Some research suggests that sales tanked by 26 percent in 2007—the worst sales year on record.

Look ahead when facing foreclosure Behind all the grim national foreclosure statistics are real people who need help.

On the national level, economic news continues to disappoint. Housing stumbles along, while prices surge on food and gas.

Calendar of events

Last week’s article explained the wrong-headed decisions behind the current tax-stimulus package, its deleterious effects on an already fragile economy, and how consumers delude themselves in the ways they spend the money.

Robert M. Blue, an Albemarle County native, has been promoted to senior vice president, public policy and corporate communications, at Dominion Virginia Power. Blue, previously vice president, state and federal affairs, will be responsible for state and federal government affairs, environmental programs, corporate communications, community affairs and philanthropy.

l The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Virginia and D.C. formally recognized the late James P. Towe CIC of Towe Insurance Services in Charlottesville for his pioneering efforts in promoting professional insurance agent education.

The information in Property Transfers is compiled from documents in the offices of the clerks of the circuit courts in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

It seemed like a can’t-miss tourist attraction that would pull in visitors to the nation’s capital: a new Madame Tussauds wax museum.

A Buckingham County slate quarry has sued the state, alleging harassment by state mine inspectors.

What will a redevelopment project mean for the venerable Crozet pizzeria?

Patients at the new Martha Jefferson Hospital will enter through a front entrance reminiscent of a two-story futuristic home, with large glass windows, chimneyesque stone towers and a slanted roof. Acres of parkland will surround the hospital.

Crozet Pizza has operated in downtown Crozet since 1977. As development plans take shape, patrons and employees worry about the fate of the restaurant.

Global warming fears have led to the cancellation or indefinite delay of dozens of proposed coal plants in recent months in almost every corner of the country. But with a few notable exceptions, the debate over coal’s role in global warming has had much less of an impact on development of new coal plants in the Southeast.

Residents in one of the largest developments in Albemarle County will soon be able to eat and work out closer to their homes, developers announced on Tuesday.

Residents in one of the largest developments in Albemarle County will soon be able to eat and work out closer to their homes, developers announced on Tuesday.