Voting rights elusive for ex-felons
In the coming summer months, when Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) organizer Harold Folley knocks on doors and talks to folks about the 2008 elections, inevitably some will tell him that they aren’t able to vote.
Helping the homeless…by bowling
At the same time that Charlottesville’s homeless population is growing, so are the efforts to help them. After conflicts with city government and lack of funds have forced the Hope Community Center to close a homeless shelter, another attempt to help the homeless took place Saturday, May 17, when people congregated in Kegler’s for the […]
Your tax dollars, at work
Worked for the city for: 29 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: Customer service representative for utility billing. Works with customers with billing disputes and those unable to pay their bills. Best of times: “I enjoy all of the people around. The best times are when somebody comes in here really, really upset and they […]
Saturation point
For an update on City Council’s May 19 public hearing on water needs, click here. In many ways, the latest flap over the community’s long-term water-supply plan is quintessential Charlottesville. It involves most of the basic elements of your typical local story—excruciating planning, expenditures of public money, and questions of human desires vs. ecological needs. […]
Trailer park owner evicts tenants
On April 25, 2008, R.S. Glass—the owner of the Zion Crossroads trailer park—mailed a letter to all his tenants.
Supes to study land use tax changes
On Wednesday, May 14, the county Board of Supervisors voted to unanimously “re-validate” the Land Use Taxation Program while also agreeing to study substantial changes to the program. Under the current system, landowners are allowed to significantly lower taxes on undeveloped land used for agricultural uses, while only having to pay full taxes on their […]
Cohousing creates community (and density)
When it came over from Denmark in the early 1980s, it had a difficult name with a host of consonants and the letters “a” and “e” squished together. For lack of a more pronounceable name, the American patrons of a type of intentional community dubbed it “cohousing.” Central Virginia’s first cohousing development is springing up […]
After four years, small gains for AccessUVA
In April, Yvonne Hubbard sat down at a dinner for the first group of students that had received financial aid all four years under AccessUVA, the University’s financial aid program.
Staff union opens membership to faculty
The Staff Union at UVA (SUUVA) launched a new campaign to sign up faculty members on May 16. The union is 6 years old, and traditionally, says Jan Cornell, SUUVA president, it has only been open to UVA staff. Now, though, it has opened its membership to faculty. “We need their support,” says Cornell. “America, […]
What’s in your backpack?
Demitry Edwards Hometown: Richmond Age: 19Year: Rising sophomore Major: Undecided What’s in your backpack? Calculus book, Tylenol, UVA umbrella, calculator, notebook, ID and case, keys to a Volkswagen Jetta, water bottle, iPhone, purse, day planner, sunglasses, highlighters, a heap of pens, pencils and gum. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.