Red, white, blue, and new: Let freedom ring and help welcome more than 50 new American citizens on July Fourth at Monticello. The Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony features Piedmont Virginia Community College president Frank Friedman as the keynote speaker, music from the Charlottesville Band and Charlottesville Opera, root beer floats, and kids’ activities […]
What’s in a name? A month after the president of a local descendants organization called on the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library to change its name to something more inclusive, library leadership says the effort would be an uphill battle. According to reporting in The Daily Progress, that’s because a 1974 agreement between the five localities—Charlottesville, Albemarle, […]
By Maeve Hayden, Tami Keaveny, Eshaan Sarup, and Courteney Stuart Power is defined as “the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.” Keeping that in mind, we put together our annual list of the people and organizations that are leading the charge in our community. From […]
July Exhibitions Botanical Fare 421 E. Main St. Downtown Mall. “My Water Garden,” photographs enhanced with acrylic paint on canvas by Betty Brubach. Through mid-July. The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative 209 Monticello Rd. In “Tender Works,” Karina A. Monroy explores cyclical tensions between pain and love, hurt and healing, and mother and daughter through embroidery, […]
Budget Amendment yays and nays Virginia has a new two-year state budget after the legislature reconvened last week and passed several of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments. Three Democrats defected and voted in favor of an amendment that restricts the number of people eligible for early release under the expanded earned sentence credits. That vote […]
By Brielle Entzminger and Courteney Stuart A week after tweeting that a city employee had been at the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 insurrection and faced no consequence, former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville and 10 individuals alleging she was wrongfully terminated from […]
Mapping the journey: The road wasn’t easy for Jeremy Joyce, but it was formative. The musician grew up on indie rock and alt-country in his hometown of Philadelphia, before the death of his brother drove him to New York and jazz. He found psychedelic folk and rockabilly after a stint in St. Louis, until he […]
Love and laughter: You might know M.K. England from their YA fantasy and sci-fi novels—or maybe they helped you pick out your next read while they were working as a teen librarian at JMRL. The fandom expert was even entrusted with writing the official Guardians of the Galaxy prequel novel, and the seventh original Firefly […]
Gut-buster: We all get bent out of shape sometimes, so give yourself a chance to work it out through a few belly laughs at Bent Theatre Comedy’s improv night. The comedy crew has kept central Virginia laughing with uproarious improv shows and workshops since 2004. The troupe’s improv nights typically feature a series of short […]
By Samantha Federico darzo Single Cell (self-released) Adar Seligman-McComas is darzo. Over the past two years, the band had a name change and Seligman-McComas went solo, yet darzo held on to release its debut record. The eight-track, 30-minute Single Cell packs a powerful punch in a swell of horns and drums that complement Seligman-McComas’ vocals. […]