Time passes by quickly between sonic editions of the program for reasons that are still in flux, but here we are again with Charlottesville Community Engagement for July 12, 2024. This week marks the fourth anniversary of the first edition and since then I’ve written and produced thousands of stories. I’m Sean Tubbs, and my best time is when I get to sit down and devote time to putting one of these together.
In this edition:
July 12 marks anniversary of the lynching of John Henry James (learn more)
Charlottesville City Schools moving forward with new names for existing institutions (learn more)
Charlottesville marks Parks and Recreation month with proclamation, public input meetings (learn more)
A long time advocate for the elderly is stepping down (learn more)
Dominion seeks proposals to explore feasibility of a small nuclear reactor at Lake Anna (learn more)
An environmental group gives a C+ to health of the Chesapeake Bay (learn more)
Albemarle County launches a way for people to track transportation projects as well las some other tidbits (one story) (a second one) (and a third)
First-shout: Piedmont Master Gardeners have a newsletter
In today’s first subscriber-supported shout-out, the Piedmont Master Gardeners have already filled a July 20 class they have planned. But you can still learn a few things from their monthly newsletter called The Garden Shed.
Volume 10, Number 7 for July 2024 is currently out and has articles with relevant articles for this scorching summer. Read about how to garden in Intense Heat and Drought and how to stop wilts and root rot in your vegetable garden, and a guide to freezing fruit! There are also columns on edible and ornamental items that might have sprung up in gardens this July.
Take a look at the issue and another one will be along soon for July. And be on the lookout for classes as they fill up fast! There’s a lot more information at piedmontmastergardeners.org.
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Thoughts on #704A
This week I got halfway through setting up a studio again, but I’m so much more driven to get new stories out than to produce the audio for them. I go in cycles, and at the moment, I seem to be avoiding going through long discussions to distill them. That’s the kind of work I want to be doing more.
But, I wanted to get one podcast out in this feed before the official fourth anniversary begins tomorrow. Four years ago I decided to just start doing this after a lot of planning and thought. Will I still be here in four years? What will have happened by then?
The only way I know how to stay sane is to track as much as I can and to bring it to you. I am hopeful to have audio integrated with the text again. I know there are podcast listeners who don’t read the print version, and I really want to make sure I’m getting these to you.
And now, it’s almost 5 p.m. and I want to get this completed so I can think about how I’m going to finish up the studio!
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Podcast for July 12, 2024: New names for Charlottesville schools, Parks and Recreation month, small nuclear reactors, and tracking transportation projects in Albemarle