Game changer
By Jack Keaveny Every new season offers a clean slate—and the opportunity to dream big. The UVA football faithful are dreaming especially big this year, with the arrival of new […]
In brief: Violent arrest under review, and more
PCOB director to review first case In July, Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Oversight Board was scheduled to hold its long-awaited first hearing concerning the 2020 violent arrest of a man experiencing […]
Breaking barriers
WillowTree has always been sort of an enigma: It used to have a reputation for being what Kelli Palmer calls “this tech firm in the Downtown Mall where everyone wore […]
Saving Lives
When a 6-year-old boy with autism was found dead after he wandered away from his Buckingham County home last month, officials there urged the media to publicize Project Lifesaver, a […]
(Not) reaching out
After firing former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney last year, the City of Charlottesville has finally begun looking for her replacement. In July, it paid D.C. executive search firm POLIHIRE […]
In brief: COVID safety in schools, evictions rise, and more
Schools roll back COVID mitigation measures After Gov. Glenn Youngkin banned school mask mandates and loosened other K-12 COVID safety measures earlier this year, Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools […]
Union woes
In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly overturned the state’s decades-long ban on collective bargaining in the public sector, allowing municipal employees to unionize. Since then, some Charlottesville employees have urged […]
Safety, redefined
From coronavirus outbreaks to school shootings, parents are more worried than ever about their children’s safety and well-being at school. While Gov. Glenn Youngkin continues to push for school resource […]
Class in session
By Richard DiCicco, Carol Diggs, Brielle Entzminger, and Maeve Hayden It’s the most wonderful time of the year: freshly sharpened No. 2 pencils, big boxes of crayons, and all the […]
In brief: City refuses to fire insurrectionist, A12 vigil, and more
City employee concerned about city’s refusal to fire insurrectionist Since interim Charlottesville City Manager Michael Rogers announced this month that the city would not be terminating an employee who participated […]