C-VILLE’s most-read stories of 2017
As we turn the page on 2017, we look back at the top 17 stories from our website this year. 1. Sticker shock: Charlottesville health insurance premiums spike to highest […]
Our Charlottesville: Essays on the effects of August 12 then and now
The effects of August 12 are both visible and unseen. Palpable and elusive. Deeply felt and formative. Last week, Fourth Street—where Heather Heyer was killed while marching alongside other counterprotesters […]
First Night Virginia: New Year, Old Tradition
By Ken Wilson – It’s called First Night, but it’s really Last Evening meets First Morning, as we finish off the old year and greet the new one, sober but […]
Prepare Now To Profit From 2018’s Hot Real Estate Market
By Celeste M. Smucker – For home owners who have been waiting for the market to improve—or who have just learned there is a great job waiting in another city, […]
Crying fowl: New YMCA threatens birds, says teen advocate
On the treadmill at the Brooks Family YMCA, it almost feels like you’re outside running, thanks to an expanse of glass looking into the woods of McIntire Park. And that […]
Unfriended: Garrett staffer calls cops on constituent
Craig DuBose likes to let his 5th District congressman know how he feels about issues, and he regularly posts comments on Tom Garrett’s Facebook page—until he discovered he’d been blocked […]
Lamenting Lambeth: UVA proposes sports complex in its place
On December 7, the UVA Board of Visitors deferred a decision on the construction of a softball stadium at the university’s Lambeth Field—and those living nearby are thanking their lucky […]
In brief: City departures, a random drawing and Coran’s cannabis (or lack thereof)
City departures Besides the abrupt retirement of former police chief Al Thomas, City Attorney Craig Brown will head out the door after 32 years for a new gig as Manassas’ […]
Morbidity rates: Optima’s health insurance premium calculations challenged
In November, Sara Stovall was grappling with a health insurance premium that had skyrocketed from $940 a month to $3,000 for her family of four in the Charlottesville market, […]
The Heather Heyer way
On the morning of December 20, around 50 people drew to the scene of the August 12 vehicular attack that killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens more, where dead flowers […]