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Charlottesville Community Engagement — 768 episodes
Podcast for August 29, 2026: Opening of 2000 Holiday Drive as emergency shelter is result of three years of planning
Podcast for August 22, 2026: Four segments on Charlottesville’s efforts to provide an emergency homeless shelter
Podcast for August 8, 2026: Charlottesville City Council agrees to spend an additional $4 million to prepare office building for temporary shelter
Podcast for August 1, 2026: Charlottesville City Council briefed on transportation projects and four other recent stories
Podcast for July 25, 2026: Charlottesville City Council hears both support and opposition for upcoming removal of Free Bridge encampment
Podcast for July 18, 2026: Five out of six localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District to move forward with sales tax referendum
Podcast for July 11, 2026: An archive edition on planning for 2000 Holiday Drive
Podcast for June 27, 2026: Drought persists in Virginia, zoning listening session in Charlottesville, and a few more audio stories
Podcast for June 20, 2026: An update from Jaunt, sidewalk projects get VDOT funding, and several other recent stories
Podcast for June 13, 2026: Albemarle transportation, future buildings at UVA, and a few more stories
Podcast for June 6, 2026: Charlottesville Area Transit preparing for electric buses and commuter route from Buckingham tops preliminary list of priority projects
Podcast for May 30, 2026: Stories on Albemarle climate action, environmental review in Charlottesville, and the BAR gets a first look at student housing on West Main
Podcast for May 22, 2026: City Council gets updates on low-barrier shelter, current year's budget, and a pause on a sidewalk project
Podcast for May 16, 2026: Two stories on future homeless shelters, two stories on AC44, and five more on Charlottesville area government
May 5, 2026: Charlottesville City Council hears about the State of Homelessness but little about next steps for 2000 Holiday Drive
Podcast for May 1, 2026: A new non-profit for public housing, the history and future of CAT, Emily Couric Leadership Forum scholarships, and two stories from UVA
Podcast for April 24, 2026: A budget adoption in Albemarle, budget reallocations in Charlottesville, and City Manager Sanders gives an update
Podcast for April 17, 2026: Albemarle Supervisors find an additional $2 million for housing fund in FY2027 and four other stories
Podcast for April 10, 2026: 83 percent of this edition has to do with either Albemarle or Charlottesville’s FY27 budget
Podcast for April 3, 2026: Three Downtown Mall stories, two on transportation, and one on short term rental rules in Charlottesville
Podcast for March 30, 2026: Five stories about recent events including a briefing on a low barrier homeless shelter
Podcast for March 20, 2026: A glimpse into budget season in Albemarle County and Charlottesville
Podcast for March 16, 2026: Albemarle's budget public hearing, next steps for Albemarle zoning, and four other audio stories
Podcast for March 9, 2026: A look at Charlottesville’s FY27 budget and two future development projects
Podcast for March 2, 2026: Albemarle’s next budget, Greene’s next Supervisor, and what’s next for Windy Knoll?
Podcast for February 10, 2026: Charlottesville City Council contributes funds to Salvation Army shelter, Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, and helps close PACEM budget gap
Podcast for February 4, 2026: Charlottesville City Council gets a preview of the FY27 budget and other recent stories
Podcast for January 26, 2026: Charlottesville Planning Commission learns about tax abatement; Charlottesville City Council weighs in on student housing
January 22, 2026: Albemarle and Charlottesville preparing for winter storm
January 17, 2026: Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as Virginia’s 75th Governor
Podcast for January 17, 2026: Stories about an Albemarle development, one at UVA, personnel changes in Charlottesville, and direction on affordable housing
Podcast for January 13, 2026: Catching up with several stories to begin the year
Podcast for December 29, 2025: Audit reports in Albemarle and Charlottesville, and Council agrees to sell a cul-de-sac
Podcast for December 22, 2025: Charlottesville ends use of Flock Safety cameras and also transitions to AI-powered recognition software for public garage payment
Podcast for December 15, 2025: Two stories about transportation in Charlottesville and three on new buildings at the University of Virginia
Podcast for December 10, 2025: Perriello enters Fifth District race, Albemarle seeks funding for road extension, and Supervisors push back on a fourth county high school within five years
Podcast for December 5, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors seek additional funding for Smart Scale while City Council moves a streetscape project slightly forward
Podcast for November 29, 2025: First bills filed for Virginia General Assembly
Podcast for November 22, 2025: A transit story, one on Charlottesville's budget, and three from Albemarle County including an economic development update
Podcast for November 8, 2025: Election round-up, three stories from Charlottesville, and more!
Podcast for November 3, 2025: Virginia Senate approves first reference of redistricting amendment, MaKshya Tolbert reads two poems, and four other stories
October 29, 2025: The Virginia General Assembly has begun discussions of a Constitutional amendment to allow redrawing of Congressional maps to counter other states
Podcast for October 24, 2025: Five stories from Charlottesville City Council and one from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors
Podcast for October 18, 2025: Stories on high-tech jobs, UVA declining the Compact, Greene County bond ratings, and Charlottesville looks to settle the zoning lawsuit
Podcast for October 15, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors to hold public hearing for AC44 tonight with adoption expected
Podcast for October 10, 2025: AstraZeneca's $4.5 billion investment, Albemarle's Comprehensive Plan, and Charlottesville Council considers $6.3 million in surplus money for homeless
September 30, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on climate action initiatives, FY2026 spending
Podcast for September 26, 2025: Three stories on Albemarle's future land use, one on the Manning Institute of Biotechnology, and Charlottesville prepares for floods
Podcast for September 19, 2025: City Manager Sanders on efforts to help those without a home, UVA to hand over Oak Lawn, and Albemarle's PC wants more details on rezoning at U.S. 29 / I-64
Podcast for September 15, 2025: Several stories from UVA Board of Visitors' meeting, Greene County, and Albemarle gets an update on Shenandoah National Park
Podcast for September 5, 2025: Charlottesville City Council briefed on anti-camping ordinance while many audience members heckle
Podcast for August 30, 2025: City Council to take up camping and storage ban; Virginia Senate panel fails to confirm four appointees to UVA Board of Visitors
Podcast for August 22, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors adopt an economic development strategic plan
Podcast for August 15, 2025: Charlottesville zoning, transit funding, Free Bridge Lane stays car-free, and CRHA's Board meets with City Council
Podcast for August 8, 2025: Interim UVA president, school zone cameras, Charlottesville fireworks enforcement, and more stories about the community
Podcast for August 2, 2025: Developing Albemarle County's next economic development strategic plan
Podcast for July 25, 2025: Audio stories on Charlottesville zoning, budget scenarios for expanded transit, and implementing Albemarle’s next Comprehensive Plan
Podcast for July 11, 2025: Five radio stories from Charlottesville and one from Albemarle
Podcast for July 5, 2025: Naturalization ceremony held at Monticello for 74 new citizens; Hundreds protest Ryan’s ouster at UVA
Podcast for June 20, 2025: Several stories from Charlottesville City Council's second meeting in June
Podcast for June 14, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors get briefing on economic development, cost of county services
Podcast for June 7, 2025: City Manager Sanders addresses recent issues; Albemarle Supervisors deny request to fill in the floodplain
Podcast for May 31, 2025: Free Enterprise Forum holds candidate forums for Jack Jouett District, Charlottesville City Council
Podcast for May 25, 2025: City Council candidate forum, Sanders explains how he wants to spend $5.4 million from surplus, and an important day at the BZA
Podcast for May 16, 2025: Leaders of Albemarle, Charlottesville, and UVA talk collaboration and innovation at Tom Tom Festival
Podcast for May 9, 2025: Four stories on transportation, one on water, and Council agrees to allow a building on Chancellor Street to come down
Podcast for May 2, 2025: Albemarle’s final budget public hearing, a contested Samuel Miller District race, and Charlottesville schools contingently approved to acquire shuttered federal training site
Podcast for April 25, 2025: Affordable housing in Charlottesville and a narrow vote in favor of filling in floodplain for a commercial building in the Woolen Mills
Podcast for April 18, 2025: Two stories on Charlottesville City Council's adoption of a budget for FY26
Podcast for April 11, 2025: A look ahead to upcoming elections, coverage of Albemarle's budget, and City Council will contribute $100,000 to improving access to the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial
Podcast for April 4, 2025: Seven stories from this week’s meeting of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Podcast for March 28, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors learn about end of EPA grant, potential threats to housing vouchers; Charlottesville approves 5 out of 6 requests for housing funds
Podcast for March 21, 2025: An introduction to Charlottesville’s proposed budget for FY26, many speak at the first public hearing for Albemarle’s budget
Podcast for March 14, 2025: Multiple stories from the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors meeting
Podcast for March 6, 2025: A Congressman's town hall, a City Council's feedback on trash, and two stories about transportation
Podcast for February 28, 2025: Emergency House of Delegates Committee learns of impact of federal cuts, a tale of two counties as recommended in Albemarle and Fluvanna budgets
Podcast for February 22, 2025: Local elections, Charlottesville finances, UVA student housing, and more
Podcast for February 8, 2025: Two briefings from Charlottesville's police chief, Black History Month, a new Albemarle department head, and a request for a property tax rate increase
Podcast for February 1, 2025: Four stories about Charlottesville including a look at FY26 budget preparations, an update on bird flu from UVA Health, and a look at the Broadway Blueprint
Podcast for January 27, 2025: Catching up with Charlottesville budget prep, a look at the city's parks and rec plan, and three Constitutional amendments pass the Senate
Podcast for January 20, 2025: MLK proclamation for Riverview Farm, Albemarle property assessments, local leadership stories, and a request on biosolids
Podcast for January 14, 2025: Governor Youngkin addresses General Assembly, an AC44 work session, and the BAR seeks a new design for affordable housing project
Podcast for December 23, 2024: Youngkin's economic enthusiasm, three stories about Charlottesville's budget, a new sidewalk, and a new health care clinic
Podcast for December 16, 2024: Albemarle joins RTA, Charlottesville PC gets NDS update, and Council gets its second budget briefing
Podcast for December 7, 2024: $20 million gift for UVA Data Science, Louisa Supervisors support cost of household hazardous waste days, and UVA Buildings and Grounds approves a garage and new dorms
Podcast for November 30, 2024: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on five-year financial forecast, UVA Foundation seeks firms to build 600 units at North Fork, and four other stories
Podcast for November 23, 2024: Albemarle Supervisors on efficiency of county’s development areas, Charlottesville City Council gets a budget briefing and two other stories
Podcast for November 16, 2024: Charlottesville City Council gets transportation briefing and five other audio stories from the past week
Podcast for November 9, 2024: Sales and lodging tax collections lower than expected in Charlottesville, Elliott Avenue crosswalk request, and Albemarle's HART wins an award
Podcast edition for November 2, 2024: Albemarle PC discusses how to get more residential density during AC44 discussion and City Manager Sam Sanders tells Council about portable restrooms
Podcast for October 23, 2024: Sam Sanders on community interventions, Albemarle Supervisors on growth management policy, and the city is paying more for parking
Podcast for October 17, 2024: Long Bridge expansion, CAT service changes begin on November 9 and Albemarle's Comprehensive Plan
Podcast for October 7, 2024: Charlottesville Planning Commission discusses new zoning, capital budget; UVA building 2,000 new beds for second-years
Podcast for September 28, 2024: Albemarle’s SPEAR, Charlottesville seeks traffic management system and a trash study, and the CRHA buys three properties
Podcast for September 20, 2024: Charlottesville budget prep, new Albemarle schools, an AC44 update, UVA fundraising, and a new NDS director in the city
Podcast for September 12, 2024: SPCA seeks more funding from Albemarle and Charlottesville, an update on a homeless plan update, a water supply plan briefing, and the city needs a new attorney
Podcast for September 7, 2024: Local delegation takes trip to Champaign-Urbana to learn about how transit system there uses hydrogen
Podcast for August 31, 2024: $750K in tax rebates for Home Depot, rezoning for 203 housing units at Granger property, and traffic fatalities are up so far this decade
Podcast for August 26, 2024: Ranked choice voting in Albemarle, updates on residential density in Charlottesville, and a meeting is coming up soon for Pantops road improvements
Podcast for August 23, 2024: VDOT eliminates left turns at Hydraulic/29 and updates from Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders
Podcast for August 17, 2024: Council approves parkland purchase for Meadows neighborhood; Albemarle briefed on Eastern Avenue procurement
Podcast for August 8, 2024: Charlottesville City Council agrees on $8.7 million for Carlton purchase, enhanced housing investigations, and increased salaries for future counterparts
Podcast for August 3, 2024: Stories on Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan, development on Alderman Road, Monday's public hearing for Council salary increase, and more!
