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Where you’re always welcome: In an increasingly expensive city, downtown day shelter The Haven is a model of community and ‘radical hospitality’

Photos by Zack Wajsgras In January, The Haven will celebrate 10 years of serving homeless and extremely low-income people in the heart of Charlottesville. As the Downtown Mall has been […]

lauralonghine | December 18, 2019

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Facing the past: Wedding sites to stop promoting plantation weddings

Back in 2018, the wedding site Zola published an article titled “8 Unique Charlottesville Wedding Venues,” including The Jefferson Theater, Meriwether Springs Vineyard, and James Monroe’s Highland—one of Virginia’s most […]

bje2cb | December 18, 2019

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In brief: Tree huggers, get out of dodge (challenger), and more

Tree huggers On an unseasonably warm December Sunday, Yoseph Asmellash, owner of Little River Christmas Trees, had dozens of Fraser and Douglas fir trees for sale in the parking lot […]

C-VILLE Writers | December 18, 2019

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Housing divided: Critics say new budget puts parking over people

“By failing to fund affordable housing in your city, you are quite literally causing and creating homelessness,” said Alliance for Interfaith Ministries director Kimberly Fontaine at the Planning Commission’s public […]

benhitchcock | December 18, 2019

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Keeping watch: Statue defenders take security into their own hands

Nearly four years after a student’s petition called for their ouster, three years after a City Council vote to remove them, two years after a deadly white supremacist rally in […]

Lisa Provence | December 12, 2019

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In brief: Climate petitions, faux cops, beer fears

Green light: Climate protesters seek ‘radical action’ The protesters chanted a straightforward call and response as they marched on the Downtown Mall: “What do we want?” “Climate justice!” “When do […]

C-VILLE Writers | December 11, 2019

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Tunnel vision: Emmet renovations include bike lanes, pedestrian underpass

A central stretch of Emmet Street, from Arlington Boulevard to Ivy Road, may see some improvements thanks to the state-funded Emmet Street-scape project. Plans for the renovations were on display […]

benhitchcock | December 11, 2019

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Pushing forward: Albemarle writer’s lawsuit goes to trial

After paying nearly $11,000 in taxes to Albemarle County, freelance writer John Hart will have a chance to get a refund.  On December 4, Judge Claude Worrell of Albemarle Circuit […]

bje2cb | December 11, 2019

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In deep: Allegations of mismanagement complicate Louisa’s demand for water

By Spencer Philps  A host of issues have emerged in recent months that look to complicate the James River Water Authority’s plans to construct a water pump station at the […]

C-VILLE Writers | December 11, 2019

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SLAPP-happy: Virginia’s weak anti-SLAPP law attracts defamation lawsuits

What do Johnny Depp, California Congressman Devin Nunes, and Confederate statue defender Edward Tayloe II all have in common? This year, they all filed defamation lawsuits in Virginia. Depp sued […]

benhitchcock | December 4, 2019

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