If you prefer passionate narratives to summer blockbusters, then the annual Ash Lawn Opera Festival is probably already on your radar. The arts community stronghold is kicking off another season with Giacomo Puccini’s beloved masterpiece La Bohème. Set in 19th-century Paris, the foundation for the popular Broadway musical Rent follows a group of struggling artists […]
The son of country music icons Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings has forged a name for himself that has nothing to do with family ties. Country rock’s bad boy came slamming onto the music scene with his rebellious Southern rock in the early 2000s, and has remained a favorite across genres. Although his […]
With spectacular views, local wines, summer food favorites, and live music, the Carter Mountain Sunsets series is ironically the perfect setting for Midlife Crisis, the classic rockers who are performing next in the orchard’s family friendly concert run. Relax on the deck with your bag of fresh picked fruit and some of the bakery shop’s […]
Virginia’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has been under heavy scrutiny following a botched arrest that landed a 20-year-old UVA student in jail after buying a case of water from the Barracks Road Harris Teeter. Now, ABC chairman J. Nealy Insley has called for an investigation into the incident by Virginia State Police, a move […]
Some say it’s the journey that matters, not the destination. At C-VILLE, we spend a lot of time saying just the opposite. In fact, it seems like we’re always professing our affection for Destination: Charlottesville—whether with our annual Food & Drink issue, this year’s list of the area’s 25 coolest places, the Summer Guide, or […]
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of what we’ve had an eye on for the past week. Officer cleared in Birdwood Court shooting A grand jury has found there was no wrongdoing […]
The Local, located in Belmont, has been constantly expanding to meet business demands since it opened in 2008. Word on the street is it may be stretching across Hinton Avenue, as restaurant owner Adam Frazier recently put a bid on the last remaining commercial building available in the neighborhood. You’ve probably noticed it on the […]
Music is in indie folk singer-songwriter Shantel Leitner’s blood. Following in the footsteps of her mother, aunt, and grandfather (all country singers), Leitner began singing at a young age. “I was pretty bashful, so I didn’t sing with them until my grandfather lovingly nudged me to,” Leitner said during a recent phone interview. Now at […]
What makes Charlottesville go? To answer that particular question, the Storyline Project will team students grades 4-6 with local artists and designers for the fifth annual public art experience. As part of this year’s “transit” theme, the group will take bikes, buses, and boats around the area to explore the spaces, places, and stories that […]
Teri Kent runs Charlottesville’s Better World Betty, a non-profit organization and online resource for locals looking to shrink their impact on the environment. Every month, Betty—Kent’s ’50s-housewife-meets-earth-goddess alter ego —answers the most burning eco-questions from our readers about energy use, water, waste and recycling, transportation, and green buying. What can we do with an old […]