Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters opens doors on King Street this week
The King Street corridor in Old Town is gaining another coffee shop as Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters opens its doors this week. Mudhouse will open on Wednesday (July 29) at 1119 King Street, staff confirmed to ALXnow. This will be the Charlottesville-founded coffee roaster’s sixth location, joining two in Charlott
The Kind Of Japanese Food We’d Drive Across Town For Can Be Found At...
Virginia’s Japanese restaurant scene is one of the most underappreciated in the mid-Atlantic, with outstanding spots spread across Northern Virginia suburbs, the Richmond metro, and coastal cities that have cultivated genuine Japanese culinary traditions over decades. What you’ll find at these eleven restaurants isn’t
2026 Soul of Cville festival to highlight ‘future heirlooms’
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The sixth annual Soul of Cville 2026 festival is coming to IX Park in August, and aims to celebrate the best of Black Charlottesville over five packed days of events. This year’s theme is “Future Heirlooms: We Are Ancestors” and seeks to spotlight...
Greene County in need of Volunteer firefighters
The Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments needs firefighter volunteers amid short staffing of departments and risk of department closure. The organization is a nonprofit comprised of 14 volunteer fire departments and officials say that volunteer staff has decreased over the years, leaving the organiza
City of Promise accepting applications for DreamBuilders family program
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - City of Promise is accepting applications for a program designed to help parents and children work toward educational, career and financial goals together. The DreamBuilders program supports families seeking greater stability by pairing them with a coach who helps them identify goals, addr
Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s continues its impact after over a year since opening
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s drove people into Mount Crawford by the thousands when it opened June 30, 2025. Since then, it’s continued to have an impact on the town and Rockingham County.
Roux St. Cafe to close
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Roux St. Café, a locally owned restaurant that has served Charlottesville with Cajun-inspired cuisine since 2024, announced it will close its doors after what its owners described as months of weighing the difficult decision. The restaurant’s final day will be July 31.
Man charged with rape following Rivanna riverfront investigation
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A 57-year-old man is facing a rape charge after Charlottesville Police say a woman reported being sexually assaulted at the Rivanna riverfront encampment. According to the Charlottesville Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Free Bridge homeless encampment after re
Slow down, give space around farmers hauling animals
Livestock trailers are a common sight on roads, and giving extra space and having patience can help protect both people and animals. Whether moving cattle to pasture, transporting livestock to market or taking animals to county fairs, farmers regularly haul live animals along Virginia roadways. But unlike standard carg
Modern Garage Guest House Blends Indoor Comfort With Outdoor Living
This modern garage was built in Nellysford, Virginia, as an add-on living space and guest house to this family’s primary home! Featuring iron-ore board and batten siding, matte black trim, and standing seam metal roofing. The entire space was built to embrace the outdoors. The standout feature, the garage door opening
