The Tom Tom Founders Festival continued its series of weekly innovation talks Wednesday with a panel discussion examining Charlottesville-based entrepreneurs working in the field of sustainability and sustainable design. “My interest was to bring a con... »
Opponents of the Meadow Creek Parkway had their day in federal court Wednesday to argue that the Federal Highway Administration unlawfully split the road into three segments in order to avoid full federal scrutiny of the project. “What the FHWA has don... »
The Albemarle Planning Commission has voted 4-2 to recommend zoning changes to facilitate the opening of more bed and breakfasts in the county’s rural areas. Albemarle’s zoning code currently allows property owners to open up to five rooms to overnight... »
The future plans for treating public drinking water dominated Tuesday’s meeting of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. However, the plan to introduce chloramines as a new disinfectant wasn’t even on the board’s meeting agenda. It was comments by two C... »
A task force convened to advise the Virginia Department of Transportation on the design of the Western Bypass of U.S. 29 has requested that the agency conduct a full public hearing on the roadway as part of an ongoing environmental assessment. “Public ... »
A project to realign the flow of a section of Charlottesville’s Meadow Creek is scheduled to begin later this spring after six years of planning. “We’re on the cusp of making this a reality,” Brian Daly, the director of Charlottesville’s Parks and Recr... »
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A chemical engineer with the firm Hazen and Sawyer briefed the Albemarle County Service Authority Thursday on the forthcoming use of chloramines to disinfect treated drinking water. “Chloramines have been in use since 1917 and we have a very long histo... »
The Albemarle County Service Authority’s board of directors had its first look Thursday at a proposed $28.2 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. “We’re seeing increases of less than 4 percent to our water and sewer rates, and that’s a... »
The University of Virginia launched its fourth Venture Summit on Thursday inside Old Cabell Hall on Central Grounds in an effort to connect faculty and students with venture capitalists and investment managers from around the country. “The goal of the ... »
A retired immigration attorney from Madison who opposes the community water supply plan made his first appearance in Albemarle County Circuit Court on Thursday. Stanton Braverman, who owns property in the city of Charlottesville, is challenging the Riv... »
The Tom Tom Founders Festival launched a series of weekly innovation talks Wednesday with a panel discussion examining “social entrepreneurs,” local people starting projects focused on social change. “The underlying idea [of the festival] is that Charl... »
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission continued its $1 million livability project Tuesday with a joint meeting of the Albemarle and Charlottesville Planning Commissions. “This project is based on the recognition that this is one community,”... »
The Virginia Department of Transportation has received seven bids from firms seeking to design and build the 6.2-mile Western Bypass of U.S. 29. However, the public will not be permitted to review the plans until a contract is awarded in June to the lo... »
Charlottesville city councilors and Albemarle County supervisors were briefed on Wednesday April 11 on the results of a targeted industry study commissioned by the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development. »
