Chardae Johnson might have a little third-trimester brain fog, but she knows one thing for sure: She’s not taking Tylenol for her aches and pains like she did while pregnant with her firstborn. “I’ve been steering clear of it just because I really don’t know what to believe,” says Johnson, 28. “Honestly, there’s a lot […]
The University of Virginia is once again searching for a new women’s basketball coach. Despite a historic season for the Cavs, former head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was released from her contract—a year before its expiration—on April 4. The firing of Agugua-Hamilton, also known as Coach Mox, marks a dour end to an exciting season for […]
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia projects that Albemarle’s population will climb to 124,560 by 2030, up from just over 118,000 in 2025, as estimated by the U.S. Census. Whether those numbers turn out to be accurate, there is nonetheless a building boom underway in what Albemarle County […]
While staff in the City of Charlottesville’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services continue to process land-use applications under a new set of zoning rules, there are still many projects approved under the old rules waiting to be built. One of them is an apartment building that would be constructed close to downtown, where a […]
An estimated 12,000 people lined US 29 North around The Shops at Stonefield on March 28 to say, “No Kings.” On May 1, organizers hope attendees will agree to a few other nos, if only for the day: No work. No school. No shopping. May Day Strong, a nationwide initiative to celebrate workers, decry billionaires, […]
For a few years now, the UVA music department has taken to highlighting the works of its most progressive and conceptually minded students at the Digitalis Electronic Music Festival each spring. As a loose genre name, electronic music can be confounding to wrap your head around—the classification is broad, and never really reveals what you’re […]
Johnny Sportcoat & The Casuals finished soundcheck at the Carolinian in Nags Head, North Carolina, and headed to their dressing room to relax. The Charlottesville-based rock quintet left behind their sound man, Chris Munson, to make a few more adjustments. While Munson set to work, the club’s PA system remained on, and that spelled trouble […]
Driven by bold lyricism and an emotive, competent voice, Cameron Whitcomb brings his Fragile Egos Tour to town. The British Columbia native left home at the tender age of 17, took a job on a pipeline, and realized he’d rather be making music. He explores a softer side in his country-folk stylings, leaning more toward […]
