2020 Voter Guide: 2021 Voter Guide Soundboard: City Council election preview Credit: WTJU It’s been a turbulent year in Charlottesville city government, and we are now in the midst of an election season. Mayor Nikuyah Walker and Councilor Heather Hill were both elected to the City Council in November 2017, just a few months after […]
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Soundboard: COVID in Charlottesville, One Year Later
Related Articles: Still Determined: Economic Revival Still Determined: School Daze Still Determined: Vaccine vexation Soundboard: COVID in Charlottesville, One Year Later Credit: WTJU March 13 marked the one-year anniversary of a day that changed a lot of our lives. On March 13, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that all public schools in Virginia would close […]
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Soundboard: The COVID outbreak on campus
Related Articles: UVA relaxing some COVID-related restrictions UVA officials hold town hall on massive COVID outbreak The COVID outbreak on campus Credit: WTJU On Feb. 16, the University of Virginia reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. Those 229 cases were 15% of all the new cases that day in the whole state. […]
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Soundboard: The kids are isolated
Related Article: The pandemic has taken a toll on children and teens. What can be done? The kids are isolated Credit: WTJU Most local students have not been to school in person in almost a year. We talk to Billy Jean Louis about the mental health impact of virtual learning. Stay tuned for the second […]
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Soundboard: A COVID winter sprawling out in front of us
Related Articles: Special: Ongoing COVID-19 coverage Local COVID-19 vaccination updates If you’re in Phase 1B, you might be waiting months for a COVID-19 vaccine A COVID winter sprawling out in front of us Credit: WTJU This week, we take a look at the COVID data in our health district and get an update on the […]
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Soundboard: Chip Boyles to be next city manager
Related Articles: Amid turmoil, TJPDC head Boyles chosen as new city manager ‘Leadership crisis’: City Council grappling with halt to city manager search, infighting Chip Boyles to be next city manager Credit: WTJU The year is barely a few weeks old, and yet we already have so much to talk about. We’re going to start […]
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Soundboard: A shot in the arm
A shot in the arm Credit: WTJU University of Virginia Medical Center employees have begun to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In our last episode of 2020, we look back on some of the big stories of year: the pandemic, the election, the racial justice protests this summer. Plus, we’ll talk a little bit about a […]
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Soundboard: What did this election tell us about 2020 Virginia?
Related Articles: Dr. Cameron Webb concedes 5th Congressional District to Bob Good 2020 Voter Guide How Virginia’s largest congressional district could flip this year What did this election tell us about 2020 Virginia? Credit: WTJU Election Day has come and gone, but the election process still continues. And while we’re still waiting to know who […]
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Soundboard: The final days of the 2020 election season
Related Articles: 2020 Voter Guide An hour with … Dr. Cameron Webb An hour with…Bob Good The final days of the 2020 election season Credit: WTJU The end of this very long, very unusual election season is almost here. We talk to Charlottesville Tomorrow about the future of the 5th District and what they’ve learned […]
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Soundboard: ‘Our demand is that they give back land’
Related Articles: 2020 Voter Guide ‘Johnny Reb’ is gone — Here’s the status of the 5 other Charlottesville-area statues activists want removed UVA’s ‘Conqueror of the Northwest’ statue splashed with bright red paint Monday Soundboard: ‘Our demand is that they give back land’ Credit: WTJU We are fewer than 30 days out from Election Day […]
