Indivisible Charlottesville and Charlottesville Democratic Socialists to march on May 1
The event begins at noon on the Freedom of Speech on the Downtown Mall
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Charlottesville staff recommends no amendments to city’s homestay rules for now
For now, staff will continue to strengthen its monitoring of short term rentals to ensure compliance
Business leaders talk future of the Downtown Mall at CBIC event
A very brief summary of a discussion of one of the community’s assets
Charlottesville City Council gets briefing on Downtown Mall action
The 50th anniversary will be celebrated on July 3, 2026
State agency makes “Virginia Piedmont Region” official
The new boundaries correspond with an economic development group called Go Virginia Region 9.
Piedmont Pitch event taking applications through March 6 for spring competition
Entrepreneurs enter with a draft business plan
A look at the January 2026 Charlottesville retail report
The report is out-of-date but an interesting starting point for anyone wanting to do research about the current state of the Downtown Mall
Charlottesville’s Office of Economic Development releases annual report
The Office of Economic Development has five full-time employees and a budget of $805,521 in the FY2026 budget
No tax rate increases included in proposed $724M Albemarle budget for FY2027
County Executive Richardson said if the AstraZeneca announcement had not happened, he would have recommended a two cent increase on the property tax rate.
Albemarle Supervisors take action on Boulders Road project
The project first became known to the public in mid-November but Albemarle Supervisors did not discuss publicly until mid-February