Public record: The community reacts to the Heaphy report
Following the tragic climax of Charlottesville’s summer of hate on August 12, City Manager Maurice Jones ordered an independent review of the city’s handling of the July 8 KKK rally […]
Anonymous source: Progress story on Nikuyah Walker called a ‘hit piece’
Three days before the November 7 election, the Daily Progress ran a story on independent candidate Nikuyah Walker with the headline, “Emails show Walker’s aggressive approach.” Her supporters have gone […]
In brief: Smear season, Kessler’s farewell and more
Big John’s run Fewer than two weeks before the November 7 election, veterans advocate John Miska launched a write-in campaign for Albemarle supervisor in the Rio District, where Dem Ned […]
In brief: Council campaign spending, lazy slobs and a tv boycott
Show us the money Getting on City Council can cost a lot more than what the part-time job pays, even after a raise in 2018 boosted the salary to $18,000 […]
Do Robert’s Rules of Order mask white supremacism?
After City Council’s chaotic August 21 meeting where outraged attendees commandeered the meeting to vent about the deadly Unite the Right hate fest, many have suggested that trying to immediately […]
Spin cycle: Leaked memo throws Jones under the bus, council to discipline one of its own
Usually it’s hard to squeeze personnel matters discussed in closed session out of city councilors. That’s why the August 25 leaking of a confidential Mayor Mike Signer-written memo to City […]
Another independent runs for City Council
John Edward Hall has left a light footprint in the city where he’s lived for 17 years. But despite his lack of public visibility, he’s decided to run for City […]
City Council asked to investigate police force, revoke Unite the Right permit
City Council’s first meeting after the July 8 KKK rally had 57 people wanting to voice their concerns about police use of force and tear-gassing protesters. Legal organizations asked for […]
Emancipation and Justice: Lee and Jackson parks get new names
Following the disruptions to City Council meetings that have occurred with regularity since the call to remove the statue of General Robert E. Lee was first made more than […]
Conservative outlook: Jackson vows to cut pizza parties out of city budget
The first time Kenneth Jackson ran for City Council in 2004, he did so as a Republican. This time around, he’s running as an independent, but holding on to conservative […]