Every week, thousands of people turn to C-VILLE Weekly to understand what’s happening in Charlottesville and the communities around it.
We report on the decisions shaping where we live—from housing and development, local government, schools, health care, and UVA to the restaurants opening down the street, the artists taking the stage, and the people and places that make Charlottesville feel like Charlottesville.
For nearly 40 years, we’ve believed local news should be accessible to everyone. That’s why you can pick up C-VILLE for free, read our stories online without a paywall, and subscribe to our newsletters at no cost.
But good local journalism isn’t free to produce.
Advertising remains an essential part of our business, but it no longer covers the full cost of our journalism. We’re working hard to build a stronger, more sustainable C-VILLE by finding new sources of revenue and adapting our business for the future. Reader support is an important part of that future.
Through our fiscal sponsorship with the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports independent local journalism, your contributionsto C-VILLE’s journalism are tax-deductible.
Your donations directly support the people doing this work: Nathan Alderman and Catie Ratliff attending government meetings, digging through public records, following tips, asking difficult questions, and sticking with stories long after the initial headline.
They support Tami Keaveny and CM Turner keeping tabs on Charlottesville’s arts and culture scene—the musicians, artists, actors, writers, restaurants, and venues that give this place its personality. And they support Max March, whose design makes C-VILLE something you want to pick up every week.
In other words, your support helps us do both parts of what C-VILLE has always done: hold this community accountable and celebrate what makes it worth living in.
If C-VILLE has helped you understand Charlottesville better, discover something new, or feel more connected to this community, please consider supporting our work.
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