Albemarle County continues review of “AC44” Comprehensive Plan
I started this website 19 years ago to experiment with the production of content. At the time I was a freelancer who sold stories for public radio outlets, and the…[...]
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AC44 process continues with Albemarle Supervisor discussion on environmental stewardship
At their meeting on January 17, 2024, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors reviewed draft goals and objectives for five of the eight chapters in the update of the Comprehensive Plan.…[...]
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Move2Health Equity presents 2021 transportation survey results to City Council
Since reacquiring management of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, I have resisted posting material here. When I created this site, it was just to experiment with the technology. Thousands of podcasts…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: “Booking” Your Own Life Story & Building Bridges, Blueprints Optional
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Kate Buford, founding partner of Biography by Design, award-winning author, radio commentator, on why everyone's life story has the…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Creating Novel Ideas & Empowering Youth For Life
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Jane Alison, UVA Prof. of Creative Writing, novelist, memoirist, on why her work takes its cues from nature; and…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Greenlighting A Green City & Moving Narratives, Poignant And Provocative
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Susan Elliott, Cville Climate Protection Program Manager, Div. of Environmental Sustainability, on the city's multi-pronged plan to tackle greenhouse…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Filling Classrooms With Black Magic & The Spell Of Good Writing
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Lauren Mims PhD, Developmental Scientist, former Asst. Dir. of the W.H. Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, on…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Fostering Climate Change Resilience
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Sierra Gladfelter, Interim Project Manager, UVA Institute for Engagement & Negotiation, VA Chapter Development Associate, Sierra Club, geographer, writer,…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Community-Driven Social Activist & Cooking Up Culinary Careers
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Don Gathers, Cville social activist, co-founder of Cville Black Lives Matter and Congregate Cville member, whose community efforts, like…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Translating Life Into Lessons & Inspiring Dreamers Without Borders
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Leona Sevick PhD, award-winning poet, Provost and Prof. of English, Bridgewater College, advisory board, Furious Flower Poetry Center, on…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Observing Social Climate Change & Native American Is American
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Karen E. Bender, Visiting Distinguished Prof. of Creative Writing, Hollins Univ., fiction editor, Scoundrel Time, award-winning author, on her…[...]
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Apropos Of Something: Social Media, Social Justice & Framing A Photographer’s Life
Apropos Of Something hosts Ellen Daniels and Nancy Laurence talk with Meredith D. Clark PhD, journalist, author, Asst. Professor, UVA Department of Media Studies, on the wide-ranging impact of black…[...]
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