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A sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity by The Reverend Kyle Williams on August 2, 2026 at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Check out Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, where Marilu serves as a Priest Associate.

For some reason, there has only been one other August 1 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement and that was back in 2024 with a recount underway in the Fifth District Republican Primary. This is a podcast edition that provides audio versions of stories and thus does not count toward a total number of produced newsletters. That number is 1,374 which comes from 375 Week Ahead versions and 1,099 general ones. There have been 2,210 days since #1. Somewhere here in may be a relevant statistic, but the best I can come up with is 0.62.But what does it mean?In this edition:* Charlottesville City Council votes to move forward with a sales tax referendum this November (read the story)* Charlottesville City Council allocates funding from speed cameras to cover the cost of providing the service (read the story)* Albemarle Supervisors approve policy to streamline installation of solar roofs (read the story)* Albemarle supervisors seek tighter regulation of concentrated agricultural feed operations (read the story on C-Ville Weekly)* Charlottesville City Council briefed on efforts to lower speed limits, prepare new mobility plan (read the story)A sponsored message: Panorama Natural BurialAt Panorama Natural Burial, we believe caring for the deceased can be simple, meaningful, and deeply connected to the natural world. As a natural burial ground just outside Charlottesville, we offer families an alternative to traditional burial that honors both the people we love and the land that will carry them forward.Whether you are planning ahead, navigating a recent loss, or are just curious about natural burial, we welcome the conversation. We host regular tours and community events throughout the year. At Panorama we are building new ways of understanding death, land, ecology, ritual, memory, and community. We believe that building community around death care helps us all to live fuller lives. We are open to the public daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come visit!A shout-out for Town Crier Productions: Not entirely cut and paste from last week!It is Saturday and the final thing for me to do to end one week and begin another is to post this edition. The right move would be to produce the podcast version as soon as the WTJU version is completed, but that usually happens at a time when I want to stop working on a Friday.After six years, I have found ways to directly cover the cost of producing the written newsletter and the Information Charlottesville. I have absolutely no direct revenue from producing the audio version as the work for WTJU is free. I do the work because it's enjoyable. And I could just put the radio version in the podcast feed.I choose not to because of the sponsor above. In the last few months I've been experimenting with charging for advertising across multiple products. I'm happy to send the media kit to anyone upon request so you can see the details.I've also had at least one paid subscriber ask me if I could put all the shout-outs at the end. I cannot do that. If I'm to continue this newsletter I must diversify my revenue. I want to provide an affordable way for entities to reach an audience that I am still trying to understand myself.In any case, thank you for reading! And now the cut-and-paste bit intended to get your help in getting more eyes on the stories:* I post stories over at BlueSky but don't really do much else than that at this point. Here's the account for Information Charlottesville.* You can also subscribe to get Information Charlottesville postings via email Wordpress. This is where I confess I don't entirely know the link for this. Might be a pop-up?* Town Crier Productions has a Facebook page but I'm really not sure if it's worth keeping as the site doesn't really seem to like Substack material. Or Wordpress material. In six years of doing this, I've never had a post “go viral” and I think it's all throttled. I don't pay them any money anymore* And then there's Instagram which gets a couple of likes every now and then though I am really bad at images!Thanks for reading Charlottesville Community Engagement ! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Es ist einer der gesellschaftlichen Höhepunkte in Washington, wenn sich die Korrespondentinnen und Korrespondenten aus dem Weissen Haus zum Galadinner treffen. Dieses Mal im Hotel Waldorf Astoria, nachdem der Anlass im April im Washington Hilton abgebrochen werden musste, als bei der Eingangskontrolle Schüsse fielen. Die Rede war von einem mutmasslichen Attentatsversuch auf den US-Präsidenten. Donald Trump war diesmal dabei und sprach über eine Stunde. Sein Auftritt galt als unbeholfen: Er griff Journalistinnen und Journalisten an – etwa CNNs Kaitlan Collins, der er «Fake News» vorwarf, sie mit einer bekannten Transfrau verglich und bemängelte, sie lächle nie. Immer wieder hat Trump an Journalistinnen etwas auszusetzen, auch an deren Aussehen.  Trotz solcher Ausfälle hofieren ihn manche Medien: aus Angst, den Zugang zu Quellen im Weissen Haus zu verlieren – oder aus Furcht vor Konsequenzen für ihre Publikationen. Das kollidiert mit dem First Amendment, das Pressefreiheit garantiert – ausgerechnet bei einem Dinner, das dieser Freiheit gewidmet ist. Weshalb ist das Verhältnis zwischen Trump und den Journalisten derart angespannt? Wie gelingt es dem US-Präsidenten, sie trotzdem für sich einzuspannen? Welche Medien schrecken nicht vor Trump-Kritik zurück? Und schliesslich: Wer hat weshalb Angst vor Donald Trump? Darüber unterhält sich Christof Münger, Leiter des Ressorts International, mit dem langjährigen USA-Korrespondenten Martin Kilian in einer neuen Folge von «Alles klar, Amerika?». Kilian lebt in Charlottesville, Virginia. Produzentin: Jacqueline Wechsler Mehr zum Thema: Trump macht Witze vor Journalisten, dann wird es ziemlich still im Saal «Linker Wahnsinn, Lüge»: Trump-kritische Journalisten landen am Pranger Nach Haus­durch­such­ung durch FBI – Jury setzt ein Zeichen für die Pressefreiheit Trump hetzt gegen Satiriker, droht Medien – und beklagt Europas Umgang mit Meinungsfreiheit Mehr USA-Berichterstattung finden Sie auf unserer Webseite und in den Apps. Den «Tages-Anzeiger» können Sie 3 Monate zum Preis von 1 Monat testen: tagiabo.ch.Feedback, Kritik und Fragen an: podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

More To The Story: A photo went viral on Independence Day this year. It showed a Black woman on a Metro train in Washington, DC, surrounded by members of Patriot Front, a far-right white nationalist group. The picture, taken on America's 250th anniversary, seemed to encapsulate not only the continuing story of race in America, but also this current moment when right-wing groups seem louder, prouder, and more public than they've been in decades. Mary McCord has been working to prosecute groups like Patriot Front for years. Following the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, the Georgetown University law professor and former federal prosecutor successfully won a consent decree that banned the rally's lead organizer from planning future paramilitary activity in the city. Still, McCord says right-wing militias are benefiting from a friendly administration that has stretched back to Donald Trump's earliest days campaigning for the presidency. On this week's More To The Story, McCord sits down with host Al Letson to talk about Patriot Front's origins, a decade of growing white nationalism in America, and the troubling direction of the US Department of Justice under the Trump administration.Producer: Josh Sanburn | Editor: Kara McGuirk-Allison | Theme music: Fernando Arruda and Jim Briggs | Copy editor: Nikki Frick | Digital producer: Artis Curiskis | Intern: Joni Binder | Deputy executive producer: Taki Telonidis | Executive producer: Brett Myers | Executive editor: James West | Host: Al LetsonListen: America's New Era of Violent Populism Is Here (More To The Story)Read: Trump's White Nationalist Agenda, Explained (Mother Jones)Listen: Main Justice (MS NOW) Donate today at Revealnews.org/more Subscribe to our weekly newsletter at Revealnews.org/weekly Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week, Robby gets to know Rebecca Barber Tyler. Rebecca is an Eventer, USDF Bronze Medalist and a USEA "r" Judge. She also runs her training and sales business, Jubilee Equestrian which is located in Charlottesville, VA. Rebecca has a thriving sales business that focuses on young horse prospects which includes imports and adult amateur type horses. It was fun getting to know Rebecca and hearing her story and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!To follow Rebecca and Jubilee Equestrian:https://www.facebook.com/jubileeeq/https://www.instagram.com/jubileeequestrian/?hl=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jubileeequestrianPlease support our sponsors:https://cowboymagic.com/https://manentailequine.com/https://exhibitorlabs.com/https://www.triplecrownfeed.com/Sign up for our mailing list!https://mailchi.mp/b232b86de7e5/majorleagueeventingllc?fbclid=IwAR2Wp0jijRKGwGU3TtPRN7wMo-UAWBwrUy2nYz3gQXXJRmSJVLIzswvtClE

Every website redesign starts the same way: you get excited, you start looking at colors and fonts and templates, and in that excitement, you think you're finally ready to hire someone. But here's the thing—if you skip the prep work, you're setting yourself (and whoever you hire) up for a project that's unclear on scope, potentially not very strategic, and basically...a site you'll want to redo again in a year.Today I'm talking with Carolyn Leasure, a website redesign expert, about what actually needs to happen before you bring in a designer or a copywriter. We get into the five foundational things every business owner needs to nail down first, why "what do I want my site to look like" is the wrong starting question, and how the prep you do now saves you money, time, and a whole lot of back-and-forth later.______________________________________________EPISODE 191.Read the show notes and view the full transcript here: https://erinollila.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-website-update-carolyn-leasure/______________________________________________Get to know our guest expert, Carolyn LeasureCarolyn Leasure, Website Redesign Expert, turns frustrating starter sites into sexy systems that work better for everyone. At Maypop Creative Studio, she creates beautiful, seamless sites that do the heavy lifting. Because she believes that your brand, design + tech should work for you – not the other way around.Carolyn calls the mountain town of Charlottesville, VA home. When not constructing website automations or copy-driven design for clients, she can be found playing Himalayan Sound Bowls for a meditation shortcut, or splashing and whooping down the Rivanna River in an inner tube alongside her husband and two kids.Click here to join Get Your Site Together, Carolyn's free 5-day website challenge that starts on August 3, 2026. Learn more about Carolyn's DWY program, Website Wayfinder. The next cohort starts in August 2026!Learn more about Carolyn and Maypop Creative on her websiteHere's the info on your host, Erin OllilaErin Ollila believes in the power of words and how a message can inform – and even transform – its intended audience. She graduated from Fairfield University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and went on to co-found Spry, an award-winning online literary journal.When Erin's not helping her clients understand their website data or improve their website copy, you can catch her hosting the Talk Copy to Me podcast and guesting on shows such as Profit is a Choice, Mindful Marketing, The Power in Purpose, and Business-First Creatives.Stay in touch with Erin Ollila, SEO website copywriter:• Learn more about working with Erin or just book a strategy session to get started • Visit Erin's website to learn more about her business, services, and products

