What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 4/1?

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Albemarle County Board of Architectural Review meets from 1-4pm Monday in Room 241 […]

A charity food event, an ironic bake sale, and a special election: Events this weekend and beyond

Here’s a quick rundown of a few upcoming Charlottesville events heading into the holiday weekend. It’s a hodgepodge, but we didn’t want to let these fall off readers’ radars: The First United Church of Charlottesville (101 E. Jefferson St.) is slipping in some community service between services this weekend. From 9am-noon Saturday, volunteers will be […]

Take your time: The magic of ageable white wine

Take a look around a few wine cellars. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Now tell me: What’s the one thing that is missing or grossly underrepresented in most of them? Vintage port? ’61 Bordeaux? That wild Jura wine the guy at the wine shop told you about? Close, at least, on the last one. By and […]

Getting your personal patch of earth ready for spring

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Longer days, birdsong, and the return of warmer weather make it easy to incorporate that Margaret Atwood adage into your spring routine. With a relatively long and cold winter more or less behind us, it’s time to get back into the […]

Green happenings: Charlottesville environmental news and events

Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Tree town: The Charlottesville Area […]

Bellamy: Clerical error over traffic ticket landed him in court

Wes Bellamy, the 26-year-old teacher who recently announced a run for City Council, told reporters and onlookers at a press conference outside City Hall this afternoon that a clerical error following a traffic violation led him to turn himself into police this morning. Bellamy said he was pulled over in February for a traffic violation—driving […]

Face time: Author Jonathan Coleman visits Jim Baldi in jail

There he was, much as I remembered him: the same mischievous, knowing, somewhat furtive look, jaunty and clean-cut as ever; even the erudite black glasses were not that much of a surprise. He is nearly 50 now, but still incorrigibly youthful, and, despite all that he is up against, hopeful, hopeful for “one more day.” […]

School spending, Stonefield suit, and City races: News briefs

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. County schools face budget gap The Albemarle County School District is facing a $1.2 million […]