Albemarle County Public Schools will have a new elementary …
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Albemarle County Public Schools is constructing its 16th elementary school, the first new elementary school in the county in 20 years, near the southern end of the county. The new elementary school will open for the 2026-2027 school year, wrote Matt Wertman, interim director of building services at ACPS, in an …
Charlottesville Tomorrow
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The central Virginia nonprofit seeks a newsroom leader with strong editing experience and a heart for community and local news. by Charlottesville Tomorrow February 9, 2024. From the newsroom. Eight newsrooms are the first to be funded by a new coalition that seeks to grow local news. by Charlottesville Tomorrow December 18, 2023.
Here's where your kids can get free breakfast and lunch this summer
WEBby Tamica Jean-Charles June 25, 2024. Children 18 years and younger can now get free breakfast and lunches this summer at sites across the commonwealth as a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sun Program. Families can check out the Summer Meals for Kids Site Finder on the USDA website to find locations near them that are serving food.
Local property assessments rose 25% in two years, which means …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Local real estate assessments have gone up — again. Both the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County posted double-digit increases in real estate assessments for 2023.
As chronic homelessness rises in the Charlottesville area, one type …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Leroy Barbour sits on the brick wall in front of his apartment building, The Crossings at Fourth and Preston, on Oct. 10, 2019. After The Crossings opened in March 2012, it cut the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness by half in just two years, Anthony Haro (not pictured), former director of the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, said in a presentation to City Council in ...
Charlottesville High students and teachers at their breaking point …
WEBNov 21, 2023 · The plan worked. By 6 a.m. Friday the district sent a short note to parents saying that CHS was closed due to “staffing issues.” “I’m disheartened when we have days like this, because I know the value of our teachers and I know the value of our students being able to show up in a space where they feel mentally and physically well,” said Gurley on Friday afternoon.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania has ‘more work to do’ if …
WEBby Charlotte Rene Woods May 31, 2021. Image courtesy of Joe Platania. Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania is seeking a second term as the city’s top prosecutor. Having first been elected to the position in 2017, he said there is still more work to do. “I’m looking forward to doing what COVID interrupted,” he said.
A decade of data tells a story of how Charlottesville's …
WEBOct 4, 2022 · In 2009, about 13% of the city’s population had household incomes of more than $100,000. By 2020, that percentage had climbed to over 30%. Nearly one-third of the city’s households earn more than $100,000 per year, with one-third of those households — nearly one tenth of all city households — report more than $200,000 in income per year.. The data also show a decrease in the percentage ...
Cultivate Charlottesville grows its Food Equity Initiative with a ...
WEBJun 4, 2021 · In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cultivate Charlottesville redirected its efforts from creating equitable food systems to providing emergency food relief. But the collective is re-focused on food justice and equity, systemic changes that will take time, effort, and lots of community buy-in.
Voter Guide: Christopher McCotter is running unopposed for …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · In Virginia, Boards of Supervisors govern counties and are elected for four-year terms. Louisa County’s Board of Supervisors has seven members, one for each district.. Christopher McCotter is running unopposed for the Cuckoo District seat — a seat that has been held for the last 20 years by Willie Gentry, who announced this year that he would not seek a fifth term.