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Bad news for Virgil Goode?

Dirty defense contractor admits he gave illegal campaign contributions to Charlottesville\'s Republican Congressman

Collateral damage

Friendship Court residents roiled over police shooting

Spin city

Stuck in a "Milkshake" world, local DJs try to turn the beat around for a once-thriving rave scene

The Price is Right

What's real about Charlottesville's real estate crisis

It’s Capsaw’s world

Real estate mogal Coran Capshaw may not be the biggest developer in town, but he's the glitziest

Know Your Neighbor

Marketing firms make millions by putting us into prepackaged demographic profiles. So, Charlottesville: Who are you?

Identity

Charlottesville teacher Sharon Jones had excellent credit—until she discovered that a different Sharon Jones had...

Where credit is due

Charlottesville now has six payday loan centers. Are they "legal loan sharks" or much-needed financial bridges for...

Safety ‘Net

With conservative business plans supporting them, several local Web companies stay afloat after the crash.

Think outside the big box

Why build new when so many commercial sites remain vacant? Fourteen possibilities for the creative developer.