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  06.25.19 Business + Innovation 7 MIN READ

  Local leaders honored at EPOCH Awards brunch

  Service to All Mankind — a mantra that the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. revere — was palpable Saturday morning during the 2019 Eta Phi Omega Outstanding Community Heroes Awards brunch. Salmon pink and... More

  

  Norah Mulinda
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  06.24.19 Charlottesville Tomorrow 4 MIN READ

  Let's Talk: Reimagining Local News

  If Charlottesville Tomorrow intends to become a new kind of local newspaper, we need to stand on our own, question all of our assumptions, and engage our community in the pursuit to do better. We can serve our readers by providing a clear coverage alternative in our areas of focus. More significantl More

  

  Giles Morris

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  06.21.19 Government + Politics 7 MIN READ

  Fairley reflects on equity for city’s young people

  He was hired in 2017 as Charlottesville's first youth opportunity coordinator. More

  

  Billy Jean Louis

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  06.21.19 Government + Politics 6 MIN READ

  Council mulls removal of Jefferson holiday

  The fate of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as a city holiday is set to be decided next month. After two hours of public input and dialogue, the City Council on Monday decided to hold two separate votes... More

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  Ali Sullivan and Norah Mulinda

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  06.21.19 Government + Politics

  *F*A*S*H*I*O*N*, Jefferson's birthday, and GOP redistricting challenge

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  Ali Sullivan, Billy Jean Louis, Elliott Robinson, and Norah Mulinda

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  06.20.19 Public Education 4 MIN READ

  No one at public hearing spoke in favor of renaming Cale Elementary

  People who knew former Albemarle County Public Schools Superintendent Paul H. Cale, the namesake of Cale Elementary School, lauded him during a public hearing Tuesday for his efforts in handling integration in the county. No one at Tuesday’s hearing... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  06.17.19 2019 Election Coverage

  Primary results and mentoring in education

  On this session of WTJU’s Soundboard, Charlotte, Emily, and Ali talk with WTJU intern Matt Villiott about the results of local primary elections and Albemarle County’s most recent commitments to redeveloping downtown Crozet and the Southwood Mobile... More

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  Ali Sullivan, Charlotte Rene Woods, and Emily Hays

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  06.15.19 Land Use + Planning 4 MIN READ

  Financing secure for first phase of public housing redevelopment

  After decades of working toward this moment, Joy Johnson, board chairwoman of Charlottesville’s Public Housing Association of Residents, finally can breathe a sigh of relief. The Virginia Housing Development Authority announced late last week that it plans to... More

  

  Emily Hays
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  06.15.19 Public Education 3 MIN READ

  Community gets update on Charlottesville's newly designed gifted program

  In hopes to better serve students equitably in a recommended model of the Charlottesville City Schools’ gifted program, Quest, the board approved on Thursday superintendent Rosa Askins to seek funding from the city for additional gifted specialists.  “As... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  06.15.19 Land Use + Planning 3 MIN READ

  Work on U.S. 250 Bypass commuter trail set to begin Monday

  Construction is set to begin Monday on a new section of the U.S. 250 Bypass bicycle and pedestrian shared-use path. Once completed, the new portion of the trail will connect Hydraulic Road to Meadowbrook Heights Road, and... More

  

  Ali Sullivan