Charlottesville Right Now: 2-26-10 Meghan Eckman and Christopher Hlad

Filmakers Meghan Eckman and Christopher Hlad join Coy Barefoot to talk about their documentary on a special place where people park their cars on the Corner. The Parking Lot Movie examines the attendants as they mete out a unique kind of justice while monitoring the many vehicles that use the lot daily. The film will be shown at the South by Southwest Festival next month, and will have its premiere in Charlottesville at the Paramount Theatre on March 27th, 8pm.

Charlottesville Right Now: 2-26-10 Bob Tucker

County Executive Bob Tucker (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

Albemarle County Executive Bob Tucker joined Coy Barefoot on Thursday to discuss his proposed $293.8 million budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2010. Lower revenues have translated into a budget that is 3.4% less than the current year. A public hearing on the budget will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Lane Auditorium beginning at 6:00 PM.

Charlottesville Right Now: 2-25-10 Ted Genoways

VQR's Winter 2010 issue on North Africa
VQR's Winter 2010 issue on North Africa

Ted Genoways, editor of The Virginia Quarterly Review discusses the latest issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review– a special focus on North Africa. To get a feel for the topic, VQR has made the entirety of Marco Vernaschi‘s The Cocaine Coast available. The issue is n ow available at local bookstores.

Charlottesville Right Now: 2-25-10 Maurice Jones

Assistant City Manager Maurice Jones

Maurice Jones will take over as Charlottesville’s Acting City Manager in mid-April when Gary O’Connell leaves to head up the Albemarle County Service Authority. Jones talks with Coy Barefoot about the city’s budget, the revenue sharing agreement, removing tree debris and whether or not he’ll throw his hat in the ring to permanently replace O’Connell.

Charlottesville Right Now: 2-24-10 Dennis Rooker

Supervisors Ann Mallek and Dennis Rooker at the February 25, 2010 meeting of the Board of Supervisors (Photo: Charlottesville Tomorrow)

Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis Rooker joins Coy Barefoot to talk about U.Va baseball, the county’s budget for next year, the importance of the school system, and the ramifications of adjusting the composite index to obtain more money for the schools. Will city-county cooperation be affected? Find out what Rooker’s thoughts are in this podcast.