
Charlottesville Parks and Recreation to open outdoor pools this weekend
Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will open its two outdoor pools for the 2015 summer season beginning Saturday, May 23.

Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will open its two outdoor pools for the 2015 summer season beginning Saturday, May 23.

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer Aubrey V. Watts Jr. has announced that he will retire from the City of Charlottesville at the end of July 2015.

The remaining holes of the McIntire Park golf course will close permanently May 31, 2015, allowing this area of the park to revert to passive use as outlined in the Adopted Master Plan for the park.

Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) has delayed the install date for its new fare collection system. A new launch date has not been set.

The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.

On Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at Bridge Progressive Arts (209 Monticello Road, Charlottesville) the Shadows of Liberty USA Screening & Media Reform Action Tour will come to town for a special screening sponsored by Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, the Green Party of Virginia, Virginia AFL-CIO, Virginia Organizing, and WTJU Radio 91.1 FM.

Work continues on and along the Route 250 bypass ramps serving McIntire Road and John W. Parkway in Charlottesville. Ramp closures are to be expected weekdays between 9am and 4pm until Friday, May 15th. Formal detour signage will be in place.

The Paramount Theater is excited to welcome back Kathy Griffin to the stage on Friday, June 19th. Two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin is a towering figure on television, on tour and in publishing. She breaks through the entertainment clutter with her universally recognized brand of pull-no-punches comedy.

Absentee voting for Charlottesville’s June 9th Democratic primary is now in its second week. Five candidates are on the ballot seeking the Democratic Party’s nominations for three City Council seats.

The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.
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