Perhaps too much time passes between podcast versions of Charlottesville Community Engagement but imagine if you will a hypothetical listener at some point in the future listening to all of the episodes one after the other. That doesn’t really matter because you are the one experiencing the audio right now, and I have no idea when you are. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I do have the idea it is time to begin with this set of stories.
On this program this time around:
Two major projects in Charlottesville cross major milestones (learn more)
Youngkin makes five appointments to the UVA Board of Visitors (learn more)
Two “shots fired” incidents after Chief Kochis presents data showing crime rate is down (learn more)
Albemarle PC recommends special use permits for restaurant, solar array (learn more)
Rosenberg to retire as Albemarle County Attorney (learn more)
Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Worrell to take time to decide on court trial for zoning lawsuit (learn more)
First shout-out: Plant Virginia Natives
We’re in the third week of astronomical summer, and I’ve spent a lot of time fighting the invasive species that love to take over my yard. But as I think ahead to the fall, the winter, and the spring, I’m thinking about one resource that may help me develop a landscape more suitable to this area. I’m talking about Plant Virginia Natives!
Plant Virginia Natives is part of a partnership with ten regional campaigns for ten different ecosystems across Virginia, from the Northern Piedmont to the Eastern Shore. Take a look at the full map below for the campaign for native species where you are in the Commonwealth. For the Charlottesville area, download a free copy of the handbook: Piedmont Native Plants: A Guide for Landscapes and Gardens.
This shout-out has been with the newsletter since the beginning thanks to one Patreon supporter! Thanks to that person!
Second shout-out: Charlottesville Jazz Society
In today’s second subscriber supported public service announcement, the Charlottesville Jazz Society wants you to know about their first concert of the summer.
Saxophonist and flutist Lynn Riley and her band The World Mix will perform at The Front Porch in downtown Charlottesville from 4 to 7 pm July 21st. A gifted instrumentalist and composer, Riley has impressed critics and audiences alike with her funky and accessible sound that is firmly rooted in the mainstream jazz tradition, while suffused with influences from a host of world music and the blues.
For ticket information and to learn more, visit the Charlottesville Jazz Society at cvillejazz.org.
Thoughts on the end of #699-A
This took about four hours to produce. At least an hour of that was spent just staring at the screen as I tried to wake up. I can’t even fathom how I got these out as newsletter and podcasts at the same time. I’ve changed my process since then, and I can’t go back.
But, I will keep doing the audio versions because there are listeners. I am hopeful I can get two out a week, but this might be it. I’m contemplating taking a day or two off with the holiday, but I don’t have paid holidays.
What I do have is an audience that has grown slowly over four years, and I’m grateful that I get to decide what I get to do next. I know the next set of stories and I’m hoping to get something out tomorrow.
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Podcast for July 3, 2024: Two major Charlottesville projects move forward, Chief Kochis appears before Council, five new BOV members, and the city seeks dismissal of suit against zoning code