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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – For diners looking to explore bold, comforting flavors beyond the usual dining options, El Ciruelo Honduran Restaurant offers a taste of Honduras right in Charlottesville. Known for its hearty portions and traditional recipes, the local spot has quietly built a following among...

GREENE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Ruckersville Elementary School will host its annual Science Night on Thursday, February 5, featuring more than 100 student-led presentations. The event, described as one of the biggest ever, will transform the school into a hands-on science lab. Students will demonstrate projects covering...

It’s hard for me to exactly remember the last time I spoke to Lee Luther in person. I’m guessing within the last three or four years. We certainly stayed in touch via Facebook and email. I’d often comment on some photo he’d posted and he’d do the same.

A former Waynesboro restaurant operator has pleaded guilty to embezzlement, ending a legal tussle that saw him jailed after he failed to turn over taxes he'd collected from customers. Calvin "Trey" Wilkerson III, 40, of Crozet, ran The Barn Restaurant, located at 408 East Main Street in Waynesboro. The business,...

The $234K in approved funding will cover expenses for local permanent supportive housing residents — many of whom are elderly or have disabling conditions — for the next six months. The post With federal funds in limbo, the City of Charlottesville approves stopgap funding to keep previously unhoused community...

Grinning ear-to-ear Wednesday morning as she exited Greene County General District Court, Miranda Durrer-Davis – the former Ruckersville restaurateur – believed she’d once again beat the legal system. Moments before, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Daniel J. White, informed Presiding Judge Kenneth A. Sneathern, that...

Five teams from Carroll County Schools competed in the Virginia/DC State LEGO Tournament held Jan. 10–11 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The two-day event brought together student teams from across Virginia and Washington, D.C. to showcase their skills in robotics, engineering design, problem...

Charlottesville native Darnell Lamont Walker is a death doula whose debut book, Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End, publishes on February 10. Equal parts memoir and death primer, the book shares stories from Walker’s work and offers guidance and perspective on topics from...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Blue Ridge Cyclery owner Shawn Tevendale has always been a big believer in helping his community, having worked as a career paramedic before opening his local bicycle shops. So during this most recent snowstorm, in which many of his neighbors in Earlysville have had trouble...

Tucked away in Nelson County, Crabtree Falls is proof that Mother Nature has been keeping secrets from us all along. This isn’t just another trail with a decent view at the end. It’s a full-blown sensory experience where cascading water serenades you for nearly two miles straight. Five major...