Erika Howsare has been a C-VILLE contributor since 2002. Her first nonfiction book is The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors (2024), and she hosted a podcast miniseries called “If You See a Deer.” She teaches writing locally.
Biker Kassia Arbabi gives a glimpse into the happy two-wheeled life.
A Charlottesville mother argues against the idea that nature is "out there" somewhere.
StreamWatch director Rose Brown explains why the caddisfly is a creature worthy of our attention.
Classic Charlottesville surroundings, including lots of greenery, lend the house its character. (Photo by Andrea Hubbell) Jim Tuley certainly wasn’t the first architect in Charlottesville. In fact, he arrived in 1968 to join a well-established design community at UVA’s School of Architecture. But he was one of the first to create a substantial body of […]
Dietician Wendy Vigdor-Hess lays out a strategy for keeping GMOs off your plate.
Zero Garbage practitioner Rose Brown explains how to make your own deodorant from kitchen staples.
Local groups are involved in opposition to a very large coal-burning power plant proposed for Surry County. It’s estimated that it would contribute to as many as 200,000 lost work days, due to downwind residents’ health problems, over its 60-year life span. (File photo) Life churns along, and with it a mixed bag of environmental […]