When the coronavirus forced The Front Porch to shut its doors, the downtown venue kept live music alive with its Save the Music weekly concert series, featuring livestreamed performances by more than 100 local artists over the course of the year. Thanks to an anonymous donation, all musicians were compensated for their time—for many, the […]
When the coronavirus forced The Front Porch to shut its doors, the downtown venue kept live music alive with its Save the Music weekly concert series, featuring livestreamed performances by more than 100 local artists over the course of the year. Thanks to an anonymous donation, all musicians were compensated for their time—for many, the […]
Despite Charlottesville’s ample wealth and resources, it is rife with inequality and inequity. Today, nearly one in four city residents lives below the poverty line, and one in six struggles with food insecurity. Within the city school district, over half of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Enter the PB&J Fund. During its normal […]
Once you’ve settled your kids in the children’s section at the Crozet Library, park yourself a few feet away in one of the rocking chairs with a view. You know the ones (and if you don’t, hotfoot it over there ASAP): beautiful, comfy wooden wonders that face a wall of windows and mountain scenery in […]
If you’re expecting the same old, same old (a basket filled with dress-up clothes, say, or some beat-up Legos and a small train table or two), you’re in for a huge surprise when you step inside the Virginia Discovery Museum on the Downtown Mall. The first thing you see is Amazing Airways, a tangle of […]
At the first snowfall of the year, there’s only one place to be: Booker T. Washington Park, that nine-acre spot off Preston Avenue with a basketball court, swimming pool, and, of course, massive sledding hill. Grab the nearest toboggan, cafeteria tray or, in a pinch, mattress (we’ve seen it!) and head out. Just steer clear […]
Genuine darkness is rare in modern life. Even at night, as we curl up in our beds, we’re illuminated in some small way by the shimmer of streetlights coming through the windows or the blink of our devices charging on our bedside tables. In the Blue Ridge Tunnel, the darkness swallows you whole. There’s a […]
The Prolyfyck Run Crew is fluid. It was once known as Run These Streets. Members come and go. Leaders pass the baton. William Jones III started the crew. Wes Bellamy helped push it to wider audiences. James Dowell Jr. now organizes the crew’s three weekly morning meet-ups. The thing that never changes is the Prolyfyck […]
About 20 miles of trail ring the City of Charlottesville, developed and tended by a dedicated group of volunteers. Walking the Rivanna Trail will take you through nearly all of our major parks and waterways. And note: Plans are currently in motion to develop a new leg, called the Three Notched Trail, to run from […]
How well does the Charlottesville Skate Park rate nationally? It’s not huge in raw size, so it doesn’t make a splash on the major top-10 lists. But the city was able to attract high-level talent to manage the place—pro skater Matt Moffett, who’s supervised parks all over the country—and the park has begun to bring […]
Former UVA pitcher and Major League Baseball player Sean Doolittle made national headlines last year when sporting events were shuttered, and he reminded us that “sports are the reward for a functioning society.” If that’s true, the University of Virginia is functioning just fine. Since March, UVA’s student-athletes have earned four national championships (women’s swimming […]