Students returned to Charlottesville High School on Monday, November 27, after a series of fights spurred staff absences and a string of closures prior to Thanksgiving break. Charlottesville City Schools labeled the multi-day suspension of classes a “cultural reset.” The first day back went relatively smoothly according to interim principal Kenny Leatherwood, but he noted […]
Students returned to Charlottesville High School on Monday, November 27, after a series of fights spurred staff absences and a string of closures prior to Thanksgiving break. Charlottesville City Schools labeled the multi-day suspension of classes a “cultural reset.” The first day back went relatively smoothly according to interim principal Kenny Leatherwood, but he noted […]
Walking it back The University of Virginia is withholding the independent report on the November 13, 2022, shooting on Grounds, citing potential impacts on the criminal trial of accused shooter Christopher Jones. “Making the report public at this time, or even releasing a summary of their findings and recommendations, could have an impact on the […]
Charlottesville High School was unexpectedly closed for three days, from Friday, November 17, through Tuesday, November 21, after student fights tipped an already short-staffed school over the edge. Brawls and disruptive behavior have been a persistent problem at CHS this school year, causing safety concerns for students, staff, and parents. Though Charlottesville City Schools has […]
The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office issued a burn ban on November 17, following a wave of wildfires across Virginia. Though the Afton Mountain and Quaker Run fires are now contained, the Charlottesville area is not yet out of the woods this fire season. No big fires have broken out in Albemarle County, but Albemarle […]
One of the major ideas driving reform of land-use approvals in Charlottesville is the notion that developers will construct much more housing if City Council and the Planning Commission are not involved in deciding what gets built and where. “Height restrictions effectively require all multifamily projects to obtain special use permits to make development […]
One assumption in the draft of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan is that the county must increase its housing supply. “Albemarle County needs to add approximately 10,070 affordable units to our housing stock by 2040 to ensure all current and future residents can enjoy a good quality of life in our community,” reads a section […]
Adding it up The results are in! After months of campaigns and a barrage of political ads, voting came to a close in Virginia’s local and legislative elections on November 7. Locally, progressive candidates swept their races. The Charlottesville area will have two new delegates in the House, with Katrina Callsen winning her uncontested run […]
After more than three years, Albemarle County Public Schools reinstated its school resource officer program on October 30. Both the district and the officer at Albemarle High School are optimistic about improving safety and community through the program, but opponents believe the return of SROs is a step in the wrong direction. In a Q&A […]
Locals say it started with a bolt of lightning. After a large tree stump was struck on Double Top Mountain, a slow burn ignited on October 24. And it didn’t take long for what came to be called the Quaker Run fire to travel across both sides of the mountain, nestled against the Syria region […]
The University of Virginia community came together on Monday, November 13, to remember the lives of D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler, and Lavel Davis Jr. Throughout the day, the one-year anniversary of the shooting that killed the three football players and injured two other students, a range of memorials were held around Grounds, including a moment […]