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Post traumatic

U.S. citizenship meant a new beginning for Tilahun Goshu and his family—one where they would no longer live in fear...

Movable type

If you only know one thing about the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, it’s probably that its tagline is “Beneath The...

Trust us

    The preservation of Albemarle County’s rural beauty can directly be attributed to its comprehensive plan, the...

Off the grid

It’s affordable, actually sustainable and certainly not the modern American lifestyle most have become accustomed to,...

City Council approves...

The controversial development that puts a Fairfield Inn on the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue, nixed by the...

‘Switcheroo’? William...

The darling of 21st-century community design is the “planned unit development,” which typically combines commercial...

Big box bickering

The Fifth Street development project, now known as 5th Street Station, is soon to be a big box retail sanctuary with...

New digs

The mixed-use residential complex going up on West Main and 10th streets now has an official name: Uncommon. And the...

Monumental questions

For a city its size, Charlottesville has a truly amazing collection of world-class statuary. Standing at Court Square...

Double crossed

For lovers of independent movies and vino, the construction of the Violet Crown Cinema and wine bar in the former...