Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – About a dozen supporters met Perriello in the parking lot of the 5th Street Albemarle County Office Building Annex as he cast his ballot Friday morning for the August 4 primaries. “I’m thinking about voting for this Tom Perriello guy here,” one voter...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A documentary on folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, more than 12 years in the making, is coming to Charlottesville this weekend — and its directors say the film’s message connects directly to this community. Down by the Riverside was co-directed by Jodie Childers...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -The Jefferson Swim League is hosting its 60th annual JSL Championship Meet this weekend. The event began Friday, July 24, and features nearly 2,000 swimmers representing 17 teams from Albemarle, Greene, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Orange counties and surrounding communities. Every swimmer has the o

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Below average temperatures for late July will carry through the weekend, before turning hot and more humid early next week. Into Saturday morning some scattered showers across parts of the area, otherwise mostly to partly cloudy with highs in the 70s to around 80. Sunday brings more sunshi

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is among the first medical centers in the country using a new implant designed to treat severe arthritis at the base of the thumb. Thumb arthritis can make man everyday tasks painful and difficult. “It can be difficult,” said Dr. Bobby Chhabra, a UVA...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The 35th Chihamba African American Cultural Arts Festival begins Saturday, July 25, celebrating culture, legacy, and community. The day will open at Booker T. Washington Park with a memory walk in honor of Marie Whitten, along with a scholarship in her name, before the festival gets underw

I am writing regarding your July 22, 2026 article in the Piedmont Journal Recorder, “Exclusive: Greene sheriff vows to continue ICE work despite protests, legal questions.”  The article identified me by name, reported the pending charges against me, and published Sheriff Smith’s characterization of my conduct. I was no

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Some 100 community members, staff, and local leaders turned out Friday morning for the ribbon cutting of the brand-new Mountain View Upper Elementary School, the first new school in Albemarle County in 24 years. “I have a 24-year-old who was born in 2002,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Gearharts Fine Chocolates will be holding its annual open house at its flagship location in Charlottesville on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. And this year, owner Tim Gearhart and partner Bill Hamilton have plenty to celebrate. The store is celebrating its...

When Charlottesville Assistant City Manager Sam Roman provided an update this week on the upcoming removal of people from an encampment along the Rivanna River, he mentioned a brochure that had been produced with additional information. The two-page “Working Together On Homelessness” pamphlet includes a QR code with li