Second-year Darden student Liana Lei co-founded LA FOI Jewelry alongside fellow co-founders Eko Liu and Annie Shen in August of 2021.
On a Sunday night, in the basement of the University Records house, surrounded by an assortment of instruments, amps and colorful tapestries, University student band Beezin practices their new original songs.
If approved, the ordinance would allow city officials to recognize a labor union as a bargaining agent for city employees.
The group began playing locally in 2018, and since then they have boasted a wide repertoire of local venue performances, several video projects and a full-length album to boot
Cavalier Diner — a well-known breakfast spot for University students — closed its doors Sunday.
The University has turned to the community and opened a virtual survey for over a month in an attempt to gather preferences on what features the affordable housing should have and where it should be constructed.
Vice Mayor Juandiego Wade spoke in support of Black History Month and the celebration of Black history in Charlottesville, emphasizing the importance of teaching about Black culture and history.
Rogers has been touted by other government officials such as Mayor Lloyd Snook and Vice Mayor Juandiego Wade for his ability to help with the city’s budget and train other leaders.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Charlottesville from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning, with accumulations of 5 to 8 inches of snow expected.
Snook was elected in a vote of 3-2.
The National Weather Service forecasts a reasonable worst-case scenario — which it describes as having a 1-in-10 chance of occurring — as 4.5 inches in Charlottesville.
Temperatures will be cold enough for the snowfall, which is expected to begin in Charlottesville around 1 a.m. Monday.
The Council began the meeting by bidding farewell to Mayor Nikuyah Walker and Councilor Heather Hill, who both did not run for re-election.
In response to the growing effects of climate change along the coast of Virginia, the University launched the Coastal Futures Hub, an initiative aimed at collaborating directly with rural populations to provide them with the necessary tools to counter climate change.
These changes — including major construction and capital renovations, new buildings, the removal of monuments and changes to businesses on the Corner — hold implications for the student body and the University and Charlottesville communities as a whole.
During the Monday night meeting — which bled into early Tuesday morning — City Council discussed the JSAAHC proposal at length.
Virginia was recognized as one of the top states in the country in the 2021 National Health Security Preparedness Index with a score of 7.4, tying for first with Massachusetts, Maryland and Nebraska.
The jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict on the first two federal conspiracy claims which concerned conspiracy to commit racial violence.
The plan includes a new Future Land Use Map which has been a controversial subject in recent months due to concerns over zoning and housing density.
Councilors and members of the public expressed aggravation over a stunt on Oct. 29 in which individuals affiliated with the Lincoln Project mimicked the events of the Unite the Right rally.
