Jaunt Inc. has released the “numerous expenses for goods, services and travel” that were flagged as unreasonable by auditors and led to the resignation of its former chief executive officer.Company receipts show that between June 2019 and March 2020, former CEO Brad Sheffield and other members of Jaunt’s leadership team traveled twice to Paris, once […]
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.
Posted inHealth and safety
Local health district preparing to offer COVID vaccine to adolescents
The Virginia Department of Health is gearing up to potentially offer the Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 15 later this week.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the vaccine for adolescents as young as 12. All that remains before states can begin administering the vaccine to the younger […]
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El centro de vacunación COVID en Charlottesville acepta personas sin citas
El Distrito de Salud Blue Ridge ahora está aceptando personas sin citas en su Centro de Vacunación COVID-19 todos los días durante un horario establecido: Los lunes, la clínica está abierta para personas sin citas de 4:30 a 7:30 de la tarde. Esta clínica es principalmente para hispanohablantes y tendrá allí personas que hablan español. […]
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Charlottesville’s COVID vaccination center now takes walk-ins — during certain times
The local Blue Ridge Health District is now accepting walk-ins at its COVID-19 Vaccination Center during set hours five days a week. On Mondays, walk-in hours are 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. During that time, the clinic will cater to Latino residents and will have Spanish speakers on site. There will be 200 doses available each […]
Posted inHealth and safety, How-to
Abre clínica de vacunación contra el COVID-19 para hispanohablantes en Charlottesville
A partir del 26 de abril, el Distrito de Salud Blue Ridge tiene una clínica de vacunación contra el COVID-19 para hispanohablantes que operará todos los lunes de 4:30 a 7:30 de la tarde. Está ubicada en la antigua tienda de JCPenney en 1600 E Rio Road, Charlottesville. El distrito requiere que las personas hagan una […]
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Researchers predict new variant-propelled surge in COVID cases will hit Charlottesville in May
Researchers predict another surge in COVID-19 cases will strike Charlottesville and the surrounding health district at the end of April and continue through May. The main driver is the arrival of the new U.K. variant of the virus — which is far more contagious than the original strain. The B.1.1.7 variant is already in all […]
Posted inHow we learn
Local eighth graders raise money for group trying to curb shootings in Charlottesville’s Black community
A group of eighth graders from Albemarle County’s Burley Middle School raised $500 this year for an organization working to reduce the number of shootings in Charlottesville. The students are part of a new club created by counselor Andrew Davis called the Social Justice Club. At first, the idea behind the club was to give […]
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Local health district opens to Phase 2 of COVID vaccination effort Monday
On Monday, everyone in the Blue Ridge Health District will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The district’s vaccination effort will move into Phase 2, which includes anyone ages 16 and up. In order to receive a vaccine from the district, residents must first “pre-register” with the Virginia Department of Health. Once they have pre-registered, […]
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Health District opens to Phase 1C
The Blue Ridge Health District opened to Phase 1C in its COVID-19 vaccination effort Thursday. People who have pre-registered through the state system and qualify as one of the essential workers in Phase 1C will begin receiving invitations from the health district to make vaccine appointments as soon as today. Officials expect all invitations to […]
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Virginia Supreme Court sides with city of Charlottesville in Confederate statues case
The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the city of Charlottesville in its yearslong battle against a group seeking to stop the city from removing its Confederate statues. The state’s high court vacated a lower court’s ruling that the city had violated state law when it attempted to remove its statutes in 2017. “The […]
