Gotta go to work, gotta have a job! But is it really necessary that our jobs feel like chores? Dare we dream of a work environment that’s relevant, productive, and engaging? That inspires us? For the Millennial generation, which makes up 25 percent of the current workforce, the answers to these questions are paramount. To […]
Gotta go to work, gotta have a job! But is it really necessary that our jobs feel like chores? Dare we dream of a work environment that’s relevant, productive, and engaging? That inspires us? For the Millennial generation, which makes up 25 percent of the current workforce, the answers to these questions are paramount. To […]
From Feast! to Food Lion, Charlottesville is home to dozens of grocery stores, and recent months have brought more to the already crowded field of options for shoppers. The city is packed with small urban markets, specialty shops, and big box stores. Trendy chain Trader Joe’s arrived with great fanfare last month, and two new […]
The arrest of a former Keswick Boy Scout leader last week for forcible sodomy of a young boy has brought a national scandal over sexual misconduct in the organization to Charlottesville. Albemarle County Police arrested David Brian Watkins, 49, on November 28, charging him with assaulting a boy in his Scout troop, Troop 1028, in […]
Latasha Grooms was surprisingly calm and collected last Saturday when she and at least 80 other Charlottesville residents gathered to conduct a search for her 19-year-old son, Dashad “Sage” Smith. The transgender teenager went missing the day before Thanksgiving, and was last seen near the 500 Block of West Main Street, allegedly on his way […]
Silverchair Learning Systems, a local designer of online training products for the senior care industry, announced this week that its Charlottesville branch is closing. According to Mike Mutka, the company will merge with Essential Learning, LLC, and consolidate in Cary, North Carolina. Vista Equity Partners acquired both Essential Learning, LLC, and Silverchair Learning Systems earlier […]
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. Solo safe: Whatever the season, safety […]
Police say the former Boy Scout leader they arrested yesterday for allegedly sodomizing a boy in his troop several years ago could be at the center of more charges. The Albemarle County Police Department arrested David Brian Watkins, 49, of Keswick, for forcible sodomy Wednesday, saying the victim, now an adult but 13 at the […]
Charlottesville is crawling with outdoor and nature enthusiasts, and who wouldn’t want to be outside when it’s 75 degrees and sunny? As the days get shorter and colder, though, it’s tempting to stay indoors and save the outdoor action for springtime. One group of local adventurers sees no reason to slow down. The Outdoor Adventure […]
Every marketing firm and tourism board in the country is searching for social media’s magic bullet, and the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau might have found it. With a small budget and a young social media coordinator’s instinctive touch, the CACVB’s Facebook page has shot to the top of national user engagement ratings. John […]
April Muniz has been back in the U.S. for three months, and she is still readjusting to traffic and iPads. After two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps, she said she wasn’t prepared for her return to the never-ending fast pace of American culture. The photos of her students hanging on her office walls, […]