Petition seeks changes to 5th Street to prevent further crashes
A petition created to demand changes to the physical character of 5th Street in Charlottesville now has over 1,300 signatures. Binta…
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Winter is Coming – Charlottesville Quarantine Report, Episode 48
This is the 48th episode of the Charlottesville Quarantine Report. I created this show the first weekend of the pandemic…
Council approves agreement for Friendship Court funding
Charlottesville City Council has endorsed an agreement that describes how a $5.5 million loan from the city to the Piedmont Housing…
New lighting coming at Moores Creek
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) is spending nearly $2 million on new lights at the Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment…
Council approves HUD-required recovery agreement for Charlottesville public housing
The Charlottesville City Council meeting on October 19, 2020 lasted until nearly midnight. When I began my reporting from it…
Public housing projects move forward after Council talks on CRHA financial sustainability, CCDC property tax liability
On October 19, 2020, Charlottesville City Council signaled they would approve a performance agreement for direct city investment of $3…
Regional Transit Partnership discuss fare-free, lessons from the pandemic
The pandemic has affected much of how the community functions, and has drastically affected how transit agencies get people around…
Two Pandemics, Two Centuries, One Town 1918 vs. 2020
The pandemic we’re in now is a historical echo of the so-called Spanish Flu outbreak of a hundred years ago….
Council to seek lower costs for West Main Streetscape through value engineering
An audio and written summary of Council’s September 30 work session on the $49 million project The current Charlottesville City…
Orlando fire official to be next Charlottesville chief
Charlottesville’s new fire chief will start on December 1 after wrapping up a long stint in central Florida. Dr. Hezedean Smith…