Emily Hays grew up in Charlottesville and graduated from Yale in 2016. She covers growth, development, and affordable living. Before writing for Charlottesville Tomorrow, she produced a podcast on education and caste in Maharashtra, India.
Some Albemarle County residents are worried that a new development might worsen the traffic congestion on their commute. But traffic experts say more housing might actually be part of the traffic solution. Plus, a conversation about whiteness and how...
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Hi! It’s Emily, your faithful real estate and urban planning reporter.
I have some personal news to announce: I’m moving to Connecticut to join the staff at another online news nonprofit, the New Haven Independent.
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The county’s Brookhill mixed-use development is about to take its next steps toward being move-in ready, and it’s being friendly to the spotted salamanders that already live there, too.
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The Space is part of a new-old Scottsville, a place that wants to grow as a job center while maintaining the character and small-town feel that residents love.
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A lot of people are burdened by the cost of housing in the Charlottesville area. Area median income is one of the tools that helps sort out which remedies are most effective for people of different income levels. Plus,...
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The lack of affordable housing in Charlottesville and Albemarle touches families across a wide range of incomes, from families that rely on a minimum wage job to households securely in the middle class.
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The key activities Foxfield is known for — horse racing and four-milers — can continue under a new agreement reached between the Foxfield Racing Association and the Albemarle Conservation Easement Authority.
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