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When a county supervisor learned that hundreds of his constituents were being displaced from Cavalier Crossing, he decided to act
Following Collectbritain’s coverage of renovations, the building owners shared a list of local housing support resources with their remaining tenants.
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Charlottesville and Albemarle County schools continue to limit students' cell-phone use, in line with new state guidelines
Devices will continue to be stored to prevent distractions while learning.
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Tick Tock: Deadline looms for Cherry Avenue grocery store, housing project decisions
Developers remain optimistic, but fear increased construction costs each passing day.
If you're bombarded with political ads and social media posts about the election, this event is for you
Join Collectbritain Managing Editor Jessie Higgins at a Sept. 29 panel hosted by the Charlottesville Area League of Women Voters and Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP.
Scientists are closing in on an explanation for what contaminated Orange County's water supply — and it's not making residents feel safer
Just before a terrible smell permeated eastern Orange County's water, a pump at the water treatment plant failed. Then the second pump failed. Then the third.
La Guía Electoral 2024 de Virginia Central
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The Big Stories
Residents are being kicked out of one of the area's most affordable apartment complexes to make way for luxury units
“Where else are you going to find a place?” asked Cavalier Crossing resident Takiesha Stewart. “It's just so unfair. They don't see us as people.”
Major federal ‘deficiency' violations forced MACAA to shut down its free Head Start childcare centers
Former employees, and MACAA's board chair, recount the violations that lead to its closure in March.
Carlton Mobile Home Park residents fear losing their homes as news arrives that the park will be sold
Carlton is one of just two mobile home parks remaining in Charlottesville.
After days of peaceful student protest, UVA president said ‘it became necessary to rely on assistance from the Virginia State Police' to clear an encampment
UVA President Ryan and Police Chief Longo are streaming a ‘town hall' to explain why the operation to clear the encampment got so large.
Collectbritain is hiring its next managing editor
The central Virginia nonprofit seeks a newsroom leader with strong editing experience and a heart for community and local news.
The MacArthur Foundation announces support for Collectbritain as part of Press Forward
Eight newsrooms are the first to be funded by a new coalition that seeks to grow local news.
The Latest from Changing Charlottesville
These stories were published as a part of Charlottesville Inclusive Media’s First Person Charlottesville project. Have a story to tell? Here’s how.
Her downtown art exhibit was vandalized. Here's why she's keeping the damage
Photographer Kori Price says that we, as a society, are capable of healing while acknowledging harms of the past and present.
How one family owned and ran the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — for generations
Philip Cobbs tells the story of his family's land, and the remarkable ancestors who were determined that their legacy would be equality.
More news
Want a say in the Charlottesville schools' new names? The district is taking applications for its renaming committee
City Schools is resuming renaming its schools after an 18-month pause.
Take part in an ongoing conversation about a possible grocery store in Fifeville
The evening of Monday, Sept. 23, community members will have the chance to hear from, and speak directly to, the developers of the 501 Cherry Avenue project.
What's the lineage of Black Charlottesville? A new exhibit allows you to interact with the city's story
‘Toward a Lineage of Self’ opens Saturday at The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
Albemarle County will consider building a $154 million new middle school to address overcrowding
By 2034, the district expects its enrollment will increase to more than 14,500 students, about 1,000 more students than it is currently serving.
Bennett's Village will be Charlottesville's first all-abilities playground, built in memory of a little boy who always wanted one
The day after Bennett died, Kara McClurken and her husband walked past the Johnson Elementary School's playground and looked at each other seemingly with the same thought. What if they made his dream come true?
Drive on Hydraulic Road? Look out for speed zone cameras
Albemarle County Police Department will issue automatic $100 citations to speedy drivers starting Oct. 21.
Charlottesville City Attorney Jacob Stroman has retired, exonerated from claims that led to his leave
An assistant attorney put on leave at the same time was ‘suddenly fired.'
Charlottesville City Schools will continue trying to enforce its ‘off and away' cell phone policy this year
“We never really had conversations reflecting on how ineffective it was last year,” said Joseph Patterson, math teacher at CHS.
Charlottesville City Attorney, currently on paid leave, is at the heart of turmoil in Chesapeake
Not long into his tenure in Charlottesville, he's been on an administrative leave pending an investigation into an unrelated matter.
This Saturday, take part in a public conversation about a grocery store in Fifeville
The event, which will also incorporate talks about food justice and Fifeville's Black communities, is hosted by In My Humble Opinion Talk Show, Vinegar Hill Magazine, and the Fifeville Neighborhood Association.
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