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This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. A fresh plume of wood smoke just joined downtown’s dining skyline. Open since early September and celebrating its grand opening on September 6, 2025, Noble Argentinian Steakhouse is the latest neighbor steps from the Downtown Mall—led by Argentine natives...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. In late October 2025, The Jervey lit up a long-quiet Belmont corner, recasting a former service station as a mid‑century‑chic steakhouse and “grand American” dining room. Think martinis, wall‑to‑wall windows, and a golden‑hour glow that set local food...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Game-day-on-the-go just got easier on the east side: Buffalo Wild Wings GO opened in Pantops this fall, drawing lines before the doors at its Tuesday, August 26, 2025 grand opening and rewarding the first 100 customers with “free wings for a year,”...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - As the government shutdown surpasses record length with senators in Washington unable to reach an agreement, many say the heaviest cost is being borne by the average American, particularly through impacts on essential social services like SNAP and the economy. Governor Glenn Youngkin...

Stray, feral, and outdoor cats are abundant across the Shenandoah Valley, with colonies bearing litters of kittens year-round. Through spay and neuter programs, fostering, and adoption, shelters and volunteers are trying to stem the feline tide. Listeners should be advised this story mentions some graphic veterinary...

The city of Staunton welcomed a new addition to the area Thursday morning as the community gathered for the grand opening of the Queen City’s first Wawa convenience store.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has made its way to Albemarle County. The 27-foot long mobile is one of only six in the world. The Wienermobile is hotdog themed inside and out and features customized red and yellow seats and sunny sky ceilings. The Wienermobile is...

Unlike Charlottesville, Albemarle County’s Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission play an important role in deciding what can be built where. The county’s zoning code describes what can happen on a given property. Developers can seek rezonings and Virginia law requires a locality’s Planning Commission to...

For years, long-term plans for U.S. 29 in both Albemarle County and Charlottesville have called for commercial uses to be replaced with places for people to live. There has been progress toward implementation of that idea such as at Stonefield which has seen hundreds of units built in the last dozen years. There are...

Columbia Gas of Virginia is continuing to make infrastructure maintenance improvements to its Punchbowl Point of Delivery (POD) facility located in Waynesboro. A POD is a point at which Columbia Gas receives natural gas from a larger natural gas transmission pipeline into our local gas distribution system. As a...