Two apartment complexes on Albemarle/Charlottesville border on Seminole Trail at different stages of review
A construction boom is underway in Charlottesville with three large apartment buildings going up close to the University of Virginia as national firms continue the trend of building high-end complexes to student housing. There are plans filed for other projects heading to the north up Emmet Street in both Albemarle...
Monticello High student suffers suspected overdose
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Monticello High School student is recovering after a suspected overdose Monday at the school, according to a Tuesday email to families from Acting Superintendent Dr. Chandra Hayes. And the school division acknowledged it failed to notify the public in the timeline prescribed b
A bronze sculpture will be created out of melted-down Robert E. Lee sculpture
When the towering statue of Robert E. Lee on horseback was removed from a park in Charlottesville, Virginia, and melted down, it opened up an opportunity for a new monument in that space made with the melted bronze. The Charlottesville organization Swords into Plowshares selected a proposal by artist Dana...
Foxfield Races addresses ongoing legal dispute over property
Foxfield Races is clearing the air about its ongoing legal dispute with Foxfield Land Preservation LLC.
Albemarle County School Board names David Storm to at-large seat
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – David Storm was selected to fill the vacant at-large seat on the Albemarle County School Board during its meeting Thursday, ending a search that lasted over a month. He will officially be sworn in during the board’s Oct. 8 meeting. Storm brings...
Brazos to close location at Barracks Road
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Fans of a local restaurant will soon only have one location to go to. On Thursday, Brazos Tacos announced that its Barracks Road location will close in November. According to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page, this is because the rent “is too...
National Age Group Record Holder Karina Plaza Gives 2028 Verbal to Virginia
National Age Group Record Holder Karina Plaza Gives 2028 Verbal to Virginia. NEW COMMIT: Charlotte, North Carolina native Karina Plaza has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Virginia’s Class of 2032. Plaza, one of the top recruits in her class, is a versatile Summer Nationals qualifier and National Ag
Greene supervisors drop Middle River paving plan as water project costs climb
Greene County supervisors removed Middle River Road from the paving plan after residents objected, while hearing that key water project estimates have risen sharply. The post Greene supervisors drop Middle River paving plan as water project costs climb first appeared on The Piedmont Journal Recorder .
UVA Women’s Center launches support group for students facing anxiety or OCD
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - For some college students, telling the difference between anxiety and OCD can be challenging. Counselors at the UVA Women’s Center say knowing the difference is the first step to managing it. This fall, the center is launching a new support group for graduate and undergraduate...
Residents share frustrations with proposed Dairy Central expansion
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – It took no time at all for local residents to voice their frustrations loud and clear to the developers of the Dairy Central project, Stony Point Development Group, at a community meeting on the third phase of the project at the Jefferson School on Wednesday evening.
