Albemarle County is refuting the city of Charlottesville’s counterclaim in an ongoing legal dispute over which jurisdiction’s rules apply to recreational activities at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area. The 980-acre property is owned by the city but located within the county. The controversy stems from an ordinance passed ...

Agenda •    Welcome and Introductions – Alice Raucher. •    Approval of minutes April meeting •    Discussion: Hydraulic Road, multi-modal infrastructure planning. Andrew Gast-Bray, Director of Planning, County of Albemarle, presenting. •    Updates: •    City/City Planning Commission •    County •    UVa Health System •    UVa Foundation •    UVa  

There’s a certain level of logic in Charlottesville’s decision to let two planning commissioners stay on board after their terms expire. Yes, experience is an asset as the city goes through the complicated process of revising its comprehensive plan. Except … The commissioners’ terms expire next month. And city ...

The wishes of a few dozen wary homeowners in the Woolen Mills neighborhood could be rebuffed by the City Council next month following the first reading of an ordinance Monday that could put new regulations on about 85 properties in the historic village. Although a majority of polled residents last ...

Charlottesville’s City Council on Monday made funds available for two long-planned projects in McIntire Park. By a 4-0 vote, City Council approved a reallocation of about $1.75 million in existing capital improvement program funds to fully support a relocated and improved skate park, as well as a bicycle ...

The acceleration of development in the Charlottesville area can be tracked with many measurements. The expansion of a prominent engineering firm’s local office also is a good indicator. “We are growing along with our clients, and making sure we can serve all of them in the right way,” said ...

Charlottesville folks love their trains. We’ve documented this in the past. The Charlottesville Amtrak station is one of the busiest in the entire nation in terms of passenger load — surpassing cities with much larger populations. ... But much of that progress is jeopardized in the current federal budget. Instead of ...

The arrests and tear gassing of activists at a Ku Klux Klan rally earlier this month has compelled civil liberties attorneys to call for an investigation into police conduct. That anger continued Monday in the Charlottesville City Council Chambers. Hours after letters to Gov. Terry McAuliffe and city officials were ...

Two term-limited members of the Charlottesville Planning Commission will be allowed to serve a few additional months after their terms expire next month so that they can continue their work on the city’s Comprehensive Plan update, according to city staff.   The term extensions are happening despite city code requirements ...

The choice cuts of beef and pork in Timbercreek Market have been replaced by carpenters and electricians busily building a new butcher shop and a restaurant in the Preston Avenue food store. The market opened two years ago in the historic former Coca-Cola building and features beef, chicken and pork ...

An old school bus is set to be transformed and used as a food truck by students at Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center, allowing students to practice their craft, run a business and engage with the community. Students from the Building Trades and Automotive programs are scheduled to complete the ...

Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that the use of tear gas at a KKK rally over the weekend was excessive, saying that protesters had become agitated and aggressive toward police. When the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan decided to hold a ...

Attorneys for Charlottesville and its City Council on Monday filed a motion claiming that a lawsuit filed in March by a pro-monuments group over the city’s planned removal of the Robert E. Lee statue relies on arguments that are “insufficient as a matter of law.” The demurrer, filed in ...

Two days after a rally by the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, more than 40 community members gathered Monday night to discuss how to overcome racism and hatred. The Albemarle-Charlottesville branch of the NAACP held the “Reaction To Hate And Displacement” panel prior to its meeting at ...

A new initiative is promoting candy, furniture and software under a single brand: Made in Charlottesville. The program, sponsored by the city’s Office of Economic Development, aims to increase the visibility of businesses that design or manufacture products within the city limits. “There are many businesses in Charlottesville that ...

Both the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County have plans underway to utilize Safe Routes to School this fall, a national program that helps localities get their children walking and biking to school more. Charlottesville’s plans to encourage and enable safe walking and biking center around programs and events ...

The future of the Fifeville neighborhood could include more housing and business after a rezoning for King Street received positive feedback from the Charlottesville City Council on Wednesday. Atlas Projects presented a rezoning proposal that would change 910 to 916 King St. from residential to mixed-use. Last month, the Charlottesville ...

Charlottesville clergy, business owners, politicians and a confrontational social justice activism group are among those looking to overshadow a Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan rally in Justice Park scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday. As Showing Up for Racial Justice Charlottesville and other activist groups plan to ...

At the same time Charlottesville has faced controversy over its decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the University of Virginia has approved a memorial—with nary a peep of protest—to the enslaved workers who built and maintained the school.

Inside a local company’s production facility, about 15,000 tablets called MadiDrops are packed in boxes and stacked against a wall. Collectively, these tablets could provide safe water for 1,000 families for 8-15 years. When one tablet is dropped into a water container, it releases silver ions that ...

Tech-oriented and data-savvy folks soon will have the chance to dive deep into a new Charlottesville portal that will disclose public information about policing, property, traffic, parks, demographics and the environment. The launch of the city’s open data portal later this summer is part of an initiative that started ...

For the past decade, Riverbend Development has owned nearly 6 acres in the center of Charlottesville’s Belmont neighborhood. Now, the company is meeting with neighbors to start planning a mixed-use development that could include more than 100 apartments and numerous businesses. “They seemed really open toward feedback,” said Seth ...

First he brought you Studio IX, and now he’s set his sights on another collaborative workspace, one for whom he dubs the town’s creative entrepreneurs.   In the Downtown Mall’s historic Bradbury building—the former Bank of America space—James Barton prepares to open Vault Virginia, where he ...

Workspaces, temporary offices, meeting rooms, a restaurant and even showers and lockers are all in the Vault. Local developer James Barton has leased 25,000 square feet in the former Bank of America building on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall with the intent of creating Vault Virginia, a commercial and artistic ...

Charlottesville City Schools soon will need additional classroom space to accommodate the city’s growing population, according to a new study. “We are growing, and we’re growing quickly,” said Juandiego Wade, chairman of the Charlottesville School Board. “We have to decide what we are going to do with this ...