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05.18.21 Race + equity 6 MIN READ

After a lifetime of persecution, a Guatemalan asylum seeker may finally be safe here in Charlottesville

Jessie Higgins

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jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org

Maria Chavalan Sut was 7 years old when her family fled for their lives from the Guatemalan army. It was the early 1980s, and the army was systematically killing the country’s Indigenous Mayan people. Guatemala was... More

05.17.21 Race + equity 12 MIN READ

Broken elevators spur problems for Midway Manor residents

Both elevators in the four-story Midway Manor building have been out of service since last Wednesday. Building residents, who are mostly seniors and folks with disabilities, have had to resort to drastic measures to get their medications, their mail, food, and more while they wait for repairs. More

Erin O'Hare

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05.17.21 Business + innovation 4 MIN READ

With mask mandate lifted for vaccinated people, some businesses can still require them

Despite Gov. Ralph Northam’s announcement that lifts mask requirements in indoor spaces, some Charlottesville-area businesses say it still might be a while before they allow people to enter without face coverings. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

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05.18.21 From the newsroom

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05.14.21 Public health 1 MIN READ

Children 12 and up can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine — here’s how to get it in Charlottesville

Children between ages 12 and 15 are already receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the Charlottesville-area. The effort began Thursday, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday greenlit the vaccine for the younger... More

Jessie Higgins

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05.13.21 Business + innovation 6 MIN READ

Out of gas: How the Colonial Pipeline crisis affected the Charlottesville area and what to expect

*This is a developing story and this page will be updated frequently Following a May 7 cybersecurity attack on Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline that prompted the company to shut off its service, several states, including Virginia, experienced a fuel shortage. The... More

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05.11.21 Public health 2 MIN READ

El departamento de salud se prepara para ofrecer la vacuna COVID-19 a los adolescentes

El Departamento de Salud de Virginia está listo para ofrecer la vacuna Pfizer a los adolescentes de 12 a 15 años tan pronto como el gobierno federal lo autorice, lo que podría pasar esta semana. El... More

Jessie Higgins

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05.11.21 Government + politics 6 MIN READ

$7K plane tickets, $11K hotel bills — Jaunt reveals the ‘numerous’ travel expenses over which its former CEO resigned

Jaunt Inc. has released the “numerous expenses for goods, services and travel” that were flagged as unreasonable by auditors and led to the resignation of its former chief executive officer. Company receipts show that between June... More

Jessie Higgins

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05.11.21 Public health 2 MIN READ

Local health district preparing to offer COVID vaccine to adolescents

The Virginia Department of Health is gearing up to potentially offer the Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 15 later this week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the... More

Jessie Higgins

jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org
05.11.21 From the newsroom 1 MIN READ

From the newsroom: The Institute for Nonprofit News welcomes Charlottesville Tomorrow News Editor to its 2021 Emerging Leaders’ Council

News Editor Elliott Robinson was named as one of 13 new members to the INN 2021 Emerging Leaders' Council. More

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05.10.21 2021 Voter guide 5 MIN READ

Andria McClellan seeks to tackle climate change, internet accessibility as lieutenant governor

Andria McClellan, a member of the Norfolk City Council, has spent 30 years between private and public sectors. Her experience in local government, nonprofit advocacy and the state Democratic Party has “all sort of led up” to her current... More

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