City manager hopes to select new police chief by year’s end
Three candidates include the current acting chief and two officers from northern Virginia.
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Video: Charlottesville Tomorrow’s editor-in-chief gives a keynote address at a national news conference
Angilee Shah and Sisi Wei, editor-in-chief of The Markup, spoke to about 500 news leaders at the Independent News Sustainability Summit about how to make a healthy newsroom culture.
Dozens of Albemarle kids miss the first hour of school each week because their buses arrive late
“What we’re doing is not sustainable,” said Albemarle routing and planning manager Renee DeVall. “If we were fully staffed, we wouldn’t be doing routes like this.”
In central Virginia, there aren’t enough candidates to fill open seats in local governments
Why? Politicians and political scientists say it’s about local party politics and money.
UVA Police locked down campus during Sunday night’s manhunt, but did not alert community members living blocks away
“It’s scary to think that a shooter was loose in my city for so long and I had no idea,” Paige Robinson said. “We’re the same community.”
He used to sneak to the back of the library to learn about who he was — now this trans advocate has his own book
Charley Burton didn’t know what “trans” meant until his 50s, and he wants young people to find their voices sooner than he did.
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down
A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.
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The Big Stories
A decade of data tells a story of how Charlottesville’s neighborhoods are changing
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When this Charlottesville shelter closes next year, its 100 elderly and seriously ill guests might have nowhere to go
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UVA suspected shooter had guns, ammunition in his dorm room
Plus, more headlines from this week from news organizations locally and around the country.
UVA classes canceled Tuesday, Charlottesville City Schools will resume
After the Sunday night shootings at UVA, educational leaders stress resources for mental health.
UVA was locked down for 12 hours before the suspect in a shooting on campus was caught
Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting on Culbreth Road on Sunday night.
The 50-by-120 foot lots of Belmont became a template for the rest of the city
Belmont was also the first neighborhood to see houses flipped and resold at much higher prices, in the early 2000s.
Scottsville Town Council candidate Dan Gristko responds to voter questions
Statement from Dan Gristko, who is running for town council in Scottsville, in Albemarle and Fluvanna counties.
Scottsville Town Council candidate Bill Hyson responds to voter questions
Bill Hyson, who is running for town council in Scottsville, in Albemarle and Fluvanna counties, says an apartment development, maintenance and the budget are the most pressing issues.
Orange Town Council candidate Elliott Fox responds to voter questions
Elliott Fox, who is running for town council in the Town of Orange, Orange County, says the water tower and the workforce are key issues.
The 5th District’s up for grabs in Tuesday’s election, but so are mayors and school boards across Central Virginia
Charlottesville Tomorrow visited In My Humble Opinion to talk about the 2022 Voter Guide.
Parents struggle to reach medical providers as respiratory illnesses among area children soar
Kids aren’t masking in schools anymore and respiratory diseases are spreading like never before.
The Downtown Mall is getting its first ever public bathroom — and community members are ‘ecstatic’
“Oh honey! We need them desperately!” said John, who has a medical condition that requires him to be near a bathroom.
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