As the first anniversary of the Aug. 11 and 12 white supremacist rally approaches, several Charlottesville organizations are holding events to bring healing to the community. As part of the monthly art event First Fridays, Firefly Restaurant and Arcade will be holding an opening reception for self-taught, local artist Christopher Kelly on Aug. 3 from […]
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‘This is home’
Benjamin F. Yancey Elementary School and its predecessors have anchored Southern Albemarle’s African-American community for almost 150 years. In 2017, Albemarle County closed the school in response to low enrollment and a loss of funding.
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Chihamba’s Ladies Night highlights local nonprofits, women’s health
Chihamba’s African American Cultural Arts Festival continued its 29th year on Friday with a focus on women’s health and empowerment. Founded in the late 1980s by Donna Graham, Chihamba is an African-American cultural organization that provides African drumming and dancing classes to the Charlottesville community. It created the cultural arts festival in 1989 to further […]
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Albemarle superintendent holds community forum at AHS
Matt Haas, superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools, continued his countywide listening tour with a community forum at Albemarle High School on Wednesday evening. Haas, who officially assumed his position on July 1, is seeking input from Albemarle students, parents, employees and community members to help him develop a strategic and operational action plan. During […]
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Charlottesville, Albemarle host summer program for English-language learners
The Charlottesville and Albemarle County school divisions are working to bridge the gap between native and non-native English-speaking students. Since 2015, the two divisions have hosted the Summer Immersion Excursion Program for students who are learning English. The free, all-inclusive five-week program caters specifically to middle and early high school age students new to […]
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City wrapping up study of 5th-Ridge-McIntire corridor
Charlottesville residents recently weighed in on a new vision for one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The city contracted with local engineering firm EPR last fall to conduct a study of the corridor made up of Fifth Street, Ridge Street, Ridge-McIntire Road and McIntire Road between Harris Road and Harris Street. It plans to conclude […]
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Charlottesville hosts Virginia Women’s Employment Summit
The city of Charlottesville hosted the Virginia Women’s Employment Summit on Thursday at CitySpace. The summit focused on careers in information technology, construction, entrepreneurship and other fields in which women are underrepresented. Other topics included salary negotiation, interview techniques and workplace readiness. Jennifer McCune, an independent consultant for Rodan & Fields and CEO of McCune […]
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Planning Commission approves parking amendment for Friendship Court
The Charlottesville City Planning Commission approved a parking modified zone amendment for Friendship Court, an affordable housing community located in downtown Charlottesville. The amendment will reduce the amount of on-site parking required for affordable dwellings and provide alternative mechanisms to satisfy these requirements, such as public transit stops. It also proposed parking modifications […]
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UVa professor offers implicit bias session to Charlottesville community
Why do people’s actions towards others not always align with their intentions? University of Virginia professor Brian Nosek explained the psychology behind this during a free interactive session Monday evening at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center called “Understanding Implicit Bias.” The session discussed how implicit bias can unintentionally influence our judgment and actions […]
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Governor visits Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Gov. Ralph Northam visited the Focused Ultrasound Foundation on June 5 to discuss the impact of the state’s investment in this innovative technology. Dr. Neal Kassell, founder and chairman of the foundation, gave a presentation about the evolution of focused ultrasound. Foundation Board members, health industry leaders, foundation supporters and media representatives were also in […]
