The Rivanna Area Queer Center, or RAQC (pronounced “rack”), has been a months-long labor of love for area organizers. And while the LGBTQ+ community center isn’t set to open until later this spring, the space at 801 W. Main St. is quickly taking shape, entirely through the work of volunteers. Charlottesville has a myriad of […]
One of the areas Albemarle Board of Supervisors has identified for industrial development is along Broadway Street in a land-locked section of the county only accessible via roads through Charlottesville. The future happens one application at a time and the Board will soon consider whether it wants to allow the owners of a project called […]
Over the last few years, analysis from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors has captured a trend of fewer homes being sold in the region, while the average purchase price continues to climb. There were 1,287 homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 879 sold in the last three months of 2024. […]
The Rivanna Area Queer Center, or RAQC (pronounced “rack”), has been a months-long labor of love for area organizers. And while the LGBTQ+ community center isn’t set to open until later this spring, the space at 801 W. Main St. is quickly taking shape, entirely through the work of volunteers. Charlottesville has a myriad of […]
Local activists want a word with U.S. Rep. John McGuire, who is facing pushback over a lack of in-person interactions with constituents since taking office. To make that happen, Indivisible Charlottesville, a group opposing what it calls “Trumpism,” has called on McGuire to show up for an April 26 town hall at Charlottesville High School. […]
Jazz virtuoso Charlie Ballantine returns to town with veteran performers Quinn Sternberg on bass and New York City drummer Dan Weiss behind the kit. The trio holds a reverent-yet-innovative stance toward the history of jazz, bringing unique takes on genre standards while weaving in original works and versions of popular tracks like The Beatles’ “Strawberry […]
Country singer-songwriter Wyatt Flores channels the spirit of the Plains in his roots-based repertoire, extolling small-town truths in sincere storytelling. The 23-year-old from Stillwater, Oklahoma, wrestles with mortality, young love, and reconciling his place in the world through songs bearing influences from time-tested rock ‘n’ roll, throwback country, and downhome folk. Flores’ star is on […]
April 26, The Jefferson Theater A famous musician named Paul McCartney once sang, “You’d think that people would’ve had enough of silly love songs / But I look around me and I see it isn’t so.” That was in 1976 and the co-founder of The Beatles was in a new band, Wings, with his wife […]
