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Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training Did you know there are 9,000 adults in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area who have difficulty reading anything more challenging then a picture book? Literacy Volunteers is recruiting volunteer tutors to donate their time to work with adults for approx 2 hours a week.  No teaching experience is required; you will be given […]

Antiques In Charlottesville is returning to town from March 23rd to 25th at the Main Street Arena. Mounted by the respected show management team of Melrose and Johns, the event will directly benefit our community with three days of shopping and more than forty antique exhibitors. Jay N. Melrose, the senior partner at Melrose and […]

 The back porch is part of American folk culture, and the wooden deck was popular in the late 1900s, but neither has the style and durability of a terrace. A transition between house and garden, a terrace allows French doors to open from the living spaces, promotes fresh air and sunlight, and provides an ideal […]

Hoofed brush clearers prove very effective. Can we keep up?

City Director of Communications Ric Barrick abruptly announced his intent to resign at the end of the week.

The annual Virginia Festival of the Book begins today and  the lineup features opportunities galore to revel in Charlottesville’s love of the literary arts. Here are some must-attend events from this five-day celebration of the written word.

Mark Jones, local mushroom expert, tells us all about the wild culinary treat: morels.

 The Pillars4Life Grant of $5,000 to $20,000 and a virtual cancer support program will be given to cancer programs with the highest number of votes.

Local book author Wendy Vigdor-Hess explains why it’s tricky to keep from eating GMOs.