On WTJU’s Soundboard this week, Giles, Charlotte, and Emily talk with host Eliza Wilson about the Tom Tom Festival and Summit, which included a talk on climate change becoming a bipartisan issue, a competition promoting student innovators, and a discussion of the role of universities in housing affordability.
Emily Hays grew up in Charlottesville and graduated from Yale in 2016. She covered growth, development, and affordable living. Before writing for Charlottesville Tomorrow, she produced a podcast on education and caste in Maharashtra, India.
More by Emily HaysGiles Morris, who was executive director of Charlottesville Tomorrow from 2018 to 2023, has spent the past two decades as a journalist, community organizer and executive leader, helping communities and organizations find their voices and chronicling the ways larger forces impact the lives of people.
More by Giles MorrisI was Charlottesville Tomorrow’s government reporter from 2019 to 2022. Thanks for letting me be your resident nerd on how local and state governments serve us. Keep up with me @charlottewords on Twitter. If you haven’t yet, consider subscribing to Charlottesville Tomorrow’s FREE newsletter to get updates from the newsroom on the things you want to know.
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