Podcast for July 27, 2024: Carlton counter-offer, disappointment at Albemarle Planning Commission, and three stories from the TJPDC
July 18, 2024: Charlottesville City Council briefed on progress toward climate action goals
July 17, 2024: Charlottesville Area Transit begins FY25 with a boost, while work continues toward a regional transit authority
July 16, 2024: Albemarle County planning staff explain changes to AC44 process; City Manager Sanders looks back at first year
Podcast for July 12, 2024: New names for Charlottesville schools, Parks and Recreation month, small nuclear reactors, and tracking transportation projects in Albemarle
July 4, 2024: Fluvanna Supervisors agree to Lafayette Trail marker in Columbia; Fireworks safety tips from UVA
Podcast for July 3, 2024: Two major Charlottesville projects move forward, Chief Kochis appears before Council, five new BOV members, and the city seeks dismissal of suit against zoning code
Podcast for June 23, 2024: Social equity, stormwater, fighting Alzheimer's at UVA, and regional economic development
Podcast for June 19, 2024: Juneteenth, Smart Scale, 5th District election results, and UVA panel approves changes to major capital plan
Podcast for June 15, 2024: City Councilors take trip to Champaign-Urbana to inspect hydrogen production for public transit
Podcast edition for June 8, 2024: UVA Board of Visitors highlights, Fifth District candidate forum, and more
Podcast edition for May 25, 2024: City transportation planners make their case for public trust; CAT strategic plan; UVA to build 2,000 beds for second-year students
May 11, 2024 podcast: Premier Circle funding, region economic development, Charlottesville tourism funding, and it is Older Americans Month
May 8, 2024 podcast: UVA Town Hall, Louisa restores PVCC funding, Albemarle adopts budget, and the Green Olive Tree
May 4, 2024 podcast: Louisa County adopts a budget without funding for PVCC; Albemarle pursues rezoning for defense and research campus outside Rivanna Station
April 20, 2024: Nine audio versions of stories from this week’s newsletter
April 1, 2024: Group plans to hold rally at City Hall in favor of ceasefire resolution; Council to hold first reading of $251M budget for FY25
Podcast for March 30, 2024: Albemarle Supervisors advertise personal property tax rate increase; Charlottesville responds to zoning code lawsuit
March 26, 2024: Podcast edition with segments on Charlottesville's Vibrant Community Fund, the CityHealth Dashboard, and payments UVA makes to Albemarle County
March 20, 2024: Podcast version of most of the last two newsletters
March 18, 2024: More Charlottesville employees agree to unionize; Governor Youngkin vetoes bill to allow bans on sale of English ivy
March 14, 2024: Staff developing by-laws for future regional transit authority; Council agrees to staff recommendations on alternative fuels pilot
March 6, 2024: Sanders recommends $251M FY25 budget based on two-cent real property tax increase
March 5, 2024: Public has three days left to weigh in on Barracks Road Projects
March 4, 2024: City's transit union asks Council to consider ending contract with Jaunt for paratransit services
March 1, 2024: Belmont Bridge construction to be completed under emergency contract
February 28, 2024: Charlottesville to respond to lawsuit seeking dismissal of zoning code
February 24, 2024: Details from VDOT on work expected for four projects at Hydraulic Road at U.S. 29
February 21, 2024: Richardson unveils $629M Albemarle budget for FY25 with no tax rate increases anticipated
February 20, 2024: TJPDC gets support for road safety planning from Supervisors in Greene and Nelson
February 16, 2024: RWSA completes installation of temporary pump station
February 14, 2024: After one week, Lyons is out as Charlottesville's deputy city manager
February 13, 2024: Sanders puts decarbonization study on pause; Council to hold another work session on CAT fuels
February 8, 2024: Council approves city’s purchase above-market purchase of CRHA-owned property
February 6, 2024: Councilors float potential real property tax rate increase to cover cost of raising employee salaries to market rate
February 5, 2024: CAAR report documents continuing slowdown of area housing market
February 2, 2024: UVA working group releases report on violence prevention; VDOT taking input on Plank Road through truck restrictions
January 31, 2024: CRHA to purchase Downtown Mall building for new headquarters; Charlottesville assessments up 5 percent
January 29, 2024: Louisa's population has grown 7.5 percent since 2020 while Charlottesville's rate is relatively flat
January 26, 2024: Albemarle assessments up 4.07 percent in 2024; Hollymead boil notice still in effect
January 23, 2024: CAT director makes pitch for testing two alternative sources of fuel for future bus purchases
January 19, 2024: Lawsuit claims Charlottesville failed to plan for density increase so zoning code invalid
January 16, 2024: Albemarle approves funding for two affordable housing projects
January 12, 2024: Two top UVA land use officials named as chair and vice chair of Albemarle Planning Commission
January 9, 2024: Charlottesville Schools providing bus rides to all eligible students; Monticello to buy Michie Tavern
January 8, 2024: UVA infectious disease expert provides updates on COVID, other viruses
January 5, 2024: Charlottesville police respond to armed individual in Belmont; Adams remains Louisa BOS chair
January 3, 2024: Andrews becomes Chair of Albemarle Board of Supervisors; Councilor Oschrin introduces herself
January 2, 2024: Juandiego Wade is Charlottesville's next mayor; UVA panel briefed on plans for new student housing at Darden
Look Back for December 27, 2023: Early March through Mid-June
December 19, 2023: Preservation Piedmont honors Charlottesville for project to locate unmarked graves in Pen Park; Council honors Puryear
December 18, 2023: Split Council agrees to maximum building size in Residential-A districts; Vote expected tonight for new zoning code
December 14, 2023: City Council makes some decisions but takes no vote at Development Code work session
December 13, 2023: Council to decide remaining items in Charlottesville Development Code at work session tonight
December 11, 2023: Council agrees to raising of water levels at Ragged Mountain Reservoir
December 8, 2023: Charlottesville PC briefed on $136M five-year capital improvement plan
December 6, 2023: Charlottesville anticipates $21M surplus for FY23
December 5, 2023: Councilors agree to limit by-right height in entrance corridors while new guidelines are written
November 30, 2023: A snapshot of planning for more transit in Albemarle and Charlottesville
November 28, 2023: A majority of City Council supports elimination of parking requirements in new Charlottesville zoning code
November 27, 2023: Stonefield owners file for rezoning amendment for potential Tesla sales center
November 22, 2023: Albemarle Planning Commission urges realism in AC44 housing goals
November 17, 2023: CHS closes today due to lack of staff; Albemarle issues outdoor burn ban
November 16, 2023: Outdoor burn bans now in place in Greene, Nelson and Louisa; McGuire challenging Good for House seat
November 15, 2023: Northrop Grumman adding 300 jobs in Waynesboro; UVA construction update
November 13, 2023: Albemarle continues to seek input on AC44 goals and objectives
November 11, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors mark Veterans Day; Charlottesville preparing for more Downtown Mall tree work
November 7, 2023: Albemarle encourages people to avoid outdoor burning; Sanders hints at city investment in Premier Circle
November 6, 2023: CAAR reports home prices continue to increase in market with decreasing inventory
November 2, 2023: Charlottesville to buy floodplain land for $5.9 million, halting plans for 245 units
November 1, 2023: Spillman leads Bryce in fundraising in first 26 days of October, with $40K coming from one donor
October 30, 2023: MicroCAT launches with services to Places29-North and Pantops
October 20, 2023: UVA buys Fifeville property for $3.5M; Albemarle Supervisors briefed on transportation priority list
October 17, 2023: Albemarle At-Large School Board race on track to be county's most expensive
October 16, 2023: VDOT in right of way phase for Library Avenue extension in Crozet
October 14, 2023: Public hearing set for UVA Foundation's rezoning request for up to 1,400 homes at North Fork Discovery Park
October 12, 2023: Charlottesville Planning Commission discuss new overlay district in penultimate deliberations
Greene County Supervisors briefed on White Run reservoir project, potential phasing for financial reasons
October 5, 2023: Sanders lays out homeless intervention strategy, defends decision to waive closing time at Market Street
October 4, 2023: Rezoning filed for 500 units in Hollymead; Rezoning amendment filed for part of the RST property next door
October 3, 2023: Five of six Planning Commissioners spend three hours suggesting changes to development code
September 29, 2023: Chief Kochis refutes claims of police brutality in Market Street Park incidents
September 27, 2023: City Council briefed on CRHA's plan for sustainability including a $15 million request for funding for Westhaven redevelopment
September 26, 2023: A discussion of anti-displacement measures in Charlottesville; New design for UVA Center for Politics
September 20, 2023: UVA Buildings and Grounds Committee reviews three projects at Fontaine Research Park
September 16, 2023: Spillman outraises Bryce in latest campaign finance period; Council candidates raise $50
September 15, 2023: Charlottesville PC recommends approval of taller, denser building at 1709 JPA; City police considering use of license plate readers
September 14, 2023: Mitchell takes over as chair of the Charlottesville Planning Commission
September 7, 2023: Greene County imposes restrictions on municipal water use; Charlottesville sale of West Main sliver is on hold
September 6, 2023: Council adopts framework for strategic plan for Charlottesville “to be a place where everyone thrives”
September 5, 2023: Should there be more official Crossroads Communities in Albemarle?
