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City to Dewberry: Come up with a plan or else. But will it work?

Will some saber rattling from the City help fix a downtown eyesore?
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Was our local electoral board and court system used to target a local activist?
A former federal prosecutor thinks so. There's also evidence that a letter accusing Tanesha Hudson of felony voter registration fraud, which prompted…
 • David McNair
Special grand jury singles out local activist in rare voter registration indictment
Tanesha Hudson, 44, has voted in the same Charlottesville location since she was 18 years old. This year, a special grand jury charged her with a felony…
 • David McNair
UPDATED: A Tale of Two Towers: Atlanta & Charlottesville both dealing with Dewberry eyesores
Here’s an updated version of my story about the ACJ article on the Dewberry with comments from City Councilor Michael Payne.
 • David McNair
A Tale of Two Towers: Atlanta & Charlottesville both dealing with Dewberry eyesores
Could city officials in the two cities work together to help solve this problem?
 • David McNair
A Tale of Two Affordable Housing Projects
Two recent investigative stories give voice to low-income tenants living in terrible conditions in two very different affordable housing complexes.
 • David McNair
Ode to a 113-year-old swimming pool
Todd Barnett writes about caretaking a historic treasure.
Local newspapers, journalists honored at Virginia Press Association Awards
Despite enormous challenges, local journalist are still producing some great work.
 • David McNair
Who knew The Blue Ridge Tunnel was being used to help men become "alpha males"?
However, the group leading the program claims they hate the term "alpha males" and the “manosphere” agenda
 • David McNair
The Enemy coming to the Downtown Mall
A new restaurant adopts an unusual name.
 • David McNair
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