Aux États-Unis, les armes à feu ont longtemps été associées à une population blanche, rurale et conservatrice. Mais à en croire les experts, elles séduisent désormais de plus en plus l'électorat progressiste, ainsi que les personnes de couleur et LGBTQ+, surtout depuis la réélection de Donald Trump en novembre 2024. Illustration à Lancaster, dans le sud-est de la Pennsylvanie. De notre envoyé spécial à Lancaster, Ils sont une dizaine à s'être donné rendez-vous dans ce stand de tir de Lancaster, en Pennsylvanie, État du nord-est des États-Unis. Tous sont membres du Liberal Gun Club, un club de tir classé à gauche. Parmi eux, il y a Molly. Elle teste des pistolets de différents calibres avec son père. À 22 ans, elle est sur le point de quitter le domicile parental. Il lui faut donc une arme. Reste à trouver la bonne. « La première fois que j'ai tiré, j'avais 11 ans. Maintenant que je m'apprête à déménager et à vivre seule, j'ai besoin d'une arme. Parce que je fais 1,50 m et je ne me sens pas capable de me défendre toute seule sans une arme », explique-t-elle. Un sentiment de vulnérabilité renforcé, selon elle, par les discours masculinistes de la droite Maga. « Je vis dans un bon quartier, là-bas, je m'y sens bien. Mais la façon dont Trump et son entourage ont encouragé les hommes à considérer les femmes comme inférieures à eux et comme des objets sexuels. C'est préoccupant et particulièrement dégoûtant », ajoute Molly. À lire aussiC'est quoi le masculinisme? Le Liberal Gun Club compte aujourd'hui quelque 5 000 adhérents à l'échelle nationale. En novembre 2024, juste avant la seconde élection de Donald Trump, ils étaient moins de 3 000. Les demandes de formation aux armes à feu auraient, quant à elles, été multipliées par cinq en un an. Pour Ed Patches, le président de la section locale du club, le tournant a été en réalité l'épidémie de Covid-19, lorsqu'une partie de l'électorat conservateur a refusé de se faire vacciner pour des motifs qu'il qualifie d'irrationnels. « Si vous faisiez partie de ceux qui disaient que ça n'avait aucune valeur scientifique, que c'était idiot, vous étiez considéré comme un libéral qui doit être surveillé, voire pire. Je pense que cette radicalisation de la droite est la raison pour laquelle certains à gauche ont jugé qu'ils devaient se protéger, eux et leur famille », analyse-t-il. Ceux qui sont présents ce jour-là sont pour la plupart des adhérents de plus longue date. Mais tous font part de leur inquiétude au sujet de ce président que certains qualifient de « fasciste ». C'est le cas de Sam. « Je me suis intéressé aux armes à feu assez tard. Au départ, je n'étais pas du tout fan. Mais avec l'élection de Donald Trump et le rassemblement de Charlottesville en 2017, j'ai totalement changé d'avis. Je suis juif, ma femme est d'origine portoricaine. J'ai acheté des armes par précaution lors du premier mandat, mais quand il a été réélu, avec ma famille, on a songé à quitter le pays », confie-t-il. Aujourd'hui, Sam s'efforce de maintenir le contact avec un maximum d'amis à l'étranger au cas où il lui faudrait s'enfuir. À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: comment les Haïtiens se préparent à la fin du statut de protection temporaire

Aux États-Unis, les armes à feu ont longtemps été associées à une population blanche, rurale et conservatrice. Mais à en croire les experts, elles séduisent désormais de plus en plus l'électorat progressiste, ainsi que les personnes de couleur et LGBTQ+, surtout depuis la réélection de Donald Trump en novembre 2024. Illustration à Lancaster, dans le sud-est de la Pennsylvanie. De notre envoyé spécial à Lancaster, Ils sont une dizaine à s'être donné rendez-vous dans ce stand de tir de Lancaster, en Pennsylvanie, État du nord-est des États-Unis. Tous sont membres du Liberal Gun Club, un club de tir classé à gauche. Parmi eux, il y a Molly. Elle teste des pistolets de différents calibres avec son père. À 22 ans, elle est sur le point de quitter le domicile parental. Il lui faut donc une arme. Reste à trouver la bonne. « La première fois que j'ai tiré, j'avais 11 ans. Maintenant que je m'apprête à déménager et à vivre seule, j'ai besoin d'une arme. Parce que je fais 1,50 m et je ne me sens pas capable de me défendre toute seule sans une arme », explique-t-elle. Un sentiment de vulnérabilité renforcé, selon elle, par les discours masculinistes de la droite Maga. « Je vis dans un bon quartier, là-bas, je m'y sens bien. Mais la façon dont Trump et son entourage ont encouragé les hommes à considérer les femmes comme inférieures à eux et comme des objets sexuels. C'est préoccupant et particulièrement dégoûtant », ajoute Molly. À lire aussiC'est quoi le masculinisme? Le Liberal Gun Club compte aujourd'hui quelque 5 000 adhérents à l'échelle nationale. En novembre 2024, juste avant la seconde élection de Donald Trump, ils étaient moins de 3 000. Les demandes de formation aux armes à feu auraient, quant à elles, été multipliées par cinq en un an. Pour Ed Patches, le président de la section locale du club, le tournant a été en réalité l'épidémie de Covid-19, lorsqu'une partie de l'électorat conservateur a refusé de se faire vacciner pour des motifs qu'il qualifie d'irrationnels. « Si vous faisiez partie de ceux qui disaient que ça n'avait aucune valeur scientifique, que c'était idiot, vous étiez considéré comme un libéral qui doit être surveillé, voire pire. Je pense que cette radicalisation de la droite est la raison pour laquelle certains à gauche ont jugé qu'ils devaient se protéger, eux et leur famille », analyse-t-il. Ceux qui sont présents ce jour-là sont pour la plupart des adhérents de plus longue date. Mais tous font part de leur inquiétude au sujet de ce président que certains qualifient de « fasciste ». C'est le cas de Sam. « Je me suis intéressé aux armes à feu assez tard. Au départ, je n'étais pas du tout fan. Mais avec l'élection de Donald Trump et le rassemblement de Charlottesville en 2017, j'ai totalement changé d'avis. Je suis juif, ma femme est d'origine portoricaine. J'ai acheté des armes par précaution lors du premier mandat, mais quand il a été réélu, avec ma famille, on a songé à quitter le pays », confie-t-il. Aujourd'hui, Sam s'efforce de maintenir le contact avec un maximum d'amis à l'étranger au cas où il lui faudrait s'enfuir. À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: comment les Haïtiens se préparent à la fin du statut de protection temporaire

Note from Dominic: for the first time in 800 episodes, had a weird issue where Ann's recording didn't save the last 5ish minutes of the podcast. So if it ends semi-abruptly that's why. Thank you for your understanding (: Enjoy!Ann Dunn wasn't looking for one of the biggest jobs in collegiate distance running. Then she came home from a run to a text from Chris Miltenberg, and two months later, she's the new head coach of UNC women's cross country.Dominic sits down with Ann just two weeks after Carolina made it official, and she shares the full behind-the-scenes story: the phone call with Milt, why he decided to split the men's and women's distance coaching so each group gets a dedicated touch point, and what made her say yes. Ann explains how a decade away from the NCAA (earning a master's in exercise physiology, building Formula Complete Fitness from the ground up in Charlottesville, and coaching The Covenant School to state titles) turned out to be an advantage, not a gap on the résumé.She opens up about holding humility and confidence at the same time, the conversation with her husband Jason that made the move possible, and the FaceTime call from Maddie and Reese (her former Covenant stars, now Tar Heels) after Milt dropped the news. Ann also revisits her own Wisconsin story, where her team climbed from last in the Big Ten to fourth at NCAAs in two years; lays out her goals for Carolina (top 5–10 nationally, competing for ACC titles); offers advice for high schoolers making the jump to college running; and pushes back on Dominic's claim that American teams can't win NCAA titles in the international-talent era.New chapter, new coach, same standard: Carolina blue with big goals.Tap into the Ann Dunn Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.S H O W  N O T E S   -The Run Down By The Running Effect (our new newsletter!): https://tinyurl.com/mr36s9rs-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run  -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Take our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffzBehind the scenes of The Running Effect: https://youtube.com/@dominicschlueter?si=PM9FjPc92eFUFEZLuminaryThreads: luminarythreads.shop$20 off your next Attuned scan: https://attuned.health/discount/TRE20?ref=TRE20 Instagram: @coachanndunnWebsite: https://www.formulacompletefitness.com/

A verse by verse study through the book of Acts with Pastor Chad Myhre of Calvary Chapel of Charlottesville.

A sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity by Fr. Sean McDermott on July 26, 2026 at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

On July 25, 1788, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, a fact we know because the composer kept intricate records. I can tell you that so far there have only been two other July 25 editions of Charlottesville Community Engagement and they were in 2023 and 2024. What were you doing on any of those three days? In this week's stories:* Charlottesville City Council will not take another vote on design review of The Mark (read the story)* Charlottesville speakers provide multiple perspectives on how to help those without a home (learn more)* City of Charlottesville develops brochure in advance of encampment “transition” (read the story)* Albemarle County Supervisors learn about human services needs in the community (story posting Monday!)* Albemarle Supervisors get update on transportation projects (learn more)A sponsored message: Panorama Natural BurialAt Panorama Natural Burial, we believe caring for the deceased can be simple, meaningful, and deeply connected to the natural world. As a natural burial ground just outside Charlottesville, we offer families an alternative to traditional burial that honors both the people we love and the land that will carry them forward.Whether you are planning ahead, navigating a recent loss, or are just curious about natural burial, we welcome the conversation. We host regular tours and community events throughout the year. At Panorama we are building new ways of understanding death, land, ecology, ritual, memory, and community. We believe that building community around death care helps us all to live fuller lives. We are open to the public daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come visit!A house shout-out for Town Crier Productions at the end of 1096-AThe posting of the podcast marks the end of one week and the beginning of another. These days it takes me a lot longer to do the very simple task of restripping the WTJU version with fresh audio. Fridays are usually very intense production days and it is my true hope to eventually have someone to assist with putting it all together.All of this work is the result of one person with a vision for how to put it all together. When I look back in my archives, I see that this is what I wanted to do with the Charlottesville Podcasting Network back in 2005 but all of the tools were not in place yet to make it work.We're now six years into the experiment of Town Crier Productions which has allowed me to document a lot of events and decisions and details in this newsletter. This week we crossed the threshold of 5,000 subscribers in Substack, with about 820 of them paying into this newsletter. I'm going to write more notes to those paying because I need help thinking through some of the next steps of the business plan.An issue with being on Substack is that most people who find this newsletter through the algorithm don't have a connection to the area so they disappear fairly quickly. Aside from a few Facebook boosts, I've never done any targeted marketing to attract new people since the beginning when I emailed as many people as possible an update of what I was doing.So this shout-out concludes with me once again giving you the opportunity to sign-up through various social media platforms.* I post stories over at BlueSky but don't really do much else than that at this point. Here's the account for Information Charlottesville.* You can also subscribe to get Information Charlottesville postings via email Wordpress. This is where I confess I don't entirely know the link for this. Might be a pop-up?* Town Crier Productions has a Facebook page but I'm really not sure if it's worth keeping as the site doesn't really seem to like Substack material. Or Wordpress material. In six years of doing this, I've never had a post “go viral” and I think it's all throttled. I don't pay them any money anymore* And then there's Instagram which gets a couple of likes. I'd like to have better images but that is another skill set I don't have.Okay. I have procrastinated a lot by writing this.Charlottesville Community Engagement is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

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For the first episode of "And The Nights Were Perfect, Too" - A Silver Jews Podcast, we travel back in time before all the fame and fans in the mid-1980s to speak to one of Berman's oldest friends, Kylie Wright. A staple student in the infamous "Red Haus" scene, located on 14th St. near "The Corner", while the gang attented the University of Virginia (UVA) during the Ectoslavia/Silver Jews/Pavement corss-pollination, the crew consisted of Berman, Gate Pratt, Rob Chamberlin, Chris Marsden, Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich and, of course, Kylie Wright herself, to name a few.  From spiritual shenanigans to the exploratory exercise of experimental music and art, Wright takes us through the humble beginnings of her foundational friendships, all-star ancedotes from the creative community that captivated Charlottesville, and  beyond, her relationship with Berman, and his lyrical legacy that has truly transcended the times, and much more!

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Send us Fan MailTwelve years ago, two guys in a baby blue 1967 Chevy truck were blasting 90s hip-hop at a D.C. farmers market and slinging wood-fired pizza to anyone who'd listen. Today, that operation is closing in on 10 locations and building a national franchise.In this episode, we sit down with Chris Brady, co-founder and president of Timber Pizza Co. Chris and his partner Andrew Dana traded tech sales careers for a pizza oven in 2014, opened their first brick-and-mortar in D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood in 2016 and have since expanded across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Now he's focused on franchising the right way: slow, intentional and rooted in the same community-first values that started it all.Here's what Chris gets into:·         The origin story: Why he and Andrew walked away from tech sales, and how a Charlottesville pizza truck sparked the whole thing·         Timber's pizza style: Marrying New York-style crunch and hold with Neapolitan wood-fired chew, plus why provolone earns a spot in the cheese blend·         The 85/15 model: Keeping 85% of every Timber consistent while leaving 15% for local flair like regional craft beer and neighborhood decor·         The dough non-negotiable: Scratch-made recipe with a strict 48-hour proof at every single location, no exceptions·         Vetting franchise partners: Why integrity, a real operational plan and the right market matter more than the check that clears·         Building employee culture: Tip pooling across the house, wages above the tipped minimum and a "we've got your back" approach that's driven five to six year average tenure·         Advice for growing operators: Pay the pros, delegate your weaknesses early and be honest about where you're not the A player·         The road ahead: Staying committed to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with a goal of five to six new stores in 2026 to reach the 15 to 16 unit rangeShow Notes:Timber Pizza Co.Pizza Expo Columbus July 2026 issue of Pizza Today magazine 

Not all sewing classes are created equal and neither are sewists! On this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa breaks down six ways to learn, from group classes and private lessons to online courses, retreats, and community sewing. Because sometimes you need instruction, sometimes you need community, and sometimes you just need someone to stop talking and help you fix that zipper.=====Hosted By: Dr. Lisa WoolforkSenior Producer: Krystal HillProducer: Mike Bryant============Dr. Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her community, Charlottesville, Virginia. The city became a symbol of lethal resurging white supremacist violence. She remains active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the Community Engaged Scholars program. She believes in the power of creative liberation.Instagram: Lisa WoolforkTwitter: Lisa Woolfork======Stay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast--Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon Store

Dr. Carolyn Lee on Comfort Zones, Identity, and Creating Your Own Path in MedicineChristine welcomes her friend and colleague Dr. Carolyn Lee, MD, PhD, a Yale- and Georgetown-trained dermatologist and Stanford residency graduate now at UVA, who is an epithelial biologist and entrepreneur focused on high-risk skin cancer and developing new anti-cancer therapeutics. Lee shares a childhood anecdote about avoiding the unknown and reflects on how growth happens at the edge of comfort, despite intimidation and failure. They discuss juggling multiple identities and interests, parenting mixed-race children after moving from the diverse Bay Area to Charlottesville, and the importance of maintaining hobbies and “many legs” of identity beyond work and family. Lee describes how being an Asian American woman shaped her experiences later in her career, including stereotypes, feeling “betrayed,” and learning to create her own path without templates, ending with advice: take opinions as opinions and do what you want to do.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro01:12 Comfort Zone Story03:05 Growth at the Edge03:42 Wearing Many Hats05:54 Keeping Identity Beyond Work07:25 Asian American in Medicine09:10 Stereotypes and Belonging11:47 No More Templates12:40 Mentor Advice and Wrap Up

Das grosse Interesse an der Fussballweltmeisterschaft in den USA scheint Donald Trump zu euphorisieren. Er brachte Gianni Infantino sogar als möglichen UNO-Generalsekretär ins Spiel und regte an, die WM in vier Jahren erneut in den USA auszutragen. Tatsächlich haben die Amerikanerinnen und Amerikaner aus dem Turnier ein Fussballfest gemacht, obwohl Soccer nicht zu ihren Lieblingssportarten zählt. Weniger begeistert sind sie von ihrem Präsidenten: Viele kritisieren die gestiegenen Lebenshaltungskosten, werfen seiner Regierung Korruption und Inkompetenz vor und lehnen gemäss Umfragen den Irankrieg mehrheitlich ab. Trump lässt sich davon nicht beirren. Er soll eine Ausweitung des Konflikts mit Angriffen auf die Region um die Strasse von Hormuz erwägen, während die vom Iran unterstützten Huthi-Rebellen mit einer Blockade der Meerenge zum Roten Meer, die Bab-al-Mandab-Strasse, drohen. Zugleich bekräftigte Trump, den Iran am Bau einer Atomwaffe hindern zu wollen, und kündigte einen baldigen, heftigen Angriff auf die unterirdische Anlage Pickaxe Mountain südlich des Atomkomplexes Natanz an. Wird die Begeisterung für die Fussball-WM Donald Trump bei den Zwischenwahlen helfen? Können die Demokraten davon profitieren, dass Trump im Irankrieg ohne klare Strategie vorzugehen scheint? Und was droht dem US-Präsidenten, falls er am 3. November das Repräsentantenhaus an die Demokraten verliert? Darüber unterhält sich Christof Münger, Leiter des Ressorts International, mit dem langjährigen USA-Korrespondenten Martin Kilian in einer neuen Folge von «Alles klar, Amerika?». Kilian lebt in Charlottesville, Virginia. Produzentin: Jacky Wechsler Mehr zum Thema «Der Versager sind Sie»: Demokraten konfrontieren Hegseth mit seinen Aussagen Nach der Strasse von Hormuz rückt die nächste kritische Schiffspassage in den Fokus Trump genehmigt Atomdeal, der Saudiarabien Urananreicherung erlaubt Mehr USA-Berichterstattung finden Sie auf unserer Webseite und in den Apps. Den «Tages-Anzeiger» können Sie 3 Monate zum Preis von 1 Monat testen: tagiabo.ch.Feedback, Kritik und Fragen an: podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Charlottesville non-profit is taking a leading role in opposing the proposed massive Dominion merger… It's not just weed that can get you high -- hemp products are increasingly more potent than allowed under Virginia law… We go bat-watching at Harrisonburg's EJC Arboretum….

