Hey cville people, my friend recently had her bike stolen in Southwood, if you see this orange e-cells bike around please let me know!

I think the big question for me is.... could I actually tour the Obama Presidential Center without bursting into tears at least once? No. The answer is certainly no.

AARP has a tool here to help navigate property tax relief state by state https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/find-help/property-tax-aide.html #aarp

An org I volunteer with is looking for a grant management fellow. It’s part time contract nonprofit work but it’s a good cause and I am a fan of the people. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N_1AegQqSrmETAZ8oy8I7ZXH63NJlrHNPZXKv6Cv-p0/mobilebasic #voice #nonprofitjobs

Part of the reason I reuse my plastic bottles. I get all of my shampoo, body wash, detergent, household cleanser, liquid hand soap at the refill shop behind Cville Coffee. Very little goes into that recycling bin. www.refillrenew.com

youtu.be/QQYMUMTI7fk?... Economic research shows that building new market-rate homes can start chains of moves that ultimately free up much cheaper ones. Here, Pew trace a real-life chain starting with a luxury building and ending with a low-income family being able to reunite in a home of their own

This is a lovely reminiscence. I swam those dark waters for only a few years but it was magical. substack.com/home/post/p-...

I’ll do you one better: we’ll tear it down with volunteer labor.

I'm so proud of my husband, Nelson County Board of Supervisor Ernie Reed. Decades of fighting egregious community-destroying projects and promoting good ideas just give him more fuel to keep working towards a positive future. When his own community came together to fight a local challenge... 1/3

We are so fortunate to have great local journalists doing really good work in this area.

I'm retired, have no children, yet still I can celebrate what a fantastic job @sgillikin.bsky.social & her team have done with CEA over the past 3 years. Centering students & the teachers and staff who guide & support them is essential for the system to work as it should. Skilled leadership FTW!

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Do this. Effective... and sincerely creepy.

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I love this so much 😂

We just sent out the May edition of our newsletter. It covers Bike Month, affordable housing in Crozet, Rose Hill Dr commentary from @yyahn.bsky.social, City Affordable Housing Policy, an updated Livable Cville social calendar, and more! mailchi.mp/livablecvill...

This seems bad.* (*Stage 1: Hyperventilating**) (**Stage 2: What a fucking dumbass)

I don’t want NYC to become a museum. It should be a living, breathing testament to the working people of our city.

Hello all of you amazing helpers...we have an ask. Well, we actually have two asks. We’re collecting grocery cards for two different efforts and your support can make a real difference in both (1/4):

We are 💯 throwing down hard on May 1. Join us, @cvilledsa.bsky.social, many many other community organizations, and your neighbors, friends and fellow workers next Friday. #MayDayCville #MayDay #MayDayStrong #StrikeReady #StrikeReadyCville

Well, this is very cool. See how your legislators rank in terms of protection of public lands. morethanjustparks.com/congressiona...

For anyone around the area of Dice and 5th St., Southwest brace yourself.

Blue Ridge born and raised, I'm fired up beyond words by the chance to represent this beautiful new VA-6. From Charlottesville to Lynchburg, Rocktown to Roanoke, we're fighting to bring down costs and bring back our civil liberties. Together, let's turn the Blue Ridge blue!

Sen. L. Louise Lucas is the greatest sore winner I’ve ever seen. Incredible skills. I am in awe.

ARGGG!!! VPAP vs NYTimes is giving me palpitations!

OK, hear me out. One tab: live updates on the redistricting vote. The other tab: Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail. It's where we all started in on this madness but it was still sweet and hopeful and god please let YES win.

Still glitching...

The great @jimduncan is doing another reddit real estate AMA on the Charlottesville area market. If you have a question for a pro, this is a great time. #cville #realestate #housing https://www.reddit.com/r/Charlottesville/comments/1sn3kk9/charlottesville_real_estate_ama_april_2026/

I like this idea. Make all states' AGs commit to or refuse comment on prosecuting a sitting president for violating state law. Pile on. cmarmitage.substack.com/p/criminal-c...

So glad to see someone so beautifully articulate what I think about almost every day….

In France, legislation came into effect recently for all car parks that have over 80 spaces to be covered with solar panels. Estimated to add around 11GW of renewable energy capacity to the national grid. Why not do likewise in Scotland? Braehead, Silverburn, Glasgow Fort etc.

I just wonder who in hell designed that terrible chart.... because I'm trying to distract myself from the terrible news.

Trump is coming to Charlottesville TODAY! Let's show him how exactly how welcome he is in this town! Join the protest at one of 3 locations at 4:30.

Renting in New York shouldn't be a rip off. In our first 100 days in office, here's some of what we've done to fix that.

The City of Charlottesville’s E-Bike Grant Program is open again for a new voucher lottery! connect.charlottesville.gov/charlottesvi...

Ensuring people have housing is not just the humane thing to do - it’s also fiscally smart

God damn. I guarantee that you won't see where this is heading and that, when you do, you'll admire the way it got there.

Government must deliver for working people—and every dollar in our budget should work as hard as they do. That’s why I directed every agency to cut waste and help close our budget gap. Here’s some of what we found.

This earned a follow but I'll add that there are *4* MAGAs on this board... & 1 Democrat. Ernie Reed has been stepping up in Nelson for decades, & he didn't let either of these 2 ridiculous resolutions go through without a fight. He spoke to both starting here: www.youtube.com/live/uNMwQJE...

This was a fun wakeup read lol

March note is nearly there. I think. Interested or curious? Please subscribe. Or don't. I'll keep writing. open.substack.com/pub/realcent...

In need of hope and inspiration? This book worked for me. She reads it on audible.

I'm happy to donate to this legal fund, @marcelias.bsky.social ... Hell, I'm happy to donate time to the tracking spreadsheet.

WTF Fifeville??? cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...

OK, I don't want to embarrass the guy, but watch @waldo.net explain to these state legislators why they're on a really good path forward. If only all testimony was this clear and helpful. (Since I can't clip, go to 1:16:40:) Oh, and Waldo, you looked & sounded as healthy as that bluebird.

Just the idea of an event such as A Night of Film & Purpose at the Paramount is a relief on days like this. The good people at Georgia's Friends in Cville spotlight the efficacy of art of all kinds to heal and grow stronger. April 2, 7:30 pm charlottesville.theparamount.net/8050/8051

This is the site I visit every day after scanning the headlines. Wretchedness, greed, and incompetence gives way to clarity, beneficence, hope, and goodness. For example: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

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Another way to get everybody out of a building is to pull the fire alarm. Or claim there's a bomb threat. Hell, you could burn the building down. ICE has so many options available to them that will cause generational harm to society, and they will absolutely use them if they're not stopped.