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In central Virginia, there aren’t enough candidates to fill open seats in local governments
Like many small communities in Central Virginia, the Town of Mineral had trouble mustering enough candidates to fill its six-person town council this year. In the Nov. 8 election, just five names appeared on the ballot — so each was guaranteed a spot on Council. “Now the election folks...
UVA suspected shooter had guns, ammunition in his dorm room
On Sunday night, three University of Virginia students were killed, and two were injured in a shooting on Culbreth Road. The campus went on lockdown for 12 hours while police searched for the suspected shooter. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was caught Monday after 11 a.m. and has been charged with...
UVA classes canceled Tuesday, Charlottesville City Schools will resume
University of Virginia classes are canceled Tuesday, while Charlottesville City Schools classes will resume. Public school and UVA classes were canceled Monday, when a shooting on campus Sunday night sent the UVA campus into a 12-hour shelter in place order by police while agencies searched for the suspected shooter. Three people were killed, UVA students Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devan Chandler, and two others were injured and are at UVA Hospital.
UVA was locked down for 12 hours before the suspect in a shooting on campus was caught
Suspected shooter Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., a University of Virginia student and former football player, is in custody more than 12 hours after three students died and two were injured Sunday night on campus. UVA officials have released the names of the three victims: Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and...
The 50-by-120 foot lots of Belmont became a template for the rest of the city
Charlottesville city planner Brian Haluska chuckles when he thinks about the original 1891 plat for the Belmont subdivision. “This is what happens when someone gets out the ruler,” he said. Belmont started as a grid, divided into 50-foot-wide increments to sell off without much regard for the neighborhood’s terrain — least of all its roller coaster hills.
Scottsville Town Council candidate Dan Gristko responds to voter questions
Charlottesville Tomorrow created questionnaires for local candidates in Central Virginia based on issues readers said they care about. See all the candidates and information about voting in the 2022 Voter Guide. In lieu of responding to the questions, Scottsville Town Council candidate Dan Gristko submitted the following statement:. I’m very...
Scottsville Town Council candidate Bill Hyson responds to voter questions
Charlottesville Tomorrow created questionnaires for local candidates in Central Virginia based on issues readers said they care about. The following is from Bill Hyson, a write in candidate who is running for town council in the Scottsville, in Fluvanna and Albemarle counties. See all the candidates and information about voting in the 2022 Voter Guide.
Orange Town Council candidate Elliott Fox responds to voter questions
Charlottesville Tomorrow created questionnaires for local candidates in Central Virginia based on issues readers said they care about. The following is from candidate Elliott Fox, who is running for town council in the Town of Orange, Orange County. See all the candidates and information about voting in the 2022 Voter Guide.
The 5th District’s up for grabs in Tuesday’s election, but so are mayors and school boards across Central Virginia
In Charlottesville and most of Albemarle County, the Nov. 8 ballot is a lean one. Voters in this area are voting in just one race for the 5th Congressional District seat. That race is between incumbent Rep. Bob Good, a Republican, and his challenger Josh Throneburg, a Democrat from Charlottesville.
He used to sneak to the back of the library to learn about who he was — now this trans advocate has his own book
There aren’t many trans elders my age in Virginia, let alone in Charlottesville. As 62-year-old Black trans man, my path narrows — and it can sometimes be a lonely one. When the pandemic hit, the trans community, like many others, searched for how to stay connected. Many of us were no strangers to meeting online. We have used apps to meet the loves of our lives. Now, we were also using online platforms to connect on a Friday night — 20 Black trans men from all over the country on Facebook video just shooting the shit.
Parents struggle to reach medical providers as respiratory illnesses among area children soar
Respiratory illnesses are spreading rapidly among Charlottesville area children right now. So many kids are sick that local pediatricians, urgent cares, emergency rooms and even pediatric hospital wings say they are overwhelmed. And parents are struggling to reach medical providers. “I have messaged our pediatrician twice, once a week ago,...
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down
I got a call from Ryan Homes in the summer of 2019. My family and I were qualified to purchase a home in Glenmore, a gated community in Albemarle County. The agent told us to visit the model homes the next day. I was excited and called my husband; we...
The Downtown Mall is getting its first ever public bathroom — and community members are ‘ecstatic’
Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall is finally getting the public restrooms people have requested for decades. Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1, those visiting the Mall for any reason will have access to two bathrooms in the York Place shopping arcade, between First Street South and Second Street Southwest. York Place has entrances on both the Downtown Mall and Water Street.
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s editor-in-chief will headline summit of national news leaders
This is the question Charlottesville Tomorrow’s editor-in-chief Angilee Shah will answer as a keynote speaker for a national news leadership conference at the end of October. Executive director Giles Morris will also present on how to build news organizations that diverse communities can trust. Hundreds of news executives, entrepreneurs...
In My Humble Opinion: Radio show hosts conversation about gun violence and the work it takes to support children
In My Humble Opinion on 101.3 Jamz recently had a critical conversation on gun violence and the work and resources it takes to support children. “Our kids are dying,” Daniel Fairley, who is in charge of the Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement, said on the live Sunday, Sept. 25 show. “We need to do something. It is time for us to come together and think critically and prevent the next deaths.
Here’s how you can watch the only live debate between Rep. Bob Good and Josh Throneburg
Rep. Bob Good will debate his Democratic challenger for the 5th District Congressional seat, Josh Throneburg, on Wed., Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Charlottesville Tomorrow must raise $350,000 by the end of the year to keep doing high-quality journalism in 2023. Show your support today!. The debate will take place...
With Cherry Hill and Beacon on 5th, more people live in Johnson Village than a decade ago
The Johnson Village development, which now lends its name to a wider neighborhood, became part of Charlottesville during a tumultuous time in Charlottesville that wasn’t so long ago. In 1963, the city annexed thousands of acres of land from Albemarle County, including the Johnson Village development. That added more...
Charlottesville City Schools will consider changing the names of Venable and Clark elementary schools
Charlottesville City Schools is about to begin discussions on changing the name of their schools. Clark and Venable elementary schools are among the first schools to undergo conversations on their name changes. The two elementary schools are the only two schools named after people who didn’t work directly for the...
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