On today’s show:

Albemarle Supervisors indicate support for a second rezoning at Southwood 

The Virginia Film Festival will screen a film at the Paramount this Sunday in advance of its AppleTV+ debut

The state’s transportation body is briefed on the cancellation of the West Main Streetscape and another project

On today’s program:

A quick burst of announcements from City Council, including a men’s health event, WNRN’s birthday, and an update on the city’s fiscal future 

The Youngkin administration seeks to overturn Virginia’s model policies for transgendered students 

Charlottesville’s Human Rights Commission seeks input on their legislative recommendations to City Council 

The city will soon ramp up efforts to get people to use the recently reopened Smith Aquatic and Fitness Center 

A committee of the UVA Board of Visitors approves a vision plan for Darden that would see some residential units, and also recommends demolition of University Gardens

In today’s newsletter: 

A University of Virginia audit of public safety recommendations from 2017 reveals that not all steps have yet been taken 

Charlottesville will hire a consultant to help come up with an economic development strategic plan

On today’s show:

A single-engine aircraft crashed near Batesville last night, killing the pilot 

A rail strike has been averted across the country, avoiding disruptions to passenger rail 

Albemarle County wants you to mark National Preparedness Month by creating a safety plan for disasters

A very brief update on the Cville Plans Together initiative 

It’s International Democracy Day and I have a quick round-up on what races voters can expect in 2023  

On today’s program:

There’s a big milestone coming up for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 250 and Route 151

The latest figures on inflation are out from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The University of Virginia marks three years since passage of a strategic plan

Albemarle County Supervisors want to continue a push to allow advisory bodies to meet virtually 

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On today’s show:

Updated COVID-19 boosters are available and almost everyone previous vaccinated is eligible 

The Chamber of Commerce has introduced the first cohort of its new Leader Lab of Charlottesville

The process has begun to determine if an Albemarle elementary school should continue to be named after Meriwether Lewis

Albemarle County will participate after all in a transportation planning grant with other localities 

A private group has opened up a tourism kiosk in a storefront on the Downtown Mall 

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Concluding notes for episode #429

Another Monday program in the books. How many installments will there be this week? Stay tuned all week and let’s see. I remain hopeful that one day one of these will be published before 9 a.m. but also remain realistic. I began work on this one at 5 a.m. this morning. I’ll continue to work for the rest of the day, including an appearance at 5 p.m. on Charlottesville–Right Now With Courteney Stuart on WINA. 

I work so much because this is my business, literally. Town Crier Productions is the name of the company I formed in August 2020 to try to figure out how to pay for the thing I want to do above all - write about towns, cities, counties, or anything else that looks like it rhymes with bunicipal. 

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On today’s program:

The Virginia General Assembly meets today with one fewer member

Charlottesville extends the deadline to file for a grant to help cover real property taxes 

Former City Councilor Wes Bellamy is one of two appointments to the city’s public housing oversight board

Several updates from the city of Charlottesville including regional cooperation, the appointment of a building code official, and the reasons a traffic signal has been temporarily removed 

On today’s show:

The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority details a $675,000 purchase of two duplexes in the Locust Grove neighborhood 

Congressional elections are two months away but there’s still not campaign forum scheduled for the two candidates in the Fifth District

A South Boston developer will appear before the Scottsville Planning Commission tonight for a rezoning for 205 units in the former Scottsville Tire Factory 

Today is the last day to comment on the latest document in the Cville Plans Together initiative 

On today’s program:

The Charlottesville School Board gets an update on the reconfiguration project and learns of cost increases

Amtrak announces ridership has grown on Virginia-financed train service across the Commonwealth

A new podcast from the UVA School of Data Science seeks to demystify the subject

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest employment figures

The area’s transportation-decision making body agrees to trim back the scope of funded suite of improvements at U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road 

On today’s program:

Today is the 100th anniversary of the City Manager form of government in Charlottesville

The Youngkin administration has laid out a pathway for leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 

The Albemarle Planning Commission learns more about how a “reset” zoning modernization will look like