A job listing for a “community resource specialist” — whose job would include helping low-wage University employees gain access to “housing, clothing, utilities, and food” — has drawn backlash from some activists, who say U.Va. should increase its wages for all its staff.
Survivors of the Aug. 12, 2017 car attack gathered Friday evening to share their recovery experiences at a fundraiser for the the Heal Charlottesville Fund.
Units from both the Charlottesville fire and police departments responded to the scene, and the involved individual was wheeled away from the scene by medics shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday.
Some participants held signs reading “Honk to protect Mueller” while the group occasionally chanted slogans such as “this is what democracy looks like” and “we are the righteous mob — let Mueller do his job.”
The Charlottesville City Council received community feedback at its meeting Monday as part of its ongoing public engagement process for the City Manager selection process.
The program is expected to begin Nov. 13, allowing city staff to begin collecting applications from interested companies, and will last until July 2019.
The plaintiffs are alleging the City, a former CPD chief and a VSP lieutenant violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
In Virginia’s Fifth District, Republican nominee Denver Riggleman beat Democratic nominee Leslie Cockburn with 54 percent of the vote.
Republican Denver Riggleman defeated Democratic candidate Leslie Cockburn in Tuesday's election.
The University Democrats sent out teams of volunteers into a variety of neighborhoods in Charlottesville Saturday as part of the organization’s ongoing canvassing effort prior to Tuesday’s elections.
Members of the College Republicans at the University have knocked on several thousand doors in the Fifth Congressional District in an effort to elect Republican Denver Riggleman to Congress.
Wilde was joined by her brother Charlie Cockburn, former congressional candidate Ben Cullop and Jerrod Smith, chair of the Albemarle Democratic Party.
Denver Riggleman spoke to about 20 supporters at a brewery in Nelson County Sunday evening in an effort to mobilize voters before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
McCue Hall and the Welsh Indoor Practice Facility, more recent additions to the athletic complex and very close to U-Hall, will stay put.
The Fontaine Research Park is slated to include greater connectivity for pedestrians and bicycles to Fontaine Avenue and Western Grounds and on-site amenities for employees and visitors.
The program aims to create greater access to food and nutritional information in the community.
UPD Chief Tommye Sutton said the strong police presence on Grounds for the one-year anniversary of the white supremacist rallies was necessary to prevent a repeat of the violence which occurred last year.
Local housing experts say a $50 million bond would be a significant but complex step in helping to rectify a shortage of affordable housing in the City.
It is often difficult for businesses to find initial success, but some local owners have found support from the City’s Minority Business Program.
In 1909, the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected the “Johnny Reb” statue to honor the Confederate soldiers that fought during the Civil War.
