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Mike Barber

Mike Barber is the editor-in-chief at Cville Right Now. Reach him by email at mbarber@cvillerightnow.com.

Brian Pinkston
Charlottesville City
2 months ago
Former Charlottesville Council member Brian Pinkston reflects on tenure

Earlier this month, Pinkston published a series of essays giving Charlottesville residents a glimpse behind the curtain at the work the City Council does.

Sports
2 months ago
Tom Sox advance to VBL championship series for fifth straight season

Bryce Neely and Brayden Bachman each hit two-run home runs as Charlottesville won the best-of-three series from Waynesboro.

School Board 7/17 Meeting
Albemarle County
2 months ago
ACPS to discuss independent investigation following Swiney arrest

The meeting, which will be held before the division’s Aug. 12 start of school date, will be used to discuss “the scope, cost and structure” of an independent investigation. 

Health & Wellness
2 months ago
No room for recovery: After hospital discharge, homeless face challenges getting well

Recovering from surgery or acute illness can be difficult for the city’s homeless population, and advocates say they should be getting more help.

Brick elementary school building with a row of bicycles parked outside on a sunny day.
Albemarle County
2 months ago
Local GA delegation adds voice to call for ACPS investigation

State Sen. Creigh Deeds, Del. Katrina Callsen and Del. Amy Laufer added their voice to the call made by Republican Congressman John McGuire a week earlier. 

Kroger grocery store exterior with large blue Kroger sign, brick and beige facade, and glass windows under a clear blue sky.
Business
2 months ago
Kroger contemplating future of Barracks Rd. store

The company alerted staff that the lease is ending in 2028, which led some of the 79 workers at the location to assume the store would be closing.

Man seated at a conference table with a laptop, microphone, and a tablet, looking to the side; nameplate reads PAYNE in front of him
Charlottesville City
2 months ago
City hopes to open emergency shelter at Holiday Drive by Sept. 1

City Councilor Michael Payne said, allowing the Free Bridge encampment to grow the way it has, was a “failure of City Council and city government.”

Charlottesville City
2 months ago
CPD makes arrest in encampment rape case

Charlottesville Police arrested 48-year-old Michael Shaft Brewington in connection with last Thursday’s sexual assault at the Free Bridge encampment.

Smiling young man in a blue checkered suit and pink tie on stage, with a Virginia Cavaliers logo backdrop behind him.
UVA Sports
2 months ago
Barber: Naming Beau Pribula gives UVA football a leg up on season

The Cavaliers are one of 11 programs in the 17-team ACC expected to start a transfer at quarterback this season.

Politics
2 months ago
After voting for Housing Act, John McGuire sold BlackRock stock

The 5th District Congressman was also one of a number of legislators to invest in Elon Musk’s SpaceX following the company’s IPO earlier this month.

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