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Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

We go beyond the headlines into the important stories that matter to us locally.
Join NewsRadio WINA’s Courteney Stuart weekdays for the news and newsmakers of the day.

Tuesday, February 21, 201702/21/2017

Heather Hill Announces Candidacy for Charlottesville City Council

Heather Hill is running for Charlottesville City Council and she talks with Les Sinclair about her candidacy and why you should vote for her. More at www.HillforCville.com.

Tuesday, February 21, 201702/21/2017

Quadraplicity is March 2

Virginia Newton Quadruplicity Chair and Dora Oliver of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce join Les Sinclair to discuss this Central Virginia Premier Women’s Conference.

Tuesday, February 21, 201702/21/2017

Developments in the Martese Johnson v Virginia ABC Agents Lawsuit

Scott Goodman, Legal Expert & Local Attorney, speaks with Les Sinclair about the latest developments in the case involving Martese Johnson and the ABC agents remaining as part of the lawsuit.

Monday, February 20, 201702/20/2017

Information Session on Gentrification

Kim Rolla, Legal Aid Justice Center Attorney, talks with Les Sinclair about the Tuesday (Feb 21) 5:30pm meeting on Gentrification, Zoning and Form Based Code at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. . What you need to know.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

City & County Join Program to Reduce Solar Energy Costs

Susan Elliot, Climate Protection Program Coordinator for City of Charlottesville, talks with Les Sinclair about the National Program that the City and Albemarle County have teamed up to help the community to go solar.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

On conservatives

Nicole Hemmer is a U.S. News contributing editor for opinion and author of “Messengers of the Right.” She is an assistant professor at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. She talks with Les Sinclair about conservatives through a historic lens.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

PVCC invites you to explore space on Saturday.

Andrew Oxford, leads the students at Piedmont Virginia Community College who are hosting a free family space exploration event on Saturday 2/18/17 from 1 to 3 pm.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

Millions are missing out on rewards

Matt Shulz, Creditcards.com senior industry analyst, talks with Les Sinclair about how 32 million Americans haven’t changed favorite credit card in 10 years or more and many have never, meaning that they are could be missing out on bonus points, miles or other rewards.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

Dominion’s investment in solar

Dianne Corsello, Dominion Director of Business Development, talks with Les Sinclair about Dominion’s investment in solar and what it means for you.

Thursday, February 16, 201702/16/2017

Business Unusual: Bank of the James

Patrick Gold with Bank of the James, talks with Les Sinclair about how they are a Business Unusual.

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