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Global Warming: What can local governments do?
Global warming has become such a mainstream concern that it’s attracting the attention of several local groups. The League of Women Voters in Charlottesville/Albemarle chose the topic for its February meeting, with a discussion on what local governments can do to respond to the phenomenon.
The two speakers are former Charlottesville Mayor Maurice Cox, and former Albemarle County Supervisor David Bowerman.
Bowerman served on the county planning commission in the nineteen-eighties before joining the Board of Supervisors in 1989. He chaired the Local Sustainability Council from 1994 to 1998. Maurice Cox served on the Charlottesville City Council for eight years, ending his term in 2004 after a two-year stint as Mayor. He came to Charlottesville to teach architecture at the University of Virginia. He focuses on urban design issues in his teaching, and is a frequent speaker across the nation, extolling the virtues of the city’s downtown pedestrian mall.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler on Places 29, and the Western By-pass revisited
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, joins Coy Barefoot on the February 27th edition of “CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjkjRight Now!” for the weekly growth and development discussion. This week, he and Coy discuss the Places29 Master Plan, proposed grade-separated interchanges on Route 29, and transportation funding plans recently approved by the Virginia General Assembly.
Callers had questions on the number of residential units proposed for the Places29 area and on plans for improving roads around Pantops. Carter Myers, former member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), called in to explain his past support for the Western Bypass for Route 29 and the reason he voted against pursuing grade-separated interchanges at intersections like Hydraulic Road and Route 29.
Charlottesville Tomorrow is a non-partisan community organization that focuses on land use, transportation and community design issues in Charlottesville and Albemarle. Executive Director Brian Wheeler joins Coy Barefoot each week on WINAGuv,!v,,us CharlottesvilleGuv,!vDjnjRight Now to update listeners on growth and development issues.
Feb. 26 Headlines: General Assembly concludes, toxic dump charges, Warner endorses McCain
Monday morning and another installment of the Gateway Virginia Headlines. In these two minutes you’ll get a quick update on how the General Assembly ended, and what to watch out for if you’re speeding on state roads. As always, click play to listen, download the mp3, or subscribe in iTunes.
ACC Nation for February 23
The “ACC Nation†podcast for the weekend of Feb. 23 is now available.
Click here – then visit the “ACC Nation†podcast page to listen.
This week, Mechelle Voepel of The Kansas City Star and ESPN.com joins us to talk ACC women’s basketball. Also on the show – Jeff White of The Times-Dispatch in Richmond talks UVa. basketball, and Ken Pomeroy of KenPom.com gives his thoughts on how many ACC teams will get invites to the Big Dance.
And then in The Sound and The Fury, Chris and Patrick break down the top six contenders for the ACC men’s player-of-the-year award – and share who they think are the frontrunners at this stage in the race. All that and more on “ACC Nation.â€Â
VPTC: Choosing Our Future – Building a Mass Tech Sector
The Virginia Piedmont Technology Council continues its series of Technology Town Halls with a discussion of what it might take to bring more technology jobs to the area. In the first installment, the debate was framed in terms of whether Charlottesville will end up looking more like Austin or Aspen. In this second event, VPTC Chair Gary Henry lays out the groundwork, describing the crossroads that the region faces. He’s followed by Harvey Ring, an Austin-based technology executive and vice chair of the Austin Technology Council. Ring traces Austin’s steps from sleepy university to economic powerhouse.
Feb 22. Headlines: Murder verdict, missing Albemarle teen, payday loan bill advances
What does Thursday mean to you? To us, it means another installment of the Gateway Virginia Headlines, a daily look at regional and state news. You can take a listen to this installment by clicking the arrow below, downloading the mp3, or subscribing in iTunes.
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Charlottesville–Right Now: Preston Bryant, Secretary of Natural Resources
Preston Bryant is Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources, and a monthly guest on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. This month, he discusses how the General Assembly session has dealt with issues under his administration. He also gives his thoughts on the transportation impasse between the House and Senate.
Live Arts presents The Violet Hour February 23 through March 17
 (left to right) Richelle Claiborne, Matt Fletcher, Scott Keith, Brandy Maloney and Jude Silveira star in The Violet Hour Photo credit: Jack Looney, C-Ville Weekly |
If your life was a novel, would you read the last page first? That’s one of the questions explored in Richard Greenberg’s The Violet Hour, presented by Live Arts in the Upstage Theater February 23 through March 17.The play takes place in 1919 and tells the story of John Pace Seavering, a young publisher who only has enough money to pay for one book. Both his best friend and his lover are courting him to publish their manuscript, until one day a mysterious machine appears which begins spewing out pages of novels from the end of the 20th Century.
I stopped by before a recent rehearsal to find out more about the play, and spoke with director Kay Leigh Ferguson and actor Matt Fletcher. |
AG McDonnell on illegal immigration, scams, and transportation
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Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot in studio on the Wednesday, February 14th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. McDonnell braved the ice-laden streets of Virginia for a tour of Central Virginia this week. He takes calls from listeners on steps Virginia might take to stop illegal immigration, a recent Marc Fisher blog entry on McDonnell’s efforts to protect Virginians from scams, and the transportation crisis currently facing the Commonwealth. The attorney general also discusses his legislative program to crack down on Internet predators.
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ACC Nation for February 16th
From the folks at ACC Nation:
The ACC Nation podcast for the weekend of February 16 is available. Click here then visit the ACC Nation podcast page to listen.
On the show this weekend, Patrick and Chris talk about Virginia Tech, the hottest team in the ACC, with Bill Roth, the Voice of the Hokies.
Also, Duke beat writer Luci Chavez of the News and Observer joins the guys to review the Blue Devils’ win over Boston College.
In the Sound and the Fury, Patrick and Chris discuss which ACC teams can win the ACC Tournament and which, if any, can win the national title. Plus, are the so-called ACC Legends all they’re cracked up to be?
That and more on ACC Nation this weekend.
Best Seat: Is Sean Singletary doing too much for the Cavaliers?
On the Best Seat, Jed and Joey talk about whether Singletary is doing too much for the Cavaliers right now. They also take listener calls to see what Virginia fans think.