VOP interns canvass local neighborhoods
“Hello, I’m from the Virginia Organizing Project, which is a non-partisan group, and I was wondering if I could ask you about what issues are important to you,” says Caty […]
That's amore
Dear Ace, My fiancé and I live in Charlottesville, but we plan to get married in Italy next summer. Will we need to have a ceremony in Virginia as well? […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Is there anything that won’t thrive in Charlottesville? In 24 weeks of looking back through our 20-year archives, the answer seems to be no. Whether it’s local rock or a […]
Exploring the outlaw heart of Sons of Bill’s new album, One Town Away
Your name is James Wilson. More than 2,500 miles away from your family’s home in Ivy and with a few songs in your head, you’re learning what it means to […]
SoHo comes to Fifeville
At the corner of Grove, Ninth and King streets, following the winding Roosevelt Brown Boulevard, sits a vacant piece of land that is seldom walked on by Fifeville residents. Yet, […]
Superintendent Rosa Atkins seeks input on possible restructuring
Since a consultant recommended in January that Charlottesville City Schools close one elementary school, the schools have been putting the possibility to the public. As Superintendent Rosa Atkins explained at […]
Independent Paul Long enters the race for City Council
Who: Paul Long, 59 Where: Born and raised in Philadelphia. Moved to Charlottesville 11 years ago. Independent Paul Long has announced his run for a seat on City Council. On […]
Door closes on UVA Arts Gateway
When the Board of Visitors first approved the Arts Gateway to the University of Virginia in 2007, the project
City, RWSA move forward on water studies
Last November, Charlottesville’s City Council passed a resolution calling for a raft of studies related to the community’s 50-year water supply plan.
David Byrne; Charlottesville Pavilion; Wednesday, June 10
This ain’t no Mud Club or CBGB’s, this is the Charlottesville Pavilion, and, ladies and gentlemen, as a member of the Talking Heads Class of ’77, I’m here to tell you that heaven is a place where David Byrne happens.