Cornering the market: A Hoos who of late-night student haunts
By Ben Hitchcock and Gracie Kreth It’s 1:44am on a Friday. All is quiet, but in a few minutes, everything will change when popular student watering holes Trinity, Boylan Heights, […]
LIVING Picks: Week of May 16-22
FAMILY Family Bike Fest Sunday, May 20 The whole family can enjoy a strider course, bicycle decorating station and bike-handling skill courses for riders of all ages. Blue Wheel Bicycles […]
Tina Thompson says she’s ready to take the lead at UVA
By Emma D’Arpino When Tina Thompson was named head coach of the Virginia women’s basketball team in April, amid the excitement of landing the soon-to-be Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of […]
Moms share their struggles with parenting in a society that encourages women to ‘have it all’
A few days after the photos circulated—on news stations, in print stories and Facebook feeds—the comments turned from what HRH the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton was wearing (a long-sleeved red […]
LIVING Picks: Week of May 9-15
FAMILY Mother’s Day Music Festival Saturday, May 12 Tandem Friends School hosts its annual Mother’s Day Music Festival featuring tunes, food, drink and activities for all ages. $7 (moms get […]
Get your fill of Venezuelan arepas
A grilled corn cake opened up to make a pocket. Crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside. Filled with deliciousness. This is how La Guadalupana, the Mexican grocery and deli […]
Learn culinary traditions from the masters at folklife showcase
For those of us who prefer to eat our way through Virginia history, the Virginia Humanities Virginia Folklife Program Apprenticeship Showcase, which takes place Sunday, May 6, at James Monroe’s […]
The Neighborhood Issue: A top-down view of the places we call home
Sometimes it’s difficult to explain why we love the things we love—black licorice, ABBA, our unruly children—especially when their flaws are so readily apparent. But most of the time, it’s […]
Q&A: Local leaders discuss serving the community
Before Joyce Ivory was president of the Charlottesville chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, she was a girl growing up in the Fifth and Dice (Fifeville) neighborhood. […]
Food writer’s return visit results in three days of grazing across town
I had 72 hours to take in everything Charlottesville had to offer culinarily. I was screwed. More than 450 restaurants can be found on C-VILLE Weekly’s restaurant listings, and many […]