4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (504+ words) The Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument, removed in 2021 from Charlottesville’s Market Street Park, will be replaced by a 27-foot bronze baobab tree, known for its life-giving fruit and pan-African symbolism. “Opportunities like this are extraordinarily rare,” said Jha D Amazi,…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (425+ words) Recent large-scale immigration enforcement operations in Ruckersville, Greene County have left many central Virginia residents with questions about how federal immigration policies work, who is most affected and what ongoing changes could mean for local communities. The presentation, titled “U.S....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1787+ words) Charlottesville City Council has already approved the project, despite the city’s Board of Architectural Review saying no, and despite Fifeville residents showing up to official meetings and community forums over the past year to oppose it. And while the residents…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (690+ words) The dozens of empty vehicles on the roads after the most recent ICE raid in Greene County told one story. Local advocates say another is unfolding behind closed doors: In Charlottesville and Central Virginia, immigrant families are afraid to go…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (469+ words) One of the biggest political issues in the country landed squarely in our backyard this week. We’re still gathering facts about Tuesday’s joint Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Ruckersville. If you haven’t seen it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (238+ words) Saturday is the last day of the Orange County Fair, where delicious fair food meets demolition derby — we’d love to see (and hear from) you there! Do you have burning questions about what’s going on in your community? Stop by…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (803+ words) Charlottesville is probably getting more luxury student housing. Tuesday evening, the city’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) issued a certificate of appropriateness for an eight-story building of luxury student apartments located at 835, 843 and 847 West Main St., near the Drewary Brown…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (431+ words) The U.S. House of Representatives is one of two chambers of Congress (the other is the Senate). The powers of the House of Representatives are outlined in the Constitution. Here is an explanation of what those powers are. Representatives are elected…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (275+ words) The United States Senate is made up of 100 members, two from each state. U.S. Senators serve staggered, six-year terms. The powers of the Senate are outlined in the Constitution. You can learn more about those powers here. In Virginia, three candidates…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (797+ words) Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, June 8, several dozen men and women walked into The Haven, a nonprofit multi-resource day shelter and homeless support center in downtown Charlottesville. Sunlight streamed through the facility’s stained-glass windows, casting a warm glow as the center’s…...