
Charlottesville to complete statue removals
The City of Charlottesville will complete the removal project for its two Confederate statues beginning on Tuesday.

The City of Charlottesville will complete the removal project for its two Confederate statues beginning on Tuesday.

At long last, Charlottesville, Virginia, is removing – at least from prominent locations – four obnoxiously pro-war and racist monuments (those of George Rogers Clark, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Lewis-Clark-and-Sacajawea). Cheers. Applause. Good riddance.

The City of Charlottesville will conduct a removal project for its two Confederate statues on Saturday.

A new Charlottesville city park has been created in the 10th and Page neighborhood, and a special ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the yet-to-be-named new park will take place on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of 8th Street and Hardy Drive.

The City of Charlottesville has awarded a $23.6 million contract to Caton Construction Group Inc. for the replacement of the Belmont Bridge.

Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville are partnering on a campaign intended to highlight local businesses and raise awareness of the tangible benefits that “Buying Local” brings to the community.

Career and volunteer units from Albemarle County Fire Rescue and units from Charlottesville Fire Department responded to the report of a garage fire with exposures on Verona Court at 6:03 p.m. Wednesday.

The Charlottesville Mural Project joins the Local Energy Alliance Program to announce four new rolling murals to be painted on LEAP service trucks that visit communities throughout Charlottesville and Central Virginia.

Radio host and SchillingShow.com founder Rob Schilling is initiating a lawsuit against Albemarle County election officials after he was confronted while attempting to vote in the June 8 primary without a mask.

Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Hingeley and Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joseph Platania issued a joint statement on the use of masks in public beginning on June 30.
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