Planning & Development

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Creative sparks

“This is just a glorious space,” says the artist, his eyes drinking it all in. Many people would probably balk at...

City lawyer

How many lawyers does it take to schedule a hearing? Well, if it has anything to do with the highly contentious...

Escalation clause

In this week’s episode of Charlottesville v. Mark Brown over the Water Street Parking Garage, the city makes an offer...

Stopped light

On Water Street, buses regularly back up at a traffic light at Third Street SE that has the Water Street Parking...

Reservoir reservations

Perhaps nothing this century has shaken the Charlottesville area more than the drought of 2002, when carwashes closed...

Downtown Charlottesville...

Between the Corner and downtown Charlottesville, five hotel projects are in the works—and that doesn’t include the...

Preserving the past

In Charlottesville, an ordinance exists to protect historic properties, but in Albemarle County, there’s no such luck...

Bank of America to close...

Bank of America is closing its location on the Downtown Mall February 17, branch customers learned by letter April 20...

Density issue

While official Charlottesville has embraced greater density and infill, some residents aren’t loving it, particularly...

Future focus

What does the future hold? We examine what has happened in Charlottesville’s past and present to make some zany...