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Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Residents rage to City Council on the ‘hidden tax increase’ coming next year

by Eileen Goode March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Rising real estate assessment values will inflate Charlottesville tax bills further in FY2024 unless the Council lowers the tax rate.

A lot surrounded by a wire fence at the corners of a street, with a one-story brick building. A sign in front is empty, except for some washed out text.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

A developer’s proposal could bring a grocery store back to Fifeville

by Erin O'Hare March 21, 2023March 22, 2023

Woodard Properties proposed a supermarket, community space and new apartment building to the Charlottesville Planning Commission last week.

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City Council will discuss real estate tax rate Monday night

by Eileen Goode March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

Residents’ tax bills will likely rise.

Three highschoolers rake through soil and tend to rows of small leafy green plants in a covered greenhouse.
Posted inHow we learn

Starting your summer vegetable garden? Here’s why you might ask a Charlottesville High School student for help

by Tamica Jean-Charles March 16, 2023March 20, 2023

The nonprofit Cultivate Charlottesville built its first school garden in 2010, and now two schools offer courses for credit on how to farm.

A flier for an event reads: VCOG ANNUAL CONFERENCE 3.16.23 The Brick Cellar @The Dairy Market 946 Grady Avenue, Charlottesville. The word "information" is on the image in the background.
Posted inFrom the newsroom

Find Charlottesville Tomorrow journalists at two professional conferences this week

A "T" on a purple circle by Charlottesville Tomorrow March 15, 2023March 14, 2023

On Thursday, we’ll be at the annual meetings of the Association of College & Research Libraries and the Virginia Coalition for Open Government.

Looking down the covered walkway outside one of the shelter buildings, which has a faux old-timey look. There are chairs outside some of the rooms, and an SUV covered in tarps in front of one of them. The concrete walkway is broken in a few places.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Charlottesville’s only homeless shelter for elderly and seriously ill people is about to close, but construction of the housing that will go up in its place has been postponed

by Erin O'Hare March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

“Developing this type of housing is never simple and straightforward,” said Julie Anderson, with Virginia Supportive Housing.

Posted inHow we learn

Now that City Schools is the sole owner of the local technical high school, officials must figure out how to pay the $5.5 million price tag

by Tamica Jean-Charles March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Albemarle initially tried to purchase CATEC to do major renovations and updates, but Charlottesville said no, citing concerns for its students’ continued access.

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Posted inHow we learn

Charlottesville City Schools becomes the third district in Virginia to pass collective bargaining

by Tamica Jean-Charles March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Teachers and other City School workers will soon negotiate contracts.

A yellow and blue sign that reads "James G Johnson School" sits outside on a lawn.
Posted inHow we learn

City Schools naming committee recommends Johnson Elementary School become Cherry Avenue and Burnley-Moran become Blue Mountain

by Tamica Jean-Charles March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

The schools were named for people who were leaders during the Jim Crow era of legal racial segregation.

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Posted inOur neighborhoods

Charlottesville’s homeless shelter staff say demand for beds this winter is double what they can accommodate

by Erin O'Hare March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

It’s difficult to know how many people are experiencing homelessness at any given time, but available data and shelter staff experience show it is increasing dramatically.

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