After moving the ordinance from the consent agenda, Charlottesville City Council voted on September 3 to adopt ranked-choice voting for its June 2025 primary elections. Ahead of the vote, former delegate and founder of Ranked Choice Virginia Sally Hudson spoke in favor of the new polling method. During her time in the General Assembly, Hudson […]
After moving the ordinance from the consent agenda, Charlottesville City Council voted on September 3 to adopt ranked-choice voting for its June 2025 primary elections. Ahead of the vote, former delegate and founder of Ranked Choice Virginia Sally Hudson spoke in favor of the new polling method. During her time in the General Assembly, Hudson […]
For the win! Football season is off to an electric start at the University of Virginia. Despite a two-hour severe-weather delay, the Cavaliers maintained momentum in their August 31 season opener, and beat the University of Richmond 34-13. Before kick-off, UVA held a moment of silence to honor Lavel Davis, D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, […]
Local high school student Vidya Ambati has potentially saved pharmaceutical researchers several years and billions of dollars in the fight against arthritis, and the breakthrough comes with at least one major side effect: a $50,000 college scholarship. Ambati, along with 19 other gifted high school students nationwide, was named a 2024 Davidson Fellow in late […]
The waiting game continues for a lawsuit filed earlier this year that seeks to nullify Charlottesville’s new zoning code. A group of residents filed suit against Charlottesville in January alleging that city officials failed to follow state guidelines to study the impacts higher residential density allowed in the Development Code would have on transportation infrastructure. […]
A new parking policy is coming to Dairy Market, following years of pushback from patrons and vendors about paying for parking. Inside the food hall, things are also changing, with several businesses and attractions arriving at the Grady Avenue spot after a wave of restaurant closures. While Citizen Burger Stand, 434th Street, and South and […]
When you want to initiate change—real change—it’s hard to do it alone. The time, effort, versatility, and resources it takes to affect progress as an individual requires a level of passion and privilege most of us cannot afford when there are children to raise and bills to be paid. But when change needs to happen, […]
Medical directives Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital President Rita Bunch is stepping down on September 13. Bunch has served as division president for the hospital since January 2022, and will be joining the Erlanger health system in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “It has been an incredible honor to serve the Charlottesville community and lead Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital […]
More than eight months after the departure of former president and CEO Natalie Masri, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce is launching a committee to find its next leader. Ahead of the first CEO search committee meeting on August 26, CRCC Board Chair Sasha Tripp spoke with C-VILLE about the hiring process and the chamber […]
Shortly after the signalized intersection at Rio Road and U.S. 29 was converted to an underpass in July 2016, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted a small area plan to encourage redevelopment of the immediate area to be more dense to meet the needs of the 21st century. “The plan identifies the Rio Road/29 […]
On September 28, 2021, former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe said something during the second gubernatorial debate that would spark a movement of conservatives in the state: “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” The Hill would later describe McAuliffe’s statement as “deserving of a top listing in the Hall of […]