The city lifted the park’s curfew after residents complained that police were harassing people staying there overnight.
Author Archives: Jessie Higgins
I'm Charlottesville Tomorrow's managing editor and health and safety reporter. If there’s something you think we should be investigating, please email me at jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org! And you can follow all the work we do by subscribing to our free newsletter! Hablo español, y quiero mantener a la comunidad hispanohablante informada. Si tienes preguntas o información que debo saber, por favor, envíame un correo electrónico a jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org.
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Looking for an updated COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s where you can find them.
Since the feds approved the updated vaccine, supplies have been limited.
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Early voting begins today!
Check out our Voter Guide for information on races in Central Virginia.
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A community garden at Booker T. Washington Park seems likely in the coming years
Did someone forward you this email? Maybe you’ve found it on the web? Here’s where you can subscribe for free! Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 Charlottesville City Councilors expressed resounding support for a community garden at Booker T. Washington Park last night. Cultivate Charlottesville floated the idea for a 10,000 square foot garden in the park […]
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As community gardens disappear, this group has a plan to build one at Booker T. Washington Park
But they need permission from the city first.
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It’s time to think about conserving water
Central Virginia is experiencing a drought.
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Charlottesville City Schools bans cellphones. Here’s what teachers have to say about it.
It’s the latest in a series of efforts to keep students off their phones during class time
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How our public libraries and schools are handling pressure to ban books
While titles are disappearing from school libraries, one public library is in danger of closing altogether.
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Our local school bus systems are failing to get students to school
And no one has been able to fix it.
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Midway Manor apartment building owners explain their ‘unintentional’ yearlong silence
The owners promised renovations would begin more than a year ago. And then the company stopped answering questions.
