The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors has made more than its fair share of headlines recently. At the end of March, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin fired his own appointee, Bert Ellis, just weeks after the Board made the controversial decision to dissolve the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As UVA leadership navigates […]
School Resource Officers will return to Charlottesville City Schools following a 4-2 vote at the Charlottesville School Board meeting on March 27. CCS removed SROs in 2020, when the school board dissolved its memorandum with CPD in response to anti-police brutality protests that occurred that year. Since the removal of SROs and return to full […]
Nearly $10 million in funding for Phase II of Kindlewood was finalized last week, supporting the multi-year, resident-led redevelopment effort to transform the affordable-housing community formerly known as Friendship Court. Phase II of the Kindlewood redevelopment broke ground in January, with an anticipated completion date of Fall 2026 and total cost of $86 million. The […]