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  02.20.19 Land Use - Charlottesville 5 MIN READ

  City Council defers decision on urban farm, housing development

  For Justin Shimp, getting approval for a proposed urban farm and housing development straddling the Charlottesville-Albemarle County line has been a hard row to hoe. Tuesday night, the City Council held a public hearing on a rezoning of 918 Nassau... More

  

  Elliott Robinson
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  02.18.19 Affordable Living 3 MIN READ

  General Assembly OKs bills to address housing and eviction issues

  RICHMOND — A flurry of bills addressing affordable housing and high eviction rates in Virginia cities moved forward in the state’s House and Senate last week. Three bills on those issues have passed both chambers and have been sent to... More

  

  Daniel Berti, Capital News Service

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  02.16.19 Education - Albemarle 5 MIN READ

  Rooker to head review of Cale Elementary name

  Dennis S. Rooker, a former Albemarle County supervisor, has been appointed to lead a committee reviewing the namesake of Cale Elementary School, county schools Superintendent Matt Haas recently announced. Scrutiny of former Superintendent Paul H. Cale began in... More

  

  Elliott Robinson

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  02.13.19 Affordable Living 3 MIN READ

  South First Street critical slopes waiver heading to council

  The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s plans for South First Street cleared another hurdle Tuesday when the Planning Commission unanimously endorsed a critical slopes waiver for it. CRHA has until March to apply for low-income housing tax credits and has... More

  

  Elliott Robinson
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  02.13.19 Land Use - Albemarle 3 MIN READ

  County officials guide planning priorities

  The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has directed county staff to prioritize planning for growth in Crozet and in the Avon Street Extended corridor in 2019. On Wednesday, the Community Development Department presented supervisors with a... More

  

  Emily Hays
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  02.12.19 Business 4 MIN READ

  Work on WillowTree’s new headquarters officially begins

  If not for the University of Virginia’s 49-7 loss in the 2017 Military Bowl, WillowTree Inc. might have decamped to a tech hub like New York or Silicon Valley. Facing biting cold and a score of 28-7 at... More

  

  Elliott Robinson
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  02.10.19 Bicycles 2 MIN READ

  TJPDC defers vote on regional bike, pedestrian plan

  Members of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission think the updated regional bicycle and pedestrian plan isn’t quite ready to hit the road. Commissioners on Thursday agreed to defer a vote on the Jefferson Area Bicycle and Pedestrian... More

  

  Elliott Robinson
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  02.09.19 Affordable Living 4 MIN READ

  River Road apartments, self-storage approved

  The Charlottesville City Council has approved a special use-permit for an apartment building and self-storage facility at the corner of River Road and Belleview Avenue. The 4-1 vote came with criticisms from two councilors about the lack of jobs... More

  

  Elliott Robinson
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  02.09.19 Education - Albemarle 13 MIN READ

  Months after renaming comments, Cale’s Albemarle schools legacy still unclear

  Late in the evening on Oct. 18, the then-chairwoman of the Albemarle County School Board urged her colleagues to make a decision that she said couldn’t wait. After learning about a 1956 article in Commentary magazine that ascribed racist... More

  

  Josh Mandell
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  02.08.19 Affordable Living 2 MIN READ

  Council requests fiscal feasibility study for public housing

  The Charlottesville City Council wants to see the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s larger plan for public housing redevelopment. On Monday, the council voted unanimously to release $908,249 in already appropriated funds to new uses... More

  

  Emily Hays