Catie Ratliff, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

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Early season

Early voting in the June 17 Democratic Primary for Charlottesville City Council begins May 2, officially kicking off the city’s experiment with ranked-choice voting. Mayor Juandiego Wade and Vice-Mayor Brian […]

Catie Ratliff | April 30, 2025

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Local LGBTQ+ organizers are moving full steam ahead on a Queer community center

The Rivanna Area Queer Center, or RAQC (pronounced “rack”), has been a months-long labor of love for area organizers. And while the LGBTQ+ community center isn’t set to open until […]

Catie Ratliff | April 23, 2025

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Collective bargaining is a step in the right direction, but not a fix-all for the city’s transit employees

Charlottesville was one of the first municipalities in Virginia to adopt a collective bargaining ordinance, and its unions are some of the first to navigate what it means to have […]

Catie Ratliff | April 23, 2025

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IMPACT places focus on housing and transportation

More than 1,100 organizers with Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together turned out to its annual Nehemiah Action on April 8. This year’s gathering focused on housing and transportation […]

Catie Ratliff | April 16, 2025

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New executive order allowing logging could affect area forests

An April 3 memo from United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins designates 112,646,000 acres of national forest lands as an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act “emergency situation.” The […]

Catie Ratliff | April 16, 2025

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Charlottesville City Council approves $265+ million budget for FY26

In a special, single-item meeting on April 14, Charlottesville City Council unanimously adopted a $265,248,446 budget for FY26. While councilors voted on the budget less than 30 minutes into the […]

Catie Ratliff | April 15, 2025

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UVA issues new alerts to international community

The University of Virginia has issued updated guidelines and recommendations to international students, following the revocation of at least one student’s visa by the Trump administration. In an April 4 […]

Catie Ratliff | April 9, 2025

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2025 Dogwood Festival dropped

The 2025 Charlottesville Dogwood Festival has been cancelled. Organizers hope to bring the celebration back in 2026, but the future of the 76-year-long tradition is murky. Founded as the Apple […]

Catie Ratliff | April 9, 2025

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Charlottesville is gearing up for its first election using ranked choice voting

Charlottesville’s experiment with proportional ranked choice voting is swiftly approaching, with the Democratic primary for City Council set for June 17. The new (to Charlottesville at least) voting system was […]

Catie Ratliff | March 28, 2025

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UVA releases heavily redacted reviews of 2022 shooting on Grounds

On March 21, the University of Virginia released the long-promised external reviews of the November 13, 2022, shooting that killed students Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis, Jr., and D’Sean Perry. The […]

Catie Ratliff | March 26, 2025