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Mall turns 50…in four years Who knew there was a Committee for the Preservation, Maintenance and Security of the Downtown Mall? From the August 2022 City Manager's report:The DTM is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free…

Aug 22

Despite the Daily Progress losing four reporters in recent months, local journalists have done some great work heading into the 5th anniversary of the Unite the Right rally. There's a selection of stories below. However, the degree to which city leaders and law enforcement failed…

Aug 10

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Sep 1

In 2019, the City launched an effort make the anniversary of a deadly white supremacist rally into a celebration of diversity. But the effort was eventually abandoned.

Jul 13

The RTD took a look back at the attempted ouster of UVA President Teresa Sullivan 10 years ago, which, until Nazis held a tiki torch march on the Lawn…

Jul 6

As we watch the January 6 hearings, the idea that a current city employee’s open participation in the insurrection was treated with so little concern…

Jun 23

I sweated writing this one, literally…the AC in my office has been out for a week. Guess summer is here. Dr. B has been making some waves as we head…

Jun 15

BREAKING: Sen. Mark Warner secures federal grant for the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. “Charlottesville” won’t go away During a…

Jun 7

"There was no follow up from the City on the recommendation to form an official task force," Anderson told The DTM.

May 18

Email exchanges between lawyers, city officials, and city insurance company representatives suggest the two sides were negotiating.

Apr 22

Design changes have been the focus following crash fatalities on 5th Street, but the story is more complex than that.

Apr 12

As the Daily Progress recently reported, the Downtown Business Association has been "absorbed and replaced" by a new donor-funded non-profit called the…

Mar 1

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