With the recent launch of their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, a local startup is hoping to raise money to get its first idea off the ground, a high-protein salad topper. HYP Foods is the brainchild of two seasoned food industry professionals, Derek Mansfield and Ian Pasquarelli, and one investment expert, Stein Kretsinger. Each single-serving package contains […]
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Hydraulic plans raise concerns with area residents
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission and the Virginia Department of Transportation hosted a neighborhood meeting Wednesday night on the Hydraulic-29 Small Area Plan. Chip Boyles, TJPDC’s executive director, presented updated plans for the intersection and surrounding area before community members weighed in with their thoughts and concerns about the plans. “We’re looking at a […]
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Board hears plans for Belmont Bridge design
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review held a preliminary discussion about the Belmont Bridge Tuesday. The conceptual designs presented by consultant Kimley-Horn were the culmination of over 30,000 individual data points collected from community meetings, surveys and the Belmont Bridge project website. Board members shared concerns about the project, focusing on small components such as […]
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Albemarle to study budget impacts of teacher compensation changes
The Albemarle County School Board approved the evaluation of budgetary impacts from new teacher compensations strategies suggested in a June study completed by the Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. consulting firm. County staff suggested three major changes and other improvements to the strategy for evaluating district teachers’ salaries. “We started this work about nine months […]
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Book Baskets gives children the power to choose
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Diary of a Wimpy Kid are just a few of the most popular books distributed by Book Baskets. But some kids want pink books or books about naked mole rats or the history of the United States. Luckily, with Book Baskets, whatever they […]
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Local entrepreneur gives postpartum binding a modern spin
Bengkung belly binding is a Malaysian postpartum practice, involving an intricate wrapping and knotting of cloth around the midsection. The 15-yard-long, 10-inch-thick piece of cloth, wrapped from the lower hips upward, provides stability and healing for muscles, skin, and organs, but also prohibits movement and can be uncomfortable. TQ Evans was dissatisfied by this age-old […]
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Timing important for health of trees planted along new roads, building sites
Along the newly constructed Berkmar Drive Extended, part of the Route 29 Solutions package, the trees that dot the edges of the road and the sloping hills on both sides are wilting in the summer heat and dying. “They plant them fast because it saves money. To do it right takes about twice as long,” […]
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Bridge PAI Director brings new energy to local art initiatives
Alan Goffinski, Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, could not stand still. He was explaining the work of three artists in residency in The Bridge’s gallery space, and he was pacing from one end of the room to the other. “Oh, I have to show you this,” Goffinski said, stepping over boxes of scrap […]
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Scout Guide advertises luxury local businesses
The Scout Guide, a handbook filled with curated advertisements, was founded by Susie Matheson and Christy Ford to help locals and visitors find the stores and services that best capture a city. What started as a guide to Charlottesville has grown into a franchised, multi-faceted business with a presence in more than 80 cities in […]
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Residents voice support for commercial squares, share traffic fears at Rio Road Small-Area Plan Open House
Albemarle County held an open house Thursday to showcase three possible designs for the Rio Road and Route 29 intersection. Over 30 people attended the event led by county consultant Renaissance Planning and spent the evening discussing the merits and obstacles of each design. The feedback from the community will be shared with the Planning […]
