A crowd of over 50 gathered on the patio of Champion Brewing shortly after the primary election polls closed Tuesday. The skies were still blue, and results had yet to pour in for Virginia’s 57th District. The blue district, which represents Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County, had two women running in its Democratic primary. […]
Author Archives: Charlotte Rene Woods
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2019 Voter Guide launches with primary races
Virginia is for…elections. In a state where there’s generally some type of election happening every year, 2019 is hefty, as all 140 seats in both houses of the General Assembly are up for grabs. Regionally, there are three seats opening on the Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Other contested elections […]
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Local voter guide, plus Virginia Beach gun safety legislation response
Related Articles: 2019 Voter Guide launches with primary races A conversation with millennial City Council and Board of Supervisors candidates Local philanthropist proposes raising a “Bandera Monumental” on edge of Trump Winery This week on WTJU’s Soundboard, Charlotte discusses the June 11 primaries in Charlottesville and Albemarle and what the youngest candidates think they bring […]
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A conversation with millennial City Council and Board of Supervisors candidates
Charlottesville Tomorrow sat down with a Charlottesville City Council candidate and an Albemarle County Board of Supervisors candidate to discuss how the two governments could enhance collaboration and share insights as the youngest candidates in local races. Responses have been edited for clarity Charlotte Rene Woods: Run For Something is an organization that supports new […]
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Charlottesville, Albemarle students strike again for climate change action
Related Article: Charlottesville, Albemarle students rally in support of sustainable climate policy Midday Friday, about 100 students from various Charlottesville and Albemarle County schools marched on the Downtown Mall, ending and beginning at the Freedom of Speech Wall. The march, which was for stating that governments have failed future generations by not cutting emissions and […]
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CBIC honors entrepreneurs, innovators, educators
Aside from recognizing area businesses and educators, the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council on Thursday awarded scholarships and grants to support science, technology education and student entrepreneurship at its 21st annual awards gala. “We want to make sure that everyone knows about the best of the best of what’s happening and encourage more companies to aspire […]
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2019 Voter Guide and abortion in Virginia politics
On this edition of Soundboard, Charlotte, Giles, and Elliott look at Charlottesville Tomorrow’s 2019 Voter Guide and where the fault lines are between different candidates in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County primaries.
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After 25 years of service, Toscano says he’s not done yet
Longtime delegate writing book about importance of state issues
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Council candidates share similar ideas on climate change
Democratic Charlottesville City Council candidates aligned on ideas for how to address climate change at a forum this week hosted by the Sierra Club. As the five sat in Council Chambers in seats three of them could officially occupy, they complimented and riffed off each other’s shared ideas, such as increasing public transportation ridership, using […]
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Plans suggest Target coming to Kmart site
If it looks like a Target and is the size of a Target, it might just be a Target. An artist’s rendering of a proposed development on the site of the now-shuttered Kmart depicts what appears to be a 40,000-square-foot department store dressed in the guise of a Target store. The drawing is part of […]
