“These two reassessment cycles have been larger than any I’ve seen since I’ve been with the city,” said City Assessor Jeffrey Davis.
Category: Our neighborhoods
We cover the physical landscapes of Charlottesville and surrounding counties and how things change. We help you understand how history has shaped our city, and how our choices today will affect the future.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Judge dismisses one count in Confederate statue lawsuit, but principal allegations remain
Two Confederate legacy groups are suing in an attempt to force Charlottesville to take the Lee statue back from the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Fifeville residents restore a long forgotten trail system that enables pedestrians to safely bypass 5th Street
The short trail was already a well-used shortcut for Prospect Avenue residents.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
A developer’s plan to build new apartments in Scottsville shows just how unprecedented big projects are for the small town
Scottsville Town Council intended to vote on the project last week. Instead, it spent the first hour arguing over what kind of meeting it could have — or whether it could have one at all.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
If a vacant factory is turned into an apartment building, Scottsville’s population could double
Not all Scottsville residents, business owners and elected officials see eye to eye on the proposed development.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Locust Grove hasn’t changed much since the 90s — except that its gotten wealthier and more white
The Meadowcreek Golf Course takes up nearly half of the Locust Grove neighborhood’s acreage.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Rent relief for both Charlottesville and Albemarle County is now available through one hotline
If you need help with rent, mortgage or utilities, you can get $1,000 per month or $3,000 in a year.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
The 50-by-120 foot lots of Belmont became a template for the rest of the city
Belmont was also the first neighborhood to see houses flipped and resold at much higher prices, in the early 2000s.
Posted inFirst person
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down
A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
The Downtown Mall is getting its first ever public bathroom — and community members are ‘ecstatic’
“Oh honey! We need them desperately!” said John, who has a medical condition that requires him to be near a bathroom.