August 30, 2023: Amazon to invest $11 billion in Louisa for data center; Homestays get a reprieve for now from elimination in Charlottesville zoning
August 29, 2023: Albemarle PC appears reluctant to map future growth area expansion areas in detail
August 23, 2023: Affordability manual for Charlottesville's Development Code now available for review
August 22, 2023: Piedmont Housing Alliance selected to develop Piedmont site at UVA; SELC files suit to keep Virginia in RGGI
August 17, 2023: Charlottesville Area Transit's governing body weighs in on transit governance study
August 15, 2023: Charlottesville's complete draft zoning code is available for review; would increase density across city, but height scaled back in residential neighborhoods
August 14, 2023: Planning Commission finds portions of floodplain apartment project to be inconsistent with Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan
August 10, 2023: Three area police chiefs give an update on public safety issues
August 8, 2023: Sanders names former Front Royal manager as new deputy, weighs in on Dairy Market Phase 3
August 4, 2023: UVA responds to Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action; Albemarle awards $100K in climate action grants
August 2, 2023: Council learns more about ongoing study of fuel alternatives for Charlottesville Area Transit
July 31, 2023: Commercial uses in Charlottesville's residential neighborhoods discussed at zoning work session
July 25, 2023: Albemarle master plan groups offer thoughts on growth area expansion
July 21, 2023: Charlottesville projecting $12.7M revenue surplus for FY23; U.S. House budget slashes Amtrak funding
July 17, 2023: Search for Charlottesville Fire chief continues; Several anecdotes from recent city meeting
July 14, 2023: A quick primer on the long-range transportation plan
July 12, 2023: Sanders gets nod to be Charlottesville’s permanent City Manager; Third phase planned for Dairy Market
July 10, 2023: Cell tower policies under review in Albemarle; RWSA halts production at one plant due to PFAS
July 5, 2023: Rogers withdraws from Charlottesville City Manager search; CAT seeks input for its strategic plan
July 4, 2023: UVA panel approves design for Karsh Institute for Democracy that includes some brick; District Avenue roundabout funded
July 3, 2023: Council and PC spend nearly four hours reviewing and revising draft zoning map
June 30, 2023: Latest survey results out for Albemarle's Comprehensive Plan
June 22, 2023: Mitchell and Stolzenberg to serve four more years on Charlottesville PC
June 21, 2023: Deeds, Callsen, and Laufer win in Democratic primary races
June 20, 2023: Harvey in House District 55 race as Republican; Albemarle Supervisors briefed on due dilligence for $58M land purchase
June 18, 2023: A first look at UVA’s next master plan; a last look at campaign finance reports before Tuesday’s primary
June 7, 2023: Groundbreaking held for joint General District Court; Council holds first reading of FY24 utility rates
June 6, 2023: New vacancy opens up on Charlottesville PC; UVA Health to expand Zion Crossroads clinic
June 5, 2023: New name in works for Buford Middle School; Karsh Institute for Democracy gets another $15M
May 30, 2023: Albemarle Planning Commission looks through Equity/Climate Actions lens
May 28, 2023: Grand jury makes indictments in two recent Charlottesville shootings
May 24, 2023: Albemarle to purchase 462 acres next to Rivanna Station in bid to keep it from leaving
May 23, 2023: Council briefed on plan for more inclusive economic development; Stay out of Meade Creek
May 22, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors may acquire land this week; Council candidates introduce themselves to Greenbrier Neighborhood Association
May 17, 2023: Only one candidate so far for four seats on Charlottesville School Board
May 12, 2023: Democratic Council candidates answer questions on housing; Greene County hires news administrator
May 10, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors learn of $1.2B economic impact of defense sector; LUEPC committee considers changes
May 8, 2023: Albemarle to join Region 10 opioid initiative; McGuire gets GOP nomination for Senate District 10
May 3, 2023: CAAR reports a slow start to real estate market this year; Cost estimate for Stribling Avenue sidewalk increases
May 2, 2023: Charlottesville City Council returns to in-person meetings; More transportation projects in the city could be canceled
April 29, 2023: Discussion continues on Charlottesville's future zoning: Market-rate units in "double density?"
April 26, 2023: Albemarle County moving ahead with plans to upgrade athletic fields at Darden-Towe; No ranked-choice voting in Albemarle until 2025
April 25, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors want new work session to craft affordable dwelling ordinance
April 19, 2023: Council agrees to give $5M to CRHA to purchase 74 affordable units; Former Newark cop to head Charlottesville's police oversight board
April 18, 2023: Deeds raises most among candidates in area primary races; Charlottesville on track for $10.4M surplus for FY23
April 17, 2023: Details on CRHA's Dogwood purchase before tonight's Council vote; A list of pending lawsuits against Council
April 13, 2023: More details about UVA's concerns about funded improvements at Fontaine / U.S. 29; More time given for transit firms to bid on Albemarle pilot
April 12, 2023: New plans for Fontaine Avenue interchange critiqued for not meeting long-term needs; Council adopts $230.4M budget for FY24
April 11, 2023: Councilors and Planning Commissioners push back on continued presence of option to pay into fund to avoid building affordable units in new Charlottesville zoning
April 10, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors learn more about what's in funding requests for transit agencies; Charlottesville to increase fees for building permits
April 6, 2023: Home Depot to build new store at former Sears location; UVA planning to build housing for second-year students
April 5, 2023: Charlottesville budget for FY24 increased by $1.4M to $227.7M; Nielsen Construction awarded bid to renovate and expand Buford Middle School
April 4, 2023: Oschrin enters City Council race; Charlottesville close to dropping COVID restrictions on city meetings
Albemarle Community Engagement: Albemarle won't annex land at this time
March 29, 2023: Second set of draft zoning rules for Charlottesville released; Council briefed on CRHA's sustainability plans
March 27, 2023: CvilleBioHub gets $100,000 in state grant for CvilleBioLab; Information about two future buildings in Charlottesville
March 24, 2023: Third candidate emerges in race for Rivanna District Supervisor; Charlottesville studying ways to get out of natural gas business
March 21, 2023: Bids for Buford Middle School renovation are in; Charlottesville reforming transportation planning
March 18, 2023: Elliewood Avenue shooting kills 26-year-old Charlottesville man; A review of what's happening in "Area B" sections of the community
March 16, 2023: Cooper changes candidacy to Charlottesville City Council; Departments heads address Council at budget work session
March 15, 2023: UVA expert reflects on three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began; Albemarle Supervisors comb through FY24 budget
March 9, 2023; Multiple arrests made in recent gun violence incidents; Rykal files to run for Supervisor in Albemarle's White Hall District
March 8, 2023: Charlottesville approves new precinct boundaries; Rogers addresses gun violence, potential solutions
March 6, 2023: Sunshine Market shooting leaves one dead; Biscuit Run Park work to begin this week
March 3, 2023: UVA panel endorses design concept for new Biotechnology Institute, expanded Center for Politics; Albemarle to move forward with planning for a car-free Free Bridge Lane
March 2, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors unanimously approve 525-unit Old Ivy Residences project
March 1, 2023: Police fatally shoot suspect near U.S. 250/29 interchange at Hydraulic; Snook running for second term on Charlottesville City Council
February 25, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors presented with $551.5M budget with no tax rate increases; UVA Foundation to add outdoor event space at Birdwood
February 22, 2023: Council elects Puryear to replace Magill through rest of 2023; Planning Commission provides questions for next week's zoning work session
February 21, 2023: Mallek to run for fifth term for White Hall seat in Albemarle; Council to take final action on $500K for BEACON kitchen
February 17, 2023: Nelson County Supervisors briefed on Route 151 study; LaPisto-Kirtley running for re-election but may face an independent candidate in November
February 15, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on utility connection rebate program for affordable housing; UVA selects five groups to submit proposals
February 14, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors learn more about how Charlottesville Area Transit will run microtransit pilot
February 8, 2023: Three out of four Councilors not willing to raise real property tax rate this year; City advertises bids for Buford Middle renovation
February 6, 2023: UVA Health releases ten-year strategic plan and plans to build biotech research center at Fontaine Research Park
February 4, 2023: City releases new zoning map to guide Charlottesville to a denser future
February 2, 2023: Council selects six applicants for shortlist for replacement member; Albemarle Supervisors commemorate Black History Month
February 1, 2023: TJPDC wins $857K grant to developer regional road safety plan; City staff describe how budgets are made at public forum
January 31, 2023: Council has 20 applicants for open seat; Regional population up 2.5 percent since 2020 Census
January 30, 2023: Charlottesville assessment increase by an average of 12.33 percent; Fewer vacant storefronts across the city
January 25, 2023: Eight people seek open slot on City Council; Cromwell leaving as Chamber of Commerce CEO
January 24, 2023: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on Phase 2 of Comprehensive Plan review; Albemarle EDA learns more about PS-Fertility jobs
January 20, 2023: Another former Charlottesville Mayor enters House District 54 race; Driver charged with recklessness in incident that killed pedestrian on Ivy Road
January 18, 2023: Three Albemarle projects and one in Nelson recommended for Smart Scale funding; Campaign finance reports are in for second half of 2022
January 17, 2023: Albemarle and Louisa both awarded state funds for site-readiness projects; Charlottesville Council to begin public reprecincting process tonight
January 13, 2023: Albemarle property assessment hit record high in 2023 with 13.46 percent increase; Botanical Garden of the Piedmont endorsed by Planning Commission
January 11, 2023: Herring is new chair of Greene Board of Supervisors; Rutherford retains gavel for second year in Nelson
January 10, 2023: Charlottesville City Council extends Veo's contract for scooters, allows preliminary work for nine-story building on Ivy Road
January 9, 2023: New lease for McGuffey Arts Center to usher in new era of rental accountability for Charlottesville's public tenants
January 6, 2023: Former Charlottesville Mayor enters race for House District 54; Move2Health Equity briefs Council on ideas for mobility planning
January 4, 2023: Magill resigns from Council; Applications to be a replacement will be due January 30
January 3, 2023: City parks panel gets update on Meadow Creek Trail; Interim City Attorney named
December 31, 2022: New candidates emerge for Albemarle School Board, House District 54; Council seeks slightly more funding for Vibrant Community Fund process
December 29, 2022: Albemarle County PC briefed on zoning rewrite; Virginia awards local foods funds to Albemarle turkey farm, BEACON, Nelson County orchards
December 22, 2022: Delegate Hudson chats housing legislation and bottlenecks with Regional Housing Partnership
December 20, 2022: Charlottesville City Attorney departing this month; Arrests made in 14th Street NW shooting
December 19, 2022: A brief update on Charlottesville's zoning code rewrite; Twenty percent of city staff failed recent phishing campaign
December 15, 2022: New plans submitted for East High apartment complex; Champion lays off ten as new distribution scheme is announced
December 13, 2022: Delegate Ronnie Campbell dies; UVA land use panel debates lack of brick in Karsh design
December 12, 2022: Callsen files paperwork to run in House District 54; Albemarle elected officials continue discussion on school capital funding
December 9, 2022: Albemarle County Public Schools present $318M five-year request to Board of Supervisors; Climate Action Plan to become part of city Comprehensive Plan
December 8, 2022: Mount View Baptist apartments to proceed to final Council vote; UVA Committee to review $75M Olympic center
