Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville City Council endorsed the $12.6-million Dairy Road Bridge reconstruction project on Monday night, but not before giving staff marching orders to negotiate an incentive to shorten the construction time projected at this time as 12-to-14 months. “I want that...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A community menorah lighting began Tuesday, December 16 evening on the Downtown Mall, with the mayor, city council members and families gathering to continue the Hanukkah holiday. The event, hosted by Chabad of Charlottesville, featured a nine-foot menorah being lit near the Paramount...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville nonprofit is seeing an uptick in the number of youths seeking mental health care for trauma, putting pressure on a program that relies on community support to survive. ReadyKids’ youth counseling program serves teenagers as old as 18 and kids as young as two...

For 25 years, OASIS Fine Art and Craft has been a cornerstone of artistic expression in Downtown Harrisonburg. What began as a collective effort to bring local art into a shared space has grown into a vibrant community of creators, teachers, volunteers, and supporters who continue to help the storefront operate and...

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is expanding its health care services in Zion Crossroads, just off exit 136 on I-64, adding 50,000 appointments a year across a wide array of specialties and primary care. UVA Health’s Chief Ambulatory Officer John Bennett said he has been looking forward to...

Start 2026 with an All-Star Fare set for Sunday, January 4 As time turns to the year 2026, the 250th anniversary of the country and the commonwealth of Virginia, an opportunity to combine the history of our local area along with delicious local fare to share with family and friends is being offered by...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Dave Matthews Band’s Bama Works Fund has awarded end-of-year donations to 141 hometown organizations to support programs that serve community members in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange. Grants totaling $740,000 will be used...

Workers at the Starbucks on Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg are in the process of unionizing. They went on strike last week and are expected to vote on unionization this Friday, December 19. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn spoke with barista and union rep Michael Hulleman and asked what led to the decision to unionize.

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Queen City Strength in Staunton is once again serving as a hub for holiday giving, as husband-and-wife owners Warren Cash and Page Hearn lead their annual Queen City Christmas Crusade to support families facing hardship. The gym has been transformed into a space to collect and...

Two organizations in Charlottesville, Central Virginia Violence Interruptors, and Wartime Fitness Warriors, work together to prevent conflict in the city, in addition to helping young people develop in a positive way. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. On the side of an unassuming building north of Charlottesville’s historic...