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  09.15.19 Government + Politics 5 MIN READ

  Despite ruling against city, Confederate statue case could continue

  After a three-day trial last week, Charlottesville Circuit Judge Richard E. Moore ruled against awarding damages from the city of Charlottesville’s shrouding of the statues of... More

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  Charlotte Rene Woods and Elliott Robinson

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  09.13.19 Land Use + Planning 5 MIN READ

  Development Digest: Opportunity Zone convinces developer to go more ambitious on Old Lynchburg Road

  A plan to develop the intersection of Fifth Street Extended and Old Lynchburg Road into a mixed-use hub with up to 300 residences is at least partially due to a new federal tax cut. More

  

  Emily Hays

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  09.16.19 1 MIN READ

  From the Newsroom: It's our 14th anniversary!

  This week, we celebrate our 14th anniversary. On September 15th of 2005, Charlottesville Tomorrow published our first online article. Over the years, we’ve made lots of changes, but we continue our original commitment to engage our community through hyperlocal,... More

  

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  09.13.19 Climate Change

  Single Stream Recycling Doesn’t Exist Anymore + What To Do Instead

  This week Charlotte Woods, Melissa Castro and Elliott Robinson guide us through the world beyond our trash cans and recycling bins. And we accidentally record ASMR with host Mary Garner McGehee’s trash. Plus Peter Galaska discusses the University of... More

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  Charlotte Rene Woods, Elliott Robinson, and Melissa Castro

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  09.13.19 Public Education 8 MIN READ

  In the Principal’s Office: Burnley-Moran's leader Korab developed passion for education at early age

  Elizabeth Korab knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was in the seventh grade. She said that decision was influenced after reading Alex Kotlowitz’s book “There Are No Children Here,” a book that details children growing up in... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  09.12.19 Public Education 5 MIN READ

  Advisory committee recommends renaming Cale Elementary

  Paul H. Cale Jr. wanted Albemarle County Public Schools Superintendent Matt Haas to shake his hand. After a nearly seven-minute meeting at the Albemarle County Office Building on Wednesday ended, Cale Jr. walked across Lane Auditorium... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  09.10.19 Charlottesville Tomorrow

  From the Newsroom: Off to New Orleans

  Giles will be in New Orleans this week rubbing elbows with fellow Online News Association members at the annual digital news conference. On Wednesday, he’s spending the whole day with trainers Kerry Donahue and Lindsay Abrams from PRX at... More

  

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  09.10.19 Land Use + Planning

  Wake-Up Call: Local Development and Food Insecurity

  Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with with Charlottesville Tomorrow journalist Emily Hays about local development and why our restaurant workers face food insecurity. More

  

  Emily Hays
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  09.10.19 Public Education 5 MIN READ

  60 years later: Charlottesville Twelve reflects on city schools integration

  Sixty years ago, when Donald Martin enrolled at Lane High School, now the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road, he said he didn’t have friends. And that made him feel exiled within the school system, he said. So, Martin... More

  

  Billy Jean Louis
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  09.06.19 Government + Politics

  West Main Street Development + Sacred & Profane

  There are quite a few new buildings going up downtown and along West Main Street. Emily Hays and Giles Morris give us the details and discuss the historical context of the development. Plus, University of Virginia Religious Studies professors... More

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  Emily Hays and Giles Morris