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Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs moved to Charlottesville in 2002 and has since sought to understand why development occurs the way it does. Since 2005, he’s helped innovate information-gathering to try to help people know they belong and how they can have their say. In addition to writing a C-VILLE Weekly column on real estate, Tubbs is also the person behind Town Crier Productions, which seeks to rebuild journalism for the rest of the 21st Century.

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Orangedale residents want city to crack down on illegal fireworks

On the night of July 4, anyone living in the southern portion of Charlottesville’s Fifeville neighborhood was treated to several hours of fireworks. For years, different groups have set up […]

Sean Tubbs | August 11, 2025

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Area home sales remain flat while prices continue to rise

The local real estate market remained relatively flat in April, May, and June, while prices continued to increase. That is reflected in the latest quarterly report from the Charlottesville Area […]

Sean Tubbs | August 6, 2025

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Albemarle’s new economic development plan to get a vote in mid-August

Albemarle County is working on a new strategic plan to guide economic development efforts that will put a priority on defense, intelligence, and biotechnology businesses. This document is being put […]

Sean Tubbs | August 4, 2025

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Charlottesville wants judge to reconsider ruling that threw out new zoning code

Since February 2024, Charlottesville has processed dozens of land use applications under a new zoning code intended to increase the number of housing units in the city.  All of that […]

Sean Tubbs | July 30, 2025

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A look at planned hotel rooms in the Charlottesville area

The number of hotel rooms under construction in the United States is at a five-year low, according to data collected by the company CoStar. The publication Construction Dive reports that […]

Sean Tubbs | July 26, 2025

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Albemarle Supervisors update regulations on solar panels

Albemarle property owners who want to install solar-energy facilities or battery-storage systems now have an easier pathway to do so. At its July 16 meeting, the Board of Supervisors adopted […]

Sean Tubbs | July 23, 2025

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Another affordable apartment complex planned for Seminole Trail

The Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopted the Places29 Master Plan in February 2011 as a vision to guide the transition of commercial spaces into areas where people could live.  “There […]

Sean Tubbs | July 18, 2025

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Despite ruling, Charlottesville has resumed taking applications under voided zoning code

The development community has filed dozens of applications under a new zoning code Charlottesville City Council enacted in late 2023 in order to increase the number of residential units that […]

Sean Tubbs | July 16, 2025

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Charlottesville seeking to continue climate action work as federal funding dries up

The second presidency of Donald Trump has come with many sudden transformations in policy as efforts are made to both limit the size of the federal government as well as […]

Sean Tubbs | July 12, 2025

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Protesters demand a halt to federal influence at UVA

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan’s last day in office is July 11, and Executive Vice President J.J. Davis will take over the position on an acting basis while a […]

Sean Tubbs | July 9, 2025

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