Toan Nguyen’s C’ville Central gives small business owners a leg up

The movement to buy local is growing beyond homemade jam and freshly picked tomatoes at the City Market. It could be the key to solving the city’s growing poverty problem. The goal of fledgling corporation C’ville Central, the latest brainchild of C’ville Coffee owner Toan Nguyen, is to connect local business owners with the area’s […]

A bug’s life: Cicada emergence is a mysterious, massive phenomenon

Sachin Gadani and a few friends recently spent a weekend combing Charlottesville for cicadas. The UVA MD-PhD graduate student is head of the University’s entomology club, and he and several fellow amateur bug lovers haven’t had to look hard to find the first local representatives of one of the greatest spectacles of the insect world: […]

Republicans plot course for City Council race

While the Democrats prepare for the June 11 primaries, two Republicans are quietly taking notes on the issues raised and looking ahead to the November general election, hoping to become the first conservative representatives on City Council since 2002. The five Democratic candidates fielded media and audience questions during an open forum last Thursday, where […]

Diamond anniversary: Ten years after Coach Brian O’Connor’s arrival, UVA baseball is a powerhouse

Home field advantage Dedicated in 2002, Davenport Field underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2010. Seats were added, locker rooms expanded, training facilities enhanced. This past offseason, a sand-based playing field was installed, along with an irrigation and drainage system, a synthetic warning track, and a FieldTurf collar around home plate. The field is an important […]

Judge hears arguments, puts off decision in Dumler petition trial

A small group of protesters holding signs that read “Dumler must go” gathered outside the Albemarle County Circuit Courthouse this afternoon for the trial to determine whether Albemarle County Supervisor Chris Dumler will be removed from office. Four and a half hours of testimony later, Judge Cheryl Higgins announced that she will review the evidence […]

What’s Happening at the Jefferson School City Center?

The auditorium at the Jefferson School City Center was the venue for the forum for City Council candidates co-sponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress on Thursday night. The event was moderated by Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Executive Director Director, Brian Wheeler. Candidates Bob Fenwick, Adam Lees, Wes Bellamy, Melvin Grady and Kristin Szakos answered questions […]