December 6, 2022: Warrenton’s police chief to be top cop in Charlottesville; new names coming for Clark, Venable schools
December 5, 2022: Charlottesville's draft CIP anticipates nearly $100M in revenues for FY24; Deeds, Hudson appear at UVA legislative forum
December 2, 2022: Unreleased VDOT study leads to Albemarle Planning Commission denial of rezoning on Old Ivy Road
November 30, 2022: Charlottesville to hold new public hearing on Comprehensive Plan; Police chief finalists appear at PCOB forum
November 28, 2022: Pruitt announces bid for Democratic nomination for Scottsville seat on Albemarle Board; Osborne seeks second School Board term
November 25, 2022: Ranked choice voting not likely in Albemarle in 2023; Charlottesville wants you to serve on a Board or Commission
November 21, 2022: Hudson launches bid for Virginia Senate, will face Deeds in primary; Jefferson Scholars Foundation pays $4.3 million for 209 Maury Avenue
November 17, 2022: Council briefed on changes to Charlottesville's Human Rights Commission; UVA to seek external review on handling of shooting suspect
November 15, 2022: Delegate Hudson explains ranked-choice voting to Albemarle Supervisors; UVA Health urges caution with respiratory disease widely circulating
UVA football players identified as victims in three shooting murders; suspect now in custody
November 11, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors mark Veterans' Day; City Council discusses gun violence
November 8, 2022: A look ahead to the 2023 election; Albemarle Supervisors discuss virtual meetings with area legislators
November 7, 2022: Arrest made in East High hit and run of cyclist; JPA-area residents file suit against Charlottesville over permit for seven-story building
November 5, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors approve $200K in funding for Premier Circle shelter; Fifth District candidates on taxation
November 3, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors approve Southwood's second phase; Good and Throneburg answer Chamber question about national security and the local economy
November 2, 2022: CAAR reports lower home sales, higher home prices; Regional Transit Vision Plan nearing completion
November 1, 2022: Charlottesville provides critical comments for 245-unit Rivanna River apartment complex; Albemarle PC indicates support for larger building on U.S. 29
October 28, 2022: Latest "Orange Dot Report" published to track number of families who struggle to make ends meet; Virginia Supreme Court upholds Dominion cap-and-trade surcharge
October 27, 2022: WillowTree sold to Canadian company for $1.225 billion; Virginia transportation officials briefed on reasons for higher construction estimates
October 26, 2022: Charlottesville City Council debates whether additional density should be allowed for "deeply affordable" projects; Albemarle Supervisors adopt Strategic Plan goals
October 25, 2022: Design still underway for entrance to Biscuit Run Park; Council poised to approve $200K to keep Premier Circle shelter open until end of next April
October 24, 2022: Center for Politics forum explores threats to U.S. democracy; Albemarle Supervisors seek power to hold sales tax referendum
October 20, 2022: Charlottesville City Council takes action on transient tax changes, procurement guidelines; considers rent for nonprofit, $700K for replacement fuel storage tank
October 19, 2022: Louisa Planning Commission recommends rezoning for Lake Anna resort, but stalemates on taller residential buildings
October 17, 2022: Throneburg outraises Good in latest campaign reports; Charlottesville lays out opportunities for affordable housing initiatives
October 13, 2022: Charlottesville seeking input on draft Climate Action Plan, firm to conduct strategic plan; LUEPC briefed on Fifth Street project planning
October 12, 2022: City's EDA to rent York Place bathrooms for public use; Closing and opening movies announced for 35th Virginia Film Festival
October 11, 2022: Good and Throneburg to appear at October 26 campaign forum; Climate Action Plan reviewed by Charlottesville City Council
October 6, 2022: Albemarle PC discusses framework for "equitable and resilient" Comprehensive Plan; More details on Hillsdale Place development
October 4, 2022: Charlottesville bus drivers to get pay increase in order drivers back to work; Council, PC provide direction on zoning rewrite
September 30, 2022: No information on Stribling Avenue improvements at Fry's Spring site plan meeting; Albemarle wants community input on strategic plan draft
September 28, 2022: Greene County administrator resigns to take school job; Rivanna River conference to focus on solar land use practices, environmental justice
September 27, 2022: Plans filed for 245 apartments to be built on floodplain along Rivanna River; UVA committee discusses replacing coal power for supplemental heat
September 23, 2022: Council approves JPA project after developer doubles affordable housing contribution to $1 million; Speed limits on Cherry Avenue will be reduced
September 22, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors express support for Southwood rezoning, but defer vote to resolve remaining issues
September 20, 2022: Darden Business School planning to build housing for some students; 30-day public comment period for Youngkin's reversal of transgender policy begins Monday
September 16, 2022: Chief Longo appears before UVA committee to discuss what's not been done since 2017 public safety audit
September 15, 2022: Plane crash in Batesville; Rail strike averted; What races are up in Election 2023?
September 13, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors to seek legislation to allow virtual advisory board meetings; UVA "Great and Good" plan turns three
September 12, 2022: Privately-owned tourism office opens on Downtown Mall; Albemarle to take part in Safe Streets grant after all
September 7, 2022: Former Councilor Bellamy appointed to public housing board; Special election looming for Virginia House of Delegates
September 6, 2022: Final day to submit comment on city's zoning rewrite process; Developer seeks rezoning of former Scottsville tire factory for 205 loft units
September 2, 2022: Inflation escalates cost estimate for Buford expansion and school reconfiguration; MPO eliminates one component from Hydraulic/29 project
September 1, 2022: Berkley Group briefs Albemarle Planning Commission on "reset" on zoning review; Youngkin administration renews push to leave greenhouse gas compact
August 30, 2022: An update on what's new in Albemarle County parks; Spotted lanternfly effort moves into eradication phase
August 29, 2022: Former grocery store on Cherry Avenue sells for $3.5 million; Task force continues work on JMRL name
August 25, 2022: Fifth/Avon group gets first look at 145-acre Sieg development proposal; Charlottesville panel approves demolition for downtown building
August 24, 2022: City design panel denies metal grates for Mall fountains; Charlottesville releases policy to incentivize below-market housing
August 20, 2022: Virginia’s governor wants nearly $400 million in surpluses returned to taxpayers; UVA Board of Visitors meets tomorrow
August 19, 2022: Habitat for Humanity reaches financial milestone for Southwood redevelopment; Spineymussel returns to the James River
August 16, 2022: Charlottesville extends police chief survey by one week; Safety prep continues for school year; Planning funds awarded for Three Notched Trail
August 15, 2022: Charlottesville Planning Commission continues discussion of approach to zoning code rewrite; public comment window open through the end of the month
August 5, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors endorse Rio Road Corridor plan; Charlottesville seeks input on next Police Chief
August 3, 2022: Throneburg challenges Good to a debate for Fifth District seat; Albemarle PC sees options to continue for growth management
August 2, 2022: No House of Delegates race in 2022; Albemarle Supervisors agree to lease part of J.C. Penney for public safety operations, vehicles
July 29, 2022: Albemarle denies request to import dirt to farm near Chris Greene Lake; Supervisors award $3.3M to two Southwood projects
July 27, 2022: Rogers briefs City Council on how to spend $14.8M in ARPA funds; Two new members will join the city Planning Commission in September
July 22, 2022: Temporary four-member Council defers two land use votes, holds first reading on plastic bag tax
July 20, 2022: Charlottesville responds to the heat by opening cooling centers; Sanders updates Council on efforts to make school walking routes safer
July 18, 2022: Good leads Throneburg in fundraising through first half of 2022; UVA epidemiologist anticipates new COVID surge due to new variants
July 16, 2022: Laufer outraises Squire and Price for 55th House race; Charlottesville Planning Commission seeks safer school routes
July 13, 2022: Updates on land use master planning in Albemarle, Charlottesville, and the University of Virginia
July 11, 2022: University Gardens to be demolished; Louisa Supervisors push back on flooding data in hazard mitigation plan
July 7, 2022: Housing partnership endorses Piedmont Housing Alliance application to lead UVA affordable housing effort
July 5, 2022: Second daily train service begins Monday; Charlottesville's public housing body briefed on finances
July 1, 2022: Injuries from firearms on the rise in Virginia; New laws take effect today; Piedmont Housing gets $2M from federal government for Friendship Court, Southwood
June 30, 2022: City Council briefed on property owned by Charlottesville government, deny request to convey sliver of land in North Downtown
June 28, 2022: Library name change would require approval from elected officials in all five JMRL jurisdictions; Council briefed on Central Water Line in advance of RWSA vote
June 24, 2022: Charlottesville budget surplus for FY22 increasing; CAT outlines phasing plans for route changes dependent on hiring more drivers
June 23, 2022: Public can weigh in tonight on Regional Transit Vision; Fluvanna and Greene Supervisors were briefed last week
June 22, 2022: More work needed for Old Ivy Residences project after Albemarle PC hearing; Draft report details how new zoning will accomplish density increase in Charlottesville
June 17, 2022: Spotted lanternfly quarantine to be extended to Albemarle, Charlottesville; ACSA officials says no PFAS in local water
June 15, 2022: Next step coming in Charlottesville's zoning rewrite; City PC recommends approval of 11-unit addition at Belmont site
June 14, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors and Charlottesville Council briefed on Regional Transit Vision Plan that imagines expanded service
June 10, 2022: UVA seeks developers for two of three future mixed-income communities; CRHA projects may not receive tax credits this year
June 9, 2022: Another suit filed seeking House of Delegates race this year; Louisa Supervisors oppose JMRL name change
June 7, 2022: Federal judges dismiss lawsuit seeking House of Delegates races this year; RWSA turns 50 and will get to turn 100
June 4, 2022: Laufer to enter 55th District House race; UVA to build 440 housing units for Darden students
June 2, 2022: Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of Albemarle developer in transit proffer case
June 1, 2022: General Assembly to meet today on budget; Albemarle Supervisors to talk transit, appointing a Planning Commissioner
May 29, 2022: Charlottesville officials recommend steps to "reboot" transportation project management in the city to avoid losing out on future funds
May 27, 2022: Council, Planning Commission discuss how to make Fifth Street safer; more information requested about what a "road diet" would mean
May 25, 2022: Albemarle PC gets first look at build-out analysis for county's development areas; Second daily train to D.C. expected in mid-July
May 24, 2022: Belmont Condominiums project reviewed at meeting; Charlottesville changing mechanism for real estate tax relief program
May 21, 2022: Stribling Avenue resident sues city seeking overturning of recent rezoning; Albemarle growth management survey closes Sunday night
May 20, 2022: Charlottesville City Council presented with information on who is renting from the city and how much they are paying
May 19, 2022: New Jaunt CEO reintroduces agency to Charlottesville City Council; Albemarle preparing for affordable dwelling unit ordinance
May 17, 2022: Crozet panel learns about Albemarle's climate action planning; Developer seeks 130 units in "downtown" Belmont
May 16, 2022: Divided Charlottesville Planning Commission recommends permit for 390-room, seven-story building on JPA
May 13, 2022: Several vacancies coming up on Charlottesville Planning Commission as city prepares to rewrite zoning code; One million Americans have died of COVID
