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The humans reading this note on October 8, 2025 live within a civilization where rail travel is relatively new. On this day in 1829, Robert Stephenson’s Rocket won a contest called the Rainhill Trials intended to demonstrate the feasibility of a steam-powered locomotive to carry people between Liverpool and Manchester. Charlottesville Community Engagement wonders what innovations will happen in the next 196 years. I’m Sean Tubbs, somehow hopeful about humanity.
In today’s installment:
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Charlottesville City Council holds the first of two readings on the appropriation of $7.95 million from a surplus fund
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The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority will hold a work session tomorrow night on the annual plan
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The Defense Affairs Committee of the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development hires a new director
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City Council also votes on two leases for agricultural use on city property
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