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Category: Our neighborhoods
We cover the physical landscapes of Charlottesville and surrounding counties and how things change. We help you understand how history has shaped our city, and how our choices today will affect the future.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
How should Charlottesville regulate short-term stays? The city wants your input.
City staff are hosting a public meeting Dec. 3 to gather feedback on short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo as they update a decade-old ordinance.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
She’s been around the world over the last year — but came back to Charlottesville because she sees people ready to lead
Emily Gorcenski sees a growing rejection of hopelessness over national politics. It’s being replaced by active learning and participation in local issues, she writes.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
The federal government rejected their highly praised grant. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center is pushing forward anyway
The National Endowment for Humanities did not explain the rejection, but the Trump administration is flagging words like “inclusion,” “injustice,” “segregation,” “subsidized housing” and “Black.”
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Enid Krieger wants us to recognize Black history as an integral part of central Virginia’s past and future
Krieger retired to the Charlottesville area and then, she committed to a new calling: highlighting Black contributions and history in central Virginia.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Some business owners welcome ‘million-dollar clean team’ on Downtown Mall, others find it ‘dubious’
Some Charlottesville business owners hope that a $1.2 million two-year pilot program for cleaning and ambassador services will help declining foot traffic; others say it could push unhoused folks away from vital services.
Posted inHow we learn
Heather Hill wants every kid in Charlottesville to have the opportunity to thrive — not just through private programs
As a parent, community member and former city councilor, Hill wants the city’s youngest residents to feel more connected to our community.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
New publication highlights the lives of Black Charlottesville-area residents at the turn of the 20th Century
The Holsinger Studio Portrait Project and the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society will be giving away copies of the “Visions of Progress” portrait exhibition catalog for free on Saturday.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Charlottesville City Council greenlights next steps for Holiday Dr. shelter as residents voice support, businesses raise concerns
“What a lot of people want is to push these people out, and that doesn’t work for the actual people who are being served,” said Isis Neumann in a public meeting.
Posted inNewsletter
Charlottesville’s zoning lawsuit could be coming to an end
A proposed settlement will save taxpayer money, resolve uncertainty for developers and help the city “move forward with some clarity and purpose around our zoning,” City Attorney John Maddux said.
