Still active: Students work to change culture from the periphery
By Ben Hitchcock At 10:30pm on May 4, 1970, approximately 1,500 UVA students gathered on the Lawn to protest the murder of four student activists at Kent State University earlier […]
A12 appeals: DeAndre Harris attackers contest convictions
Two men convicted of malicious wounding for attacking DeAndre Harris in a downtown parking garage on August 12, 2017, are appealing their convictions, and the Virginia Attorney General’s office will […]
Indigenous inclusion: Advocates call for UVA American Indian studies center
Some issues don’t just go away if you ignore them. Aside from a brief appearance at the May 6 City Council meeting, the last time we heard from UVA alum […]
Pedal to the metal: The path to a more cycling-friendly city
It’s National Bike Month, and Peter Krebs is fired up. Krebs, who’s the community outreach coordinator at the Piedmont Environmental Council, uses the word “exciting” more than any other when […]
Take the bus: Is this public transit’s moment?
Charlottesville is a growing city. We’ve added 5,000 residents since 2010, with another 10,000 in the county. And by 2040, projections from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service show […]
Tripped up: Mixed reviews for Charlottesville’s scooter experiment
They appeared overnight the first Monday in December of 2018, long-necked robots on wheels, lurking in neat rows of three or four on street corners all over town. Within a […]
In brief: City digs in, winemaker dies, rioters plead, and more
Truth in scheduling: Progress joins City v. Civilian Review Board fray A Daily Progress reporter was a topic of discussion during public comment at the May 6 City Council meeting, […]
Eviction outrage: Landlord says he’s committed to affordable housing
More than 100 people representing a dozen organizations rallied and marched in support of residents of Belmont Apartments May 5, the same day tenants whose leases have expired were told […]
Judge explains: Motions still to be ruled upon in Confederate statue lawsuit
Judge Rick Moore got one big issue out of the way in the two-years-long lawsuit against the city and City Council for its 2017 vote to remove statues of Confederate […]
Quest in context: Troubled roots of city school’s gifted program
Though the gifted education program in Charlottesville City Schools has recently come under fire for its racial disparities, such gaps have existed since the program was created in 1976, and […]