What does it mean to love your country?  Is that nationalism?  And isn't nationalism—you know—bad?  And how should our allegiance and love of country be weighed against our duties and affections to family and faith?   Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by John Wilsey to discuss his latest book, God and Country: Upholding Faith, History, and National Identity, the origins of nationalism and how it differs from patriotism, the link between history and love of ones country, the battles between the Romantics and Rationalists, and that great public servant, the freak show John Quincy Adams.   About John Wilsey From the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary   Dr. John Wilsey is Professor of Church History and Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Church History and Historical Theology.   Prior to coming to Southern, Wilsey taught elementary, middle, and high school students in history and Bible for eleven years in North Carolina and Virginia. He also has served Southern Baptist churches, as an associate pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia for eight years and interim pastor for three years in Spring, Texas. Between 2011 and 2017, he taught history and philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, with most of his teaching load in a fully accredited baccalaureate program in a maximum-security unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.   Dr. Wilsey's primary areas of teaching at Southern Seminary and Boyce College are in modern church history, history of Western thought, and American history. He supervises PhD dissertations in the areas of American church history and history of philosophy.   In addition to his work at Southern Seminary and Boyce College, Wilsey has held several fellowships, including with the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville as non-resident fellow (2023-2024); the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty as Affiliate Scholar (2016-2020); the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal as Wilbur Fellow (2023); and the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions in the Politics Department at Princeton University as William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life (2017-2018). He currently holds fellowships at the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy as Senior Fellow, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention as Research Fellow, and the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as Research Fellow.   Wilsey's academic works have been reviewed in outlets such as National Review, Publisher's Weekly, Journal of Church and State, Fides et Historia, Providence, Church History, Reading Religion, Catholic Books Review, Reviews in American History, Anxious Bench, Claremont Review of Books, First Things, The American Conservative, Christianity Today, and The Federalist. He has appeared on podcasts and programs hosted by the Acton Institute, New Books Network, Current, Thinking in Public, Law and Liberty, the City of Man Podcast, Christ Over All, the Museum of the Bible, the Family Research Council, BBC Radio Wales, 9Marks, the McConnell Center, the Commonwealth Policy Center, and Ben Franklin's World.   Wilsey has produced peer-reviewed pieces in the journal Religions and in academic books published by Palgrave and Routledge. He has contributed other chapters to books published by Crossway and B&H Academic as well as long-form articles to Modern Age: A Conservative Review and Fides et Historia. He has served as manuscript reviewer for American Political Thought, Religions, InterVarsity Press, and New York University Press. He has also served as book review editor for H-AmRel of the H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online network and The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology.   Wilsey has served on the Ciceronian Society Advisory Board, the Kern Foundation Advisory Council, the Board of Directors of the Society for Values in Higher Education, the Scholar's Council for the Center for the Electoral College, the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives Advisory Board, and the Annual Meeting Proposal Review Board for Church History as well as the Membership Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society.   In 2020, Wilsey was named Tutor of the Year in Boyce College's Augustine Honors Collegium. He has addressed students, faculty, and public audiences as an invited lecturer at Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Louisville, the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Waynesburg University, Calvin University, St. Francis University, Hannibal-LaGrange University, Charleston Southern University, Grand Valley State University, the College of Biblical Studies, Houston Baptist University, Northwest Nazarene University, the University of Wyoming, Samford University, Spring Arbor University, Ave Maria University, the Philos Project, the Religious Freedom Institute, the Russell Kirk Center, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and the Kentucky Historical Association.   Over the years, Wilsey has remained active with academic societies, reading papers at meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Conference on Faith and History, the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, the Christian Scholars' Conference, the Society for Values in Higher Education, the Society for US Intellectual History, the African American Intellectual History Society, the Ciceronian Society, the Association for the Scientific Study of Religion, and the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Ciceronian Society, the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, the Philadelphia Society, and the James Madison Society.   Wilsey is a columnist for World Opinions, and his other public writings have appeared in outlets such as Law and Liberty, Current, Modern Reformation, Acton's Commentary, Christianity Today, Providence, Public Discourse, 9Marks Journal, The Gospel Coalition, Aeon, History News Network, The American Conservative, The Imaginative Conservative, Anxious Bench, Religion and Liberty, and Religion in American History. He has reviewed numerous books for outlets such as Themelios, Southeastern Theological Review, Public Discourse, Fides et Historia, Westminster Theological Journal, Trinity Journal, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Journal of Church and State, Evangelical Quarterly, Journal of Markets and Morality, Religion and Liberty, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, H-Diplo, Ad Fontes, and The London Lyceum.   Wilsey is married to Mandy, his wife of twenty-seven years, and they have two children. He is an elder at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.  

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A sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity by Fr. Sean McDermott on July 19, 2026 at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Dan Levetown. Dan is a recent graduate in Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, his cleaning start-up, Refresh Routine, his favorite courses at Darden, his recommendations for things to do in Charlottesville and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba. 

The rhythm of being an independent journalist who strives to cover a lot of ground sometimes is affected by alternate beats. The last two Saturdays have not been favorable to produce a new audio edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement so archive editions went out. But now it is time for the July 18, 2026 edition. I'm Sean Tubbs. This week's return to the usual studio means more ability to focus so there are stories from all six localities on the same topic. Then there are some two stories from the week before I am only just getting around to completing.This work is made possible by paid subscribers and the ratio is just below one in five at the moment. I'm grateful for those with means to support the time and research that goes into this public service.In this edition:* Fluvanna Supervisors are the first in the region to initiate a process for a ballot question(read the story)* Louisa County Supervisors pull sales tax referendum resolution from agenda (read the story)* Greene Supervisors support sales tax referendum requested by Greene School Board (read the story)* Nelson Supervisors also vote to proceed with the referendum for school construction (read the story)* Albemarle County Supervisors vote to move forward and this story won't be printed until Monday so hear it here first!* Charlottesville City Council discusses the finer points of how to use revenue from a sales tax increase to finance school construction (read the story)* Albemarle Supervisors make brief announcements on Biscuit Run Trail, drought watch, and federal housing bill (read the story)* Albemarle and Charlottesville transportation planners identify next locations for further study (read the story)* Charlottesville City Council reviews process for funding nonprofit agencies (read the story)New here? Go ahead and sign if you want to learn more about what's happening in local and regional government around Charlottesville First sponsored message: Panorama Natural BurialAt Panorama Natural Burial, we believe caring for the deceased can be simple, meaningful, and deeply connected to the natural world. As a natural burial ground just outside Charlottesville, we offer families an alternative to traditional burial that honors both the people we love and the land that will carry them forward.Whether you are planning ahead, navigating a recent loss, or are just curious about natural burial, we welcome the conversation. We host regular tours and community events throughout the year. At Panorama we are building new ways of understanding death, land, ecology, ritual, memory, and community. We believe that building community around death care helps us all to live fuller lives. We are open to the public daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come visit!Second message: An improvised bit about the state of shout-outs and the likeWill the words written here match what I say in the audio version? I don't know. I've not done the narration yet. In addition to paid subscriptions, I diversify revenue coming in through a lot of different forms of advertising, underwriting, sponsorship and so on. The Piedmont Environmental Council has been sponsoring the Week Ahead since the beginning, for instance.In the early days, some people opted for a $25 month tier or more on Patreon which got them a shout-out. Many of the shout-outs you see come from just that, though that's no longer being offered. Others came through combinations like having a paid Substack subscription and Patreon member. That worked for a while but I've simplified.Several have taken me up on an advertising package that offers placements at the top of the newsletter, in the two “shout-out” slots, and in visual ads on Information Charlottesville. I only send this out on request at this point because I'm at a point where I am trying to figure out things like inventory and scheduling and trying to ascertain audience. Are people really reading?In any case, yes, they are, and that makes me work harder to keep it going and that includes offering additional ways to support.* Charitable gifts can be made to the Tiny News Collective and those are being directed to hiring additional people to assist me in the near future.* Patreon still exists as a way to contribute to the business, but this may in the future become something more artistic if I get up the courage to try to make music for an audience. It will be weird all the same.* Share stories on social media! Add a comment and share your thoughts as you do! The whole point of this is to spread information and discussion.Thank you to all of the advertisers and sponsors and readers and more!An experimental to read only paid subscriptions I'm toying with the idea of making the epilogue something only paid subscribers can read. Or a portion of it each time. Perhaps “behind the scenes” stuff should be for those who have decided to take a stake in it by paying? I'm not sure. Substack only started offering this up this time. And I'm not sure if I have any real “bonus” content here except to say that sometimes the soundbites in the audio version have extra phrases in them. This is because I try to not run quotes run too long. I can also say I am so glad to finally get this edition done. Two weeks ago I had to turn in the WTJU version a day early and I didn't have time to record new stories. I also figured July 4 was a good day for an archive.The next week I was out of town and not in a place where it was easy to record audio. I'm grateful to be back in a place where all of my stuff is and where I can fix issues as they come up. Anyway, I'm grateful you're paying into this. I hope you'll keep doing so. If you do have concerns about the subscription or what to switch to a different form of support, drop me a line. Hooray! This edition is done! This post has a very small amount of bonus content for paid subscribers. Behind the scenes stuff. Upgrade to get full access and to support the work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Frankie Val marks a grim anniversary: 30 years since TWA Flight 800 went down off Long Island. Forget the official spark-in-the-fuel-tank story. Frankie walks through Jack Cashill's reporting, a whistleblower's account, and the Crick vs. Raytheon lawsuit that quietly got shuttered in early 2026. Along the way, expect a tour of the government's greatest "we would never do that, would they?" hits, from Project Sunshine to subway bacteria experiments. There's also a look at why NBC, ABC, and even Fox reportedly skipped Trump's prime time address on election machines, plus callers sharing their own red pill moments (Charlottesville choke points, Hillary's barking, and 2020 bleach coverage all make appearances). Add wildfire smoke over New York, giveaways, and a live watch party, and you have a classic sprawling Frankie night.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Julia Boyer. Julia a student in Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2027, and she has a number of leadership roles – VP of Finance, Consulting Club, VP of Women's Engagement, Golf Club, VP of Career and Alumni Engagement, Graduate Women in Business (GWIB), and Forte Ambassador. We talk with Julia about her background, her decision to pursue an MBA, what motivated her to take on leadership roles during her second year, her recommendations for visitors to Charlottesville and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba. 

