Bea LaPisto Kirtley joins Board of Supervisors race
Standing on a stepstool behind a podium marked by her campaign sign, a former Bradbury, California, city councilor of 20 years was the second person to announce her run for […]
Short-staffed: Emergency Communications Center faces its own emergency
The center that handles all of the city, county, and university’s 911 calls is severely understaffed, and now it’s calling for help. “At this point, it’s basically an emergency,” says […]
Jerrod Smith announces Board of Supervisors run
“We all begin with a dream,” said Albemarle native Jerrod Smith at the start of his January 18 campaign announcement. He’s hoping to snag the Rivanna District seat on the […]
What’s wrong with Airbnb? Homestay hosts wonder why county’s pushing new regs
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seemed to be the overall consensus of community members who spoke up at a crowded January 8 roundtable to discuss potential “homestay” […]
Prosecutors pump the brakes on suspended license cases
A lawsuit to help prevent those unable to pay court fines from spiraling into further debt and prosecution got a significant boost last week. Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania announced […]
On hold: Dominion faces pipeline permit problems
All is quiet along the proposed path of the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline, now that five federal permits have either been thrown out or put on hold. A vote on […]
Parental influence: Borden gets nearly four years for garage attack
He wore a construction helmet that said “commie killer” as he joined in on a brutal beating in a downtown parking garage, striking the already downed DeAndre Harris with a […]
Co-op travails: Molly Michie seeks preschoolers—and their parents
Faced with a recent decline in enrollment, the city’s first co-operative preschool, which has operated for more than 50 years, is struggling to stay on its feet. Molly Michie Cooperative […]
At the border: Local advocates travel to help asylum seekers
Early this month, a caravan of more than a dozen local lawyers, clergy, and other advocates set out to assist migrants seeking asylum at the Tijuana border, where the mayor […]
Fighting fear: Local groups step up to help our community of undocumented immigrants
When Maria Chavalan-Sut talks about her life, she smiles. She laughs. Sometimes she cries. The Guatemalan refugee came to America in 2015 and passed a credible fear interview at the […]