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'''UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR PUBLIC USE'''<ref>Launched for development December 19, 2007</ref>
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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000;font-weight:bold;">[[Cvillepedia:About|Welcome to Cvillepedia!]]</div>
<div>''The Charlottesville-Albemarle collaborative encyclopedia''</div>
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cef2e0;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is Cvillepedia?</h2>
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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]]. This site is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. On June 1, 2023, Charlottesville Tomorrow's board of directors gave Cvillepedia to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library for continued stewardship.


== Area Governments ==
''Take a look at a May 2021 report from FCG Consulting called [https://cvillepedia.org/images/FCG_Consulting_Cvillepedia_Report_05192021.pdf Recommendations for Hosting, Supporting, and Managing Cvillepedia]''
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[[Albemarle County]]
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|[https://www.cvillepedia.org/Special:RequestAccount Click here to create a new account and get started!]


[[Charlottesville]]
'''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! There is a visual editor that can allow you to make changes easily and keep this site up-to-date. We can always use more people to fixing spelling and grammar, and to rewrite for readability. We also want you to add content that is cited and verifiable. If you wish to add new facts, please check the [[Cvillepedia:Guidelines|Cvillepedia Guidelines]] and try to provide references so they may be verified.


[[University of Virginia]]
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 and try out the visual editor!
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== Development information ==
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[[Area developers]]
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Area homebuilders
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[[Approved developments]]


Developments with approved rezonings or site plans.
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|Charlottesville folk artist [[Frances Brand]] painted nearly 150 portraits she considered notable in her "Firsts" series.
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|Sena Magill became the first member of [[City Council]] to resign in many decades. Who was the last? The answer is on cvillepedia!
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|[[Julian Bond]] (1940-2015) worked at the University of Virginia as a history professor from 1992-2012, while simultaneously serving as Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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| The [[Charlottesville Electoral Board]] is considering changes to the precinct boundaries that would change two polling places, affecting about 40 percent of the city's registered voters. Public hearing will be held in January 2023.
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|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.
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[[Proposed developments]]
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Developments with a rezoning or site plan under consideration
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[[Transportation Matrix]]
 
== Other entities ==
 
[[Other governmental organizations]]
 
[[Other non-governmental groups]]
 
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== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 18 August 2023

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. This site is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. On June 1, 2023, Charlottesville Tomorrow's board of directors gave Cvillepedia to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library for continued stewardship.

Take a look at a May 2021 report from FCG Consulting called Recommendations for Hosting, Supporting, and Managing Cvillepedia

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! There is a visual editor that can allow you to make changes easily and keep this site up-to-date. We can always use more people to fixing spelling and grammar, and to rewrite for readability. We also want you to add content that is cited and verifiable. If you wish to add new facts, please check the Cvillepedia Guidelines and 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 and try out the visual editor!

Popular Articles

1938-Anatomical Theater.JPG
A list of demolished buildings and structures in Charlottesville, such as UVA's Anatomical Theater demolished in 1939.
Brand-clip.jpg
Charlottesville folk artist Frances Brand painted nearly 150 portraits she considered notable in her "Firsts" series.
2020-Sena Magill-small.jpg
Sena Magill became the first member of City Council to resign in many decades. Who was the last? The answer is on cvillepedia!
JBond2.jpg
Julian Bond (1940-2015) worked at the University of Virginia as a history professor from 1992-2012, while simultaneously serving as Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Voting-update.jpg
The Charlottesville Electoral Board is considering changes to the precinct boundaries that would change two polling places, affecting about 40 percent of the city's registered voters. Public hearing will be held in January 2023.
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.