Grant application process open for AARP’s Livable Communities program
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Local eligible organizations and governments across the U.S. are invited to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program.
Search Results for housing
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Republicans, pretending to honor MLK’s Dream, deny that racism even exists
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The third Monday of January is celebrated as a national holiday to honor the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
How much progress have we made toward racial equality, integration?
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Today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and only 40 percent of Americans think the recent spotlight on racial equality has improved the lives of Black Americans.
Former planner: Uniontown redevelopment ‘resegregation under the name of culture’
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The City of Staunton is committing $75,000 to a small area study of Uniontown, a predominantly Black neighborhood located near National Cemetery that was settled after the Civil War and Emancipation.
Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot Program grants benefit Charlottesville, Albemarle
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More than $2.9 million will be distributed for the Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot for seven projects throughout the Commonwealth to support eviction prevention services for 48 communities.
Albemarle County completes 2023 property reassessment: Values up 13.5 percent
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Albemarle County property values are up 13.5 percent over 2022, according to the reassessment process completed this week.
They can’t stop themselves from misappropriating Martin Luther King Jr.
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We have the First Amendment; anyone can quote Dr. King, the devil can quote the Bible, and the public discourse can be obscured by gaslight.
Former Virginia Tech Miss America donates pageant gown to historical costume collection
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A photo on social media convinced the first Miss Virginia to be crowned Miss America, 1978 Virginia Tech alum Kylene Barker McNeill, to donate her crown and the gown that she was wearing on stage to her alma mater.
The mayor resigns, a whistleblower was fired: What’s going on in Staunton?
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The surprise resignation of Staunton Mayor Andrea Oakes was the first of two stories involving the Queen City that has tongues in local political circles wagging.
Apex Mills buying HanesBrands facility that closed in 2021 in Patrick County
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The HanesBrands facility in Patrick County that closed in 2021 is being bought by Apex Mills, which is investing $3.1 million to purchase the building.
