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Winemaker Corry Craighill blends experience into a Gov Cup win
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (475+ words) Paul Ting | April 29, 2026 Craighill grew up in Lynchburg and studied religion and bioethics at the University of Virginia. Her entry into wine was at a job in the tasting room at Jefferson Vineyards during her senior year. She went for…...
Community study calls for new local arts council
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (863+ words) Sarah Lawson | April 29, 2026 When you're exploring local art galleries, attending an author event, or going to see a concert or play, it's easy to see Charlottesville as a city that's invested in arts and culture'a refuge of the type of…...
Spanberger vetoes eight bills in lead-up to legislative deadline
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (591+ words) Catie Ratliff | April 15, 2026 Democrats hold a majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, so it was no surprise that Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed most of the hundreds of bills that were sent to her desk this session. Still, the…...
Hypocrite The Musical at The Paramount 4/10
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (247+ words) C-VILLE Writers | April 8, 2026 Nearly $1 million a year goes into the work you're reading'covering local government, spotlighting the arts, and telling the stories no one else does. If you value that, help fund it for $10 a month (or whatever tax-deductible gift…...
Tie BZA vote means Fifeville building can be "student housing
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (897+ words) Sean Tubbs | April 1, 2026 Aproposal from LCD Acquisitions to construct The Mark, a seven-story apartment building along the railroad tracks in Fifeville, can proceed under the city's affordable housing fund rules, which allow the firm to pay less money into the…...
$4 million in affordable housing projects approved by county supes
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (846+ words) Sean Tubbs | March 25, 2026 By April 22, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors will decide whether to increase the personal property tax rate by 15 cents to devote more money toward the county's fledgling affordable housing investment fund." Earlier this month, supervisors approved the…...
HOD drops university employees from collective bargaining bill
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) Catie Ratliff | February 18, 2026 CORRECTION 2/18/26: Language in the HB1263 substitute excludes all higher education employees from collective bargaining units through its definition of "state agencies." The following article has been edited for accuracy. C-VILLE regrets the error." The House of Delegates Appropriations…...
Tried it in C'ville: Cville Dance Co-Op
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (533+ words) Kristie Smeltzer | February 25, 2026 Every time a period film comes on, I bemoan that community dances are no longer a thing. I love dancing and find there are not enough opportunities to dance in the company of others (especially now that…...
Council agrees to fewer Kindlewood units as plans for final phase begin
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (778+ words) C-VILLE Writers | February 11, 2026 When the City of Charlottesville agreed to fund Piedmont Housing Alliance's redevelopment of Friendship Court into Kindlewood, the nonprofit developer was responsible for building a minimum of 425 units." PHA's executive director appeared before City Council on February…...
Michael Hawkins at The Center 2/12
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) C-VILLE Writers | February 11, 2026 Learn how Colonial culinary tastes were shaped and American cuisine started to define itself at the screening of James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen. This 2022 documentary explores the life, contributions, and eventual erasure of perhaps the most…...