(Don’t) go with the flow

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 […]

Planning ahead

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 […]

Equal treatment

“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 […]

Yes in my backyard

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 […]

Who is Dashad Cooper?

“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 […]

Pay us a living wage

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, […]

Bad science

“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 […]

Breaking barriers

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 […]

Safety, redefined

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 […]

Listening in

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 […]