People who are buying houses have plenty to think about. There’s the matter of how much to offer and what type of mortgage to take out. There’s the need to get a home inspection and consider whether any problems —leaky roof, sagging porch—are worth asking the sellers to fix before closing. You have to arrange […]
People who are buying houses have plenty to think about. There’s the matter of how much to offer and what type of mortgage to take out. There’s the need to get a home inspection and consider whether any problems —leaky roof, sagging porch—are worth asking the sellers to fix before closing. You have to arrange […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Don’t look back—that’s all he has to do. Not turn around. But he does. And so he loses her—again.
About a year ago, if you asked Adam Smith or Jon Bray of The Invisible Hand if their other band, Truman Sparks, was still together, it was impossible to get a straight answer out of them. One would say it was on hiatus, the other would say it was over, and then each would repeat […]
Dome Room at the Rotunda At the risk of sounding cocky, C-VILLE knows a little something about what it takes to be a true resident of this here city. After all, we’ve been Charlottesville insiders for 20 years now. Some of our staff were born and raised here, others were transplanted long ago, and some […]
We cannot deny it. We’ve picked up some trade secrets in the past 20 years—at least as far as living local goes. But we’ve also done more than our fair share to make sure some things, like the City Market, remain well-known, public treasures. Year after year, we have compiled lists of summer must-dos and […]
It’s a tale as old as time: Politician, down on his luck, shacks up with a nice, unassuming little municipality.
The drive west on Ivy Road is nothing out of the ordinary: shopping malls, few restaurants, residences and university apartments. The architecture is traditional, Victorian at times. But at the intersection with Old Ivy Road, the landscape is about to change dramatically. Where the University Car Wash once stood, a new, state-of-the-art facility will be […]
Although Old Trail Village was put up for sale at the end of April, construction of the commercial space is going full speed. The Old Trail Village is host to a new, scaled back, 8,500-square-foot ACAC. In addition to the gym, the commercial center will feature shops, restaurant and a newly added cafe and wine […]
On Friday, June 12, UVA President John Casteen announced his retirement after what will be 20 years at the helm of the University.