Erin O'Hare

2 weeks ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Erin O'Hare

On Saturday, March 15, David Plunkett’s phone rang off the hook. Every time he picked up, the person on the other end asked a version of the same question.

3 weeks ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Erin O'Hare

The Virginia Department of Transportation is conducting a study of the Ridge/McIntire intersection in Downtown Charlottesville — one of the busiest in the city — and the agency wants input from community members through an online survey. The survey is part of a STARS (Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions) study, which is a collaboration between VDOT and the City of Charlottesville. Over the next couple of years, the study will assess how the intersection operates.

4 weeks ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Erin O'Hare

For years, residents of Midway Manor struggled with the living conditions in their building. They dealt with small nuisances like dark hallways and unreliable HVAC systems, and serious safety hazards like days-long elevator outages that left many of the building’s residents — all of whom are low-income seniors and people with disabilities — unable to access their first-floor mailboxes containing bills, checks, and vital medications. But residents are now hopeful those days are in the past.

1 month ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Erin O'Hare

On Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m., the City of Charlottesville will continue its ongoing efforts to educate the public about local history with the unveiling of a new state historical marker and accompanying Green Book plaque at the site of the former Carver Inn on Preston Avenue in Charlottesville. The historical marker, approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in June 2024, will read:“The Carver Inn (ca.

1 month ago | cvilletomorrow.org | Erin O'Hare

It’s budget season, the time of year when local governments in Virginia decide what to fund — and what not to fund — in the upcoming fiscal year. Albemarle County Executive Jeff Richardson, the County’s top administrator, presented a recommended budget and capital improvements program to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26, 2025.