Matthew Gillikin
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trying to figure out what's going on here, co-chair
@livablecville.bsky.social
pinned post!
As a public service, I am reading Scott Beardsleyās book on higher education. Just as Beardsley sacrificed a lucrative career at McKinsey to take a $700k a year job as Dean of Darden on his way to the very sketchy appointment as UVA president, I paid $12 for the kindle edition of āHigher Calling.ā
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Iād like to specifically give a shout out to Sudafed for carrying me through this webinar
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about 7 hours ago
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Steven L. Johnson
about 7 hours ago
The event recording will appear on YouTube soon, meanwhile hereās a great thread to read!
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Livable Cville
about 21 hours ago
Itās webinar day! Thereās still time to join the 85 people who have signed up for āInclusionary Zoning: Making it Work in Charlottesville.ā We will see you all at 6:30pm today!
events.humanitix.com/inclusionary...
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Inclusionary Zoning: Making it Work in Charlottesville Webinar, presented by Livable Cville
Learn about making Inclusionary Zoning work in Charlottesville with national and local experts.
https://events.humanitix.com/inclusionary-zoning-making-it-work-in-charlottesville-webinar-presented-by-livable-cville
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Zyahna Bryant.
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Civil rights pioneer and police trailblazer Marvin L. Townsend Sr. dies
A member of the Charlottesville Twelve and trailblazing police officer in Charlottesville and Fluvanna, has died at 79.
https://www.29news.com/2026/02/18/civil-rights-pioneer-police-trailblazer-marvin-l-townsend-sr-dies/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQDMbFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe6VHtDM7TH5GJbQVXmmwaA2I4ZX-8UWIcgmldHWdjjNmcKK5fXOPiiQT5_rg_aem_3SXX_ml6QlaVKzYTilEPow
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Letās go!!!!!
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Last year Neal Kassel wrote an op-ed in support of Craig Kent titled āKent and Kibbe are the best leaders UVa Health has had in 40 yearsā
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https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/retired-uva-professor-appears-to-have-met-with-jeffrey-epstein-in-2018-according-to-epstein-files/
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jamelle
2 days ago
the logic of his position is that you would them abandon those issues and so on and so on until youāve fully sacrificed a group of vulnerable americans to reactionary bullies for the sake of a percentage point (if that)
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johnedwinmason
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The beginning of Ramadan & Lent coincide this year. I like the idea that Muslims & Christians all over the world are entering these seasons of prayer, reflection, penitence, & fasting at the same time. I hope it's a sign of better days to come. Ramadan Mubarak. Have a blessed Lent.
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2 days ago
This will be SUPER informative.
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Zyahna Bryant.
2 days ago
Important things happening in cville. Add this to your calendar. I am looking forward to learning more about these efforts!
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alix e. harrow
2 days ago
this saturday! bring your kids-- we'll have crafts and activities and at least one pokemon encyclopedia š
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Joshua Earle, Ph.D.
2 days ago
Hey
#Charlottesville
#cville
folx. This weekend, Sat Feb 21 from 2-3:30 (with social time afterwards) UCW is hosting a town hall about collective bargaining and keeping UVA honest. Flyer below with an RSVP QR code with more information. Let your folx (esp other unionized folx) know! Tags incoming.
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My sonās soccer season started today which Iām happy to report means Iāll once again be spending a lot more time in Hogwaller
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Iām at the city council meeting to listen to the Affordable Dwellings Unit Tax Abatement Program Proposal Presentation (yes thatās the title). Underneath all of this is the question of how to Charlottesvilleās Inclusionary Zoning policies work well.
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Steven L. Johnson
3 days ago
This Thursday! Charlottesville included Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in its new zoning code in hopes of stimulating the development of more affordable housing. Attend our webinar to learn from national and local experts about making IZ work in Cville
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This captures something so quintessential about local government, social media, and political literacy.
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Iāve had a theory for awhile that the current eraās ultra rich will be remembered a hundred years from now mainly as being useless assholes
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Crocuses!
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This is the sort of political chess master shit I live for
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Gurley is doing some serious false equivocation here. CEA did the homework to understand the bargaining process and CCS leadership did not. Both sides actions reflect this. CEA stayed faithful to CCS employees, while CCS leadership was angry, petty, uninformed, and out of touch.
