Hawes Spencer of The Hook joined Coy to discuss the possible closing of the Charlottesville Ice Park.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-1-10 Kevin Lynch and Betty Mooney
Kevin Lynch and Betty Mooney joined Coy to discuss the latest on the community water supply plan. They share some breaking news about the latest study on dredging. Their organization’s website for more information is located at: http://cvillewater.info
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-1-10 Bob Holsworth
Bob Holsworth of Virginia Tomorrow joined Coy to discuss Virginia politics including the future of 2nd Amendment legislation and the latest on Delegate Bob Marshall’s comments.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-1-10 Dr. Bobby Chhabra
Dr. Bobby Chhabra, Director of the University of Virginia Health Center’s new hand center joined Coy to discuss the hand center.
Charlottesville Right Now: 2-25-10 Maurice Jones
Maurice Jones will take over as Charlottesville’s Acting City Manager in mid-April when Gary O’Connell leaves to head up the Albemarle County Service Authority. Jones talks with Coy Barefoot about the city’s budget, the revenue sharing agreement, removing tree debris and whether or not he’ll throw his hat in the ring to permanently replace O’Connell.
David Toscano talks to Coy Barefoot about revenue sharing
Delegate David Toscano joins Coy Barefoot to talk about his call for cooperation between Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville during a time when the revenue-sharing agreement is under debate. Toscano offers his reflections on the agreement, and talks about the possibility of sharing services.
Charlottesville—Right Now! with Coy Barefoot: Dave Norris
This week, Dave Norris was elected by City Council to serve as Mayor for a second term. He joined Coy Barefoot to talk about the upcoming year in local government.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Sean Tubbs and Julia Glendening
Sean Tubbs and Julia Glendening of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues. Topics on the show included:
- Charlottesville Tomorrow has created a new Twitter account for cvillepedia, the new community wiki for Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Follow @cvillepedia for news on the site as well as tips about how to add what you know. Sean Tubbs will be giving a seminar on how to use cvillepedia on August 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Central Library on Market Street.
- Charlottesville Tomorrow has released the second installment in a six-part series on the 50-year community water supply plan. This issue deals with planning for droughts and a growing population.
- Two firms were interviewed on August 3 by an RWSA Comittee evaluating proposals submitted by firms who want to conduct a dredging feasibility study. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- The Charlottesville Planning Commission is taking a long look at the issue of land zoned for industrial use within City limits. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Charlottesville-Right Now: Daniel Bluestone
Daniel Bluestone, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia, joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss efforts to Save McIntire Park .
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, Executive Director of Charlottesville Tomorrow joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss growth and development issues. This week on the show:
- The reconstruction of the Downtown Mall is complete, and Brian says he is impressed by the work. (C-Ville Weekly)
- City Democrats select Dave Norris and Kristin Szakos as their nominees for City Council. Incumbent Julian Taliaferro came in third. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- County Democrats have nominated Madison Cummings as their candidate for the Samuel Miller District. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- County Republicans will announce two candidates who are running for the Samuel Miller District. (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
- Supervisor Dennis Rooker is currently unopposed, but has raised over $66,000 (Virginia Public Access Project)
- Brian announces cvillepedia, Charlottesville Tomorrow’s new encyclopedia on community and local government (cvillepedia)
Piedmont Council of the Arts: Increasing Community-Wide Access to the Arts
The Piedmont Council of the Arts (PCA) continued its Creative Conversation Series on April 21, 2009 with a discussion between artists, art professionals and local officials about how expand the reach of the arts across all of Charlottesville’s many populations. The goal of the program is to bring artists, organizations, educators, and business and community leaders together to develop strategies for strengthening arts and cultural life in the Charlottesville area.
Previous conversations have dealt with Arts Education and Marketing the Arts in Charlottesville.
Participants in the forum included:
Bruce Boucher UVA Art Museum
Jane Fisher Charlottesville Community Design Center
Gary Funston Charlottesville Jazz Society
Harold Folley Virginia Organizing Project
Damani Harrison Music Resource Center
Holly Hatcher Charlottesville-Area Community Foundation
Rose Hill-Jones From Inside Out
Ronda Hewitt Live Arts Theater
Sibley Johns Music Resource Center
Bree Luck Light House Studio
Ken Moore Region Ten Consumer Advocate
Christine Nardi Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Emily Nelson UVA Art Student Society
Dave Norris Charlottesville City Council
Sherrika Nowell Urban Vision
Rydell Payne Abundant Life Ministries
Martin Phillips Charlottesville Jazz Society
Gloria Rockhold Albemarle Public Schools – Latino Relations
Joel Rubin UVA Department of Music
George Sampson UVA Arts Administration
Sherri Smith Artisans Center of Virginia
Mildred Spicer VSAarts Charlottesville-Albemarle
Jessica Thayer Artist Services
Karen Waters Quality Community Council
Annie Yoder Abundant Life Ministries
Jim Duncan on the problems with Charlottesville’s housing market
On Thursday, Jan 8th, 2009, real estate analyst Jim Duncan of RealCentralVA, joined Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville– Right Now” to discuss the troubles with the community’s housing market. Will it get worse before it gets better? Duncan doesn’t know, and says that no one really knows because the fundamentals of the market are still in flux.
Other topics:
- Jim recently celebrated four years of blogging
- A review of the housing market in 2008 and a look ahead to 2009
- The plight of local builders
- Is it possible to get a loan even with the credit crunch?