This week was the steering committee kickoff for the city’s Comprehensive Plan update, affordable housing strategy and zoning rewrite. While much of the conversation focused on next steps and general goals, consultants and committee members alike pondered who else in the community needs representation going forward. Various people representing an array of residents, businesses, and general […]
Category: Government and public institutions
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Development Digest: Brookhill, future home of ice rink, starts construction
The county’s Brookhill mixed-use development is about to take its next steps toward being move-in ready, and it’s being friendly to the spotted salamanders that already live there, too.
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The Rundown: Disproportionate minority contact report to be presented at council meeting
Next Monday is the first Monday of February (is it just me, or did January seem to last a very long time?), so it’s also time for another Charlottesville City Council meeting. Here’s a link to the full agenda, and here’s a link to the short version. Here’s a quick look at some things of […]
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An hour with … Dr. Cameron Webb
Related Articles: 2020 Voter Guide Fifth Congressional District candidate Dr. Cameron Webb selected the basketball courts at Tonsler Park as a place that is special to him for his interview with Charlottesville Tomorrow. The Fifeville neighborhood park is roughly a midway point between Downtown Charlottesville and the University of Virginia Grounds — a symbol not […]
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An hour with … Rep. Denver Riggleman
“I didn’t really get involved in politics,” said Denver Riggleman, the incumbent Republican representative for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District now vying for a second term. “Politics got involved with me.” He cited the experience of starting a distillery with his wife as part of his political awakening and engagement. “I saw that the government really had control […]
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A veteran-led maker space and four other signs of a new-old Scottsville
The Space is part of a new-old Scottsville, a place that wants to grow as a job center while maintaining the character and small-town feel that residents love.
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Development Digest: Sleep Number to wake up edge of Fashion Square
Another development proposal is testing out Albemarle County’s plan to transform its aging shopping malls.
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Soundboard: Area Median Income and the Affordable Housing Toolbox
Related Article: Affordable for whom? Area Median Income and the Affordable Housing Toolbox Credit: WTJU A lot of people are burdened by the cost of housing in the Charlottesville area. Area median income is one of the tools that helps sort out which remedies are most effective for people of different income levels. Plus, decades […]
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Fears of Unite the Right repeat led to tight security, few counter-protests at Richmond gun rally
RICHMOND — Thousands gathered in Virginia’s capital Monday for a pro-gun rally and to lobby against tighter gun laws. The event was met with tighter than usual security. From sunrise until the afternoon, the pro-gun cohort navigated the guns-free steps of the Capitol while others carried their weapons and signs in the surrounding streets. All […]
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Development Digest: Tech companies reserve space at Dairy Central
Two national-level technology companies are planning to settle into Charlottesville’s 10th and Page neighborhood this spring and summer.
