“A snapshot of the city.” In the words of Matthew Slaats, director of the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, that is what MapLab is all about. Started by the Bridge PAI, the initiative has focused on discovering Charlottesville, not as a city of roughly 43,000 people but as the collective experience and knowledge of its inhabitants. […]
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Rivanna Village development gets a new start
Plans for Rivanna Village, a proposed development with a 12-year history, have been resubmitted to Albemarle County. The revised plan has shrunk in size and protects more green space and waterways. The developer says the changes are in response to past concerns and questions raised by neighboring residents and county planning staff. “We’re not starting from scratch,” said Andrew Boninti, […]
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Riverside Village recommended for approval along Rivanna River on Pantops
The Albemarle County Planning Commission recently recommended approval of the 69-unit Riverside Village project on Pantops. For the majority of commissioners, the development near the banks of the Rivanna River just south of Darden Towe Park, between Route 20 and Free Bridge Lane, is a good fit with the Pantops Master Plan. “From the […]
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Local food goods benefit from global investments
Two Charlottesville businesses making baked goods and sauces are getting a boost from people lending them money from all over the world. Stevie G’s gluten-free bakery and The Happy Tomato both have received interest-free microfinance loans of $5,000 through Kiva, a nonprofit organization that provides microloans to budding entrepreneurs. “It was an amazing experience. People […]
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56-home development recommended for approval at Barracks-Georgetown
Despite residents’ concerns about traffic and other impacts to their neighborhood, the Albemarle County Planning Commission has unanimously recommended approval of a residential development at the intersection of Barracks and Georgetown roads. “Traffic is an issue, and in some places it’s a problem,” said Commissioner Tom Loach at last week’s meeting. “That said, the Comprehensive […]
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Future preschool expansion under review & other school news
At last week’s joint Albemarle Board of Supervisors and School Board meeting, school and social services staff proposed a new $1.8 million preschool program that could serve about 130 kids in the northern urban area. School Board member Diantha McKeel said that the program, if adopted, could look different from the proposal, but that the […]
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Phillip Seay officially launches campaign for Albemarle Board of Supervisors
Phillip Seay, Director of The First Tee of Charlottesville, has officially announced his candidacy for the Jack Jouett District seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. “The majority of my life has been that of a public servant in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Seay Wednesday in the lobby of the Albemarle County Office […]
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The Field School is closer to finding a new home
A private middle school for boys which embraces the outdoors and a well-rounded education, the Field School of Charlottesville, moved one step closer to finding a new home earlier this week. The Albemarle Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday of the Field School’s plan to build a new facility on a 62.1 acre site off Polo […]
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Trump sees more fairways in Albemarle’s future
Trump Winery officials face hurdles in plans to build an 18-hole golf course on the grounds of Albemarle House, the former estate of Patricia Kluge. But Eric Trump, the son of the famous real estate mogul, is confident the project will happen. While the property already hosts a nine-hole course designed by Arnold Palmer, further […]
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New Albemarle high school in the works & other school news
The Albemarle County School Board last week rejected recommendations to focus resources on expanding existing schools to satisfy an expanding student population, leaving the possibility of a fourth high school in the county on the table. During their discussion of the division’s capital improvement program, school board members unanimously agreed to continue the planning process […]