May 11, 2022: Green Business Alliance reports GHG emissions reductions in program's first year; Transit agencies still report shortage of drivers
May 10, 2022: Transit officials from Vermont brief Charlottesville transit group on using public transit to ferry pupils to public school
May 9, 2022: Council briefed on ECC's progress toward 988, Marcus Alert implementation
May 7, 2022: Greene County Commissioner of Revenue resigns after pleading guilty in witness tampering case; Squire launches campaign for 55th House District
May 5, 2022: Supervisors agree to adopt $586.3M budget but stalemate on athletic fields continues
May 3, 2022: Supervisor Price to run for House of Delegates; City Council briefed on increase in homeless individuals and possible solutions
May 2, 2022: Charlottesville City Council to consider Corner apartments conversion to a hotel; COVID cases up sharply today in Virginia
April 29, 2022: Group files suit against Charlottesville for alleged FOIA violations; Foxfield Races are tomorrow
April 28, 2022: Council approves 170 units in Fry's Spring, loan agreement for Stribling upgrade; JMRL holds annual Poem in your Pocket Day
April 26, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors briefed on Southwood's funding gap, septic issues; Council approves Midway Manor revenue bonds
April 25, 2022: Village of Rivanna community group resigns en masse; Greer School name evaluation begins this week:
April 22, 2022: Former UVA basketball Sean Singletary player enters Charlottesville's development market with townhouse plan; PHAR wants Crescent Halls bus stop to remain where it is
April 20, 2022: City Council briefed on planning for climate action; House Finance Committee moves forward with gas tax holiday
April 16, 2022: Good raised the most money in 5th District race in first quarter; Work continues to reopen Smith Aquatic Center
April 14, 2022: Throneburg becomes Democrat's choice for Fifth District U.S. House race
April 13, 2022: Council increases real estate tax rate for first time since 1981
April 12, 2022: City Council poised to increase real estate tax rate for first time in decades
April 8, 2022: City public housing awarded over $1M this week for South First Street Phase 2; Both Albemarle and Greene pursuing RAISE grants for future pathways
April 6, 2022: Charlottesville’s de facto housing coordinator briefs Council on next steps for affordable housing
April 5, 2022: IPCC report claims more effort needed to meet climate goals; Governor Youngkin introduces bill for gas tax holiday
April 4, 2022: Council presented with potential funding scenario with no real estate tax rate increase this year; Two Councilors want one to ensure funds for spending
April 1, 2022: Charlottesville continues to not be a town
March 31, 2022: Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority briefed on capacity for northern Albemarle; CRHA hopeful for timely reopening of Crescent Halls
March 29, 2022: Charlottesville City Council reviews $46M in affordable housing spending since 2010
March 28, 2022: MPO selects East Market / Broadway alignment for Rivanna pedestrian bridge
March 25, 2022: Council discusses how to fund Stribling Avenue sidewalk, further discuss potential tax increases for 2022
March 24, 2022: Councilors appear supportive of 28-unit Grove Street rezoning, but want more info on affordability
March 23, 2022: Interim City Manager Rogers recommends two cent property tax increase related to Buford Middle School project
March 22, 2022: Albemarle EDA briefed on Broadway Blueprint, Lewis and Clark Center loan, $5M in economic development funding, and exploring a DORA
March 19, 2022: Suit against Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan moves forward; Planning Commission votes 4-3 to recommend Grove Street rezoning for 28 units
March 17, 2022: Charlottesville Council to advertise half-percent increase in meals tax; At least three members are willing on some amount of real property tax increase
March 15, 2022: Albemarle’s proposed FY23 budget features plastic bag tax, mental health response team, and full-time fire-rescue service at Pantops
March 14, 2022: Albemarle launches online permitting software; Council to pay land use consultant for more community engagement, housing model
March 11, 2022: Charlottesville acknowledges there is work to do to create climate action plan; City using RGGI money to prepare for greater amounts of flooding
March 9, 2022: Oral arguments held in lawsuit seeking 2022 House of Delegates election; Community meeting tonight for 72 units on Locust Grove church property
March 8, 2022: Council directs staff to prepare plan for hybrid meetings; City leadership addresses business community at Chamber event
March 7, 2022: An update on construction projects at the University of Virginia, including a $350M Institute for Biotechnology; Recommended city budget does not raise real estate tax rate
March 4, 2022: Major development proposed near junction of U.S. 29 and I-64 in Albemarle; Several projects in mix to alter 5th Street corridor
March 3, 2022: Speakers seek more athletic fields in Albemarle at first budget public hearing; A new name for Maury Hall at UVA
March 1, 2022: Governor Youngkin vetoes police auditor bill; CRHA approves issuance of $23M in bonds intended to keep Midway Manor affordable
February 28, 2022: Nonprofit group wraps unfinished Dewberry skeleton; Council upholds BAR review of apartment building
February 25, 2022: House subcommittee kills school sales-tax bills; Heat island data available the same week Council hears about declining tree canopy
February 24, 2022: Virginia legislators condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
February 23, 2022: Amazon coming to Augusta County; Richardson presents $565 million budget to Albemarle Supervisors
February 22, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors consider affordable housing incentives; A round-up of forthcoming affordable projects in Charlottesville
February 19, 2022: Governor Youngkin wants to pay back Virginians $4.5 billion in "over taxation"
February 17, 2022: Charlottesville to respond to Richardson lawsuit by end of the month; Work continues on Zion Crossroads water supply
February 16, 2022: Charlottesville might outsource Onesty Pool operations, no date for Smith pool reopening; Former Albemarle official to lead TJPDC broadband initiative
February 14, 2022: A General Assembly update on the last day before Crossover; Council uses CDBG funds for fire-prevention measures
February 12, 2022: Council approves Nassau Street rezoning in floodplain; Albemarle Supervisors briefed on spotted lanternfly
February 10, 2022: Albemarle Supervisors speed up redistricting process, skeptical of adding another elected official; Charlottesville Council approves Rivanna plan
February 8, 2022: Council directs staff to advertise a ten-cent increase on the Charlottesville property tax rate
February 7, 2022: Albemarle seeking applicants for paid position on Comprehensive Plan working group; Supervisors briefed on Urban Rivanna plan
February 5, 2022: At least three Councilors support ten cent property tax rate increase; Council to pick final rate for advertisement on Monday
February 3, 2022: Third "new" hotel coming to Pantops; Places29-Rio group briefed on future of Rio Road corridor
February 2, 2022: Senate panel removes Wheeler's name from consideration for environmental job; Decision-point looking for Rivanna River pedestrian bridge
February 1, 2022: Transportation group briefed on University of Virginia's master plan for land use; CAAR releases 4th quarter real estate report
January 31, 2022: Podcast version of Saturday's newletter
January 27, 2022: Charlottesville Council takes first steps towards FY23 budget
January 26, 2022: Augusta and UVA Health systems make vaccination plea; DEQ investigating oil leak off of Emmet Street
January 25, 2022: Charlottesville sales tax referendum passes Senate; Albemarle may speed up redistricting process due to federal lawsuit against Virginia Board of Elections
January 21, 2022: Legislation to allow one-cent sales tax increase for education nearing passage in the Virginia Senate; Blue Ridge Health District sets one-day record for COVID cases
January 20, 2022: Scottsville Council defers on density requests while Charlottesville Council approves two Piedmont Housing rezonings on Park Street
January 19, 2022: Council appoints former D.C. administrator to serve as interim city manager; Albemarle EDA briefed on Lewis and Clark loan
January 18, 2022: Youngkin asks General Assembly for tax cuts, charter schools; MPO Tech committee briefed on transit governance study
January 16, 2022: Governor Youngkin takes action against vaccine mandate, public school mask requirements, Critical Race Theory, and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
January 14, 2022: Northam touts achievements in final days as Virginia's Governor; U.S. Supreme Court rules against OSHA vaccine mandate
January 13, 2022: Albemarle not planning on ending local emergency due to Omicron wave; 2022 General Assembly begins
January 12, 2022: Details emerge on Charlottesville’s zoning rewrite; Lawsuit filed against Comprehensive Plan
January 11, 2022: New COVID records continue to be set in Virginia with 3,845 hospitalizations today; Blue Ridge Health District holds town hall
January 10, 2022: Council appears in favor of two rezonings on Park Street; Northam declares limited state of emergency
January 8, 2022: Youngkin to join challenge against Biden administration's vaccine mandate; Virginia sets one-day hospitalization record today
January 6, 2022: Snook selected to serve as Charlottesville Mayor; Price to chair Albemarle Board of Supervisors
January 5, 2022: Storm clean-up continues with power outages slowly being restored; Albemarle BOS ended 2021 by approving a major rezoning
January 4, 2022: Winter storm knocks power out for thousands, strands motorists on I-95; Pfizer booster approved for those aged 12 to 15
January 3, 2021: Livable Cville want solutions for Fifth Street Extended; Bills filed in the General Assembly to limit voting, require school resource officers
December 31, 2021: Third straight day of COVID records in Virginia with over 17K new cases today; Council briefed on affordable housing funds, cancels Franklin sidewalk
December 29, 2021: Albemarle might use $13.2M surplus for capital improvement, housing fund, and economic development; Virginia sets new COVID record
December 27, 2021: Groups sue Charlottesville to stop Jefferson School Center from receiving Lee statue; Charlottesville planning for resilience with RGGI funds
December 24, 2021: VDH reports second-highest one-day COVID case count so far; Danville approves sales-tax increase for education
December 22, 2021: Council seeks floodplain info before Nassau Street rezoning vote; Today is highest one-day COVID count since late January
December 21, 2021: Walker, Hill bid farewell from Council; One speaker at public housing plan hearing
December 20, 2021: UVA Foundation purchases Ivy Square Shopping Center for $20 million; Friendship Court to break ground in mid-January
December 18, 2021: CDC recommends using Moderna, Pfizer over J&J for booster doses; ACHS working on Race & Sports initiative
December 16, 2021: Charlottesville PC recommends more funding for affordable housing, new sidewalks; Pinkston, Wade take oath of office for Council
December 14, 2021: UVA announces three sites for affordable housing projects; Rivanna Conservation Alliance issues latest water quality report
December 13, 2021: UVA committee briefed on progress of Emmet-Ivy Corridor, another learns about Karsh Institute of Democracy
December 10, 2021: Woolley takes job in Pennsylvania; Caution urged as Delta continues surge with Omicron spreading
December 9, 2021: Draft Congressional map shows Albemarle split between two House districts; Charlottesville continues to lose tree canopy
December 8, 2021: Albemarle group briefed on climate action; redevelopment continues for Charlottesvile public housing sites
December 7, 2021: Charlottesville’s $5.5 million FY21 surplus slated for employee bonuses, salary increase; Southwood presents next phase of development
December 3, 2021: Sequencing underway for Omicron variant in Virginia; 112-unit apartment building planned for Stonefield
December 1, 2021: Virginia's recycling rate increased in 2020; few details on next steps in city manager search
November 30, 2021: Woolley withdraws as City Manager; Scottsville utilizing DORA for holiday event this Saturday
November 29, 2021: Charlottesville PC briefed on next capital budget
November 27, 2021: Albemarle PC briefed on comp plan, zoning review; A look at rural housing challenges
November 24, 2021: Unite the Right organizers owe millions in damages; Former City Manager Richardson sues the city over disparagement clause
November 22, 2021: Albemarle PC briefed on capital budget process; Another new owner for the Daily Progress?
