In the market for live music, a laser light show, and information about cannabis? Look no further than Greenwood, Virginia, on 4/20. The Virginia 420 Festival at the Misty Mountain Camp Resort celebrates “all things cannabis,” according to Winston Marsden, the event’s planner. The agenda for the day features live music, cannabis-growing classes, and cooking […]
In the market for live music, a laser light show, and information about cannabis? Look no further than Greenwood, Virginia, on 4/20. The Virginia 420 Festival at the Misty Mountain Camp Resort celebrates “all things cannabis,” according to Winston Marsden, the event’s planner. The agenda for the day features live music, cannabis-growing classes, and cooking […]
On April 15, the University of Virginia football team returned to Scott Stadium for the first time since the murders of three players in November. Memorials to Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D’Sean Perry were present throughout this year’s Blue-White spring game, from the opening remarks to the field itself. The end zone beneath […]
Does the Tom Tom Founders Festival, now in its 11th year, really need an introduction? The fest’s aged a lifetime in a decade, from its quixotic first years—“like, what even is Tom Tom?”—to its formative middle years, and its wizened old age. The 2023 version’s vision, “Future Forward,” is appropriately expansive, with ample breadth to […]
Our spring of zoning continues this month with more rollout of new rules that will determine what Charlottesville’s future looks like. “At this point, we are proposing no minimum parking requirement in order to support reuse and redevelopment of sites within the city,” said James Freas, Charlottesville’s director of Neighborhood Development Services. “We fully […]
UVA team’s dengue fever discovery Dr. Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, UVA’s chair of microbiology, immunology, and cancer biology, had been in his new lab for only a week when he and his team released groundbreaking findings on the deadly dengue virus—results that could pave the way for an effective treatment against the illness. Dengue virus is […]
Whether you are moving out, moving in together, downsizing, settling an estate, or just tired of the clutter, spring is a great time to get rid of stuff. But do the Earth a favor: Give your castoffs a second life. Reuse helps both people and the planet. Community advocates point out that lots of […]
A University of Virginia first-year engineering student has developed a smartphone app that enables high school students to more efficiently alert administrators to crises on school grounds. The Safeline app was built by Alexander Halpern, who designed the software around an anonymous reporting system. Using a map of their school, students can pinpoint specific locations […]
For Leah Puryear, the past month has been a whirlwind. After former Charlottesville city councilor Sena Magill abruptly resigned on January 3, citing family needs, Puryear—along with 19 other candidates—applied for the job. On February 21, council unanimously selected Puryear, a former Charlottesville School Board member, to fill the vacant seat. Since then, she has […]
In the past few years, developers have filed proposals for some of the last vacant parcels in Charlottesville, pushing the limits of growth. This includes two projects a quarter-mile away from each other on the Rivanna River in an area where the city has never conducted a small-area plan for infrastructure. Local firm Seven […]
In 1959, 7-year-old Charles Alexander (Alex-Zan) walked into Venable Elementary School, accompanied by his mother, Elizabeth Alexander, and fellow classmates Marvin and William Townsend. He was among the first Black students to attend the newly integrated Charlottesville City Schools. On April 8, just down the road from Venable, Alex-Zan celebrated the unveiling of the Black […]