This fall, the Social, Emotional and Academic Development program will begin its three-year pilot in Albemarle County’s four urban-ring elementary schools — Agnor-Hurt, Cale, Greer and Woodbrook — as part of the school division’s new Equity and Access Initiative. The goal of the SEAD project is to help students reach their full potential and have […]
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Clean water innovator seeks global market
Inside a local company’s production facility, about 15,000 tablets called MadiDrops are packed in boxes and stacked against a wall. Collectively, these tablets could provide safe water for 1,000 families for 8-15 years. When one tablet is dropped into a water container, it releases silver ions that remove harmful pathogens overnight. Leaving the tablet in […]
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Local nonprofit supporting families and building trust through Neighborhood Outreach Project
Jefferson Area CHiP launched its Neighborhood Outreach Project this year to focus on reaching Charlottesville families that could benefit from CHiP services in Friendship Court, Westhaven, South First Street and Green Stone. CHiP (Children’s Health Improvement Program), a nonprofit, partners families with nurses and family support workers who support parents in fostering a healthy, positive […]
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to open next month
Moviegoers in Charlottesville will soon have another theater option, one that serves meals cooked from scratch in auditoriums that boast cutting-edge cinema technology. A spaceship will hang from the lobby’s ceiling, and the posters lining the walls will be vintage, sci-fi, and alien themed, from Turkey, Germany, and France. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is currently […]
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Belmont Bridge Steering Committee endorses design elements
The Belmont Bridge Steering Committee weighed in on three key design elements for the bridge at their meeting Wednesday. They provided input on issues related to pedestrian circulation and access to Graves Street from the bridge. In order to make their decisions, the ten-person Steering Committee reviewed the current Belmont Bridge design concepts by contractor […]
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Review continues for townhomes in North Pointe development
More than 10 years after the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning for the 900-unit North Pointe development, developers say the first homes are still one to two years away from construction. The development, located past the Forest Lakes community along U.S. 29 North, has been delayed for a multitude of reasons that […]
