Without the additional funding, the project — which includes 71 low-cost apartments, space for the Music Resource Center, and space for a possible neighborhood grocery store — would have unraveled, Piedmont Housing Alliance CEO Sunshine Mathon told the Council.
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Who does — and doesn’t — count when it comes to experiencing homelessness
Local service providers faced treacherous weather conditions during this year’s federally mandated count of how many people are homeless on a single night in January. But the government’s narrow definition of homelessness leaves many people out.
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With federal funds in limbo, the City of Charlottesville approves stopgap funding to keep previously unhoused community members in their homes
The $234K in approved funding will cover expenses for local permanent supportive housing residents — many of whom are elderly or have disabling conditions — for the next six months.
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Proposed changes to federal housing programs could put formerly homeless community members back on the streets
Local service providers are trying to figure out how to keep people housed if federal funding doesn’t come through. “We’re all scrambling,” said Shayla Washington.
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Where to find warming centers as central Virginia faces dangerous cold
“I can keep this very brief and to the point,” said CBS 19 meteorologist Travis Koskho. “It’s not going to be until this time next week when temperatures get above freezing during the day.”
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Conversations about redesigning one of Charlottesville’s busiest intersections continue
Attend a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22 to give feedback on possible changes to the Ridge/McIntire/West Main intersection.
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How does the City of Charlottesville decide how to spend its money? Find out next week in a community budget forum
“You have hard decisions, you have choices, you have options, you have tensions, you have trade-offs, and you never have enough money to do everything you want to do,” City Manager Sam Sanders said about the budget process.
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City Councilors echo residents’ concerns about new AI-powered parking system in downtown Charlottesville garages
“I do not like the idea of an unknown national company having information, photos of my car, me in my car, my credit card info, and other details that I don’t know about,” one resident said.
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A vigil at The Haven commemorated community members whose lives were cut short by homelessness in 2025
“Each name we read and remember today represents a life,” Shayla Washington, executive director of the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, said in her opening remarks on Thursday, Dec. 18. “A person who laughed, hoped, struggled, and mattered.”
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Two of the city’s largest parking garages are now using artificial intelligence to recognize your car
The city and the new operator, Metropolis, promise a smooth experience from the technology, but customers in other cities have filed class-action lawsuits over the system.
