The local LGBTQ+ community is thriving in unexpected places
Charlottesville doesn’t have a gay bar, but the local LGBTQ+ community is thriving in less traditional spaces. With the closure of Club 216 in 2012, Escafé in 2018, and Impulse […]
University credit union moving ahead with plans for new headquarters on Fifth Street Extended
One of the area’s oldest financial institutions is preparing for the future with plans to move its headquarters from Albemarle’s central urban area to one emerging in the south. In […]
To some, the loss of Mel’s Cafe would be an emblem of Charlottesville’s ever-changing racial landscape
Mel Walker wasn’t much for reporters. He was a busy man. When asked to go on the record—about his chicken, one of his trendy new neighbors on West Main Street, […]
UVA withholds degrees from students arrested at encampment
The University of Virginia is withholding degrees from four graduating students who were arrested at the encampment for Gaza on May 4, pending trials by the University Judiciary Committee. Eleven […]
The Good fight
As the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th district reaches a conclusion on June 18, a poll released by the Virginia Faith & Freedom Coalition shows Virginia Senator John McGuire(R-Goochland) with […]
In brief
So (not) long! Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, widely labeled as a Donald Trump fangirl who approaches topics like alleged space lasers and fringe internet theories with bizarre confidence, made […]
Mistrial declared
After almost seven years of waiting, 14 months of preparation and legal wrangling, and three days of trial before the Albemarle County Circuit Court for Jacob Joseph Dix, Judge H. […]
Not-so-tiny change
A recent change to rules about what can be constructed has cleared an obstacle for those who wish to live in a very small living space. At least in Louisa. […]
In brief
Delayed vote The Charlottesville School Board voted on Thursday, May 30, to delay a decision on reinstating School Resource Officers in city schools until 2025. Now referred to as “Youth […]
Office politics
Few people get into politics for the salaries, but for local and state representatives this rings especially true. Whether they’re on city council, serving in the House of Delegates, or […]