Less than a year after a new Freedom of Information Act law expanded public access to police investigative files in Virginia, Delegate Rob Bell has sponsored a bill that would reverse the reform, citing concern for victims’ privacy. “There were immediate efforts to access what I would call very private information,” Bell says. He […]
Less than a year after a new Freedom of Information Act law expanded public access to police investigative files in Virginia, Delegate Rob Bell has sponsored a bill that would reverse the reform, citing concern for victims’ privacy. “There were immediate efforts to access what I would call very private information,” Bell says. He […]
By Finn Lynch I see a dead body at least once a week. The decedent in front of me today is an old man who died in hospice care. We have him dressed for viewing in a dark suit and his favorite striped tie. His clothes are a little too big for him now. We […]
Pipeline slowed again The Mountain Valley Pipeline has been under construction for more than three years. If and when it’s finished, the pipeline will carry natural gas 303 miles from West Virginia to southwestern Virginia. But the huge fossil fuel project has been met with repeated resistance from regulators since its inception—including just last week, […]
By Maryann Xue As Charlottesville continues to search for new ways to address its housing shortage, City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve rezoning for a vacant lot on Nassau Street. The city moved the lot from the R-2U designation, two-family residential, to R-3, the medium intensity residential category. “The purpose of the rezoning is […]
After protests over police brutality rocked the nation in the summer of 2020, both Charlottesville and Albemarle ended their school resource officer programs. The districts replaced the officers with care and safety assistants, unarmed adults tasked with building relationships with students, monitoring hallways, de-escalating conflicts, addressing mental health concerns, assisting with security issues, and upholding […]
The 2022 General Assembly session is in full swing. In November’s election, Republicans flipped the House of Delegates, taking a 52-48 lead after two years in which Democrats controlled all three chambers of government. In recent weeks, GOP House members have worked to undo many of the laws Democrats put into place during their time […]
It’s that time of year—Cupid is sharpening his arrowheads and wrapping himself in his very best tunic. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we asked C-VILLE’s freelance writers to tell us about someone, something, anything that they love, in 100 words or less. We think their wide-ranging collection of answers will warm even the bitterest old heart. […]
School (funding’s) out A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee killed school funding bills Friday that would’ve allowed localities to raise money for school construction, voting 5-3 on all three bills. Similar legislation was passed by the state Senate. The Republican-controlled House’s action looms large in Charlottesville: City Council has expressed that finding new revenue streams […]
For nearly two years, the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail has been hit hard by the pandemic. While the virus shakes up life outside the jail’s walls, those incarcerated at ACRJ have reported poor COVID containment procedures and unhygienic living conditions. Now, with the highly-contagious omicron variant spreading across the country, coronavirus cases have reached an all-time […]
Between about 1944 and 1953, Mable Wall Jones was a major figure in the lives of Emily Abel and Margaret Nelson. In addition to cooking and cleaning for their family, Jones cared for the sisters and their three siblings at their home in New York. Until one day, she left. “We didn’t know much about […]