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Author Archives: Erin O'Hare

I'm Charlottesville Tomorrow's neighborhoods reporter. I’ve never met a stranger and love to listen, so, get in touch with me here. If you’re not already subscribed to our free newsletter, you can do that here, and we’ll let you know when there’s a fresh story for you to read. I’m looking forward to getting to know more of you.

An aerial view of a neighborhood with residential streets and single-family homes, with a large pool visible through bare trees.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Fry’s Spring is a mostly residential neighborhood that once had an electric streetcar and an amusement park

Man with beard smiles at camera by Erin O'Hare and Evan Mitchell March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

It was also yet another area of Charlottesville that used racial covenants to legally prohibit the sale of property to Black people.

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.

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.

A hall with mats, cots and folding chairs, with people's belongings and backpacks.
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.

A man in slacks and a blue sweater stands in front of an unused industrial building.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions

COVID relief funding has ended and now the rural town of Scottsville has to cut its budget by 25%

by Erin O'Hare February 21, 2023March 7, 2023

The town’s mayor hoped a proposed apartment project would save them, but Council voted it down.

An aging mobile home sits across the street from a new house.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

How should Central Virginia spend $1 million in housing-related funding? Area consortium wants community input

by Erin O'Hare February 16, 2023February 17, 2023

“We don’t want people to think this funding will completely solve the national housing crisis,” said Laurie Jean Talun with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.

A bike is pictured leaning against a bike rack.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Survey shows that many Charlottesville residents want to walk, bike or take public transit — but don’t feel safe doing so

by Erin O'Hare February 14, 2023February 22, 2023

“My brother and a good friend were both hit by vehicles while biking in Charlottesville,” a respondent wrote. “I do not feel that this town is safe for bikes, which is a real shame since the distances are manageable.”

A woman in a studio smiling, arms outstretched. There is a microphone and three computer screens behind her, with audio equipment and turntable. Stacks of records are on the desk in front of her.
Posted inFrom the newsroom

What does a neighborhoods reporter do, anyway?

by Erin O'Hare February 8, 2023February 1, 2023

Charlottesville Tomorrow reporter Erin O’Hare joined The Journalism Salute podcast to talk about reporting for and being part of a community — and why a public bathroom isn’t always just a bathroom.

A colorful map with dark purple through the middle
Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Charlottesville’s draft zoning map is out — and the city wants to know what you think of it

by Erin O'Hare February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Every parcel will have higher allowable density under this proposal. Some areas, especially those near downtown and UVA will have much higher density.

A woman walks a dog down a sidewalk in front of a while house with a large yard.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Local property assessments rose 25% in two years, which means higher tax bills and more money for local governments

by Erin O'Hare January 31, 2023February 3, 2023

“These two reassessment cycles have been larger than any I’ve seen since I’ve been with the city,” said City Assessor Jeffrey Davis.

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