There is a lot on the ballot this November. On top of several contests that could decide which party controls Congress, Virginia is weighing three proposed amendments. The first, Ballot Question 1, reads: “Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to (i) protect the freedom to make personal decisions about prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, […]
By the time she made her final address as the at-large member of the Albemarle County School Board, Allison Spillman’s self-appointed enemies had been celebrating for more than a week. “GOOD RIDDANCE,” one posted on Facebook August 5, the day Spillman announced her resignation. “[Spillman] supported every woke initiative that came her way—and even used […]
When the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce led a delegation of government and business officials to Chapel Hill this past May, participants had the chance to see how the University of North Carolina interacts with the town it calls home. “The one thing that came up in every single session was partnerships,” wrote Quana Dennis […]
The appointed body with power to approve the design of buildings and streetscapes in certain parts of Charlottesville had been expected to weigh in September 15 on a service counter that Sal’s Caffe Italia installed around one of the Downtown Mall trees. Under the city’s Development Code, staff in the Department of Neighborhood Development Services […]
It’s been a busy week for the City of Charlottesville, with new names in leadership and a jam-packed City Council agenda. On September 14, former deputy director of Public Works Mike Goddard was named the interim Director of Neighborhood Development Services. He has worked for the city since 2015. Two days later, India Adams-Jacobs was […]
When real estate investment firm Bonaventure purchased the former Cavalier Crossing apartment complex in the summer of 2024, housing advocates sounded the alarm that many tenants would not be able to afford higher rents. Two years later, that concern seems to have fizzled out, as no one spoke at an August 19 public hearing where […]
In March 2021, Charlottesville City Council adopted a plan that made a moral commitment to invest $100 million in affordable housing initiatives through the end of 2032. The elected body got a progress report at a September 8 work session. “In that time, the city has invested approximately $65.8 million, which is about 66 percent […]
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office did not report dozens of traffic stops it made during its June 23 immigration raids to a public statewide database, in apparent violation of state law. In data it sent to the Virginia State Police, the sheriff’s office detailed 27 traffic stops between 4:50am and 1:30pm that day, out of […]
Election Day may still feel like a long way off, but Virginia’s midterm races are already taking shape. In the 5th District, incumbent Rep. John McGuire secured the Republican nomination with 84.24 percent of the vote. Democratic nominee Tom Perriello had a similarly dominant primary performance, coming away with 79.76 percent of the electorate. Most […]
Marshall Rawson, candidate for a state seat in Florida’s House of Representatives, attended the August 2017 Unite the Right rally with the League of the South—a neo-Confederate, white nationalist organization—according to an investigation by Talking Points Memo. The report, published September 14, includes multiple photos and videos of the Republican at the event with neo-Nazis. […]
In 2025, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority launched its eviction diversion program, which is designed to reduce eviction rates by connecting residents with additional support and services. The Legal Aid Justice Center, and one of its clients currently living in a CRHA property, say they’ve seen more lawsuits for low amounts, and more eviction […]