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|'''Cvillepedia''' is a wiki dedicated to sharing and building community knowledge and history about the people, places, and events in [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]]. It is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. Cvillepedia is a volunteer run project with hosting provided by [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]].
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|[https://www.cvillepedia.org/Special:RequestAccount Click here to create a new account and get started!]
To contribute to cvillepedia, the first thing to do is to [[Special:Userlogin|log in or create an account]]. If you've used or contributed to the popular [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] project, you can just review our [[cvillepedia:Guidelines|contribution guidelines]] and start editing. If you're new to wikis, please take some time to [[cvillepedia:About|learn more]] about cvillepedia and [[Help:Contents|peruse the help section]] for tips on wiki markup, using templates, and other features. There's also a [[Editing_Cvillepedia:Cheatsheet|cheatsheet]] for quick markup reference.


If you're looking for articles to work on, there are plenty of [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]] to start or [[:Category:Stubs|article stubs]] to expand.
'''Don't be afraid to edit''' – anyone can [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing edit] almost every page, and we are encouraged to be bold! Find something that can be improved and make it better - for example, fixing spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide references so they may be verified.
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| The [[Revenue Sharing Agreement]] refers to a 1982 legal agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County that prohibits annexation efforts by the city in exchange for a share of the county's revenue. In FY2016 Albemarle paid $15,767,084 to the City of Charlottesville.
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Revision as of 14:57, 11 March 2019

The Charlottesville-Albemarle collaborative encyclopedia
Currently 6,523 articles

What is Cvillepedia?

Cvillepedia is a wiki dedicated to sharing and building community knowledge and history about the people, places, and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. It is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. Cvillepedia is a volunteer run project with hosting provided by Charlottesville Tomorrow.

How you can contribute

Click here to create a new account and get started!

Don't be afraid to edit – anyone can edit almost every page, and we are encouraged to be bold! Find something that can be improved and make it better - for example, fixing spelling, grammar, rewriting for readability, adding content, or removing non-constructive edits. If you wish to add new facts, please try to provide references so they may be verified.

Remember – you can't break Cvillepedia; all edits can be reversed, fixed or improved later. Cvillepedia is allowed to be imperfect. So go ahead and edit an article!

Popular Articles

1980Annnexmap.jpg
The Revenue Sharing Agreement refers to a 1982 legal agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County that prohibits annexation efforts by the city in exchange for a share of the county's revenue. In FY2016 Albemarle paid $15,767,084 to the City of Charlottesville.
20141025-landmark.jpg
The Dewberry Hotel is a partially constructed building on the Downtown Mall, proposed as a nine-story, 100-room luxury hotel. The idea was to build a $30 million, nine-story luxury boutique hotel. Construction was abandoned in January 2009. The Charlottesville City Council directed staff in January 2016 to pursue legal action to either force construction or to force public acquisition through eminent domain.
20150405-Fifeville-Sign.jpg
Fifeville is a city-designated neighborhood in southwest Charlottesville. The neighborhood contains Tonsler Park, Forest Hills Park, and Fifeville Park, as well as Buford Middle School and the Smith Aquatic Center. Parts of the neighborhood are part of the Fifeville-Castle Hill Historic District.
Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review.png
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review (BAR) is a nine-member citizen board appointed by City Council that is responsible for protecting individually designated historic properties and properties within Architectural Design Control districts and Historic Conservation Districts within the city.