Premium Service Brands Brightens Homes with Addition of Infinity Holiday Lights Services
Home services leader brings the holiday spirit with new service offering professional installation of holiday lights. Lighting service helps homeowners avoid seasonal safety risks, enhance home security. High-quality, custom-cut LED lights reflect growing demand in the fast-emerging home services category....
The Southern’s Monday Night Mic provides a safe space for upcoming comedians
Almost every week at the Downtown Mall, The Southern Cafe and Music Hall hosts Monday Night Mic standup comedy that is free and open to the general public. Pioneered and hosted by Chris Alan, professional comedian who has opened for the likes of Michael Che, Louis C.K. and Amy Schumer, the night allows comedians of...
Fitness at every age: Masters track and field athletes redefine competition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — From high school tracks to college stadiums and even all the way to the Olympic Trials — Erika Pierce has spent much of her life chasing finish lines. “I ran at the University of Virginia in the early 90s and was a heptathlete...
JMRL Summer Reading Challenge keeps thousands reading over the summer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library wrapped up its 2025 Summer Reading Challenge this weekend with a celebration at the Central Library. Megan Smead, children’s services manager at JMRL, says participation doubled for this year’s program, with over 7,000 participants logging over...
Waynesboro: That’s some billboard you got there greeting visitors into town
An AFP reader sent in a photo of a billboard that went up recently in Waynesboro with the message, “Jesus is not God,” and asked if the city can do anything about it. Why? Two words: First Amendment. Granted, the group behind the billboard, World’s Last Chance, nuttier...
Charlottesville City Market competing in national farmers market competition
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville City Market is participating in America’s Farmers Market Celebration, a competition between farmers markets across the nation. “Charlottesville City Market is probably the best market in the state of Virginia, and everybody should go online and also vote so we can keep...
Wheelchair tennis stars hold weekend camp in Charlottesville
On Saturday, the team will be hosting an exhibition game against the professional DC Power of the USL Super League. Cav Futures helps student athletes navigate complicated circumstances. Updated: Aug. 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM EDT. From career training to tax and legal guidance, Cav Futures is teaching athletes how...
Second annual Rolling at the Creek benefits the Wounded Warrior Project
Participation doubled this year, with over 7,000 participants logging over three million minutes of summertime reading. Wheelchair tennis stars hold weekend camp in Charlottesville. Updated: 6 hours ago. The Piedmont Area Tennis Association held a wheelchair tennis camp the weekend of August 8. Charlottesville shoe...
Charlottesville shoe store takes part in campaign against violence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville activist Tanesha Hudson teamed up with Legends Sneakers and Apparel and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to help families get ready for back to school. On Saturday, August 9, they offered parents a $20 discount on the first 100 pairs of shoes sold,...
Albemarle County Schools enforce new cell phone ban and increase safety measures for the...
ALBEMARLE, COUNTY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – There has been a lot of empirical data that highlights the challenges that cell phones present in the classroom setting, and while both Charlottesville and Albemarle Schools had restrictions on cell phone usage in place, a law was recently passed by the General Assembly...
