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Virginia activist charged with vandalism after drawing crosswalk at intersection

World · Charlottesville

Virginia activist charged with vandalism after drawing crosswalk at intersection

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Charlottesville safety campaigner used chalk to draw crossing at intersection where woman was fatally hit by carAfter officials in Charlottesville, Virginia, reportedly ignored his pleas to implement a pedestrian crosswalk at a dangerous intersection, traffic safety activist Kevin Cox drew a crossing with chalk.Authorities responded by covering Cox’s handiwork with black paint and charging him with vandalism in a case that evidently demonstrates…Read Article

‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on

Charlottesville · Charlottesville

‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Author and Charlottesville native Deborah Baker revisits the devastating events of 2017 and examines how they speak to a difficult pastDeborah Baker’s new book, Charlottesville, is about her home town in Virginia, where in summer 2017 white supremacists marched, violence erupted and a counter-protester was murdered. In dizzying detail, Baker charts and reports the chaos. In interludes, she examines the dark history of a city long linked to racis…Read Article

FBI shows up at Charlottesville public defender's home unannounced after ICE raid

Charlottesville · Charlottesville

FBI shows up at Charlottesville public defender's home unannounced after ICE raid

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The day before the Memorial Day weekend, FBI agents arrived at the homes of Charlottesville-area lawyers to question them about an ICE raid in the city in April.Read Article

Tubby’s Restaurant closing at end of June

Tubby’s restaurant along High Street in Charlottesville is closing its doors on June 27.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Beanstack: Reading Challenges and Personalized Recommendations

Beanstack is a platform for reading challenges and book recommendations for any organization, especially libraries and schools.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

An Albemarle teenager's suicide highlights the cracks in the system meant to protect kids like him

"It's frontlines. It's very chaotic, very stressful," an Albemarle County school counselor said.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Developer walks away from Charlottesville Violet Crown redevelopment

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Developer Jeff Levien says he no longer plans to transform Charlottesville's Violet Crown theater into an apartment tower. The theater's lease, however, still runs out next year.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Longtime Charlottesville pedestrian advocate arrested for freelance crosswalk

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Charlottesville refused to mark a crosswalk near where a pedestrian was struck and killed last fall. Kevin Cox took matters into his own hands.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Fact-checking last night's town hall

John McGuire on gun deaths, tariffs, energy imports, and his odometer.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Oh no, John McGuire's odometer is broken!

Either that, or he's not being honest about how much he's driven around the district.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Talents are buried in poverty — Thomas Jefferson

[Below is my letter to José Corrêa da Serra, written on November 25, 1817, where I discussed the need for free education offered to the public to unlock the hidden talents and minds for the benefit of the entire nation.] To all of which is added a selection from the elementary schools of subjectsCharlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article