It’s the most terrifying time of the year—oh, and also Halloween
If you follow politics, you don’t need ghosts or goblins to get your nerves fraying in late October. Here in Virginia, where staggered elections mean partisans never get a year […]
Virginia Department of Education to oversee Albemarle schools’ cleanup efforts
The Virginia Department of Education is formally stepping in to monitor and supervise an independent investigation of the troubled Albemarle County Public Schools. Jenna Conway, Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction, […]
BAR denies request to approve cafe counter installed before city approval
Over the summer, the owners of Sal’s Caffe Italia installed a U-shaped service counter around a tree in the space they lease on the Downtown Mall from the City of […]
Police plan drone program expansion
The Charlottesville Police Department wants to expand its drone program by adding a drone first-responder component, which would observe and report on more types of public safety incidents. Sgt. Brian […]
Voters to decide whether a fundamental right to vote should be guaranteed in Virginia’s constitution
Virginians are weighing three constitutional amendments this November. If adopted, Amendment 3 would change how the Commonwealth restores former felons’ voting rights. On the ballot, Question 3 reads: “Should the […]
Paramount On Screen at The Paramount 10/31
Paramount On Screen presents a diabolical double feature for Halloween with two horror favorites. In the matinee slot, Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes star in Rosemary’s Baby, where a deal […]
The Great Rotumpkin at the UVA Rotunda 10/29 – 10/31
The Great Rotumpkin returns to Grounds this spooky season. Using projection mapping, animation, and music, UVA’s most recognizable landmark is transformed into a vivid show of dancing skeletons, creepy pumpkins, […]
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? at the Ruth Caplin Theatre 10/29 – 11/7
In a nod to the sentiment that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” UVA stages Eric Bentley’s Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?, […]
C-VILLE’s annual Two-Sentence Horror Story contest!
Some stories take pages to send a shiver down your spine. Others need just two sentences. Our annualTwo-Sentence Horror Story contest brought out the best of Charlottesville’s worst nightmares, and […]
Just keep swimming
Talk about making a splash. Some of swimming’s biggest stars descended on UVA’s Aquatic & Fitness Center October 15 and 16 for the Virginia SCM World Prep Pro Am, including […]
It’s only natural
A little fresh air can do wonders. Author and University of Virginia visiting scholar Carolyn Schuyler made the case for reconnecting with the great outdoors during an October 9 event […]
Hooked on a feline
When Kari Lamb tried to coax Foster, Piedmont CASA’s resident skittish stray cat, closer to her one afternoon, she had an aha moment: This is what foster-care children often go […]
Flavor forward
After building a loyal following through his Order Up food truck, Troy Robinson has put down roots at the Jefferson School City Center with Order Up Eatery. The new lunch […]
Fresh fit
Vintage Vinegar Hill Clothing Co. takes its name from a once-thriving Charlottesville neighborhood—first home to Irish immigrants in the early 1800s, later a historically Black business district. The brand draws […]
