Reminder for Charlottesville Residents: Clear Sidewalks of Snow by December 6
The City of Charlottesville reminds property owners to clear snow from sidewalks after recent snowfall. City Code Section 28-25 requires owners or occupants of properties next to paved sidewalks to remove snow, sleet, and ice within 24 hours after snowfall ends. For this event, the City Manager set the end of...
Virginia Christmas Train Rides At VSR!
Set in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia Scenic Railway offers a timeless way to experience Virginia’s mountains, small towns, and railroad heritage. Based in Staunton and operated in partnership with the Buckingham Branch Railroad, the railway runs vintage passenger cars on mainline tracks that have...
Santa to ride through neighborhoods in style on fire engine
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle Fire Rescue is celebrating the holidays by bringing Santa Claus through community neighborhoods on a fire engine. The department will host its Santa Run event in Hollymead this weekend and next, starting Saturday and Sunday and continuing next week. The event brings Santa on a...
Customers rush to Martin Hardware for shovels, ice melt ahead of snow
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - As the winter weather moved in, so did the rush for supplies. At Martin Hardware, the day before snow hit was the busiest, and the morning of the snow didn’t slow down either. From shovels to salt to ice melt, shelves were moving fast. One...
Why Crozet: Hundreds of Hamburgers Tell a Heartwarming Story
“Why Crozet” is a long-time feature examining why people love life in Crozet and its surrounding communities. Sometimes the people who contribute the most to the daily life of a close community work quietly in the background without expecting recognition. This month, we feature a man who has grilled many thousands of...
Charlottesville moves step closer to construction of Barracks-Emmet Streetscape
Charlottesville City Council voted on September 6, 2016 to authorize city staff to apply for funding for a project to improve the intersection of Barracks Road and Emmet Street that would include a ten-foot wide shared-use path up Barracks Road to Rugby Road. In June 2017, the Commonwealth Transportation Board...
From bake sales to big checks, this is how the tiny town of Gordonsville...
Along the way, the project pushed Gordonsville to reckon with the pool's segregated past — and gave the town a chance to rebuild something more inclusive in its place. The post From bake sales to big checks, this is how the tiny town of Gordonsville raised millions for a new swimming pool and park appeared first on...
U.Va. moves December Board of Visitors meetings to Boar’s Head Resort
The University Board of Visitors will convene at Boar’s Head Resort for all of its December meetings, instead of traditionally having the majority of meetings on Grounds in the Rotunda. The venue change — which is now about a 10 minute drive from Central Grounds — has sparked concern from a legal expert about...
25th Lighting of the Lawn at UVA Friday night
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The annual University of Virginia Lighting of the Lawn will take place Friday night and, unlike years, past it’s the only holiday lighting ceremony going on in town. This year is a landmark 25th lighting, a tradition that started in 2001 after...
Charlottesville City Council fixes underpayment to CACVB
The consent agenda for a government body is one filled with resolutions and actions that clerks and presiding officers believe will not be opposed by any of its members, but meeting rules allow for an item to be removed. That was the case on December 1 as City Councilor Michael...
