New accessible playground opens at ReadyKids in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - ReadyKids and the City of Charlottesville celebrated the completion of a new accessible playground Friday, Sept. 25, after more than a year of work to bring the project to life. The new playground sits outside ReadyKids on East High Street. The space was designed to accommodate...
The Virginia Apple Orchards You Should Visit Before Peak Weekend Crowds Arrive
A crisp apple snaps in your hand as mountain air nips at your cheeks. Now add a thousand strangers and a jammed parking lot. Orchards across Virginia get packed once October weekends arrive. Good timing decides whether you pick in peace or race strangers for the last Honeycrisp. Luckily, many...
The Charlottesville Food-and-Arts Experience Is Split in Two — Here’s How Visitors End Up...
Charlottesville’s Food and Arts Scene Has Two Engines. Charlottesville Virginia’s food and arts scene looks like in 2026 is a...
Virginia grants Albemarle $210K to extend Old Mills Trail to Lego Farm
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County’s Old Mills Trail has been selected by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to receive a Recreational Trails Program Grant using funds from the Federal Highway Administration. The total funds for the grant are $210,698.22. With the grant, Albem
22 years after release, ‘Juvies’ still holds powerful message
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The first time Ty Cooper saw the documentary film “Juvies,” directed by Leslie Neal, in 2005, he had a strong emotional response. “Tears came out [of] my eyes,” he said. “I was like, ‘Yo, this is crazy,’ and I really had...
Dewberry hotel property under contract, Charlottesville says
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Charlottesville City spokesperson confirmed Friday that the hotel property at 201 E. Water St., commonly known as the Dewberry, is under contract. This comes a month after the city sent developer John Dewberry, who owns the under-construction building, a letter giving him 60 d
Charlottesville Pride Festival expected to be biggest to date
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW)- For the third year in a row, the Ting Pavillion on the Downtown Mall will host the Charlottesville Pride Festival on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. and running until 7:30 p.m. The festival, that was held at IX Art Park until 2023, will feature the...
Dairy Market expansion sparks tense meeting over affordability, 10th and Page’s future
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A proposed third phase of Dairy Market brought the 10th and Page Neighborhood Association and Stony Point Development Group face-to-face Wednesday night. The community meeting at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center focused on a proposal to add 277 apartments, a 133-room h
Hear Together: Ivy Creek Foundation Farm Day
Ivy Creek Foundation welcomes you and your family to their annual Farm Day celebration at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm in Charlottesville. On October 17 from 11AM-3PM, Ivy Creek will be busy with exhibitors from across the commonwealth sharing about their own farming, local history, and Black agr
No timetable for Proffit Rd. bridge re-opening
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Proffit Rd. bridge over the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks remained closed Thursday, and the Virginia Department of Transportation told Cville Right Now there is no timetable for it to reopen. VDOT is continuing to assess the situation and a release said the assessment and
