Charlottesville Community Engagement

Charlottesville Community Engagement

Town Crier Productions

Episodes 749
Avg. Duration 17m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
Consistency
51%
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About This Podcast

Regular updates of what's happening in local and regional government in and around Charlottesville, Virginia from an award-winning journalist with nearly thirty years of experience.

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Podcast for April 3, 2026: Three Downtown Mall stories, two on transportation, and one on short term rental rules in Charlottesville

Apr 03, 2026 33m

The term “prevailing wisdom” can only apply if such experience exists, and there is still no certainty about the best time to post the audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean…

Podcast for March 30, 2026: Five stories about recent events including a briefing on a low barrier homeless shelter

Mar 30, 2026 31m

What has happened in the last week? There are many different organizations that document current events and affairs through the telling of stories and then packaging a look back. This is a…

Podcast for March 20, 2026: A glimpse into budget season in Albemarle County and Charlottesville

Mar 20, 2026 32m

In a democracy, local governments play a vital role in providing services to the people who live there and the budget process is a glimpse into the priorities of a locality. There are many…

Podcast for March 16, 2026: Albemarle's budget public hearing, next steps for Albemarle zoning, and four other audio stories

Mar 16, 2026 30m

Sometimes I have big ideas to spend the weekend writing all of the stories I have not yet written. Other times, I send out the WTJU version as the podcast because I want to get the next week started…

Podcast for March 9, 2026: A look at Charlottesville’s FY27 budget and two future development projects

Mar 09, 2026 31m

Another week is upon us with the prospect of many more stories about all of the usual topics covered by Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m Sean Tubbs, the president and publisher of Town Crier…

Podcast for March 2, 2026: Albemarle’s next budget, Greene’s next Supervisor, and what’s next for Windy Knoll?

Mar 02, 2026 31m

Can anyone prove that February 10, 2026 was the last time there was an audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement? Turns out it is not that difficult as there is clearly a link and the day…

Podcast for February 10, 2026: Charlottesville City Council contributes funds to Salvation Army shelter, Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, and helps close PACEM budget gap

Feb 10, 2026 23m

There is a theory that both the next podcast edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement as well as the next written version might be delayed out of some sort of concern about whether the…

Podcast for February 4, 2026: Charlottesville City Council gets a preview of the FY27 budget and other recent stories

Feb 04, 2026 30m

There is an inkling of a legend that one day scientists will perfect a regular orbit for the audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Or at least, in the current day and age, this…

Podcast for January 26, 2026: Charlottesville Planning Commission learns about tax abatement; Charlottesville City Council weighs in on student housing

Jan 26, 2026 32m

If there’s anything I have learned in my thirty years of reporting, it is that there is always more to be learned. One reason to do journalism is to document potential solutions to problems over…

January 22, 2026: Albemarle and Charlottesville preparing for winter storm

Jan 22, 2026 14m

Today’s edition is sponsored by the Ragged Mountain Running and Walking ShopWhen was the last time you played a musical instrument? When was the last time you recorded a song you wanted to write…

January 17, 2026: Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as Virginia’s 75th Governor

Jan 17, 2026 23m

Today’s edition is sponsored by the Ragged Mountain Running and Walking ShopThere are very few editions of Charlottesville Community Engagement that are sent out on a Saturday but there’s enough new…

Podcast for January 17, 2026: Stories about an Albemarle development, one at UVA, personnel changes in Charlottesville, and direction on affordable housing

Jan 17, 2026 34m

The month of January 2026 is halfway through and the pace of the previous year appears to have continued with no days off in a period of transition and tumult. I’m Sean Tubbs, and Charlottesville…

Podcast for January 13, 2026: Catching up with several stories to begin the year

Jan 13, 2026 30m

What will the podcast edition be like in 2026? This particular edition features a set of stories of things that happened between December 15 and January 7, stories that have already gone out in…

Podcast for December 29, 2025: Audit reports in Albemarle and Charlottesville, and Council agrees to sell a cul-de-sac

Dec 29, 2025 25m

December 29 is upon us and this is perhaps the final sonic edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement for the year. This certainly is the antepenultimate day of 2025, a year in which there is…

Podcast for December 22, 2025: Charlottesville ends use of Flock Safety cameras and also transitions to AI-powered recognition software for public garage payment

Dec 22, 2025 27m

December 22, 2025 has arrived and so has this sonic edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Many of the longer versions of stories are produced as if they are going to air on the radio, and…

Podcast for December 15, 2025: Two stories about transportation in Charlottesville and three on new buildings at the University of Virginia

Dec 15, 2025 22m

Why not start a week off with a podcast edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement? There are likely many answers why not with a primary one being that it is atypical for such a program to be…

Podcast for December 10, 2025: Perriello enters Fifth District race, Albemarle seeks funding for road extension, and Supervisors push back on a fourth county high school within five years

Dec 10, 2025 27m

This week, WTJU is holding their Classical Marathon which means that there will be no radio version of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Yet, the production of the newsletter often depends on…

Podcast for December 5, 2025: Albemarle Supervisors seek additional funding for Smart Scale while City Council moves a streetscape project slightly forward

Dec 05, 2025 28m

What does it mean that there is a Friday podcast edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement? In case anyone asks, an explanation: This newsletter began in July 2020 as a podcast as a next phase…

Podcast for November 29, 2025: First bills filed for Virginia General Assembly

Nov 29, 2025 29m

This time the podcast is the same file as the radio show that airs on WTJU, complete with public service announcements and continuity befitting a program that goes out over broadcast signal at a…

Podcast for November 22, 2025: A transit story, one on Charlottesville's budget, and three from Albemarle County including an economic development update

Nov 22, 2025 32m

Written editions of Charlottesville Community Engagement often begin with a historical anecdote to mark the day and tie stories to a greater sense of the world. But what about this newsletter’s…

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