4 days ago
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There are still National Guard at some DC Metro stations and itās so pathetic. They get dropped off in a van, stand around looking at their phones for 8 hours, then get picked up again by the van. Itās not even security theater at this point, just money being lit on fire.
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I donāt know a ton about art. But I get to cover any museum real fast when I go with my kids. And the Hirshhorn serves a really good cappuccino. 10/10 recommend.
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Right now the average ad on the DC Metro is āMars AI: Commit War Crimes With Confidenceā
5 days ago
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Legalize it
5 days ago
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Just overheard someone say the six most cursed words in the English language: āYou should check out Jonathan Haidtā
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Followed this meal with a classic film (Mighty Ducks 2)
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I had Ethiopian soul food for dinner and now all my dreams have come true
www.dorosoulfood.com
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Nicole Scro
5 days ago
Excited for this one!
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Livable Cville
5 days ago
How do we make Inclusionary Zoning work in Charlottesville? 5 days until our next webinar, where we hope to shed some light on this question. Sign up today!
events.humanitix.com/inclusionary...
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Inclusionary Zoning: Making it Work in Charlottesville Webinar, presented by Livable Cville
Learn about making Inclusionary Zoning work in Charlottesville with national and local experts.
https://events.humanitix.com/inclusionary-zoning-making-it-work-in-charlottesville-webinar-presented-by-livable-cville
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Visiting one of my favorite national monuments
6 days ago
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Allison Wrabel
6 days ago
A āparking funeralā is one of the most bizarre things Iāve heard in my life.
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I think it's worth pointing out that in 3 of the last 5 years, winter storms have made significant portions of Charlottesville's transportation infrastructure unusable and/or unsafe for weeks. The city, county, and UVA need to adjust to respond more effectively.
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Geriatric millennial booster pack
6 days ago
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Andrew
7 days ago
ok you know what, Iām irritated enough that Jerry Millerās repeated concern trolling about the local anti-ICE high school walkouts has resulted in multiple social media threats against the students that Iām gonna finally share something fun Iāve been sitting on for a couple of years
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Andy Orban
7 days ago
Fuck Jerry! The kinds of horrible threats (like threatening to run them over!) that have been directed at the school childrens' walkouts is unconscionable. This guy is the lowest of the low.
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Yesterday a coworker was struggling to write a semi-confrontational email, which reminded me that not everyone routinely writes in the confrontational voice
7 days ago
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Sally Duncan
7 days ago
Thrilled to join all my colleagues in this - time to flip this district!
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7 days ago
Losers keep losing. Cc:
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
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BlueSky adding drafts is going to significantly improve my posting. Lets me workshop material to achieve the optimal level of shit posting.
8 days ago
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Livable Cville
8 days ago
We look forward to seeing you this evening at Ix
@brazos.bsky.social
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gell-mann amnesia amnesia
8 days ago
thanks! we also have a bsky feed at
bsky.app/profile/ever...
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This is correct framing. Another great article by
@hannahdavisreid.bsky.social
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8 days ago
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Huge shout out to
@infocville.bsky.social
on the 1000th edition of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter! If youāre not already a paid subscriber, I strongly recommend supporting Seanās excellent work.
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8 days ago
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Itās not surprising to see the school division doing the old āblame the lawyerā damage control move to justifying the deceitful and harmful letter they sent out Friday. Why take responsibility for your actions when you can pin them on someone else?
www.29news.com/2026/02/10/a...
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Nathan Alderman
9 days ago
C'ville folks! Local luminary and lender of e-bikes Josh Carp created this very cool site, which combines videos of public meetings with searchable, linkable transcripts.
meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings
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Localities
https://meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings
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This is an anti-family approach to housing policy that county staff is saying out loud. But Iām glad to hear that staff may have come around on supporting this project.
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9 days ago
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Michael Crenshaw
9 days ago
I'm at the Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting to speak in favor of a ~20 unit infill development in Crozet. Staff hasn't recommended approval of the rezoning request. The 6 unit/acre density is consistent with the Crozet Master Plan, but staff is concerned about poor street connectivity.
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D building at CMS is almost gone
9 days ago
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Sally Duncan
9 days ago
One thing Iāve learned is that thereās an official association of Virginia Counties and they sometimes like to advocate for bad policies! We need to get in the cart, and on the train, and get housing built near transit!
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Itās one of those ice meltinā days, as the old timers used to say
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