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One of the best things about vacation is that it uproots us from our familiar habits. 

For 18 years, vendors and shoppers have flocked to the Water Street parking lot every Saturday morning, April through December, for Charlottesville’s City Market. The location is often described as too crowded, and while some might see the busy scene as a sign of success, local experts believe the market could grow beyond the weekly, five-hour session if given the room to expand its footprint and its mission.

“I didn’t think I would make much of an impact,” said Maya Carr. “I just thought it would be once-a-week tutoring that doesn’t really matter.”

With the Democrats’ Fifth Congressional District caucuses wrapped up and the first debate before the Republican Senate primary out of the way, we’re staring down a long summer of campaign rhetoric. 

When Chris Gensic has his way, park-hopping in Charlottesville will be as easy as getting on your bike.

Last weekend, visiting my family in southwestern Pennsylvania, I saw something shocking.

As longtime readers well know, former U.S. Congress critter Virgil Goode was one of the founding inspirations for this column, and has remained our patron saint ever since. 

The prom is a major event in a teenager’s life. Arguably, the girls more than the boys, look forward to it all year.

Woodberry Payne (pictured) says that certain places make good horses. But mostly, he said, what makes a good horse is something intangible inside them. It’s about a horse’s desire, what’s in a horse’s heart. (Photo by Carissa Dezort) The spring race at Foxfield is Saturday, April 28, and Woodberry Payne will be there as usual. […]

Happy trails: The Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club maintains and build paths for your riding pleasure. (Photo by Eric Kelley) Local fat tire fans have a lot to be excited about. Trails in and around Charlottesville have been multiplying in recent years, largely due to the hard work of the Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club. […]