A ‘quickstep’ inside the University’s Ballroom Dance Club
This fall, millions of people tuned in every Tuesday night to watch “Dancing With the Stars,” eagerly awaiting the elimination of the next celebrity and marveling at the beautiful ballroom dances. University students were no exception, with many coming together with friends to watch weekly. Beyond simply watching...
Chamber 101: Maximize Your Membership on Feb 26, 2026
Stay up to date and make the most of the Chamber experience at this 60-minute session designed for new members and anyone interested in learning more about the Chamber. Part welcome, part strategy session, and part focus group, Chamber 101 provides key insights on leveraging membership, opportunities to share...
Series Finale Against Wagner Moved to Saturday for Doubleheader
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Due to rain in the forecast, Sunday’s Opening Weekend finale between Virginia and Wagner has been moved to Saturday (Feb. 14). The game was originally slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday (Feb. 15). The teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday...
U of Virginia School of Medicine taps anesthesiology chair
The Charlottesville-based University of Virginia School of Medicine has appointed Michael Mazzeffi, MD, as permanent chair of its department of anesthesiology, effective immediately. Dr. Mazzeffi has served as interim chair since January 2025 and joined UVA in 2022 as a professor of anesthesiology. He previously held...
Albemarle School Board approves first-ever collective bargaining agreement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County School Board Thursday night approved two contracts, one for licensed and the other for unlicensed employees, as the first ever under the county’s new collective bargaining ordinance the Board of Supervisors passed in April 2024. “We are thrilled for...
Charlottesville police investigate potentially threatening online comments against youth protesters
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville Police are investigating comments on a recent post about a school walk-out protest. CPD had posted on social media about traffic concerns around the protest that took place Monday, and some comments on the post are now being investigated as threatening to make sure none...
Albemarle County students walk-out to protest ICE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Close to 300 students walked out of Albemarle High School Friday morning in a protest against ICE actions across the nation. The students left from school property just before 11 a.m., carrying signs and chanting as they marched down Hydraulic Ave., then turned onto Route 29...
VSP said car dragged e-bike for 2 miles in fatal Stuarts Draft crash
STAUNTON — A trial date has been set in the case of a Waynesboro man accused of being intoxicated when he slammed his car into an electric bike last year. Police said the crash killed 25-year-old Dylan C. Knowles of Waynesboro. Samuel W. Call, 36, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, hit-and-run, and...
Hometown Health: UVA doctors offer advanced testing to prevent unexpected heart attacks
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - More than half of Americans who have their first heart attacks show no prior symptoms, according to recent data from millions of hospital patients, prompting University of Virginia doctors to expand prevention testing options. Dr. Todd Villines at UVA said traditional risk factor...
Come to The Whiskey Jar for the food, but stay for the music
In the midst of last week’s snow-tastrophe, my date and I braved the icy roads in his trusty 2007 Camry so we could eat our way through a Charlottesville Restaurant Week menu. Yes, one of those twice-a-year, three-course, $35 meal deals. Seeing as this was my last Restaurant Week of college, and I don’t yet have a...