Extreme temperatures in Virginia have impacted grape crops at vineyards…A drought watch has been declared for Charlottesville and Albemarle County… Smoking appears to be making a comeback with Gen Z…And we'll meet some of the world's last Guam Kingfishers that are part of a conservation project in Front Royal...

*In best Robert Stack voice:* This week on Imperfect Men: John Lansing, respected public figure and principled opponent of the Constitution, walks out of his hotel to send a letter and is never seen again. Did he fall in the river and accidentally drown, or was he the victim of a vast conspiracy he was trying to uncover?Sources· Kaminski, John P, ed., et al. The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Charlottesville, VA: U. of Virginia Press, 2009.· “John Lansing, Jr.” Historical Society of the New York Courts. . Retrieved 2 Jun 2026.· See General Sources page on the website for additional sourcesCredit: "Theme from Unsolved Mysteries" by Michael Boyd and Gary Malkin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sylvia Kamande is joined by Lisa Sharon Harper to discuss The Clearing. They reflect on this time of economic difficulty for many Black and Brown women, the toll that takes on their health and relationships, and the importance of moving forward in community. They also share about the preconference event The Clearing, happening on October 7, 2026, in Richmond, where women of color are invited to connect, learn, and grow together.Click here to learn more about The Clearing and register for the CCDA Conference at ccda.org/conference.Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, a groundbreaking consulting and communications group. Lisa is a theologian whose writing, speaking, activism, and training have sparked and fed the fires of re-formation in the church from Ferguson and Charlottesville to South Africa, Brazil, Australia, and Ireland. Having earned an MFA in playwriting from the University of Southern California and an MA in Human Rights from Columbia University, Lisa's play An' Push da Wind Down won the 1996 Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival Michael Kanin Award for Best Student Play and Best Production. Lisa's book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World--And How To Repair It All was named 2022 “Book of the Year” by Word and Way. The Very Good Gospel was named 2016 “Book of the Year” by Englewood Review of Books. Lisa is host of the Freedom Road Podcast, cohost of The FOUR Podcast, and author of her Substack column, “The Truth Is…” The Huffington Post identified Lisa as one of 50 Women Religious Leaders to Celebrate on International Women's Day. Lisa is currently earning her PhD in womanist ethics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and serving as Affiliate Faculty at St. Stephen's University in Canada. Learn more at lisasharonharper.com.Sylvia Kamande serves as Director of Family Ministry at Because Justice Matters, in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighbourhood. Originally from Kenya, she has spent more than 15 years in full-time ministry serving alongside diverse communities across Africa, Latin America, and the United States. She is a co-church planter with El Camino Covenant Church and co-leads the Women of Color Network within the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Sylvia is passionate about equipping leaders, cultivating belonging, and creating healing-centered spaces where children, families, and communities can experience restoration and abundant life in Jesus.Learn more about CCDA and how you can get involved at ccda.org. Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube.

Charlottesville residents choose the new design for a public art project using melted down bronze from the former Robert E. Lee monument… JMU says full speed ahead on expansions for Bridgeforth Stadium and student housing… Gas prices in Virginia, and nationwide, are climbing again amid renewed fighting in the Middle East….

A sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity by Fr. Sean McDermott on July 12, 2026 at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This edition and its copy comes straight from the radio version that aired on WTJU this morningGood morning and welcome to Charlottesville Community Engagement for July 11, 2026. I'm Sean Tubbs, a writer and producer who covers local and regional government in the area in and around the University of Virginia. That includes Albemarle and Charlottesville, two communities in a nation wrestling with how to solve problems that often seem intractable.I'm traveling this week and so this is an archive edition that captures two recent discussions about trying to get a low barrier shelter for the unhoused built at 2000 Holiday Drive. This is a document of a process still in motion created to remind people that solutions can take a long time in a complicated world. This kind of journalism is intended to remind people of who said what and when.Source material:* Charlottesville City Council briefed on low-barrier shelter by groups that provide the programming, March 27, 2026* City Council presented with The State of Homelessness 2026 by four nonprofit groups working on the issue, May 12, 2026* Many details remain to be worked out for how three groups will work together at Charlottesville's future low-barrier shelter, May 15, 2026* Work continues to develop operations plan for low-barrier shelter and service center for unhoused, July 10, 2026New here? Sign up for the free newsletter, but please know that paid subscriptions keep it going!First public service announcement: The Good Foundation event todayThe GOOD Foundation invites community members to a FREE Urban Farming Workshop, Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Carver Recreation Center, 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville. Master Gardener Sheila Jackson will teach you how to grow container vegetables and herbs in small spaces, and everyone receives a starter plant to take home. The workshop is part of The GOOD Foundation's Black Farmers Initiative. For more information, contact Jackie Martin at goodfoundationcville@gmail.com or 434-202-8034.Second public service announcement: Piedmont Master GardenersThe Piedmont Master Gardeners will present “More Trees, PLEASE!”, a free Garden Basics class open to all, on Saturday, July 18th at 2 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Avenue. It will focus on suitable trees for home landscapes, emphasizing appropriate placement of native species, and highlights the benefits of trees to our environment and well-being. Register at Piedmont Master Gardeners dot ORG to reserve your place in the class. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Alem Bello. Alem is a student in Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2027, and he is also the Admissions representative for the Darden African Business Organization (DABO). We talk with Alem about his decision to pursue an MBA, coming to the U.S. to study at Darden, the role DABO played in his MBA research process, what he's enjoyed about life in Charlottesville, his plans for the summer and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba. 

On this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa heads back to Belgium to chat with fiber artist and content creator Deborah Butera of Unraveled Studios. What started as a series of failed attempts at knitting and sewing as a kid eventually turned into a full blown love affair with fiber arts and thankfully, Deborah finally stopped running from the yarn.Deborah and Lisa discuss creativity, finding your path after a disastrous first year studying politics, and building a life centered around making beautiful things. Packed with inspiration, laughs, and crafty wisdom, this episode is a reminder that your creative journey doesn't have to be perfect it just has to stick.=====Hosted By: Dr. Lisa WoolforkSenior Producer: Krystal HillProducer: Mike Bryant=====Where You Can Find More Deborah!============Dr. Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her community, Charlottesville, Virginia. The city became a symbol of lethal resurging white supremacist violence. She remains active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the Community Engaged Scholars program. She believes in the power of creative liberation.Instagram: Lisa WoolforkTwitter: Lisa Woolfork======Stay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast--Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon Store

Check out Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, where David serves on staff.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:In thanking Donald Trump for interfering with FIFA in a USMNT red card, Ted Cruz jinxed the team into an embarrassing defeat in the World Cup: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-cruz-thanks-trump-for-getting-rid-of-folarin-baloguns-world-cup-red-cardGovernor Greg Abbott's reversal on data centers is nothing but talk, should he fail to call a special session to stop their spread across Texas: https://www.chron.com/news/article/data-center-greg-abbott-legislature-22333815.php..."Batch Zero" is the codename for a huge wave of data centers, all fast-tracked through approval as a group - and by the 2027 session, they'll be grandfathered in: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2026/07/06/why-texas-lawmakers-cant-keep-up-with-data-centers-00987738Patriot Front - the masked gang of matched khakis marching through D.C. on the Fourth of July - were founded and are based in Texas: https://www.statesman.com/news/article/patriot-front-texas-group-22334164.php...They originated after a splinter neo-Nazi group underwent an internal coup after the 2017 Charlottesville uprising: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/white-supremacist-group-from-texas-marched-on-washington-d-c-during-july-fourth-holiday/...The Southern Poverty Law Center says Patriot Front's mission is the formation of a white ethnostate in the United States: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/patriot-front-in-washington-dc-july-4-white-nationalist/287-f33ffe9e-d664-4d4e-ba4d-d7b394825639With the run of Alisa Simmons for County Judge, Tarrant County has become the epicenter of the political struggle of 2026 in Texas: https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/how-important-is-tarrant-county-in-6ebCheck out the Substack version of the Daily Dispatch, which delivers each pod to your inbox and frequently includes extra video goodies: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@progresstexas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Progress Texas has expanded into both broadcast radio - including a new partnership with⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KPFT-FM in Houston⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Make a tax-deductible contribution to our radio initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and to our Spanish expansion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find our web store and other ways to support our important work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://progresstexas.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠

