Virginia Organizing will hold its Social Justice Bowl VIII on Friday, November 18, at 6:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Rugby Road.

An analysis released today of previous traffic studies for the proposed Route 29 bypass in Albemarle County confirms that the highway will not solve traffic congestion on Route 29, and urges federal and state transportation officials to focus on alternative solutions.

The Veterans’ PTSD Project is asking Veterans who have successfully overcome Post-Traumatic Stress to write a first-person account of their recovery for those who need to hear it the most – other Veterans and their families.

On Wednesday three University of Virginia students will head to Washington, D.C. for special meetings with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and the White House Liaison to Young Americans Ronnie Cho scheduled for Thursday.

Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will continue the master planning process for the east side of McIntire Park with its next public meeting on October 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center.

In an effort to address concerns raised by the public and the media, several Occupy Cville protestors committed to giving a press conference at the end of their first week of occupying Lee Park in Downtown Charlottesville.

On learning that one of the independent City Council candidates had “endorsed” her this morning, Democratic candidate for City Council Deirdre “Dede” Smith released the following statement:

“Bob is a great guy, and a friend. While we agree on some issues, and it is flattering that an opponent in the City Council race would endorse me, I did not request it, I did not authorize it, and I am not and will not be endorsing him. I am a proud Democrat, and I’m proud to be running as a Democrat on the ticket with Satyendra Huja and Kathy Galvin.”

President will travel from Asheville through Virginia on bus tour

Delegate David J. Toscano will hold a town hall meeting on Monday, October 17th at 6 p.m. in the Woodbrook Elementary School Cafeteria.

The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), a national nonprofit incorporated in Iowa in 2006, now has presence in Charlottesville, Virginia. This summer, Executive Director Stacy Miller relocated to the city, and brought the organization with her.