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News

‘Progressive energy:’ Hudson, Payne wins signal generational shift

In the end, the 57th District race pitting a millennial and a baby boomer for the open House of Delegates seat wasn’t even close. Thirty-year-old Sally Hudson crushed two-term City […]

Lisa Provence | June 13, 2019

Opinion

The virtues of incivility: Looking closer at the City Council candidates

Despite the refrain from all quarters that the defining issue of this year’s City Council election is housing, this election is a referendum on the status quo. In what feels […]

mollyconger | June 5, 2019

News

Local races: Your primary guide

Primary day is June 11, and there’s more on the ballot than the 57th District race between Kathy Galvin and Sally Hudson.  If you live in the city, the three […]

Lisa Provence | May 23, 2019

News

In brief: City v. civilians, Bennett declines, memorial stomper, and more

City blasts Police Civilian Review Board A couple days after C-VILLE opinion columnist Molly Conger wrote about the importance of the still-developing but much-scrutinized Police Civilian Review Board, the board […]

C-VILLE Writers | May 1, 2019

News

Windfall blowback: UVA donation spurs backlash

UVA announced the biggest donation in its history, from hedge fund quant Jaffray Woodriff, with much pomp and circumstance, including an appearance by Governor Ralph Northam. But not everyone was […]

jonathanhaynes | January 30, 2019

News

Slight snag: City Council candidates, new PAC launch campaigns

It wasn’t your typical launch party. Supporters of local activists Don Gathers and Michael Payne gathered at Kardinal Hall January 8 for the official tossing of the hats into this […]

Lisa Provence | January 10, 2019

News

In brief: Out of business, second wettest, medically deficient and more

Knock, knock. Who’s [not] there? Sears. Sweethaus. Performance Bicycle. And Brown’s Cleaners, just to name a few recent local closings that left community members shocked, and in at least one case, […]

C-VILLE Writers | January 9, 2019

News

Divestment: Charlottesville considers dumping fossil-fuel holdings

In the wake of recent U.N. and U.S. government reports on the catastrophic environmental damage already attributable to climate change, the City of Charlottesville has been challenged to divest from […]

Carol Diggs | December 12, 2018

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