Hokies win twice against Virginia and VCU
Hokies Fall to Cavaliers 11–6 in Game 1 of the Commonwealth Clash. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Virginia Tech battled back to tie the game late, but Virginia used a big middle stretch to pull away and defeat the Hokies 11–6 Friday afternoon at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. The game...
NDS approves “Major Development Plan” for Westhaven
On March 9, staff in the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services granted approval of a key milestone for the Charlottesville Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s next big project — a two-phase reimagining of Westhaven with a total of 264 units on an existing 10 acre footprint. “As...
UVA and Safir Foundation Launch Grant Program to Fund Public Safety Innovation
The University of Virginia’s Center for Public Safety and Justice, in partnership with the Howard and Carol Safir Foundation, is seeking proposals for a new grant program aimed at advancing innovation in public safety. The initiative will fund three projects—referred to as “Innovation Labs”—focused on urban policing,...
Charlottesville names Walker principal as next leader of the middle school
The person who is currently overseeing the last cohort of 5th and 6th grade students at Walker Upper Elementary School will be on the ground in the call when both sets of pupils move up to the next school. Dr. Summerlyn Thompson will be the principal of Charlottesville Middle School...
State agency makes “Virginia Piedmont Region” official
Tourism groups between Nelson County and Fauquier County will soon have a new way of identifying their geographic region now that the Virginia Tourism Corporation has signed off on a plan to create an 11th marketing region. “The Virginia Piedmont region was proposed through a collaborative petition from local...
Culinary entrepreneur incubator in Charlottesville to expand
A shared-use commercial kitchen in Charlottesville provides a fully-equipped facility for weekend culinary entrepreneurs and established caterers, bakers, pizza chefs, and more. Recent state and federal grant awards will help the social enterprise expand. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. The famous Kathy's Produce...
Albemarle County Supervisors mulling personal property tax raise
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County residents could be in for a significant increase in their personal property tax rate, but the county’s real estate tax will go unchanged. The county’s Board of Supervisors voted on those items Wednesday, passing an advertised 15-cent raise in the...
Funeral and celebration of life set for Lt. Col. Brandon Shah
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Funeral services and a celebration of life have been set for Brandon Shah, an Army Lieutenant Colonel who was killed in a shooting at Old Dominion University on March 12. Shah’s neighbors have also set up a GoFundMe to help support his family. The funeral...
New roundabout aims to ease Crozet’s traffic woes, the latest change in the formerly...
Between 2000 and 2020, Crozet’s population more than tripled, growth that’s crowded schools, created water worries, and snarled traffic. A new roundabout now aims to ease commuters’ ride from the rural hamlet, even if not everyone’s convinced, as Christine Kueter reports. [traffic noise]. It’s a sickening...
“Postcard Bank Receipt” – Columbia, VA (1908)
In May of 1908, the J. V. Fleming Company received a credit statement or receipt from the State Bank of Columbia. The Bank and the Fleming Company were located in Columbia, now, a census-designated place at the confluence of the Rivanna and James Rivers in Fluvanna County of central Virginia.
