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Nov 6, 2024 · by Charlottesville Tomorrow December 18, 2023. The Latest from Changing Charlottesville. Home prices are rising fast, and the Ridge Street neighborhood known for its historic Victorian homes is changing its look — again. One of the oldest and most dense neighborhoods of Charlottesville, Fifeville has been changed by the expansion of UVA.
A decade of data tells a story of how Charlottesville's …
Oct 4, 2022 · In 2009, about 13% of the city’s population had household incomes of more than $100,000. By 2020, that percentage had climbed to over 30%. Nearly one-third of the city’s households earn more than $100,000 per year, with one-third of those households — nearly one tenth of all city households — report more than $200,000 in income per year.. The data also show a decrease in the percentage ...
New city GIS viewer provides easy access to property information
Apr 17, 2012 · After nine months and just under $30,000, the city of Charlottesville has launched a state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems web viewer . The online application provides the public with quick and easy access to planning and property information such as real estate assessments, zoning information, flood zones and aerial photography.
As chronic homelessness rises in the Charlottesville area, one type …
Feb 20, 2024 · Leroy Barbour sits on the brick wall in front of his apartment building, The Crossings at Fourth and Preston, on Oct. 10, 2019. After The Crossings opened in March 2012, it cut the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness by half in just two years, Anthony Haro (not pictured), former director of the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, said in a presentation to City Council in ...
It was once his family's farm — the largest Black-owned farm in ...
Mar 14, 2024 · Once the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, at 600 acres, Buck Island's legacy lives on in resident Philip Cobbs, who says it's time to commemorate the important history of the land.
NGIC seeking federal dollars for expansion of Rivanna Station
Jul 21, 2017 · The Albemarle County military base that keeps an eye on the capabilities of foreign troops across the world is seeking federal funds to expand its capacity. “Rivanna Station has recognized a requirement for additional space for approximately 250 people, based on mission need,” said Ron Young, a spokesman for the National Ground Intelligence Center. “That […]
How one family owned and ran the largest Black-owned farm in …
Apr 12, 2024 · Elizabeth Allen must have been an inspiration to her — a woman who went from enslavement to owning a large farm, a woman who managed to pass that estate on to her children. Elizabeth Allen died in 1909, outliving Sarah by four years. Both Sarah and her mother, Ellen Garland Boyd, were the oldest of their siblings.
As Helene passes, central Virginia assesses the damage
Oct 1, 2024 · As Helene passes, central Virginia assesses the damage. by Jessie Higgins and Anastasiia Carrier October 1, 2024 Updated October 4, 2024. Farmers at Bellair Farm in Albemarle County watch the waters from the nearby Hardware River rise and spill into their crop fields. Photo provided by Michelle McKenzie. For most of you reading this in central ...
19 neighborhoods, 19 stories about how we are changing …
Oct 4, 2022 · In summer 2021, I partnered with graduate students and a professor at UVA’s School of Data Science on a capstone project that took a data-driven look at how Charlottesville’s 19 neighborhoods have changed in the past decade, from demographics to housing costs. That project was a jumping off point for what we’re sharing with you today ...
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OK, here goes: Charlottesville Tomorrow is a community-driven, socially conscious news organization and we serve our neighbors (that’s you!) by connecting them to each other (that’s our community!) and to the issues that affect them most. In other words, the Charlottesville area is our place and Tomorrow is our focus.