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U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says he'll continue to go after crack dealers like Reagan Richards, inset, CEO of the recently sentenced Belmont gang, but also notes, "We can't arrest our way out of this problem."

Belmont rocked: Neighborhood drug ring smashes stereotypes

With its trendy restaurants, remodeled houses, and close proximity to downtown, Belmont has enjoyed at least a decade as the hip district for Charlottesville's young professionals. It turns out that some of them were professional dealers in a substance not usually associate

No swinging cats

If you want to buy a house in Charlottesville on a shoestring budget, there’s really not much out there. Things are so bad that realtors are writing solicitation letters to homeowners pleading with them to sell. If your realtor is sending such a letter around with poor re

Hot in Belmont

PRICE: $229,900SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1,728 finished/570 unfinishedYEAR BUILT: 1900ADDRESS: 805 Belmont AvenueNEIGHBORHOOD: BelmontCURB APPEAL: 9 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Sonja Casero with Century 21/Albemarle Properties * 977-3033Belmont has become the hot real estate spot

Belmont birds: Stoney's to become Brown's

The news last week that Stoney's Grocery in Belmont had closed came as a shock, but it appears there's a silver lining. Long-time property owner Lawrence Burruss, who had been leasing the store to Charlottesville Police Sergeant Marc Brake and his wife, decided to put the w

Restaurants rising: Up in arms over Tolbert's noise law

The view from Bel Rio, home to much of the commotion. FILE P

More than groceries at Stoney's

Retired Charlottesville Police Community Service Officer Bobby Green cooks up comfort foods at Stoney's Grocery on Avon Street. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART Driving past Stoney's Grocery on Avon Street, you might assume the store is only what it appears to be: one of the many

Belmont streetscape through glass

Belmont was bustling on Tuesday, July 7, when this image was captured from the front table of Bel Rio restaurant.

Southern Crescent rising?

Is there too much late night noise and traffic in downtown Belmont? FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR When aspiring restaurateur Andrew Ewell first presented his plan for a French restaurant in Dow

Snap o' the Day: Looking out on Hogwaller

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Southern Crescent headed for Belmont?

A new French restaurant called Southern Crescent has been proposed for the already restaurant-heavy 800-block of Hinton Avenue in Belmont, but some citizens aren't so sure that's a good idea, according to an April 21 story and a May 4 story, both posted online by public bod