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Charlottesville City Councilor Wes Bellamy addressed the Jefferson Society during speaker series designed to connect the group to the larger Charlottesville community. (Photo: Bellamy pictured at a City Council meeting.)

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City Councilor Wes Bellamy talks Aug. 11 and 12, local politics with Jefferson Society

By Geremia Di Maro | April 3, 2018

During the talk, Bellamy revealed that he was planning on requesting later this year that the City transfer to a mayoral system in which the mayor is directly elected by the voters of Charlottesville.

Justin Eugene Bryant, 28, has been charged with two felonies for malicious wounding and strangulation, as well as a misdemeanor for preventing a 911 call.

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Former U.Va. police officer charged with domestic assault

By Sophia McCrimmon | April 2, 2018

Justin Eugene Bryant’s case will come before a grand jury at the Albemarle Circuit Court Monday.

Walt Heinecke, an associate professor in the Curry School, petitioned the City to allocate an additional $52,000 to the Human Rights Commission.

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Charlottesville residents call for additions to City’s budget at community forum

By Katja Cresanti | March 29, 2018

This year, $100,000 in the City Council strategic initiatives fund will be used to finance a pilot initiative in participatory budgeting.

Police form a defensive line on the Downtown Mall during last August's Unite the Right rally.

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Neo-Confederate organization banned from coming in armed groups to Charlottesville

By Jake Gold | March 28, 2018

The order comes as the latest development in an ongoing suit against several white nationalist organizations.

More than a thousand people of all ages gathered at the Sprint Pavilion in Charlottesville before the march around the Downtown Mall, many holding signs against gun violence.

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Thousands join March for Our Lives movement in downtown Charlottesville rally

By Eleanor Barto | March 26, 2018

Protesters in Charlottesville joined the efforts of demonstrators across the country marching in solidarity against gun violence.

"The hunch that they [officers] are going off of is skin color," Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said. "We need to have a conversation about what that means in Charlottesville … it's happening for the same reasons that it's always happened — because of of racism.”

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Data shows African Americans subject to 73% of stop and frisk incidents in Charlottesville in 2017

By Geremia Di Maro | March 26, 2018

City Council hears report on 2017 stop and frisk data

In his lecture, Ibram X. Kendi drew a parallel between the history of Charlottesville in relation to Thomas Jefferson and the presence of the white supremacists in the city in August.

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Ibram X. Kendi delivers keynote on how racism’s history affects the present

By Jemma Hoolahan | March 26, 2018

Kendi's address was entitled “Racist Ideas in America: From Slavery to Black Lives Matter.”

Khizr Khan's event "Hope and Sacrifice" was a headlining feature of the 2018 Festival of the Book.

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Khizr Khan speaks at Virginia Festival of the Book

By Thomas Roades , Victoria Dancu and Veena Ramesh | March 26, 2018

Khan discussed his recently released books “An American Family” and “This is Our Constitution.”

One initiative addresses the cost of housing for senior citizens, and the other addresses the need for affordable housing for lower-income families in Charlottesville.

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Local interfaith group rallies in support of affordable housing policies

By Katja Cresanti | March 22, 2018

The local interfaith group IMPACT Cville held a rally Tuesday to discuss affordable housing initiatives that the organization will pursue with local lawmakers.

Presiding Judge Cheryl Higgins ruled that the prosecution — the Commonwealth of Virginia — failed to prove that Kessler made his statements within the court’s jurisdiction.

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Perjury charge dismissed against Kessler

By Jake Gold | March 21, 2018

The prosecution failed to establish the alleged crime occurred within Albemarle County.

The Brandon Avenue master plan calls for a new upperclassmen residence hall and a redesigned student health center alongside ecocentric pedestrian areas.

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Conversations continue on whether U.Va. should pay for city-owned part of Brandon Ave.

By Jake Gold | March 21, 2018

Mayor Nikuyah Walker says U.Va. should pay for City-owned property it had hoped to use in the development of a new “green street."

Cornelius Griggs, president and co-founder of GMA Construction in Chicago, speaking at Saturday's conference.

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Housing summit focuses on activism, policy for Charlottesville

By Jake Gold | March 20, 2018

The conference consisted of four panels of local and national experts who highlighted the importance of activism and community involvement in affordable housing.

