Five years after white supremacists rallied around Charlottesville’s Lee statue, Confederate legacy groups have sued the city in an effort to stop the Swords Into Plowshares project.
Author Archives: Erin O'Hare
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Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Get ready: The single use plastic bag tax is coming to Charlottesville and Albemarle Jan. 1
“Given the effectiveness of it, and given plastics pollution, I am in support of it,” Councilor Michael Payne said. He added that the city will distribute reusable bags to low income community members.
Posted inHealth and safety, How-to
Don’t shave your dog, make sure you’re sweating — and other things you need to know to prepare for the hottest days of summer
Temperatures will top 100 degrees this weekend in Charlottesville. Here’s where you can get cool and other local resources.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, Health and safety
Charlottesville may soon impose a 5 cent tax on plastic bags
As the city considers joining Albemarle County in imposing a tax to reduce plastic bag usage, food justice advocates worry it could create more barriers to food access.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
In the Charlottesville area, the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting pushed out
An increase in area median income will increase the number of people eligible for housing assistance — but not the amount of assistance available.
Posted inWork/Life
20 local food vendors got their start at this low-cost kitchen
Bread & Roses installed a new walk in cooler in June that it hopes will allow it to double the number of local chefs it can help get their start in a culinary career.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
When this Charlottesville shelter closes next year, its 100 elderly and seriously ill guests might have nowhere to go
“If it weren’t for Premier Circle, I’d be homeless,” said Sunshades, a shelter guest.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
The last Greyhound stop was on the curb but had a sign — now riders are confused by an unmarked stop in a train station lot
The bus service has no plans to move the stop or open a new terminal.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Community Bikes grows into its new space by adding more programs — and getting even more bikes to people who need them
But it’s not just about the bikes. They teach people to ride and help them map out safe biking routes. “There are times that we give bikes to people and we’re nervous that they’re not going to have a safe way to get to work,” said Lauren Riegl.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
A new film about Vinegar Hill chronicles a Charlottesville neighborhood that thrived for a 100 years — before the city razed it
Filmmakers Lorenzo Dickerson and Jordy Yager say we need to understand the history of the destruction of the neighborhood better. “Raised/Razed” premieres Saturday at the Jefferson School and will air on public television in May.
