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Charlottesville votes for 'Rooted' to reimagine melted Lee statue into a bronze baobab tree in Market Street Park
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (504+ words) The Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument, removed in 2021 from Charlottesville’s Market Street Park, will be replaced by a 27-foot bronze baobab tree, known for its life-giving fruit and pan-African symbolism. “Opportunities like this are extraordinarily rare,” said Jha D Amazi,…...
Have questions about U.S. immigration policies? Attend a July 10 event in Ruckersville
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (425+ words) Recent large-scale immigration enforcement operations in Ruckersville, Greene County have left many central Virginia residents with questions about how federal immigration policies work, who is most affected and what ongoing changes could mean for local communities. The presentation, titled “U.S....
For Fifeville residents, the fight over a seven-story luxury student housing complex isn't over yet
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1787+ words) Charlottesville City Council has already approved the project, despite the city’s Board of Architectural Review saying no, and despite Fifeville residents showing up to official meetings and community forums over the past year to oppose it. And while the residents…...
Farewell, fines — Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to drop overdue fees for most items starting July 1
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1314+ words) Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (JMRL) is doing away with overdue fees for most items. The new policy begins July 1, and in addition to eliminating most late fees, the library will also remove outstanding fines from borrowers’ accounts. That means anyone whose…...
What should ICE's future be? Central Virginia congressional candidates offered very different answers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) One of the biggest political issues in the country landed squarely in our backyard this week. We’re still gathering facts about Tuesday’s joint Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Ruckersville. If you haven’t seen it…...
Swords into Plowshares reaches out to Black residents, unhoused community for input on recasting Robert E. Lee statue into new public art
4+ week, 1+ day ago (797+ words) Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, June 8, several dozen men and women walked into The Haven, a nonprofit multi-resource day shelter and homeless support center in downtown Charlottesville. Sunlight streamed through the facility’s stained-glass windows, casting a warm glow as the center’s…...
Your neighbors shared their visions for the future — and then got to work to make it happen
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (851+ words) When we launched the Next 20 series, we hoped that asking people to imagine the future would help them create it, and inspire others to dream. For many of the contributors, that’s exactly what happened. Enid Krieger retired to central Virginia…...
While state laws do little to protect tenants, counties have options — and Albemarle is beginning to consider them
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1732+ words) Want to learn more about proactive rental inspection programs? Here are a few resources to help you get started. Jojo Robertson stood at the kitchen stove in her Park’s Edge apartment, stirring a simmering pot of water and cinnamon sticks....
Virginia law does not make it easy for a renter to force a landlord to improve conditions — even hazardous ones
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1796+ words) If you’re a tenant in need of legal advice and can’t afford a lawyer, you may be eligible to receive legal aid. These programs offer free legal advice about eviction and other housing issues, and their attorneys go to court…...
No way out: How Virginia law fails vulnerable renters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1207+ words) Lanika Hester had just fallen asleep when a chilling scream woke her. She leapt out of bed and bolted into the next room, where she found her daughter, Elesia Cooper, doubled over in pain. “I’m fine Mom, I’m fine,” Cooper…...