September 28, 2026 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement
Could I have imagined 21 years ago that I'd be making a living as an independent journalist doing the sorts of things I wanted to do in this career? Is…[...]
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Charlottesville Area Transit preparing for electric buses and commuter route from Buckingham tops preliminary list of priority projects
For the next set of stories to be written for Charlottesville Community Engagement, the audio versions of the previous ones must be distributed. That’s the purpose of this particular edition which collects…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for May 22, 2026: City Council gets updates on low-barrier shelter, current year’s budget, and a pause on a sidewalk project
Happy Birthday to the Associated Press which incorporated as a non-profit news cooperative on May 22, 1846 to share the costs of covering a war between the United States of America and Mexico. Charlottesville…[...]
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May 16, 2026: Two stories on future homeless shelters, two stories on AC44, and five more on Charlottesville area government
Where do you get your information about what’s happening in the greater Charlottesville area? Hopefully from multiple sources in order to expose yourself to multiple perspectives. But perhaps this is…[...]
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Charlottesville City Council hears about the State of Homelessness but little about next steps for 2000 Holiday Drive
Today’s edition is sponsored by Nola Builds Five times five is not 125, but May 5 is the 125th day of the year and goes by 5/5 no matter what side…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for May 1, 2026: A new non-profit for public housing, the history and future of CAT, Emily Couric Leadership Forum scholarships, and two stories from UVA
In this edition: City Council allows CRHA to form a nonprofit for fundraising purposes (read the story) Charlottesville Area Transit director briefs CARTA (read the story) Emily Couric Leadership Forum…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for April 24, 2026: Albemarle adopts a budget and Charlottesville is poised to move some money around
In this edition: Albemarle County Supervisors adopt a budget for FY2027 that includes $7 million for affordable housing and $386,000 for the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial Foundation (read the story) Albemarle…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for April 17, 2026
Stories in this edition: Albemarle Supervisors will not move forward with a personal property tax rate increase in 2026 (read the story) However, Supervisors do find an additional $2 million…[...]
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Podcast for April 10, 2026: 83 percent of this edition has to do with either Albemarle or Charlottesville’s FY27 budget
The end of the week has rolled around again which means it is time to scramble out another audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. This time around there is a…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for March 30, 2026: Council gets update on low-barrier shelter and public artwork
What has happened in the last week? There are many different organizations that document current events and affairs through the telling of stories and then packaging a look back. This…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for March 20, 2026: Halfway through budget season for FY2027
In a democracy, local governments play a vital role in providing services to the people who live there and the budget process is a glimpse into the priorities of a…[...]
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Charlottesville Community Engagement for March 2, 2026: Albemarle’s budget, Charlottesville’s zoning, and Greene’s next Supervisor
Charlottesville Community Engagement is the name of a newsletter and podcast created in the summer of 2026 as a new way of getting information out to people. The show is…[...]
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