Report ranks Charlottesville as Virginia’s least affordable housing market
The report from Compare the Market compared estimated home values with average incomes across Virginia.
This Virginia Diner Has Been Flipping The Same Perfect Pancakes For Decades, And Nobody...
Nobody has ever regretted ordering pancakes. It would be difficult to find a person who ever sat down at a diner, ordered a short stack and thought: that was a mistake. Pancakes are one of the few decisions in life that are almost entirely risk-free, and yet somehow the risk of getting them wrong is still high.
Fifeville neighbors voice opposition to proposed student housing project
Neighbors and developers clashed during a meeting at the Jefferson School where expressed frustration at how the project has moved forward.
Stanardsville singer advances in Star-Spangled Sing-Off
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Edy French submitted her rendition of the national anthem on a whim. Weeks later, the Stanardsville singer has advanced to the regional round of the Star-Spangled Sing-Off with hopes of earning a trip to Nashville. “I just am happy that I made it through, honestly, because...
U.S. Mint marks new Declaration of Independence quarter at Monticello
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) — The United States Mint hosted a celebration of the new Declaration of Independence Quarter at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello on Wednesday, June 24. The quarter is beginning to circulate as part of America’s 250th anniversary commemoration. The coin features the Liberty Bell on the...
Madison Town Council approves FY27 budget, rejects immediate tax shift for beautification
The Town of Madison approved its Fiscal Year 27 budget of $293,142.77, Monday night, but not before council members drew a firm line against diverting local tax revenue into a proposed beautification effort that has not yet been formally organized. Council members said the idea may have merit later. For now, they arg
McGuigan voluntarily withdraws lawsuit seeking return to Greene BOS
Former Greene County At-Large Supervisor Francis X. McGuigan, MD, has voluntarily withdrawn the lawsuit he filed earlier this year seeking to regain his seat on the Greene County Board of Supervisors. The case had been scheduled for a hearing before Judge David M. Barredo on June 23 in Greene County Circuit Court. Ho
Virginia budget proposal includes funds to offset federal healthcare cuts
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – While the fight over how to tax data centers and framework for Virginia’s retail cannabis market dominated the headlines, members of the Albemarle County and Charlottesville delegation to the General Assembly told Cville Right Now it’s another item that could have the biggest im
Greene County assists ICE with immigration detentions, sheriff confirms
GREEN COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Questions remain after reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Greene County this week. After several attempts to reach Greene County Sheriff Steven Smith, 29News spoke with him. Smith declined to go on camera but confirmed the sheriff’s office is assisting ICE. Smith said...
Andrew Moore in the HotSeat
Writer, journalist, and public speaker Andrew Moore returns to town for a reading at New Dominion Bookshop, followed by a conversation with local writer and cultural landscape historian Nell Boeschenstein Yager. Moore’s new book, The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness, about reintrodu

















