottesville City Council meets Monday, May 6, at 7pm in the Council Chambers […]

Full circle: City seeks to improve bike access in Charlottesville

Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Amanda Poncy was shocked when she received double the amount she requested for her budget this year. The money will allow her to collaborate with Park and Trail Planner Chris Gensic to connect trails and urban passageways to create a city-wide corridor that’s easy and safe to access. “We really just […]

Shad Planking marks the end of a bipartisan era

When it comes to political partisanship, Virginia is a case study in voter schizophrenia. While trending increasingly Democratic during presidential years (and having failed to elect a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2002), it nevertheless has a solidly conservative governor, a stridently right-wing attorney general, and a Republican-dominated House of Delegates that is among […]

What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 4/29?

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Albemarle County Planning Commission meets from 6-8pm Tuesday, April 30 at the County […]