Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Tuesday, October 15, is the last day to register to vote before the November […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Tuesday, October 15, is the last day to register to vote before the November […]
The Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards have a message for you: Plant trees in the fall. They also have everything you need to get that done. The volunteer group, known as CATS, is launching its first-ever autumn tree sales, offering hundreds of hardwoods at rock-bottom prices at the October 12 City Market in the Water Street […]
JABA Members Enjoy Chilly But Lively Lunch Cruise on the Rappahannock River Eighteen JABA members, their guests, and staff, enjoyed a “City of Fredericksburg” Lunch Cruise on Wednesday, October 9. Charlottesville Parks and Recreation’s Recreation Specialist April Baber provided JABA’s group with transportation and assistance throughout the day. The two-hour trip down the Rappahannock River […]
Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Nuts for you: The […]
Former Hollymead Citizens Association treasurer and bookkeeper Patricia Cuthbert appeared in court twice last week, and will go to trial on October 30 to face a judge for her embezzlement charge. Cuthbert was arrested in August for making more than $73,000 in unauthorized transactions between January 2008 and December 2012. This isn’t the first time a […]
When Woolen Mills residents packed the historic chapel at the far end of Market Street last Thursday for the latest Our Town Charlottesville meeting with City Council members, concerns over cut-through traffic and sewage stench dominated the public forum. But a question bigger than any one neighborhood also arose: Why doesn’t the city pay more […]
Hundreds of low-income city residents will receive checks in the mail now that the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority has reached a proposed settlement with the Legal Aid Justice Center over a utility allowance dispute that may be worth upwards of half a million dollars, including $160,000 in cash payouts. A federal class action suit […]
Funding for the National Institutes of Health was thrust into the spotlight last week as canceled clinical trials for cancer patients became another flashpoint in the ongoing government shutdown standoff in Washington, D.C. The agency may serve as a high-profile pawn in a partisan budget battle, but for local researchers who depend on NIH grants, […]
Tom Harrison looks like the type of guy football players tease in high school: bespectacled, maybe 160 pounds soaking wet. But as a part-time physics and math teacher at Monticello High School, he showed up for the school’s game last Friday as a sign of support for the players and new coach Jeff Woody, with […]
Students at Buford Middle School are now learning about science, technology, engineering, and math in four state-of-the-art labs that feature 3D printing capabilities. The ribbon-cutting ceremony last week kicked off the Buford Engineering Design Academy, a $1.4 million, 9,600-square-foot renovation at Buford. It also tagged Buford as the first public school in Virginia to become […]