Brielle Entzminger

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Brielle joined C-VILLE Weekly as a news reporter in September 2019. She graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2019, receiving her bachelor's degree in Media Studies and American Studies and a minor in French. She is an Emma Bowen Foundation Alumna and has formerly interned at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Charlottesville Tomorrow, and Ivy Publications. She loves dancing, reading, and listening to true crime podcasts. She and her boyfriend have a cat named Mahogany.

A community group called The People’s Coalition held a rally and press conference outside City Hall to protest City Council’s proposed changes to the CRB bylaws. Photo Credit: Staff Photo

Back to the drawing board: Protest over City Council revisions to CRB proposal

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Nearly two years after appointing the initial Police Civilian Review Board, Charlottesville City Council inched closer to making a permanent oversight board a reality at their October 21 meeting, with a first reading of the CRB’s ordinance and bylaws. But members of the initial CRB were not pleased, saying councilors had severely weakened the proposal […]

Juliana Ko Arsali and Judy Le are competing for the Rivanna District school board seat being vacated by Jason Buyaki.

A different perspective: New faces in county school board race share a focus on equity

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Editor Judy Le and realtor and former educator Juliana Ko Arsali are vying for the Rivanna District school board seat being vacated by Jason Buyaki. The two women share a passion for equity and accessibility, and both want to expand school resources and support services, as well as tackle the county’s racial achievement gap. “In […]

Susan Bro has participated in press conferences with the Jabara family in support of the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act. Photo by Eze Amos

Reporting back: Tracking hate crimes in Heather Heyer’s name

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Nearly two years after plowing his car into a group of counterprotesters at the Unite the Right rally—killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others—self-proclaimed neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted on 29 federal hate crime charges. Yet Heyer’s death was one of the thousands of hate crimes not included in official FBI hate crime […]

Some Charlottesville residents find the new mural on the side of Six Hundred West Main to be tone-deaf. Photo Credit: Staff Photo

Yay or neigh?: Mural stirs controversy

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The developers of Six Hundred West Main, a luxury apartment building that opened in September, promised the city a “gift” in the form of a public mural from internationally acclaimed artist Faith XLVII. But some residents may want to give it back. The mural, which was unveiled during the week of September 23, features a […]

Charlottesville High was the site of a recent roundtable discussion, which included Virginia’s education secretary, on the school’s mental health initiatives. Photo by Eze Amos

Healthy minds: CHS students discuss mental health with Virginia’s education secretary

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Shana Bullard felt terrified. She was about to meet Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni, for a roundtable discussion on mental wellness initiatives at Charlottesville High School. “I was very intimidated,” says the CHS junior, who’s been active in several of the school’s mental wellness programs. But she found Qarni to be personable and down-to-earth. […]

One Charlottesville High School senior estimates about 25 percent of his classmates vape. Photo: Myles Clark

Vape escape: Raising the vaping age hasn’t deterred teens

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Bathrooms. Locker rooms. Cars. Check any of these places on a typical school day, and you’re likely to find students taking part in the latest teen trend: vaping. “It’s pretty common around my crowd,” says one Charlottesville High School senior, who estimates about 25 percent of his classmates vape. “Kids will duck out of class […]