Sean Tubbs

2 weeks ago | communityengagement.substack.com | Sean Tubbs

In my twenty years researching local and regional government, I always find myself learning something new. Thankfully my mission each week allows me to do just that and to share with those interested in understanding more about why this community is the way it is. I may not always have the answers, but I’m dedicated to keep looking. This Sunday edition of the newsletter intends to get you the information you need should you decide you want to take a more active role.

3 weeks ago | communityengagement.substack.com | Sean Tubbs

The end of the week at Town Crier Productions means it is time for another audio edition produced in the form of a podcast! Newer readers may not know that for many years, all of these versions went out in sonic form. Will that ever happen again? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Perhaps all effort in the future will go toward a version not unlike Bazooka Joe comics? In any case, I’m Sean Tubbs and it may be time to get on with the show.

3 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Sean Tubbs

The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority has been on a roll in recent years with renovations at Crescent Halls and new units at S. First Street. In August 2022, the government agency began a new era of buying what Executive Director John Sales called “naturally occurring affordable housing.” “This portfolio started after a couple properties went on the open market where the rents for the two-bedroom units were about $500,” Sales said.

3 weeks ago | communityengagement.substack.com | Sean Tubbs

According to the ramshackle naming convention employed by Town Crier Productions, this is the 876th edition of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter. Half of that number brings us to the 438th installment from September 30, 2022. If asked, how much could you remember about that day? Would you want to know? I’m Sean Tubbs, and this is not an investigation.

3 weeks ago | communityengagement.substack.com | Sean Tubbs

Three times out of four, June 4 is the 155th day of the year. On this day in 1411, King Charles VI of France granted the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon the exclusive monopoly on the creation of that particular kind of cheese. Will that still be the case in 614 years from now? Also on this day in 1873, the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their hot-air balloon for the first time. Is that still of interest to those of us alive in 2025?