Before the end of the winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in central Virginia and put the Commonwealth into a state of emergency last week, 233,000 Dominion Power customers around the state were without electricity in freezing temperatures, including tens of thousands in Charlottesville and Albemarle. At 10am Wednesday—the morning after […]
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news. Here’s a quick look at some of the stories we’ve had an eye on for the past week. Dumler goes to jail Albemarle County Supervisor Chris Dumler spent last weekend in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, […]
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. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors holds a work session on the school budget […]
While it’s an imperfect metaphor, we tend to think of the typical General Assembly legislative session as a poorly plotted television series. It may be filled with interesting characters and over-the-top drama, but there are way too many subplots, and it never ends up exactly where you think it should. It’s like, one moment you’re […]
The free drop-in Teen Center at Carver Recreation is a supervised indoor space within the Jefferson School City Center. There are a wide variety of table games and video games available, many of which focus on active movement. A television and internet access are also available. “We want to keep them active, engaged, and safe,” […]
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. Dig in: Kick off […]
A yoga program in a California public school district that’s linked to UVA’s Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) is the subject of a religious freedom lawsuit filed last week in San Diego County, and the plaintiffs’ expert witness is using language from UVA professors to help her make her case. The CSC, a collaboration among several […]
Snow day, take two! Charlottesville and Albemarle schools have another day off, and it may have something to do with the fact that Domion Power has yet to restore electricity to 14,978 customers in the county and 4,697 in the city as of 7 am. Warming temperatures today into the rest of the week mean the snow […]
Snow living up to its hype in Charlottesville and Albemarle? Color us surprised. Locals are waking up to between 4 and 6 inches as of 7am, with more heavy, wet snow falling rapidly. According to the National Weather Service, we can expect another 4 to 8 inches during the day today. Road conditions and visibility […]
Native plants are hard to find, so gardeners don’t buy them. Nobody buys them, so suppliers don’t stock them. Nobody sells them, so farmers have no reason to grow them. It’s a vicious circle that Albemarle County staff is trying to remedy. Four months after the county published its native plants online database, Water Resources […]