Shutdown: Eric Cantor’s wheelbarrow full of frogs

Dan Catalano’s political opinion column, Odd Dominion, runs every other week in C-Ville. Sometimes that means he has to write ahead of the news cycle, as was the case with this week’s column. A few days ago, it was anyone’s guess what the stroke of midnight last night would bring. Sorry, Dan—the news ain’t good. […]

Dozens face judges for patient debt each month

Ron Cooper is a graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and recently relocated to Charlottesville to practice law. Twice a month, Cooper will sit in on city and county court cases, drawing on local experts’ input and his own legal background to bring you C-VILLE’s new legal page, Court […]

CCPJ celebrates 30 years of peacemaking in Charlottesville

Saturday, September 21 is recognized the world over as the International Day of Peace. It’s also the day a longtime local activist group dedicated to that very pursuit is celebrating a major milestone. The Charlottesville Center of Peace and Justice marks its 30th birthday Saturday night with a 5 p.m. birthday party-cum-peace potluck at Westminster […]

On your Marks: Who will be Virginia’s next top cop?

Although you might not know it from the media coverage, there is actually a statewide race currently underway that doesn’t involve Ken Cuccinelli’s ethical fungibility, Terry McAuliffe’s used-car-salesman smile, or Bishop E.W. Jackson’s endlessly entertaining series of outrageous statements. But with those characters sucking up all of the available political oxygen, you could be forgiven […]

What’s coming up the week of September 16?

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Charlottesville’s City Council holds its second regular meeting of the month at 7pm Monday, […]