Charlottesville Community Engagement

On today’s program: * Charlottesville City Manager Rogers addresses recent gun violence in the community * A real property tax relief deadline in Charlottesville is extended to Friday * Charlottesville’s new City Councilor is appointed to a few committees  * A compensation study in Charlottesville is delayed  * Council officially approves new precincts  * And a very brief introduction to recommend...

On today’s show: * A 17-year-old has been charged with the second degree murder of a Gordonsville man in Charlottesville Saturday afternoon  * Albemarle County will begin work this week on Biscuit Run State Park * The latest information from Charlottesville government including news on collective bargaining * Albemarle County holds the first public hearing for the proposed $551.5 million budget fo...

This is the ninth Friday of 2023 leaving 43 left to go. What will happen on each of those days, as well as the other days that happen between? Perhaps there is too much to write down each day  and no way to capture it all. Perhaps the effort should be made anyway. After all, this is Charlottesville Community Engagement and I’m the host and producer, Sean Tubbs.  On today’s string-of-beads:  * A co...

The date informs us it is the second day of March, which is also a day to recognize the mental wellness of our community members who are in their teens. World Teen Mental Wellness Day is intended to raise awareness of resources for those coming of age in a time when so much is uncertain and stressful. This is Charlottesville Community Engagement which seeks to allay stress that comes from not know...

Somehow we find ourselves marching into a new month, when perhaps the last one needed a few more days to tie up all of the loose ends. Yet life in this third decade of the 21st century does not work like that, and nothing ever seems to stop long enough to write all of it down. But this is Charlottesville Community Engagement , which really strives to capture as many pebbles as possible to depict w...

Another rare Saturday edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement is upon us, as there were too many distractions to complete the work on Friday. It is the hope to one day have each and every episode come out at a consistent time. Each installment of the program is a test of the orbital mechanics that would be required to attain that goal. I’m Sean Tubbs and I know again there is much in the u...

There are less than six days left to enjoy whatever it is that you enjoy about February. Brevity? The lack of a fifth day? The only month that begins with an F? Either way, soon this year will turn two months old, or a sixth of a way through. Is there a way to determine if time is moving faster, or is that something to ask a philosopher about? These are not the subjects of this episode of Charlott...

What do we have after Presidents’ Day? Why, it’s Pancake Day! Others may note this 24-hour period as Fat Tuesday. But the real thing to sound off on today is that this is the 500th edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement , which means that fans of Roman numerals would give it a D. I’m Sean Tubbs, and I’ll keep going with this experiment until I think it’s ready to really start the show. In...

Readers and listeners of Charlottesville Community Engagement have many choices when it comes to what ersatz holiday to appreciate. Perhaps you are of the National Cabbage Day variety? Or perhaps you want to explore the world around you on this National Public Science Day ? Do remember also it is Random Act of Kindness Day . Finally, Who Shall I Be Day ? Well, I’ll be Sean Tubbs with yet another e...

Going by the months, we are now 3/24ths of the way through 2023. How does that measure up mathematically? It’s the 45th day of the year, meaning we are 12.6 percent of the way to 2024. Who’s counting?  I’m Sean Tubbs, host and producer of Charlottesville Community Engagement. This is somehow the 498th edition of this program, created to bring information to the community that otherwise was not bei...

How do the wheels of the bus go round? How is the community squaring a desire for a more robust public transit system with the existing logistics? There are no direct answers to those questions in this or any other edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement , but this particular episode will inform you of some current thoughts by movers and those who tell the movers what to do. I’m your host,...

So far, there have been six Wednesdays in the year 2023, but which one is this? How can we be sure that they have all happened in order? One way is to mark down time as often as possible. Perhaps in a regular newsletter and podcast that seeks to inform readers and listeners about things they might not otherwise know? Perhaps something called Charlottesville Community Engagement? I’ll Sean Tubbs, f...

The first Monday of February does not come with any special remarks, treats, or rules. This particular one is called February 6 and my handy-dandy reference guide to imaginary holidays indicates this may be Pay a Compliment Day . This is perhaps a time I should exclaim my notion that the audience of Charlottesville Community Engagement is made of a wonderful assemblage of human beings and likely a...

If you are seeing this on the day it was published, yes, this is a Saturday. And this is a Saturday edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. There are only a few of these in the two and a half year existence of this newsletter and podcast, and I apologize in advance there are no fun extras that come with publication on a weekend. No horoscopes, no comics, no puzzles. Only another in a long...

While it may seem like this is the same newsletter and podcast over and over again, it will be unlike any other of the 492 other editions. It will be the 493rd and it will have its own distinct flavor. Which may be odd because as far as I know, there’s no way to convey narrative through the taste buds. But Charlottesville Community Engagement is intended to do what it can for aural and visual path...

We are now at day 32 of the year 2023, a milestone otherwise known as February. There’s no need to leap this year, but looking first is always advised no matter the circumstances. This is Charlottesville Community Engagement , an independent newsletter intended to bring you a few things about local and regional government for you to see for yourself. I’m Sean Tubbs.  On today’s show:  * The Thomas...

! yad drawkcaB lanoitaN ot emocleW ! Though it is possible that this day may be a figment of my imagination. This is also the final day of January, a month I feel I only just got to know. At the end of midnight, 2023 will have passed the 8.5 percent mark. There’s so much to keep track of, both imaginary and real, and both my fictional and non-fictional selves occasionally team up for a little some...

This is a Fifth Monday! It seems like just a moment ago that it was the first Monday of 2023. Now we’re in the waning days of this two-faced month and are you ready for whatever comes next? There’s no way to write down all of what has happened in the thirty days since 2022 melted into the past, but the hope of every installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement is intended to capture as much...

If you know anyone who is Scots, bolster your knowledge of their culture by letting them know it is Burns Night . This is the day in 1759 when Robert Burns was born, but not the day he started writing poetry. Perhaps somewhere out there, someone will write something today that will be remembered two hundred years from now. It likely won’t be this installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement...

Information compiled by humans can be flawed and it is incumbent upon the independent journalist to do as much as possible to be correct and accurate. Systems must be in place to ensure that the information received by the reader and listener is correct, which means rigorous checks and cross-checks. For instance, I have checked multiple times to ensure that this is January 24, 2023, I’m Sean Tubbs...

There are 731 days, or two years, until the next inauguration of the president of the United States of America. This is not a fact that has any relevance except that this is January 20, 2023, and it’s either this or National Cheese Lover’s Day to signify this small blurb at the top of another edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m your host, Sean Tubbs, and it’s also my mother’s birt...

Halfway through the month of January, and 5 percent through the year of 2023.  All of these types of measurements are arbitrary, but much of the way our world is organized has a starting point. This, for instance, is the 486th version of Charlottesville Community Engagement , but even that number is potentially imaginary. So much of our human world is imaginary, which is why it’s important to writ...

Today we begin the program by checking in by asking: Are you being served? After all, this is Customer Service Day , which may or may not actually exist. But the idea reminds me of the many years I spent in food service while also working as a reporter. Either way, Charlottesville Community Engagement exists to be the best it can be at bringing you information about the immediate world around. I’m...

Today those with either paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia may want to consider staying home. Or at least, not looking at the date. At the risk of triggering those with either friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskavedekatriaphobia, this is the 13th day of the year and it falls on a Friday. So, please consider those with either paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. For no...

.... . .-.. .-.. --- -.-.--  In other words, hello! And welcome to the installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement for January 11, 2023, which also happens to be Learn Your name in Morse Code Day . For decades, this system was used to communicate information across great distances. Humanity has come a long way in being able to reach out and touch someone, and this newsletter and podcast pa...