Andrew Kahrl, an associate professor of history and African-American studies at the University, speaks at the conference Saturday.

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Panelists talk affordable housing, role of the University at housing justice conference

By Geremia Di Maro | March 20, 2018

Two of the panels focused on the impact of student housing upon the availability of affordable housing in the local community and the overall effect of students in Charlottesville.

From left, candidates Andrew Sneathern, Roger Dean Huffstetler, Ben Cullop and Leslie Cockburn discussed issues ranging from healthcare to gun policy to higher education.

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Fifth Congressional District Democratic candidates meet in public debate

By Eleanor Barto | March 19, 2018

The Charlottesville caucus will take place April 21 and the nominee will be selected May 5.

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Author Bruce Katz speaks at Miller Center on rise of populism in cities

By Kara Peters | March 19, 2018

The conversation focused largely on the concept of power cities, or cities comprised of innovative ideas and financial sustainability.

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Clothing store Duo leaves the Corner, transitions completely to online sales

By Eleanor Barto | March 15, 2018

Greer Johnson, the owner of Duo, said she decided to transition her store to its new online format in 2017

The group made its way up McCormick Road to the Rotunda. Numerous participants brought signs to the march.

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Minority Rights Coalition holds solidarity march to end gun violence

By Katja Cresanti | March 15, 2018

The Minority Rights Coalition hosted a march to end gun violence starting in the University Amphitheater Wednesday evening.

Panel members from left to right: Virginia State Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Dr. Wesley Harris, Dr. Andrea Douglas, Pastor Lehman Bates, University President Teresa Sullivan and Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker.

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U.Va. hosts panel to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Haley Edmonds | March 14, 2018

A ‘community conversation’ in Old Cabell Hall Tuesday reflected upon the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and discussed contemporary race relations in Charlottesville.

Albemarle High School students walked out to demand change to prevent gun violence after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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Charlottesville area high school students walk out in national protest

By Emma Bradford | March 14, 2018

Students demanded change to prevent gun violence following last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Khan said that the one thing he hopes will be reinstituted amongst our nation is this civility of discourse.

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Khizr Khan to speak at Virginia Festival of the Book

By Victoria Dancu and Veena Ramesh | March 14, 2018

Khan will discuss his book “An American Family,” as well as his experiences as an immigrant, democracy and the rights of Americans.

City Councilor Wes Bellamy talks Aug. 11 and 12, local politics with Jefferson Society

Former U.Va. police officer charged with domestic assault

Charlottesville residents call for additions to City’s budget at community forum

Neo-Confederate organization banned from coming in armed groups to Charlottesville

Thousands join March for Our Lives movement in downtown Charlottesville rally

Data shows African Americans subject to 73% of stop and frisk incidents in Charlottesville in 2017

Ibram X. Kendi delivers keynote on how racism’s history affects the present

Khizr Khan speaks at Virginia Festival of the Book

Local interfaith group rallies in support of affordable housing policies

Perjury charge dismissed against Kessler

Conversations continue on whether U.Va. should pay for city-owned part of Brandon Ave.

Housing summit focuses on activism, policy for Charlottesville

Panelists talk affordable housing, role of the University at housing justice conference

Fifth Congressional District Democratic candidates meet in public debate

Author Bruce Katz speaks at Miller Center on rise of populism in cities

Clothing store Duo leaves the Corner, transitions completely to online sales

Minority Rights Coalition holds solidarity march to end gun violence

U.Va. hosts panel to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Charlottesville area high school students walk out in national protest

Khizr Khan to speak at Virginia Festival of the Book

MCCRACKEN: U.Va. must end its dining contract with Aramark

Construction worker dies at U.Va. Contemplative Commons project site

Shots fired reported on Elliewood avenue

Midseason transfer and sideline staple Dante Harris is up next for Virginia basketball

Fire confirmed at Kappa Sigma Fraternity house

Men’s golf loses their stamina and finishes tied for eight in the Linger Longer Invitational

Significant increase in election campaigning expenditures from previous year, reports show

“Inside” offers actor Willem Dafoe a chance to command the screen all on his own

Students launch MoveUVA initiative to improve transportation safety

City Council approves appeal for First United Methodist Church solar panel project

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