Changes to the Downtown Mall’s outdoor seating has sparked a feud among its business owners.

In the shadow of the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville’s warehouse district has undergone dramatic changes, but tenants say a critical need remains unmet

With seven high-rise towers, each containing residential and commercial units, slated to be built within blocks of the Downtown Mall, some city officials and developers are suggesting that the slumping economy could doom at least part of the proposed residential construction.

The Ash Lawn Opera Festival is vacating its home of the past three decades, relocating to the by-then-renovated Jefferson Theater on the Downtown Mall.

With the Downtown Mall renovation, there’s no turning back.

Plans for the Downtown Mall restoration, a $7.5 million overhaul slated to start in less than six months, could be set in stone tonight.

The space in the Charlottesville Community Design Center was packed to the brim Monday during a community meeting for the imminent overhaul of the Downtown Mall, a $7.5 million renovation that’s slated to begin in January.

City resident Sandy Natterer knows where she’s going to be tonight.

According to city officials, free wireless Internet service, or WiFi, is being considered as part of the $7.5 million Downtown Mall renovation slated to begin early next year.

Charlottesville officials have gotten the message about the pace and scope of the $7.5 million overhaul of the Downtown Mall: Keep it simple and get it done as fast as possible.

Charlottesville is expediting and consolidating the construction timeline for the Downtown Mall renovations in hopes of avoiding a prolonged overhaul that disrupts businesses and inconveniences shoppers.