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. Albemarle County will hold an open house on possible changes to development regulations on […]
Over 150 women, many in African attire, gathered at the Jefferson School City Center’s African-American Heritage Center for an evening of health updates and fashion. The event was part Chihamba’s 24th Annual African American Cultural Arts Festival. The event included information about the Heritage Center, a breast health talk, “Expanding on the basics: What advances in […]
Nearly a week after her disappearance, the search for missing Nelson County teenager Alexis Murphy is centered on Charlottesville. The FBI and other investigators have set up a base in the city, where the 17-year-old’s car was found Tuesday in a movie theater parking lot on Route 29. Murphy vanished Saturday, August 3, after telling […]
Ethan Zuckerman, Barefoot Bucha co-owner and master brewer along with wife Kate, shared the tricks of the kombucha brewing trade at a seminar hosted by Rebecca’s Natural Food on July 30 to a group of burgeoning ’bucha brewers. The seminar was one of a six-part series on the local food system, sponsored by Rebecca’s, Brightwood […]
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. Fun with farmers: The […]
For those who have assiduously followed this column (yes, both of you), the name Bob Goodlatte may not immediately ring a bell. The reason for this is simple: as a consummate back-bencher and milquetoast anti-immigrant conservative, Virginia’s 6th district U.S. House representative is about as boring as they come. (Seriously—most stories on the guy lead […]
Jarmere Jenkins may have grown up with enough siblings to field a complete batting lineup in the family’s backyard baseball games, but he fell in love with tennis at age 4 and hasn’t looked at another sport. The 22-year-old Atlanta, Georgia native and recent University of Virginia graduate just received the McKevlin Award as the […]
Madison County has waited 80 years for its own entrance to Shenandoah National Park, and park officials told county administrators on July 29 that they would have to keep waiting. A proposal by the Madison County Board of Supervisors to upgrade Rapidan Road and establish a new entrance for motor vehicles was denied last week […]
It’s been three weeks since Grace Williams checked her grandson’s cubby at Barrett Early Learning Center and found a letter announcing the decision to close the nearly 80-year-old daycare center later this month. A fixture in the city’s Ridge Street neighborhood and for decades one of the few local child care options for African-American families, […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months, you’ve probably noticed that it’s been pretty soggy this summer. Officials say the amount of rain is both unsurprising and beneficial after the droughts over the last few years, but a wet summer is no excuse to neglect efforts to conserve water. Charlottesville’s […]