This story is part of our #CvilleCurious project. You ask the questions, you vote on the questions you’re most curious about, and we answer. To ask your question, visit the CvilleCurious page. This question came from an anonymous reader. Just outside of Charlottesville, an ancient forest is glowing with the gold autumn colors of hickory […]
Author Archives: Josh Mandell
Josh Mandell graduated from Yale in 2016 and has been recognized by the Virginia Press Association with five awards for education writing, health, science and environmental writing and multimedia reporting.
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Albemarle schools examining diminished bus ridership, considering new safety measures
Albemarle County Public Schools is exploring new ways to improve student safety on school buses despite funding cuts to its Transportation Services department in recent years. However, cost-saving measures may have motivated some students and parents to drive to school instead. While enrollment in Albemarle County Public Schools has grown steadily, the number of regular […]
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UVa Rotunda adds technology to aid hearing impaired
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a sight to behold as it nears the end of a $50.6 million renovation. One key addition to the Rotunda, though isn’t easily seen, but some students and visitors attending lectures and meetings in the building will be able to hear it, loud and clear. Four rooms […]
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Charlottesville elementary schools look to balance online, traditional instruction
Third-grader Sam Farmer celebrated with a fist pump when he solved a tricky multiplication problem at Greenbrier Elementary School. “Yes! Take that,” he exclaimed. While playing an educational computer game, Sam traversed a virtual landscape and solved dozens of math problems in order to cast spells and capture magical creatures. He played the game on […]
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New trees on Monticello Avenue rooted in community parternships
The Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards will plant dozens of trees on a Monticello Avenue median this month, forming a new link between Charlottesville and the historic home of Thomas Jefferson. To complete the Monticello Gateway planting project, the Tree Stewards will receive assistance from Virginia National Guard soldiers and volunteers from the Journey Through Hallowed […]
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Area land trust removing barriers to homeownership
A Charlottesville nonprofit corporation is working to create affordable homeownership opportunities in the area as real estate values continue to rise. The Thomas Jefferson Community Land Trust held an open house earlier this week at CitySpace to raise awareness of the organization among local government officials, real estate professionals and other members of the community. […]
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Local Food Hub awards celebrate Virginia agriculture
The Local Food Hub recognized farmers, businesses and nonprofits for contributions to Virginia agriculture at the organization’s annual Community Food Awards celebration Thursday. “It takes a community to build a better food system,” said Local Food Hub executive director Kristen Suokko. When volatile weather decimated peaches and other crops this spring, the Local Food Hub […]
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Albemarle panel recommends changes for historic inns, restaurants
The Albemarle County Planning Commission has recommended a zoning ordinance amendment that would enable historic inns and restaurants to expand and build new structures on their properties. The Clifton Inn filed a request in 2015 to expand its building. This prompted the county to reexamine its zoning code for historic inns and taverns in rural […]
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New site plan for North Pointe development on 29N on the way
North Pointe, a planned 900-unit development bordering U.S. 29, has quietly become active after years of delays. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning of the 269-acre North Pointe parcel, located north of Forest Lakes, from “rural area” to “mixed-commercial” in 2006. However, the county denied Great Eastern Management Co.’s initial site plan […]
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Albemarle moving towards full-time nursing for elementary schools
Until recently, children who came to Albemarle County elementary schools with a fever or who sprained an ankle at afternoon recess couldn’t see a nurse right away. Before the 2015-16 school year, all but one of Albemarle’s elementary schools kept a nurse on duty for just six hours of each school day. These hours did […]