November 20, 2021: Crozet CAC debriefs after Master Plan update adoption; Sage Smith has been missing for nine years
November 18, 2021: Public housing agency preparing annual plan; State of the James measures the health of the big river
November 16, 2021: Greystar presents 490-unit Old Ivy Residences to Places29-Hydraulic group; Champion Brewing Company and Reason Beer to merge
November 15, 2021: A look at 'missing middle housing' and remediation work at Acme Visible Records in Crozet
November 13, 2021: Village of Rivanna group debriefs after approval of Breezy Hill rezoning; Habitat files second phase for Southwood Rezoning
November 10, 2021: Southern Development agrees to contribute $900K more to Stribling sidewalk, PC recommends rezoning approval
November 9, 2021: Albemarle preparing for FY23 budget, anticipating $13.2 million in one-time money from FY21; Brackney to file EEOC complaint against Charlottesville
November 8, 2021: Charlottesville's Woolley era to begin on Dec. 1; Fifeville group seeks facilitator for Cherry Avenue plan listening sessions
November 4, 2021: Study underway for alternative to Rassawek site for Zion Crossroads water intake; Council to make leadership announcement on Friday
November 3, 2021: Republicans sweep Virginia as Youngkin aims to change Commonwealth's trajectory
November 2, 2021: Council indicates support for Food Equity Initiative but funding decisions to come later; Office vacancy rate at 4.9 percent in Charlottesville
November 1, 2021: CAAR reports lower home sales in third quarter; Early voting statistics from across the region
October 30, 2021: DRPT report states Bedford train stop won’t delay freight; a briefing on the hotel industry in Albemarle/Charlottesville
October 29, 2021: Moses, Bell are biggest fundraisers in Albemarle's legislative races; elevated PFAS levels in the Chickahominy River
October 26, 2021: PVCC extends free tuition program to spring semester; last campaign finance reports before Election Day
October 25, 2021: Jaunt misreported ridership numbers, owes money back to state of Virginia; Home to Hope program honored
October 23, 2021: Mixed-use building planned for Broadway Blueprint area, and other Albemarle development updates
October 22, 2021: Contraline gets $10.7 million in funding; Lovingston to get a brewery
October 19, 2021: Council balks at $850K cost for Stribling sidewalks; more funding available for clean-fuel buses
October 15, 2021: After nearly five years of review, Charlottesville Planning Commission recommends approval of Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map
October 14, 2021: Boyles resigns as Charlottesville City Manager; Friendship Court agreement reauthorized by EDA
October 12, 2021: Albemarle Supervisors get lengthy update on transportation projects; new tenant for new office building in Charlottesville
October 9, 2021: Virginia Redistricting Commission Chair appears to quit during meeting; Charlottesville promotes Durette to assistant police chief
October 7, 2021: Supervisors briefed on Comprehensive Plan review; Speakers ask for compact legislative districts for Albemarle
October 6, 2021: Charlottesville awarded $153K for flood study from RGGI funds; Transit updates from the regional partnership
October 5, 2021: Charlottesville City Council approves garden lease, $50,000 for B.U.C.K. Squad; RSWA planning for new paper-sort facility
October 4, 2021: Public hearings underway for legislative redistricting in Virginia; Suicide prevention hotline to be reachable at 9-8-8
September 30, 2021: Regional housing group talks budget, grant opportunities, strategic plan; Smith Aquatic Center to reopen in early 2022
September 29, 2021: Fry's Spring rezoning could depend on innovative sidewalk agreement; Virginia redistricting process nearing public hearing stage
September 28, 2021: Wawa to replace Hardee's on 5th Street Extended; Kamptner to retire as Albemarle's attorney
September 23, 2021: Habitat provides Southwood details to Albemarle Supervisors
September 22, 2021: Charlottesville Fire Chief Smith explains new dispatch system, explains his vision for CFD in the 21st century
September 16, 2021: Charlottesville City Council chooses school reconfiguration over West Main streetscape; Early voting begins on Friday
September 15, 2021: Smith pool to remain closed through late fall; input sought on natural hazard mitigation plan
September 14, 2021: Charlottesville School Board briefed on three design options for Buford Middle School; Albemarle EDA learns about CvilleBioHub
September 13, 2021: Pantops, 5th/Avon groups get development updates; TJPDC preparing solid waste plan
September 10, 2021: Albemarle briefed on greenhouse gas emission inventory; Lessons on adaptation from Resilient Virginia conference
September 8, 2021: Walker withdraws from election the morning after pressing Council on Brackney termination
September 3, 2021: Charlottesville hires Gurley as new superintendent; Albemarle Supervisors discuss legislative priorities
September 2, 2021: Charlottesville PC reviews third version of Future Land Use Map
August 31, 2021: Public housing board approves sustainability study, surveillance camera contract; Regional tourism body may amend its make-up
August 30, 2021: Crozet Master Plan draft is available for review; VMDO seeks feedback on Charlottesville schools reconfiguration
August 27, 2021: Regional transit partnership meeting reveals partnership examples; COVID cases continue to rise among unvaccinated
August 25, 2021: Resilient Virginia conference speakers outline steps being taken to adapt to climate change
August 24, 2021: Piedmont Housing pitches Park Street projects; HAC members discuss housing plan implementation
August 23, 2021: UVa Health to restrict hospital visitors beginning Thursday; Albemarle Supervisors agreed to homestay setback change, more funding for broadband
August 21, 2021: Reviewing the Census with UVA demographer Hamilton Lombard; Police Chief Brackney responds to PBA letter
August 19, 2021: Charlottesville Council agrees to pursue collective bargaining for city employees; Albemarle gets $530K for two electric school buses
August 17, 2021: COVID update from Blue Ridge Health District; Charlottesville planning group reviews Rivanna corridor plan
August 16, 2021: Belmont Bridge construction details; Administrator Lawless talks about Scottsville
August 13, 2021: UVA Health expanding vaccines to outpatient pharmacies; Albemarle seeking consultant for new zoning code
August 11, 2021: Studying the expansion of transit in Albemarle; Venture Central to launch to support new businesses
August 9, 2021: Charlottesville seeks volunteers for heat island mapping; UVA temporarily requiring masks indoors
August 5, 2021: Governor Northam requires state employees to get vaccinated; Albemarle to require masks of county visitors
August 4, 2021: Greystar submits rezoning application for 525-unit Old Ivy residences; Charlottesville hires a planning director
August 3, 2021: Charlottesville seeks offers for statue; Friends of Esmont make a major purchase
August 2, 2021: Council discusses tax increases to help cover $60 million Buford upgrades; CAAR releases 2nd quarter sales report
July 30, 2021: Delta variant fueling rise in COVID cases; Piedmont Housing Alliance seeking two rezones on Park Street
July 27, 2021: Habitat briefs Albemarle PC on progress at Southwood; New names for two Virginia community colleges
July 26, 2021: Council agrees to Fontaine streetscape design, extra funding for Meadow Creek Valley trail
July 22, 2021: Details on possible affordability provisions in Charlottesville's Future Land Use Map
July 20, 2021: Albemarle plans for development in an urbanizing community; 721 new COVID-19 cases today in Virginia
July 19, 2021: Virginia invests in passenger rail; Charlottesville Area Transit holds first input session
July 16, 2021: Democrats in 25th and 59th House races outraise Republican incumbents; City PC recommends Belmont rezoning, considers potential connector trail
July 15, 2021: Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center Director reflects on the sudden appearance of a statue
July 13, 2021: Barracks/Emmet project moves forward; Area businesses get state funding for early research; Southwood details
July 12, 2021: Charlottesville Planning Commission briefed on public comment for Cville Plans Together initiative
July 8, 2021: Albemarle updates housing policy, but still working on incentives for developers
July 7, 2021: Council approves $1 million for statue removal, storage or covering; Another lot on Cherry Avenue changes hands
July 4, 2021: Preparing for Charlottesville area's transit future; Water authority gets update on cybersecurity, capital projects
June 30, 2021: Route 250 reopens to traffic; Planning to extend Old Mills Trail along the Rivanna
June 29, 2021: Belmont Bridge construction receives notice to proceed; Regional Housing Partnership 'Planning for Affordability'
June 28, 2021: An update on Southwood redevelopment; Albemarle EDA provides more funding to Central Virginia business group
June 24, 2021: Local architect named to the Charlottesville Planning Commission; Updates on Stonefield, transit, statues
June 23, 2021: Charlottesville's shortfall improves; Places29-Hydraulic panel gets update on crime, climate change
June 21, 2021: Updates on Crozet Master Plan, future Crozet plaza; C3 hands out Better Business Challenge awards
June 18, 2021: Albemarle briefed on use of COVID recovery funding; Juneteenth is a national holiday
June 16, 2021: City Manager Boyles talks infrastructure development with Fry's Spring residents; Update on Charlottesville parks
June 15, 2021: Places29-North group talks traffic and congestion concerns; Open containers on the Downtown Mall
June 14, 2021: Planning to upgrade Charlottesville's Union Station; Albemarle's diversity director moves to UVA School of Data Science
June 9, 2021: UVa plans to redevelop Ivy Gardens with more housing, academic space; Your Move on transit?
