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  11.25.19 Land use + planning 9 MIN READ

  Q&A with LISC President and CEO Maurice Jones on preventing displacement

  When asked how to solve local affordable housing shortages, LISC President and CEO Maurice Jones barely has to think before he answers.  More

  

  Emily Hays
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  11.21.19 Land use + planning 6 MIN READ

  Development Digest: Ridgewood Mobile Home Park sold to Virginia Beach-based developer

  Annette and Jerry Trombley are less worried about themselves than their neighbors.  The couple said that they have been living in the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park in northern Albemarle County for around two decades and knew... More

  

  Emily Hays

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  11.22.19 Public education 14 MIN READ

  Equity in mind as Albemarle moves away from traditional high schools

  Lingering disparity Sadie Carfagno aims to publish her children’s book, “Noah’s Voyage: Helping kids understand Pectus Excavatum,” by the winter break. It was Carfagno’s project... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis

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  11.21.19 Public education

  Listening to Albemarle’s Latinx Students & Femme Funk

  Albemarle’s growing population of Latinx students know how county schools can better serve them and their families. Plus, we talk to Alice Clair about Femme Funk and its mission to promote femme artists and support reproductive justice in... More

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  11.20.19 Public education 7 MIN READ

  The population of Latino students tripled in Albemarle schools in the last 14 years. This is what they say they need.

  Haisell Franco immigrated from El Salvador to the U.S. five years ago. A senior at Albemarle High School, Franco said although she’s had supportive teachers, she recalled being asked not to speak Spanish in her class because “it’s not professional.” “They’re... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  11.18.19 Government + politics 3 MIN READ

  Photos: Council approves resolution to relocate and replace Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea statue

  Last Friday, during a special work session, the Charlottesville City Council approved a resolution to relocate the city’s existing statue of Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea, a monument that has garnered critique for its depiction of Sacajawea, the Shoshone teen... More

  

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  11.18.19 Government + politics 7 MIN READ

  Exploratory Center could become new home for Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea statue

  Last Friday, during a special work session, the Charlottesville City Council approved a resolution to relocate the city’s existing Lewis and Clarke statue, a monument that has garnered critique for its depiction of Sacajawea, the Shoshone teen... More

  

  Charlotte Rene Woods
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  11.15.19 Land use + planning

  Losing a Garden & Feeding a City

  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we talk food this week. Emily Hays and Elliott Robinson discuss redevelopment of the city’s affordable housing and the community gardens run by their residents. Plus, we talk to local chef and entrepreneur... More

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    Emily Hays

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  11.14.19 Land use + planning 6 MIN READ

  Development Digest: Six- to eight-story apartment building planned for Stonefield

  The apartment building would continue to fill in the residential component of Stonefield originally envisioned with the shopping center. Up to 800 residences are allowed by the zoning. More

  

  Emily Hays
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  11.13.19 Land use + planning 5 MIN READ

  The Friendship Court Garden's final season

  The Friendship Court Garden was the Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville's first and largest garden, followed by the one it runs in the South First Street public housing neighborhood. Construction is expected to start in both locations by this summer. More

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    Emily Hays

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    Zack Wajsgras

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