School Resource Officers return to Charlottesville City Schools

School Resource Officers will return to Charlottesville City Schools following a 4-2 vote at the Charlottesville School Board meeting on March 27. CCS removed SROs in 2020, when the school board dissolved its memorandum with CPD in response to anti-police brutality protests that occurred that year. Since the removal of SROs and return to full […]

A Christian congregation buys Dairy Road property for just under a million

In the past year and a half, at least three different Charlottesville congregations have purchased former churches for a permanent place of worship. Now, there is another example.  In January, one non-denominational Christian group purchased a home and a large property on Dairy Road for its growing flock.  The Church in Charlottesville paid $990,000 for […]

Brownfield land in Albemarle should have solar on top by end of 2025

The 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act requires Dominion Energy to generate all of its power from renewable sources by 2045—but the company began looking at ways to add solar generation to its mix years earlier.  Efforts to use some of the real estate above the now-closed Ivy Landfill have been underway since 2017, with multiple […]

Cristina Vane

With a penchant for captivating compositions and evocative lyricism, European-born Cristina Vane’s music feels fully at home in the Americana music scene. The Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist draws from Delta blues, hard rock, old-time, country, and singer-songwriter traditions to create her own brand of contemporary roots music. Vane’s accomplished fingerstyle, slide guitar, and clawhammer banjo skills complement […]

Cristina Vane

With a penchant for captivating compositions and evocative lyricism, European-born Cristina Vane’s music feels fully at home in the Americana music scene. The Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist draws from Delta blues, hard rock, old-time, country, and singer-songwriter traditions to create her own brand of contemporary roots music. Vane’s accomplished fingerstyle, slide guitar, and clawhammer banjo skills complement […]

Virginia Student Film Festival

A day-long celebration of creativity, talent, and dedication showcases student filmmakers at the Virginia Student Film Festival. With more than 15 films under 20 minutes long, the festival features works by current college and university students from across the country, presented in two screening blocks. In addition to the screenings, the day includes a panel […]

Virginia Student Film Festival

A day-long celebration of creativity, talent, and dedication showcases student filmmakers at the Virginia Student Film Festival. With more than 15 films under 20 minutes long, the festival features works by current college and university students from across the country, presented in two screening blocks. In addition to the screenings, the day includes a panel […]

“Kiss on Wood”

After moving to Charlottesville in 2021, violist Rachel Kuipers Yonan founded the chamber music series Marinus Concerts, curating concert experiences by contemporary artists in the casual-yet-refined setting of local vineyards. In a preview recital of her new album Kiss on Wood, created with pianist Kwan Yi, she explores the polarity of light and darkness through […]

“Kiss on Wood”

After moving to Charlottesville in 2021, violist Rachel Kuipers Yonan founded the chamber music series Marinus Concerts, curating concert experiences by contemporary artists in the casual-yet-refined setting of local vineyards. In a preview recital of her new album Kiss on Wood, created with pianist Kwan Yi, she explores the polarity of light and darkness through […]