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 Community Engagement is an experiment in bringing people stories about an area that seems to be in constant change.
Once a week there’s an audio version and this is a chance to catch up on what’s been said:
- Charlottesville’s budget for fiscal year 2026 is on track for surplus (read the story)
- City Manager Sam Sanders given an update on development of a plan to make 2000 Holiday Drive a functioning support center for homeless (read the story)
- Work to build a sidewalk to support additional development in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood is on pause due to higher than expected right of ways costs (read the story)
- Bike Month continues and one Charlottesville City Councilor implores people to log rides with a government agency to beat Richmond (read the story)
- Charlottesville will commemorate the late Mel Walker on May 30 with the unveiling of Mel’s Walk (read the story)
- Supervisor Sally Duncan wants Albemarle to consider creating rental inspection program (read the story)