June 8, 2021: Council votes to remove Confederate statues, beginning 30-day process for groups to signal interest in taking ownership
June 5, 2021: Charlottesville to use wasps to fight ash borer; Albemarle PC recommends hydroelectric update at Hardware River dam
June 2, 2021: Albemarle and Charlottesville candidates report new campaign finance activity; Proposed Charlottesville transit route changes
June 1, 2021: Charlottesville chief seeks letter to govern police presence at public housing sites; Broadway blueprint update
May 29, 2021: Council reaffirms pause in planning for 300-space garage; Albemarle transportation updates
May 25, 2021: Oversight group discusses Cville Plans Together initiative; Democratic Council candidates offer their views
May 22, 2021: Mayor Walker will seek second term; Three Democrats appear at Martha Jefferson forum
May 21, 2021: Master plan groups review smaller Breezy Hill and RST projects; City Manager Boyles fills key positions
May 18, 2021: Charlottesville Council briefed on rental assistance, approve Belmont Bridge funding plan
May 17, 2021: Mayor Walker to decide by Friday on Council campaign; Tourist bureau launches Discover Black Cville
May 14, 2021: No appointments needed to visit JMRL branches starting Monday; Andrews launches bid for Samuel Miller seat in Albemarle
May 12, 2021: A fuel emergency; updates on three Smart Scale projects; new owner for Cherry Avenue Shopping Center
May 11, 2021: Ash trees are in a "state of emergency" ; Several projects underway to centralize McIntire Park
May 7, 2021: Northam may lift most pandemic restrictions in Virginia on June 15, data permitting
May 6, 2021: Green Business Alliance forms to advance emissions reductions; Northam signs legislation for New River Valley train station
May 4, 2021: Charlottesville Council begins process to remove Confederate statues; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority gets update on rail plans
May 3, 2021: A tour of the CODE building; Pantops group briefed on Housing Albemarle plan in advance of public hearing
April 30, 2021: UVA details goals of affordable housing initiative; UVA Health gives update on the pandemic
April 29, 2021: Albemarle spotlights Monacan history at debut of community engagement van; Public housing board gets updates on vouchers, redevelopment
April 27, 2021: No qualifying bids for Belmont Bridge? CACVB considers the make-up of its Board of Directors
April 26, 2021: RST submits new apartment plans; Moton walkout celebrated; Albemarle briefed on courts
April 23, 2021: Bars are back as more restrictions ease; Farming in Greene
April 21, 2021: Charlottesville faces $8.3 million shortfall in current fiscal year; An update from Stonefield
April 19, 2021: A quarter of Virginians are fully vaccinated; next steps for Franklin Street sidewalk
April 16, 2021: Wade raises $55K in first quarter for Council race; Developer details how housing becomes "affordable"
April 15, 2021: Crescent Halls dedication; Gallaway running again in Rio; Scottsville Town Council briefed on infrastructure projects
April 14, 2021: Albemarle Supervisors weigh in on Crozet Plan; Albemarle PC briefed on comp plan update
Charlottesville Planning Commission gets first look at draft Future Land Use Map
April 10, 2021: Fewer Johnson & Johnson doses this week; Albemarle updates COVID-19 ordinance
April 9, 2021: Charlottesville Council endorses Starr Hill vision, holds first reading of $192.2M budget
April 7, 2021: BRHD moving to vaccines for Phase 2; McKeel seeks third term; Greene asks again to leave RSA
April 5, 2021: Update on area budgets, cigarette tax; Charlottesville hires deputy city manager for racial equity; Climate Ambition Summit to begin
April 3, 2021: Over 4 million vaccine doses administered in Virginia so far; Phase1C opens in Blue Ridge Health District
April 1, 2021: Confederate statues can be removed from Charlottesville parks; Virginia invests in public transportation; how healthy are we?
March 30, 2021: UVA President Ryan kicks off Tom Tom equity conference; update on regional housing projects; date set for Crescent Halls kick-off
March 29, 2021: Affordable housing project nets CACF's largest-ever grant; Solar panels at landfill; Washington doesn't make Democratic ballot for Council
March 26, 2021: Vaccinations in Virginia, caution against going to Danville
March 25, 2021: Public housing board discusses security contract; affordable housing in Albemarle; Carp runs for Council
March 23, 2021: Albemarle seeks tighter scope for Comprehensive Plan review; ARB reviews Ivy Road; Bennett in race for city School Board
March 21, 2021: Council supports tax rate, talks pools, learns of nine suitors for Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue; ARB reviews Fontaine Avenue
March 17, 2021: BRHD vaccine center to move to former J.C. Penney space; Albemarle and Charlottesville updated on budgets
March 16, 2021: Charlottesville Quarantine Report, Episode 56
March 14, 2021: Crozet's growing pains emerge during master plan discussion; Ground broken for new public housing in Charlottesville
March 12, 2021: Albemarle Supervisors begin detailed review of $466 million budget; Virginia Festival of the Book begins tomorrow
Thursday, March 11: Jaunt audit reveals improper use of funds by former CEO; Fry's Spring holds first Council candidate forum of 2021
March 10, 2021: RideShare, Zion Crossroads Small Area Plan, Route 29 study, and more things the Thomas Jefferson Planning District does
March 6, 2021: UVA panel endorses plans for new hotel, athletic complex; Hamilton enters 57th House race
Albemarle Planning Commission pans multifamily development after focused opposition from neighborhood
March 2, 2021: Blue Ridge vaccination update; regional transit vision
March 1, 2021: Louisa County announces $15 million investment in broadband partnership; Cherry Avenue plan before Charlottesville City Council tonight
February 27, 2021: Pedestrian struck on West Main during protest; Washington joins Charlottesville City Council race; vaccination update
February 25, 2021: Northam eases some restrictions on outdoor events; Albemarle presented with $466 million budget for FY22
February 24, 2021: Details on upcoming CRHA projects; reopening schools; Batesville residents hear about solar project
February 22, 2021: Charlottesville Council still wants more info on West Main
February 20, 2021: UVA officials address record COVID cases; herd immunity may take a while according to UVA study
February 18, 2021: Albemarle Planning Commission recommend adoption of Rio-29 form-based code; EDA briefed on economic outlook, 2021 assessments
February 17, 2021: Blue Ridge Health District addresses vaccine issues, new pre-registration system; Council gets finance update, updates COVID ordinance
February 16, 2021: Palmer to step down after two terms representing Samuel Miller district; Council to be briefed on affordable housing plan
February 14, 2021: Valentine's update on variants, vaccines in Virginia
February 12, 2021: Charlottesville board updated on indoor pool reopening, Places29-North group briefed on development projects
February 10, 2021: Charlottesville Planning Commission recommends delaying funding for courts parking garage; City seeks someone to remove statue
February 9, 2021: Regional body says goodbye to incoming City Manager Boyles; Council briefed on $160 million five-year capital program
February 7, 2021: Northam wants Virginia schools open for high-risk students by March 15
February 6, 2021: Catching up with Albemarle's Comprehensive Plan, Entrance Corridors, Rio Hill Shopping Center renovation
February 3, 2021: Charlottesville City Council poised to make final decision on West Main Streetscape
February 2, 2021: Council denies permit for 11 units in Belmont; COVID update from Blue Ridge Health District
February 1, 2021: $1,000 bonus proposed for Albemarle government and school employees; MPO briefed on transportation projects
January 27, 2021: Governor Northam responds to frustration over vaccination progress; Shining a light on the Pantops Overlook Hotel
January 26, 2021: Vacancy on Charlottesville's public housing board; group seeks feedback on glass recycling
January 24, 2021: Virginia and local health officials acknowledge vaccination shortage, urge patience
January 22, 2021: Albemarle's economic outlook; Charlottesville's public housing budget; VDOT expanding Monarch habitat
January 20, 2021: Charlottesville Council briefed on budget shortfall, Tree Commission's annual report
January 19, 2021: VDOT recommends millions in funding for area transportation projects, including Hydraulic/29 and West Main Street
January 17, 2021: An update on vaccines from UVA Health, Virginia Department of Health, and D.C.'s Deputy Mayor
January 14, 2021: Charlottesville hires Chip Boyles as City Manager
January 12, 2021: Louisa schools to go virtual for two weeks; Scottsville discusses response to racist fliers
January 11, 2021: Juandiego Wade announces Charlottesville City Council candidacy
January 8, 2021: Charlottesville School Board votes on March 8 as planning date for gradual return to in-person instruction; Albemarle Supervisors look forward to 2021
January 7, 2021: "The virus is worse now than it ever has been"; Charlottesville police hold press conference on recent incidents
January 6, 2021: Virginia public safety panel recommends elimination of mandatory minimum sentences; Charlottesville Tree Commission prepares for 2021
January 5, 2021: Council suspends search for next Charlottesville City Manager
January 4, 2021: Lee Carter runs for Virginia Governor; Charlottesville Parks and Rec offers intro birding course
December 31, 2020: Blue Ridge Health District announces vaccination plans; Albemarle's year in review
December 30, 2020: Blanding runs for Virginia Governor; Trustees get update on JMRL operations
December 28, 2020: COVID cases since Christmas Eve; Third day of Kwanzaa
December 24, 2020: UVA Health officials give update on COVID vaccine roll-out
December 23, 2020: An update on the Belmont Bridge; I-81 gets a podcast; Northam makes changes to unemployment
December 22, 2020: COVID cases continue to grow; Three big commercial transactions in Charlottesville this month
December 16, 2020: Hotel redevelopment for below-market housing in Albemarle moves forward
December 15, 2020: Charlottesville Planning Commission updated on affordable housing strategy; Elector Scott reflects on historic vote
December 11, 2020: Northam institutes "wishy washy" curfew; Chief Brackney calls out Unitarian Universalist church leaders
December 10, 2020: Albemarle and Charlottesville police chiefs discuss community policing; Matthew Desmond talks evictions
December 9, 2020: Democratic field for Governor getting crowded with Carroll Foy, McAuliffe announcing their candidacies; Another Virginia record for COVID cases
December 8, 2020: Health director expressed concern over rising cases; Northam signs ban on "no-knock warrants"
December 7, 2020: Republicans to choose statewide candidates through unassembled convention
December 4, 2020: Virginia is shifting how rental and mortgage relief program will be administered
December 3, 2020: Northam on COVID vaccine; Albemarle takes next step on taxing cigarettes
December 2, 2020: Albemarle zoning board upholds North Pointe construction entrance; Supervisor Price holds Scottsville district town hall
December 1, 2020: Jackson P. Burley High School now listed on National Register of Historic Places
November 30, 2020: Staunton reports 206 COVID cases today; Third November homicide in Charlottesville
November 27, 2020: Shop local; Five days left to comment on city planning documents
November 26, 2020: Albemarle Broadband Authority briefed on rural internet expansion projects; a market for recycled glass?
