The town operates on a $10 million budget funded largely by a heavy layer of taxes on individuals and businesses—real estate, personal property, sales and use, meals, transient occupancy, cigarettes, ...

A new “farm winery” is under construction in western Albemarle, one of more than two dozen of the popular agritourism destinations already studding the county. Dubbed Hillcrest Vineyard and Winery, ...

Photos by Deborah Murren A local history tent, where everyone can share stories and historical artifacts was organized by Carol Allen. Tommy Shannon, winner of the challenging Batesville 10k The ...

Augusta County wants a highway entrance that combines commercial development with a fitting welcome to the Valley; conservationists want to protect wildlife, the water supply, and open space; ...

Superfund site ready for limited use after $53 million cleanup It has been decades since four workers engulfed in flames fled the Greenwood Chemical Plant after highly volatile vapors exploded and ...

Albemarle County officials are exploring a public-private partnership to fund and build the Eastern Avenue Connector, a road and bridge that would link Eastern Ave. at Westhall Drive southward across ...

“ Why Crozet” is a long-running feature focusing on the many reasons why people move to Crozet, and why they stay here. We’ve found that it’s the people here who make the biggest difference in the ...

Militia groups in Virginia will tell you that a militia is not really something you have to join—if you’re between 16 and 55 and able-bodied, you already belong. Article 1, Section 13 of the Virginia ...

Fiesta Azteca has been open in its present location for only a year, but the popular family-owned restaurant is already thinking of ways to expand. Last year, family moved the business, then called ...

The 12 th annual Crozet Car Show will be held at Pollak Vineyards Saturday, September 20, with Sunday the 21 st as a rain date. The show will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Staging of ...

In 2010, after the town’s population had doubled in 10 years, the exhausted firemen, whose call rate had doubled too, gave up running the event. Crozet’s civic organizations combined to replace their ...

A new curriculum addressing issues of racial and gender equity was piloted for all grades at Henley Middle School this spring, and its content has galvanized both supporters and detractors among the ...