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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.

Thursday, May 19, 201605/19/2016

VDOT Traffic Update on Area Projects

VDOT’s Lou Hatter talks with Les Sinclair about area projects that you need to be aware of; including Rio & 29, Best Buy Ramp, and Barracks Road onto 250 Bypass.

Thursday, May 19, 201605/19/2016

CACVB’s 2016-17 Tourism Sponsorship Grant Program Ending Soon

CACVB’s Bri Warner explains the purpose of the Tourism Sponsorship Grant Program is to provide a dollar-for-dollar matched amount of funding up to a maximum of $7,500 for “tourism-related initiatives,” Interested? Access information on how to apply by going to www.visitcharlottesville.org/sponsorships.

Thursday, May 19, 201605/19/2016

Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association Wants Co-location of the Courts

Lewis A. Martin III, with MartinWren and President of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, talks with Les Sinclair about their stance on the Courts Co-location project.

Wednesday, May 18, 201605/18/2016

Is America headed in the Right Direction?

Les Sinclair asks callers to weigh-in on the topic: Is America headed in the right direction?

Wednesday, May 18, 201605/18/2016

Debut of Virginia Election Data Project

The Virginia Dept. of Elections spokesperson, Martin Mash, talks with Les Sinclair about the usefulness of the Virginia Election Data Project.

Wednesday, May 18, 201605/18/2016

Mountain Valley Pipeline Could Cost Region Over $8 Billion

Spencer Phillips, Principal Economist with Charlottesville’s Key-Log Economics, talks with Les Sinclair about the billions of dollars in costs on local communities being impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Wednesday, May 18, 201605/18/2016

Discovery UVA: Gene That Helps Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke

Dr. Gary Owens, director of UVA’s Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, talks about the discovery of this potential “Fountain of Youth”.

Wednesday, May 18, 201605/18/2016

Basic Phone Logs Reveal Intimate, Personal Information

Patrick Mutchler, Computer Security researcher and Ph. D. Candidate at Stanford University, talks with Les Sinclair about how much personal information can be gleaned from the metadata on your phone.

Tuesday, May 17, 201605/17/2016

It’s Bike to Work Week

Shawn Tevendale, of Blue Ridge Cyclery, talks with Les Sinclair about National Bike Month, Bike to Work Week & Bike to Work Day. Plus, about biking, in general.

Tuesday, May 17, 201605/17/2016

City Water and Gas rates could be changing.

Christopher Cullinan, Director of Finance, in the City of Charlottesville talks with Les Sinclair about why and how much the rates could increase or decrease for City Water & Gas.

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