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Zoning changes demanded at Charlottesville Planning Commission listening session

One of the tasks awaiting Charlottesville’s next director of Neighborhood Development Services is how to respond to ongoing calls to amend the city’s 2023 zoning code to hinder the construction of tall buildings in some areas. “There are a lot of unintended consequences because of some of the...
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Wanted felon arrested on drug, weapon charges in Albemarle

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Tahim R. Mayo, a 32-year-old Charlottesville man wanted on drug and weapon charges, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Albemarle County Police Department, the department announced. Working in conjunction with the 3A Narcotics Task Force, ACPD served a warrant in the area of
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A view of the Mall: ‘I’ve gotten to watch this place grow’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Few people have watched Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall evolve quite like Brian Federico. As supervisor of operations at the Ting Pavilion, Federico has spent more than two decades working at some of the city’s best-known entertainment venues. His career has taken him from the f
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Monticello’s Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello 7/4

Commemorate 250 years of the American experiment across the city. Monticello’s Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony features keynote remarks from Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Print your own copy of the Declaration of Independence and enjoy family-friendly demonstrations and activities with Revolutionary
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ICE conducts arrests in Ruckersville ahead of restricted local collaboration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed they conducted an arrest operation in the Ruckersville area last week, just before state law restrictions on their partnerships with local law enforcement agencies go into effect. On Tuesday, June 23rd, ICE officers and local law enforcement partners arrested 49 pe
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These 7 Virginia Cities Are Celebrating America’s 250th Where It All Started

If you're looking to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the obvious choice is to return to where the Founding Fathers celebrated that very first year. From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison, four out of the first five U.S. Presidents called the Old Dominion home. And, across...
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Gordonsville Independence Day Parade postponed due to extreme heat

GORDONSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Organizers postponed the 2026 Gordonsville Independence Day Parade, which was scheduled for Saturday, July 4, at 9 a.m. on Main Street, due to forecast extreme heat conditions. Parade planner Jill Grant announced the decision on Facebook, citing temperatures expected to exceed 100 degrees and
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Community Christian Academy buys 5.48-acre site for newcampus

Pantops is one of three areas Albemarle planners hope to grow as an “activity center” as part of the county’s ongoing management strategy to avoid expansion of the growth areas. A new group has become one of the stakeholders. One of Albemarle’s many private religious schools paid...
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Valley Link transmission line proposal advances despite pushback from rural Virginians

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - Community meetings hosted by Valley Link over a proposed $1 billion transmission line project are drawing hundreds of residents concerned about the line’s impact on their properties and communities, as the company moves closer to finalizing routes. The project would run from Campbell County.
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Joins Virginia’s New ‘Biomedical Research Diamond’ Alliance

The next generation of medicine won’t be built around treating disease after it appears. It will be built around understanding precisely how disease develops — and predicting its course to enable precise interventions before it becomes irreversible. That vision united researchers from Virginia Tech, the University of V

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