Sharing lesson
Public schools aren’t created equal. Neither is their funding. Charlottesville’s new citywide PTO aims to even out those highs and lows. “Our school parents are just spread pretty thin,” says […]
Big picture thinking
“I’ve been drawing since around the age of 2,” Jae Johnson says. “Growing up, I had an infatuation with drawing cars. Actually, my aunt still has probably 80 percent of […]
Striking tone
Lewis Nelson needed some peace in his life. He says he’d “gone through a rough time” after two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army, and three deployments to Afghanistan […]
Sweat lodging
Perspire with pals at the Rivanna River Co.’s Riversong saunas. Participants can book 90-minute schvitz sessions in one of a pair of wood-fired steam rooms. Bathing suits are mandatory for […]
Bear migration
SugarBear Ice Cream is going for a second scoop, adding an Ivy Road shop near U.S. 29 to its flagship Free Bridge-adjacent spot. “While there’s never a perfect time for […]
Heat beaters
When summer scorches Charlottesville, the city’s spray grounds provide an excellent antidote to record highs. Located in four public parks, these structures gush, dump, and drizzle H2O to keep kids […]
UVA Health embraces charity care for uninsured patients as cuts loom
Dan, 48, moved from the Midwest to Charlottesville to get treatment for a rare, often painful genetic ailment at the University of Virginia hospital. “I’m in the process of getting […]
Author Alix E. Harrow and C-VILLE’s senior news reporter talk about the power of fairy tales
Charlottesville-based Alix E. Harrow’s latest fantastical novel, 2025’s time-traveling The Everlasting, is in the running for a prestigious Hugo Award for best novel. (The winner will be announced on August […]
What the data suggests about Greene’s recent immigration raids
“How was his English?” an unseen man asks Greene County sheriff’s deputy Capt. Brian Shifflett, as he climbs back into his cruiser a little after 11am on June 23. “Pretty […]
Jump-the-gun construction on a new subdivision triggers a major mess and angry neighbors
From the home she’s owned on Azalea Drive since 2017, Casey Gioeli watched the trucks roll in and the trees come down. Several weeks earlier, Stanley Martin Homes began construction […]