The word "rise" rings through these chapters like a bell. A paralyzed man rises from a mat he hadn't left in eight years. A dead woman named Tabitha rises and takes Peter's hand. And Peter himself sees a vision that shakes off a lifetime of assumptions about who's in and who's out in the kingdom of God when a sheet full of unclean animals drops from heaven and a voice says, "Rise, Peter. Kill and eat!" Little resurrections, one after another, each one showing the inbreaking of God's Kingdom in this world.  The Rev. Ben Maton, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charlottesville, VA, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 9:32-10:23. To learn more about Immanuel in Charlottesville, visit immanuelcharlottesville.com. The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Jesus has risen. He has ascended. And now what? Acts answers that question. Luke tells the story of how the Holy Spirit built the Church from a handful of frightened disciples in Jerusalem into a movement that reached Rome itself. Along the way, you get Pentecost, the first sermons, the first martyrs, the conversion of Paul, the first church councils, shipwrecks, riots, and the persistent, stubborn work of God through Word and Sacrament even when His people didn't have a plan. If you've ever wondered how we got from Easter morning to the Church you sit in today, this is the book. Tune in for this new series on Thy Strong Word with Pastor Phil Booe and guest pastors as we open up the Book of Acts.  Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.

Chad Coll just wanted to be an artist.A lax bro from Maryland without any dreams beyond that, Coll moved to the Seacoast in 2009 after joining the Coast Guard. From there, he fell in love with the area, and when his Coast Guard stint ended, he pursued a variety of jobs and hobbies that all involved making things with his hands, including making wooden spoons.Despite making these spoons for 10 years, he only started selling his wooden spoons two years ago at farmer's markets in Charlottesville, V.A., where he lived for five years.But when he moved his family back to the Seacoast last year, that's when things started to take off - mainly due to C.S. Spoon Co.'s OVERWHELMING success on social media.Today, C.S. Spoon Co. has 29,000 followers on Instagram and nearly an additional 10,000 on TikTok, and social media is by far and away the biggest driver of business for the Kittery-based small family business.From his woodworking studio in Kittery, M.E., Coll joins host Troy Farkas to discuss the explosion of the brand in 2026, why he focuses on only making wooden spoons, the inspiration behind his viral social media videos, how these spoons sell out every week, and how this business is finally allowing Coll to live the life he's always dreamt of.To shop C.S. Spoon & Co. merch and to be first in the queue for their weekly restocks, you can visit their web site here.CHAPTERS:Chad's early artistic ambitions (00:00)How & why he started a wooden spoon business (08:00)Leaving the Seacoast and coming back (25:21)SPONSORS: JOBTALK LLC & Budget Blinds of the Seacoast (28:25)How his business has exploded since moving back to Maine (31:18)Why he's more content than he's ever been (51:52)What makes his wooden spoons special (01:03:40)SPONSORS: JOBTALK LLC⁠⁠⁠⁠: Get 50% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠JOBTALK Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠ courses with the code "SEACOASTSTORIES50" for the rest of 2026!Budget Blinds of the Seacoast: Keep the Seacoast sun out of your home! ⁠⁠Get the deets here⁠⁠.UPCOMING EVENTS:Seacoast Stories Dinner Club: The club that's regularly attracting ~100 people heads to Newmarket, N.H. on Friday, July 17 & Amesbury, Mass. on Wednesday, August 5! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book your seat at the table here before they sell out.⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE:Seacoast Stories on YouTube for weekly videosSeacoast Stories on Substack for weekly newsletters and Seacoast news

A sermon for the fifth Sunday after Trinity by Fr. Sean McDermott on July 5, 2026 at All Saints Anglican Church in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Kelly Okun. Kelly is a graduate in Darden's Full-Time MBA Class of 2025, and she is currently running her venture, Fairway to Green, an equitable media company covering the worlds of men's and women's golf. We talk with Kelly with what's she been up to since graduating, winning the Kathryne Carr award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, how Fairway to Green has grown since her time in Charlottesville, what she's looking forward to in the months ahead and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

