In her past work with the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR), Holly Edwards encouraged her clients to push themselves to “the next level in their lives.”
We’re standing in a circle around a small fire. As a group, we turn to the south, lifting our rattles and shaking them at the sky, where a half moon bites the darkening blue
On a given week, it was not unusual to see Dave Norris at various public events across town, lunching on the Downtown Mall with a constituent, or grabbing coffee with a staffer near City Hall.
Before City Council can dive into the complexities of the budget process, it will have to choose a new mayor.
In a fundraising letter for the UVA School of Law’s $150 million capital campaign, Dean Paul Mahoney singled out the school’s “sense of community.”
Yes, as shocking as it seems, Virginia has completed another circuit around the sun, and one more crazy political year has finally drawn to a close. And, as ever, we here at the Odd Dominion want to celebrate this historic moment by challenging you, dear readers, to a test of wits. (Or half-wits, as the […]
We’re on the verge of 2012, and whether the New Year is the dawn of a new era or just another click of the big wheel of fortune as it spins into eternity, it’s a good time to talk about new beginnings. This year, instead of a tired year-in-review, we decided to give you […]
In tough economic times, nonprofits get pinched. As the demand for their services rises, their budgets face pressure from lower rates of charitable giving, cuts in government funding, and, as the recession extends, an over-reliance on their most loyal donors. “Our focus has been on building fundraising skills and encouraging members to use the recession […]
In March, a team from the City of Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) began to look for the most effective way to overhaul the city’s public housing stock.
When reports of the death of a homeless man at the Coal Tower last Saturday night began circulating in the homeless community, the blame game started. As the story was told, the man was allegedly turned away from PACEM, a seasonal night shelter, for being drunk and later died of exposure, alone. Reports of his […]