Charlottesville has no shortage of renowned restaurants and bars, nor does it lack praise for its food scene, garnering recognition over the years in everything from Food & Wine magazine to The Washington Post. But when you’re short on time and funds, the convenience and cost of fast food is alluring, even in a town […]
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopted the Places29 Master Plan in February 2011 as a vision to guide the transition of commercial spaces into areas where people could live. “There is no timeframe for the vision,” reads an introduction to the plan. “In fact, it may be decades before the area builds out in fulfillment […]
The development community has filed dozens of applications under a new zoning code Charlottesville City Council enacted in late 2023 in order to increase the number of residential units that could be built and address what housing activists argue is a shortage. That future was put in doubt by a ruling in Charlottesville Circuit Court […]
Flash flooding has been in the headlines for nearly two weeks, following the catastrophic Guadalupe River flood in Texas earlier this month. The Texas tragedy, while thousands of miles and decades apart, is a stark reminder of the 1969 Hurricane Camille floods—with the overnight arrival of flood waters, high death tolls, and failures of emergency […]
The second presidency of Donald Trump has come with many sudden transformations in policy as efforts are made to both limit the size of the federal government as well as eliminate efforts to move away from the use of fossil fuels. On July 7, Charlottesville City Council heard an annual report on local efforts to […]
The Cville Band continues its 103rd season with Summer at The Paramount. Featuring guest artists Robert Graham playing “Reflective Mood” and Michelle Younger (pictured) playing Julia Delaney’s “Reel and The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” the show also spotlights the municipal band’s Assistant Director Burton Hable, who will perform new pieces and old favorites. An […]
Fridays After Five rocks out with J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band. This piano-playing chaos merchant specializes in ripping up stages with a blend of classic and Southern rock along with early metal, funk, and face-melting riffs rolling over psychedelia-infused jams. Bringing more than just volume and speed, the hard-charging outfit offers a high-energy […]
Paramount On Screen presents the family-favorite Mary Poppins, starring the incomparable Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Set in Edwardian London in 1910, a magical and musical child-care provider swoops in to save the Banks family from boring days. A series of fantastical encounters with chalk-drawn penguins, choreographed chimney sweeps, and laughing men who float […]