Depuis son retour à la Maison Blanche en janvier 2025, Donald Trump, et plus généralement l'ensemble de la sphère Maga, s'emploient à imposer leur propre vision de l'Amérique. Illustration en Pennsylvanie, là où la Déclaration d'Indépendance des États-Unis fut signée le 4 juillet 1776. De notre envoyé spécial de retour de Pennsylvanie, Elles sont alignées comme à la parade, le nom de leur propriétaire collé sur le pare-brise, le capot relevé pour mieux apprécier ce qu'elles ont dans le ventre. Il y en a pour tous les goûts : un antique pick-up Chevrolet bleu turquoise, un coupé Buick de 1973, plusieurs Dodge Challenger, et même un corbillard. Des dizaines au total. Penchés au-dessus des moteurs, des visiteurs de tous âges. Beaucoup arborent des tee-shirts aux couleurs des États-Unis ou floqués du mot « liberté ». Le parti républicain du comté de Lackawanna a choisi ce cinéma en plein air pour célébrer les 250 ans de l'Indépendance du pays. Le 4-Juillet n'est que dans trois semaines, mais ici, sur les hauteurs de Dickson City, la fête bat déjà son plein. Tout a été prévu pour la rendre mémorable : un défilé de motos, de quoi se restaurer, des concerts, deux films sur écran géant… Mais le clou de la journée, c'est cette exposition de véhicules d'exception.  Tout un symbole. « C'est une part d'histoire. Ce sont des voitures qui ont marqué notre jeunesse. Ce sont aussi des voitures qui ont été construites ici et exportées partout dans le monde. Cela permet de montrer aux jeunes ce qui a contribué à faire la richesse de notre pays », s'enthousiasme Dan Naylor, le président des Républicains du comté de Lackawanna, avant de s'adresser à la petite foule présente pour convoquer une nouvelle fois l'histoire, plus ancienne celle-là.  « Le plus grand pays au monde » Il y est question de Paul Revere, un orfèvre de Boston devenu célèbre pour avoir averti les patriotes américains de l'arrivée imminente de l'armée britannique à Lexington en 1775. « Et qui répondit à ce cri ? Ce furent des gens ordinaires, qui se mobilisèrent, qui vainquirent les Anglais et qui fondèrent ce pays ! », lance Dan Naylor au micro. « Nous devons donc être reconnaissants envers ces personnes qui ont sacrifié leurs vies pour faire de ce pays ce qu'il est, et nous devons le préserver. Et souvenez-vous : nous sommes le plus grand pays au monde et c'est ce que nous pouvons célébrer aujourd'hui. » Un discours en écho à celui de la Maison Blanche, bien décidée à faire de ce 250è anniversaire celui d'une nation glorieuse, purgée de l'esclavage et du racisme. « Je ne vois pas les couleurs. Ok ? Pour moi, on a tous le sang rouge », balaie ainsi JoAnne Mayer, l'organisatrice de l'événement, lorsqu'on l'interroge sur cette Amérique blanche et chrétienne que cherchent à promouvoir Donald Trump, son administration et le mouvement Maga en général. « Cette administration met l'accent sur les valeurs de l'individu, indépendamment de sa race, de son âge, de son origine ethnique, de son sexe ou de toute autre caractéristique qui fait de lui ce qu'il est », défend Rob Coco, responsable de la branche locale de l'association ultra-conservatrice Turning Point USA. Enveloppé dans un drapeau américain, l'étudiant de 22 ans semble oublier les attaques contre les droits des femmes et des personnes LGBTQIA+, les opérations de la police de l'immigration apparemment guidées par le simple délit de faciès, ou encore le redécoupage électoral favorable aux Afro-Américains remis en cause en Louisiane.  « Je pense qu'il ne faut pas catégoriser les gens. Nous sommes tous des habitants de cette Terre, s'enflamme le jeune homme dans un élan missionnaire. Nous venons tous du même Créateur, et nous avons tous la chance d'être ici aujourd'hui, car la vie est sacrée. Alors, au lieu de juger, au lieu de parler de ce qui nous différencie, nous devrions simplement apprécier le fait d'être ici aujourd'hui et d'avoir la possibilité de l'être. » Une ode à l'unité qui peine à masquer la réalité d'un pays fracturé. À lire aussiTrumpisme au Canada: comment les idées MAGA gagnent du terrain   Progressisme et armes à feu À 200 kilomètres de là, une dizaine de personnes se sont donné rendez-vous dans une armurerie de Lancaster. Elles sont toutes membres du Liberal Gun Club (LGC), un club de tir classé à gauche. « C'est une association de possesseurs d'armes à feu qui partagent les mêmes convictions, qui croient aux droits civils et aux droits constitutionnels. C'est un groupe composé de personnes vraiment, vraiment formidables ! », vante Christopher Caruana, le secrétaire de la branche pennsylvanienne du LGC. Sa longue barbe blanche, son verre de lunette fumé et ses bras tatoués donnent à ce septuagénaire un air de pirate.  L'endroit fait aussi stand de tir. Au bout de la rangée, Molly teste des pistolets de différents calibres avec son père. À 22 ans, elle vient de terminer le college, le premier cycle universitaire, et s'apprête à quitter le domicile familial. Il lui faut donc une arme. Reste à trouver la bonne. « Je fais 1 mètre 50 et je ne me sens pas capable de me défendre toute seule sans une arme », justifie la jeune femme. Un sentiment d'insécurité renforcé, dit-elle, par la façon dont « Trump et son entourage ont encouragé les hommes à considérer les femmes comme inférieures à eux et comme des objets sexuels ». Le Liberal Gun Club compte aujourd'hui quelque 5 000 adhérents à l'échelle nationale. En novembre 2024, juste avant la seconde élection de Donald Trump, ils étaient moins de 3 000. Ceux qui sont là aujourd'hui sont quant à eux des membres de plus longue date. Mais tous font part de leur inquiétude au sujet de ce président que certains qualifient de « fasciste ».  C'est le cas de Sam, longtemps opposé aux armes à feu, jusqu'à ce que la première élection de Donald Trump et l'attaque à la voiture-bélier commise par un sympathisant néo-nazi à Charlottesville en 2017 le fassent changer d'avis. « Je suis juif, ma femme est d'origine portoricaine, témoigne-t-il. J'ai acheté des armes par précaution lors du premier mandat, mais quand il a été réélu, avec ma famille, on a songé à quitter le pays. Aujourd'hui, on essaie d'avoir des amis partout où l'on peut. » À écouter aussiÉtats-Unis: les républicains toujours pour le port d'armes malgré les tentatives d'assassinat contre Donald Trump Des livres interdits Tandis que certains songent à quitter le pays ou à se battre arme au poing, d'autres résistent déjà. Liz et Linda sont de ceux-là. Les deux vénérables retraitées font partie des Freedom Readers, un club de lecture fondé il y a quatre ans. « À la base, c'est juste un petit groupe de dames intéressées par la lecture de livres susceptibles d'être contestés ou qui l'ont déjà été par des personnes cherchant à promouvoir cette idée d'une Amérique blanche et chrétienne », explique Liz, chemisier imprimé léopard et brushing impeccable. Ce jour-là, c'est dans sa maison d'un quartier cossu d'Elizabethtown qu'elles tiennent salon. Deux livres sont posés sur la table basse : Le Château de verre, de Jeannette Walls, et La Petite Fille de la rue Mango, de Sandra Cisneros. En novembre 2025, les deux ouvrages ont été bannis du programme et des bibliothèques scolaires d'Elizabethtown, au même titre que le film Roméo et Juliette et La Haine qu'on donne, un roman d'Angie Thomas sur la question du racisme et des violences policières. Pourquoi ? Mystère. « Le conseil d'établissement ne donne jamais les raisons de ces interdictions. Mais l'un de ses membres a apporté une image déformée du personnage central de ce livre, relate Liz à propos de La Petite Fille de la rue Mango. Il a affirmé qu'elle cherchait à attirer l'attention des hommes pour les manipuler. C'était une description complètement faussée. » L'association Etown Common Sense s'est aussi emparée de la question, l'une des nombreuses sur lesquelles elle ferraille avec ceux qu'elle désigne comme des « nationalistes chrétiens ». « En tant que parents et citoyens, nous voulons que nos écoles publiques restent véritablement publiques, ouvertes, libres et impartiales pour l'ensemble de notre communauté », insiste Kelly Fuddy, présidente de l'association et mère de deux enfants scolarisés au collège du district. À lire aussiCensure de livres aux États-Unis: le rempart conservateur contre le wokisme Le tournant Covid L'interdiction des livres par les conseils d'établissement n'est pas un phénomène nouveau, que ce soit en Pennsylvanie ou ailleurs aux États-Unis. Mais le « Keystone State » est l'un des plus touchés. En 2022, il figurait même à la deuxième place du classement établi par PEN America des États recensant le plus grand nombre de livres interdits. Un comble pour ce territoire fondé par William Penn selon les principes de tolérance et de liberté. « Cela a vraiment pris de l'ampleur en 2020 et 2021 avec le Covid-19, observe Kelly Fuddy. Beaucoup de gens qui n'étaient peut-être pas impliqués politiquement se sont mobilisés et continuent de l'être. Il s'agit pour l'essentiel d'électeurs de Donald Trump. »  La mère de famille pointe aussi la responsabilité d'organisations nationales, telles que Moms for Liberty ou la Heritage Foundation, qui ont trouvé dans ce comté de Lancaster « un terrain fertile » pour cultiver leur projet politique. Les ouvrages jugés contraires aux bonnes mœurs ou faisant l'apologie de « l'idéologie woke » sont les premiers ciblés. « Ils prétendent défendre les enfants, mais ils déforment en réalité la définition de ce qui est sexuellement explicite, de ce qu'est la pornographie, reproche Kelly Fuddy. Et ils nient l'expertise professionnelle de nos éducateurs à qui nous confions nos enfants. » Et gare aux enseignants qui tentent de faire barrage aux censeurs. Kristy Moore l'a appris à ses dépens. Cette professeure d'anglais raconte avoir été victime de menaces de mort et de violences. Elle a aussi été la cible de photomontages publiés sur les réseaux sociaux, l'accusant de vouloir permettre aux collégiens d'accéder à des contenus pornographiques. Mais pas question pour elle d'abdiquer : « Si je les laisse m'intimider, je ne pourrai plus continuer à faire mon travail. » Nous avons contacté l'organisation Moms for Liberty et la présidente du conseil d'établissement d'Elizabethtown. Toutes deux ont répondu qu'elles ne souhaitaient pas participer à ce reportage. Des esclaves invisibilisés Au-delà de ces interdictions menées à l'échelle locale, le pays est aussi le théâtre d'une vague de censure dirigée depuis le sommet de l'État. Ce sont des milliers de photos d'archives de l'armée rendues inaccessibles, des dizaines et des dizaines de mots bannis de la communication gouvernementale. Ou encore ce décret signé par Donald Trump en mars 2025 pour « rétablir la vérité et le bon sens dans l'histoire américaine ». L'ordre est donné de retirer des parcs nationaux et des sites historiques tous contenus qui « dénigre de manière inappropriée les Américains, qu'ils soient vivants ou décédés ». À Philadelphie, cela se traduit par le retrait de l'exposition consacrée aux neuf esclaves de George Washington à la President's House, l'ancienne demeure du premier président des États-Unis et de son successeur John Adams. « Une super exposition, estime Dan, qui en assure la visite. Elle raconte qui étaient ces neuf esclaves et quel était leur rôle. » La ville et différentes organisations contre-attaquent au tribunal. Ordre est donné de la réinstaller, avant qu'une nouvelle décision de justice ne stoppe tout. Dan ne s'en remet pas. « Il y a encore des murs vides, des vidéos qui ne fonctionnent pas… Je trouve ça plutôt horrible au moment où l'on célèbre nos 250 ans. »  Namrta, elle, est parfaitement remontée. Les yeux braqués vers la caméra d'un téléphone portable, la responsable de Get Free Philly dit tout le mal qu'elle pense de cette censure à ses abonnés. « Ce que vous voyez, vitupère la jeune femme, c'est juste un nouvel exemple de la façon dont le mouvement Maga et le gouvernement révisent l'histoire. Aujourd'hui, nous sommes à l'heure du choix : continuer ainsi pendant 250 ans à faire l'autruche ou alors nous ranger du bon côté de l'histoire en assumant et en réparant nos erreurs. »  Le décret de Donald Trump ordonne aussi au ministère de l'Intérieur, qui gère les parcs nationaux et les espaces publics, de remettre en place les statues et monuments démontés ou dégradés lors du mouvement Black Lives Matter. Il cible également les musées de la Smithsonian Institution, notamment le futur Musée national de l'histoire des femmes à Washington, pour l'empêcher de « reconnaître les hommes comme des femmes ». Référence aux femmes transgenres. À lire aussiÉtats-Unis: Charlottesville déboulonne ses statues confédérées après des années de polémique « L'Amérique n'a jamais été un grand pays » Dans la capitale fédérale, malgré les tentatives de l'administration de l'effacer, la mémoire de l'esclavage reste vive dans le quartier d'Anacostia. Et particulièrement en ce 19 juin. Les habitants célèbrent Juneteenth, le jour de l'Émancipation. Le 19 juin 1865, à Gavelston, au Texas, les esclaves afro-américains apprenaient qu'ils étaient libres. « Mais que signifiait être libre pour les personnes noires à cette époque ? », s'interroge Sir Harvey Fitz, l'animateur de la journée. C'est précisément la question à laquelle doivent répondre les quelques centaines de personnes qui font face à la scène. « La liberté, c'est l'amour », affirme quelqu'un. « La liberté, c'est avoir suffisamment d'espace pour être soi-même », estime un autre. À l'ombre d'un arbre, Maleka écoute en souriant.  Lorsqu'on lui demande si elle se sent libre, elle, aujourd'hui, aux États-Unis, la quadra aux grandes boucles d'oreilles colorées pousse d'abord un long soupir. « Je suis libre de plein droit, mais je ne me sens pas toujours libre certains jours, à cause de la nature oppressive de notre régime politique. » Elle dénonce pêle-mêle les atteintes aux libertés civiles et individuelles, la remise en cause de l'héritage du mouvement pour les droits civiques, qu'elle pensait pourtant acquis. « Même si je suis libre, poursuit Maleka, je suis très consciente que c'est une chose fragile et que je dois continuer à me battre pour ça, à m'exprimer et à m'opposer aux injustices. » Elle juge aussi le mouvement Maga – Make America Great Again – totalement absurde. « À quel moment l'Amérique a été grande ? Ça a toujours été un pays en quête de grandeur, mais ça n'a jamais été un grand pays, considère-t-elle. C'est insupportable, en tant que femme noire, de vivre littéralement à moins de sept kilomètres de la Maison Blanche et de celui qui y réside. Alors que ce sont des esclaves qui l'ont construite, la Maison Blanche ne reconnaît pas que le pays a construit son économie sur le dos de l'esclavage. » De l'autre côté du fleuve, le National Mall se prépare à accueillir la grande foire imaginée par Donald Trump pour célébrer le 4-Juillet. Plusieurs États démocrates ont d'ores et déjà annoncé la boycotter. La Pennsylvanie, elle, a finalement choisi d'y participer.

