Charlottesville News
Woodbrook planning swift, total transition to multiage learning
Jun 24, 2017
A $16.3 million expansion of Woodbrook Elementary School promises to change the way that students at the school learn— a transformation more comprehensive and rapid than some parents expected. At a community meeting on June 1, Woodbrook principal Lisa Molinaro announced that first and second graders, and fourth and fifth graders would be combined in multiage classrooms for the coming school...
Read moreBond financing proposed for Crozet Plaza, road to Parkside Village
Jun 24, 2017
As plans for downtown Crozet continue to come together, a developer is proposing Albemarle County use bonds to finance $4.72 million worth of infrastructure projects to support the area’s redevelopment. Frank Stoner, of Milestone Partners and Crozet New Town Associates, has been working to redevelop the 20-acre property formerly home to the J. Bruce Barnes Lumber Company into what he and...
Read moreWorld Peace Game camp teaches collaboration, lessons for the future
Jun 24, 2017
Tables and chairs made up a circle in the Murray High School gym. Thirty-two children sat, staring at each other, toes tapping, knees fidgeting. “Negotiations may begin now,” a voice said, as a bell began to ring. The children leaped out of their seats, running zig zags through the circle. “If you sign the peace treaty, I’ll take my troops out of your...
Read moreComputers for Kids partners with UVA, engineers a haunted house
Jun 23, 2017
The children enrolled in Computers4Kids’ Hauntings Smart House Camp were hard at work, building spooky sound boards and carving headstones from large chunks of foam. A bulletin board covered with drawings leaned against the wall. Headless people, falling ceilings, and flying demons were just a few of the depictions hung up, sketched in colorful markers. “I was hoping killer clowns could stay...
Read moreCommercial space for Old Trail continues to develop
Jun 23, 2017
Two new mixed-use buildings are in the works for Old Trail Village in Crozet, although plans for a larger building appear to have been delayed. Albemarle County staff offered feedback on plans for a nearly 28,000 square-foot building at a site plan review meeting on Thursday. The four-story building would be located to the southwest of the roundabout connecting Old Trail...
Read moreFirst Tee of the Virginia Blue Ridge: Teaching youth about golf and life
Jun 22, 2017
Jin Ellington has never played golf. Yet when she was looking to move to Charlottesville to be closer to family, the mother of two with a background in education and nonprofits stumbled across a job opening: Executive Director at The First Tee of the Virginia Blue Ridge. Ellington applied to the position and found herself in charge of a youth development...
Read moreThe Women's Initiative
Jun 22, 2017
Meet Your Nonprofit, a weekly profile of nonprofit organizations in our community, is brought to you by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Describe your nonprofit's mission. The Women’s Initiative provides vital mental health services for women regardless of ability to pay. Our mission is to provide women with effective counseling, social support and education so they can transform life challenges into positive...
Read moreVirginia transportation board approves Albemarle projects
Jun 21, 2017
Several new transportation projects in Albemarle County can move forward now that the Commonwealth Transportation Board has adopted its latest multiyear plan. At a meeting in Richmond this week, the CTB adopted an $18.6 billion, six-year program for road, bridge, rail and transit projects. That includes two roundabouts in Albemarle, a small connector road near Hollymead Town Center and the reconstruction...
Read moreAlamo Drafthouse Cinema Hard Hat Tour
Jun 21, 2017
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema provided a hard hat tour for local reporters. Co-owners Anthony Coco and Joseph Edwards answered questions and explained the Alamo Drafthouse movie-going experience. Alamo Drafthouse Charlottesville will open its doors to the public on Friday, July 21, 2017. >> Read more
Read moreAlamo Drafthouse Cinema to open next month
Jun 21, 2017
Moviegoers in Charlottesville will soon have another theater option, one that serves meals cooked from scratch in auditoriums that boast cutting-edge cinema technology. A spaceship will hang from the lobby’s ceiling, and the posters lining the walls will be vintage, sci-fi, and alien themed, from Turkey, Germany, and France. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is currently under construction, with ladders, partially unrolled...
Read moreBAR gets first look at plans for expanded Landmark Hotel
Jun 20, 2017
Design panel sees plan that includes additional stories The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review heard details Tuesday on how the developer of the Dewberry Charlottesville hotel plans to add more floors to what has been previously known as the Landmark Hotel. “They are proposing three additional stories or levels added above the two story section that fronts on the Downtown Mall,” said...
Read moreCouncil moves forward with creation of rental assistance program
Jun 20, 2017
The Charlottesville City Council agreed Monday to move forward with several steps to provide more affordable housing, including creation of a city-run rental assistance program to augment existing federal programs. “The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority is permitted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer up to 531 vouchers but we currently administer about 400,” said Grant...
Read moreThree independents fail to qualify for City Council ballot
Three independents for City Council who had announced their candidacy and filed paperwork will not be on the ballot this November.Nancy Carpenter, Clifford Hall and Dale Woodson had all launched…
Residents want more voice in city government as development continues
As Charlottesville citizens and officials review the Comprehensive Plan that guides planning within the city’s borders, many residents want local government to give a higher priority to their needs as…
Community members honored for service at EPOCH Awards
The ballroom at the DoubleTree Hotel was overflowing. Women in pink and green greeted each other, embracing and waving across the room. An announcement asked for seats to be taken…
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals seeks Wall Street investment while staying local
A small Charlottesville biopharmaceutical company recently was granted entry to the Nasdaq stock exchange. Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (DFFN) has attracted millions of dollars in private investment to develop cancer drugs from a…
UVa aims to expand squash facility, host world championships
The University of Virginia Foundation is planning to expand the squash facility at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in anticipation of the World Masters Squash Championships next year. Plans for a…
King Street zoning change approved by City Planning Commission
A change of zoning on King Street could lead to more business development in Fifeville, a Charlottesville neighborhood home to many University of Virginia employees. At Tuesday’s Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting…
Albemarle School Board considering new competitive market for teacher pay
A human resources consultant told the Albemarle County School Board last week that the salaries of the county’s teachers fared well in comparison to some of Virginia’s highest-performing school divisions. The…
Preschool symposium showcases regional collaboration, research
This week’s Symposium on High-Quality Preschool offered professional development opportunities and motivational words in support of expanding preschool access to all children in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Charlottesville schools Superintendent Rosa…
Albemarle to allow solar farms in rural areas
Albemarle County will allow solar farms in designated rural areas after the Board of Supervisors approved a zoning text amendment Wednesday. Albemarle’s zoning ordinance did not previously allow energy generation in…
Belmont Bridge Steering Committee endorses design elements
The Belmont Bridge Steering Committee weighed in on three key design elements for the bridge at their meeting Wednesday. They provided input on issues related to pedestrian circulation and access…
Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA
Meet Your Nonprofit, a weekly profile of nonprofit organizations in our community, is brought to you by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Describe your nonprofit's mission. The mission of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA…
Albemarle eyes public-private partnership for new government complex
As Albemarle ponders whether to move its judicial and administrative functions outside of Charlottesville’s borders, the county has hired a real estate and development firm to advise the Board of…
Albemarle development areas to receive equal neighborhood improvements funding
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors provided further direction for the allocation of funds to support small-scale projects in neighborhoods throughout the county at its meeting Wednesday night. The Neighborhood Improvements…
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