November 25, 2020: Citing traffic impact, Albemarle planning panel recommends denial of 130-unit neighborhood near Glenmore
November 24, 2020: North Carolina Governor - "We are in danger"
Monday, November 23, 2020: Passenger rail advocates seek comment on post-pandemic passenger comfort
November 21, 2020: Crozet master plan update; Albemarle stream health; Code for Charlottesville Meetup today
November 20, 2020: Charlottesville School Board approves continued planning for Return to Face to Face Learning
November 19, 2020: Northam, Fauci address the COVID-19 pandemic a week before Thanksgiving
November 18, 2020: Parking panel supports non-police enforcement; Design panel reviews Starbucks mural
November 17, 2020: Virginia hits another one-day record for COVID cases; Council talks about 5th Street's future
November 16, 2020: City Council to discuss 5th Street traffic study
November 14, 2020: Virginia, West Virginia to enter into further COVID-19 restrictions
November 13, 2020: Council briefed on capacity for capital projects; Flood waters recede at Scottsville
November 12, 2020: Eight months into the pandemic; State Farm to vacate Pantops operations center
November 11, 2020: 5th Street safety petition; Planning Commission seeks rezoning on parking structure land
November 10, 2020: House of Delegates passes by on Northam's COVID budget amendments; A fourth fatality in Greene County
November 9, 2020: Virginia hit new COVID record on Saturday; arguments held at Virginia Supreme Court in statue case
November 6, 2020: COVID cases still on the rise in southwest Virginia; Online portal coming to locate affordable housing
November 5, 2020: Spanberger declares victory; Roanoke area health director calls for halt to contact sports; HAC reviews affordable housing plan
November 4, 2020: Good beats Webb; Biden carries Virginia; 7th District results still being counted
November 3, 2020: Election Day; Pen Park graves; Scottsville's vision for West Downtown
November 2, 2020: Albemarle prepares to count votes; Regional glass manufacturing?
October 30, 2020: A longer look at our health district's COVID numbers
October 29, 2020: Northam reminds Virginia of continued COVID threat; Albemarle, Charlottesville and UVA leaders talk equity
October 28, 2020: I-64's exit 124 to convert to a "diverging diamond"
October 27, 2020 #2: This time with audio!
October 26, 2020: New name coming soon for future botanical garden
October 23, 2020: UVA to return in February; Charlottesville schools might return in January; Senator Kaine on housing
Thursday, October 22, 2020: Albemarle's top official says "It is not back to business as usual"
October 21, 2020: Increasing broadband in Albemarle; reducing GHGs through teleworking; tents allowed on the Downtown Mall
October 20, 2020: Public housing projects move forward after Council talks on CRHA financial sustainability, CCDC property tax liability
October 19, 2020: Climate action, climate kits, environmental justice at DEQ and Janisse Ray on pandemic-related change
October 16, 2020: An update on public housing redevelopment in Charlottesville
October 15, 2020: 5th and Avon group to get briefing on Albemarle's new housing policy
October 14, 2020: Contact-tracing of Northam discussed; voter registration deadline extended
October 13, 2020: Gold mining in Buckingham; Charlottesville gets a new fire chief; voter registration system down statewide
October 12, 2020: Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day in Virginia
October 9, 2020: Albemarle K-3 student to begin hybrid in-person instruction on November 9
October 8, 2020: Albemarle adopts climate plan; Albemarle School Board to consider return of early elementary students
October 7, 2020: Building Goodness Foundation announces first five C'Ville Builds projects
October 6, 2020: Health director briefs City Council on increase in cases; new name for health district
October 5, 2020: Charlottesville has doubled COVID cases since September 1
October 2, 2020: $450,000 more for regional rent relief program
October 1, 2020: COVID updates, street sweeping in Albemarle, new library hours, and more community news
September 30, 2020: Charlottesville gives input on Strategic Plan
September 29, 2020: New pandemic metric places region "at moderate community transmission"
September 28, 2020: Positive test rate drops to 4.7 percent; Charlottesville housing market info
September 25, 2020: Over 3,500 Albemarle residents have voted; Governor Northam has COVID
September 24, 2020: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Friends pivot to pop-up sales
September 23, 2020: UVA limits gatherings to less than five, students asked to not leave Charlottesville
September 22, 2020: Albemarle school enrollment down; 70 miles of railway improvements
September 21, 2020: Habitat breaks ground on Southwood; City school begin planning for in-person return
September 18, 2020: 15 total cases at UVA dorm, quarantine continues
September 17, 2020: COVID cluster in UVA dorm; more cases at Fluvanna prison
September 16, 2020: 41 cases reported today in Fluvanna tied to women's prison
September 15, 2020: PTO School Reopening Fund raises $56,500 in first month
September 14, 2020: Confederate statue down, George Rogers Clark statue approved to go
Special edition: Tarron Richardson resigns as Charlottesville City Manager; City Attorney Blair to serve as interim
September 11, 2020: CBIC hands out annual awards at virtual gala
September 10, 2020: Good and Webb have virtual debate; Albemarle prepares for early voting
September 9, 2020: COVID-19 Update from TJHD's Dr. Bonds; Albemarle gives away Confederate markers
September 8, 2020: Back to School; Charlottesville to update Strategic Plan
September 7, 2020: COVID-19 update for Labor Day
September 4, 2020: Charlottesville's positive COVID rate is higher than surrounding counties
September 3, 2020: Albemarle's Confederate statue to come down on September 12
September 2, 2020: "We need to remain vigilant, we continue to monitor the data"
September 1, 2020: More legal aid for those facing eviction; sales tax collections increase in surrounding counties
August 31, 2020: UVA moves forward with reopening; Live Arts Forges Ahead with new season
August 28, 2020: Charlottesville takes tough tone on protests; RTP talks transit; book recycling
August 27, 2020: Leadership Charlottesville alumni talk school openings; City tree commission makes its case
August 26, 2020: RWSA to keep Buck Mountain land; cheaper water supply expansion in Greene?
August 25, 2020: Charlottesville public housing update; Chamber facilitates its way to an award
August 24, 2020: UVa virtually welcomes students; addressing "sunny-day flooding"
August 21, 2020: Details on regional rent relief program; TJPDC to pursue regional broadband
August 20, 2020: COVID cases force University of Lynchburg and Eastern Mennonite University to move to online instruction
August 19, 2020: First day of classes at UVA Law; General Assembly convenes for COVID and reform session
August 18, 2020: Council takes step on water supply plan; Stonefield updates; Regal reopens on Friday
August 17, 2020: Latest COVID info; what's on in local government; "We're Going To Be O.K."
August 14, 2020: Black legislators brief police review board; An app for better recycling
August 13, 2020: CRHA meets, PLACE meets, SWAAC meets; Live Arts takes the virtual stage
August 12, 2020: Three years later; JRWA to consider alternatives to Rassawek site
August 11, 2020: UVA to reopen with caution; Albemarle and Charlottesville groups to discuss housing policies
August 10, 2020: UVA to brief Charlottesville community; Testing sites this week
August 7, 2020: Albemarle votes to remove Confederate statue; Charlottesville seeks names for streets
August 6, 2020: COVIDWISE launches; race and representation in public libraries
August 5, 2020: Virginia seeks rapid COVID-19 tests; Charlottesville hears about police reform
August 4, 2020: COVID concerns in Lynchburg; Council hears complaints on listening session
August 3, 2020: UVA Board of Visitors talks reopening, COVID-19 contingencies
July 31, 2020: Virtual start to the school in Albemarle and Charlottesville, Virginia Humanities announces new HQ
July 30, 2020: Superintendent Atkins recommends online-only start for schools, energy inequity in Charlottesville
July 29, 2020: Hampton Roads restrictions, Delegate Rasoul's diagnosis
July 28, 2020: Albemarle and Charlottesville vote to require masks, limit gathering sizes
July 27, 2020: Albemarle Supervisors and City Council both meet to discuss COVID-19 restrictions
July 24, 2020: An update on community testing from Dr. Bonds
July 23, 2020: Albemarle takes a pause on emergency ordinance, STEM school supplies, testing woes?
July 22, 2020: Travel quarantine, Chapter 11 for Worldstrides, Greene water
July 21, 2020: Preston-Grady moves forward, mobile home development, and latest COVID numbers
July 20, 2020: Greene County water, Council action, mobile home park rezoning in Albemarle
July 17, 2020: 1,002 new cases, $1.25 in business funding and a 58 percent decline in tax revenue
July 16, 2020: 2007 deaths, back to Phase 2?
July 15, 2020: Masks, water, meetings
July 14 - Newcast - 801 new COVID-19 cases, pandemic fatigue, and more
July 13, 2020 - COVID-19 numbers, Smart Growth America wins Rio/29 contract