In this episode of Murder in the Black, we look at the case of Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. and the murders of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham.This story is not just about how Matthew was eventually caught. It is about the years before that: the college allegations, the DNA that sat without a name attached to it, the missed opportunities, and the systems that treated each warning sign like it belonged in a separate folder.Morgan Harrington disappeared in 2009 after leaving a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. Years later, UVA student Hannah Graham disappeared after a night out in the same city. DNA evidence eventually connected Matthew to a 2005 Fairfax assault, Morgan's case, and Hannah's case.The question at the center of this episode is not only what Jesse Matthew did. It is how many times he could have been stopped before another woman was harmed.Because predators do not live in folders.This episode discusses sexual assault allegations, abduction, homicide, missing persons cases, violence against women, and institutional failures around campus safety.Jesse Matthew's early background and college football yearsSexual assault allegations at Liberty University and Christopher Newport UniversityThe 2005 Fairfax assault and unmatched DNA profileMorgan Harrington's disappearance after the 2009 Metallica concertThe search for Morgan and the creation of Help Save the Next GirlHannah Graham's 2014 disappearance in CharlottesvilleHow CCTV helped identify Matthew as a suspectThe DNA links between Fairfax, Morgan, and HannahMatthew's arrest in Texas, guilty pleas, and life sentencesThe larger conversation around campus safety, DNA policy, and missed warning signsAfter the main episode, I also cover two current stories:The death of Nateal Campbell, mother of NFL player Calais Campbell, and the charges against her son Ciarre CampbellThe update in Joniah Walker's case after the Milwaukee teen, missing since 2022, was found safeJesse Matthew was eventually convicted in the murders of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham, but this case raises a bigger question: how many times could he have been stopped before another woman was harmed?This episode looks at the college allegations, the 2005 Fairfax assault, the DNA links, the disappearances of Morgan and Hannah, and the institutional gaps that allowed warning signs to stay separated.Because predators do not live in folders.Content warning: sexual assault allegations, abduction, homicide, missing persons cases, and violence against women.If you made it this far, thank you for sitting with these stories with me. Let me know your thoughts on the missed opportunities in this case, because I really want to hear how y'all feel about that.For those of you who are like me and love to binge a story all the way through, episodes 6, 7, and 8 of What I Didn't See drop Sunday on the paid subscription, along with bonus journal entries with behind-the-scenes insight into Christina's thoughts.Thank you for the support, the comments, the shares, and the way y'all continue to show up for this space. Like, follow, and share this episode with someone who follows true crime with care. I'll see y'all in the next one.Research for this episode included public reporting from CNN, NBC News, NBC29, The Washington Post, CBS, WDBJ, and public case summaries related to Morgan Harrington, Hannah Graham, the 2005 Fairfax assault, and Jesse Matthew's convictions.Content WarningIn This EpisodeTrue Crime in Current NewsShort Spotify DescriptionListener CTASource Note For Spotify

RAW ROOM x GLP The best gifts are the ones that develop over time. And this has been a long time coming. Chris and Nate (Dr. Fax) welcome the Raw Room podcast (Daren Bates, Jalen Collins, King Dunlap and Alex Sweet) to Studio J and have one of the best shows to date. The fellas swap NFL stories, talk Brendan Sorsby's current situation and learn a thing of two. Then Raw Room takes over with their Big Back Hour and Raw Room Academy Segments then finishing with a special surprise for Chris and Nate. Nothing is off limits in this incredible episode of the Green Light Podcast. A huge thank you to the Raw Room dudes for coming to Charlottesville for the weekend and hanging out and welcome new Roomies! (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:15) - Daren Bates, NFL Coach (00:24:38) - Brendan Sorsby (00:38:00) - SEC Throwbacks (00:54:00) - Guessing former NFL Offensive Lineman (01:01:45) - GLP Rated Featuring Memphis Slicing (01:38:10) - Raw Room Takes Over With Big Back Hour (01:47:30) - RR Academy (01:59:10) - Chris & Nate's Lowlights Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline presented by Zone Nicotine and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ With the return of the Layup Line, make sure to check out the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1olmCMKGMEyWwOKaT1Aah3?si=YP1-ffQ3T_yUDRnJRhDtOw Check out Green Light's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can catch all the latest GL action: Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bud Elliott sits down with Jacquie Franciulli of CavsCorner to preview Virginia's 2026 season.Following an 11-win campaign, expectations are high in Charlottesville. They discuss Beau Pribula taking over at quarterback after transferring from Missouri, concerns about wide receiver depth, and whether the Cavaliers can continue their offensive success. On defense, Virginia added key pieces along the defensive line through the transfer portal, but questions remain in the secondary.Can the Cavaliers build on last year's breakthrough season and stay among the ACC's contenders?

On this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa heads to Belgium to chat with fiber artist and content creator Deborah Butera of Unraveled Studios. What started as a series of failed attempts at knitting and sewing as a kid eventually turned into a full blown love affair with fiber arts and thankfully, Deborah finally stopped running from the yarn.Deborah and Lisa discuss creativity, finding your path after a disastrous first year studying politics, and building a life centered around making beautiful things. Packed with inspiration, laughs, and crafty wisdom, this episode is a reminder that your creative journey doesn't have to be perfect it just has to stick.=====Hosted By: Dr. Lisa WoolforkSenior Producer: Krystal HillProducer: Mike Bryant=====Where You Can Find More Deborah!============Dr. Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her community, Charlottesville, Virginia. The city became a symbol of lethal resurging white supremacist violence. She remains active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the Community Engaged Scholars program. She believes in the power of creative liberation.Instagram: Lisa WoolforkTwitter: Lisa Woolfork======Stay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast--Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon Store

Presents the link between near-death experiences and extraterrestrial encounters• Looks at research from early pioneers in the field of alien contact, including Greta Woodrew, Leo Sprinkle, Whitley Streiber, and John Mack• Shares case studies of individuals who have undergone near-death experiences that coincided with extraterrestrial contact• Tells the story of the author's own near-death experiences, the unexpected knowledge they offered, and their revelations of the author's past livesNear-death experience (NDE) researcher and spiritual counselor P. M. H. Atwater draws upon decades of scholarship, personal experiences, and testimonials from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) to explore the connections between NDEs and alien contact.The author presents the research of pioneers in the field of alien interaction, including Greta Woodrew, Leo Sprinkle, Kenneth Ring, Whitley Streiber, and John Mack. She also shares 38 case study interviews with people who have had alien encounters and NDEs. Her findings reveal that people experiencing these phenomena report similar experiences of interactions with “beings of light,” telepathic communication, and journeys to otherworldly realms.Atwater also reports on her own NDEs from the 1970s, revealing how they may demonstrate her past life as a space-traveling extraterrestrial named Arrakkus. The author provides transcripts of recorded conversations that Arrakkus had by speaking through her while she was in a trance state. She explains how her personal experiences and research have yielded conclusions that bear upon the fields of psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and theology, and she discusses the implications of these findings for a deeper understanding of our potentials.P. M. H. Atwater, LHD, is a distinguished researcher of near-death experiences, a prayer chaplain, a spiritual counselor, and a visionary. She is the author of 27 books, including Coming Back to Life, Future Memory, We Live Forever, The New Children and Near-Death Experiences, Beyond the Indigo Children, The Forever Angels, and Children of the Fifth World. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.http://www.pmhatwater.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

In a world where hate and division seem to be on the rise, one thing is clear: the lines between good and evil are becoming increasingly blurred. This episode delves into the darker side of human nature, where groups like the KKK, Black Lives Matter, and the Southern Poverty Law Center are perpetuating hate and racism to further their own agendas. The speaker discusses the recent conviction of Carmelo Anthony, a young man who was found guilty of murdering a fellow student, and how this case highlights the common denominator between these groups: hate. But what's even more disturbing is the role of the Southern Poverty Law Center in perpetuating this hate, and how they've been caught up in a web of deceit and corruption. The speaker also touches on the topic of the George Floyd effect and how it's contributing to a culture of hate and division. The episode explores the ways in which these groups use hate to further their own interests, and how they're often more interested in perpetuating division than actually working towards justice. The speaker also shares some shocking revelations about the Southern Poverty Law Center's involvement in the Charlottesville hoax and how they've been paying KKK members to perpetuate racial hate. If you're tired of the hate and division that seems to be consuming our society, this episode is a must-listen. The speaker offers a unique perspective on the root causes of this problem and how we can work towards a more just and equitable society. Join us as we explore the darker side of human nature and the groups that are perpetuating hate and division. Follow Carl Jackson:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshowWebsite: http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.comStore: https://CarlJacksonStore.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.