Checking in with Nick Strocchia

I was sending out some coordination e-mails. I’ve been running the Charlottesville Photography Initiative since August of 2009. We’re a group of about 270 amateur and professional photographers in town, and we’re largely involved with education and community outreach.

The Power Issue

 Time, suggested Thomas Jefferson, often turns the powerful into tyrants—a curious remark from a person whose legacy still dictates the culture and image of our city’s largest employer. But as C-VILLE assembled its new Power Issue we learned that, in the two years since we last ranked our mightiest locals, time can turn the powerful […]

Checking in with Aaron Eichorst

"I am looking through images for this Charlottesville City schools website, compiling new pictures to go up on the site. I teach art to everyone at Clark Elementary and half the population at Greenbrier. This is my ninth year teaching."

Small Bites

Happy birthday! Keeping a restaurant afloat in this town ain’t easy. It takes more than good service and a bangin’ menu to keep a customer in. You need a good reputation, too. Enter Sticks. The Preston Avenue kebob shop has served up tasty (and healthy!) food on a stick for 10 years as of this […]

Votes of confidence

Did you people compare notes? C-VILLE recently asked 11—well, 10 (see page 13)—City Council candidates to respond to the same question: “What is Charlottesville’s most valuable resource, and how do you propose to protect it?” A majority responded, “people.” Granted, there were a few variations on the theme—“children,” “the individual citizen,” “community,” “the Charlottesville resident.” […]

Small Bites

Whoever said “the bigger, the better” had the new location of Whole Foods in mind. Situated on Hydraulic Road and boasting an additional 15,000 square feet, the new Whole Foods is an impressive fixture. During a special tour before the official June 7 opening, we got a little taste of what’s, er, in store. Each […]