Rebecca Reilly was one of five Charlottesville residents to sign a petition urging FEMA to reconsider regulatory changes made to allow real estate development on the floodplain of the Rivanna River. “Unfortunately, we weren’t aware of the change in the map within 90 days,” said Reilly. “So FEMA’s response was we didn’t respond quickly enough.” […]
The Charlottesville Climate Action Plan is 97 pages long and chock-full of graphs, charts, and infographics. While the plan will affect everyone who lives in the city, the document can hardly be considered digestible for the average resident. On February 8, the Piedmont chapter of the Virginia Sierra Club attempted to rectify this. The nonprofit […]
“We want to not have data like this,” Katina Otey said candidly at the February 2 Charlottesville School Board meeting. The chief academic officer’s presentation on student conduct revealed a troubling trend. “A majority of [conduct violation] incidents were committed by Black students,” she said. “And male students.” Seventy-seven percent of students suspended in Charlottesville […]
On November 15, 2021, the City of Charlottesville approved a comprehensive plan to address equity issues in land use, transportation, and housing. A vital component of this plan was to increase affordable housing, specifically by building more duplexes and apartment buildings in areas traditionally reserved for single-family housing. But every new housing project involves a […]
“So, Dashad Cooper. … Who is Dashad Cooper?” Cooper asked, repeating the question back to C-VILLE. Cooper is new to politics and has not had the time to perfect his elevator pitch. But once he found his footing, he was able to explain his motivation for seeking office. “Dashad Cooper is a native from Charlottesville,” […]
The UVA chapter of The United Campus Workers has long demanded that the university pay graduate students a living wage, which they currently estimate to be $38,173 a year. Recently, the union found itself fighting for the right to be paid anything. “We’re hearing from multiple grad student workers @UVA that they haven’t been paid […]
“I am a journalist, and the subject that I’m investigating is human prehistory,” Graham Hancock confidently asserts over stunning footage of ancient archaeological sites and a booming soundtrack. In “Ancient Apocalypse,” Hancock tells an alternative story of the dawn of human civilization. He claims that an advanced ice-age civilization existed, and after a flood of […]
WillowTree has always been sort of an enigma: It used to have a reputation for being what Kelli Palmer calls “this tech firm in the Downtown Mall where everyone wore matching hoodies.” But the 14-year-old, rapidly expanding tech company is actually “a digital consultancy” that “works with businesses to strategize around and to build their […]
From coronavirus outbreaks to school shootings, parents are more worried than ever about their children’s safety and well-being at school. While Gov. Glenn Youngkin continues to push for school resource officers in all public schools, both Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools ended their contracts with local police departments in 2020, amid nationwide […]
As the catastrophic effects of climate change continue to worsen every year, the City of Charlottesville has vowed to reduce its carbon emissions to 45 percent below 2011 levels by 2030, and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Last week, the city hosted a listening session to gather input from the community on its plan to […]