A cornerstone of Charlottesville says goodbye
As new first-years gear up for orientation, it turns out that their University experience will miss out on one thing that many current students and alumni consider to be a cornerstone of the University’s Corner. Just over a year after its much-anticipated reopening under new ownership, Littlejohn’s New York...
Jail board approves moving forward with financing bond for renovations
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail board voted Thursday to go forward with participating in a bond sale to finance proposed renovations to the 50-year-old facility, giving the go-ahead on a scaled-down version of the project, revisions necessary after all the bids for...
Charlottesville Planning Commission briefed on forthcoming updates to zoning code
When Charlottesville adopted a new zoning code in December 2023, the idea was to implement the Comprehensive Plan’s call for additional residential density. “This means our code was designed not just to set the rules, but as a tool to shape how our neighborhoods grow in a structured yet flexible way,” said Matt...
New documents filed in lawsuit against the city’s Development Code
A trial date has been scheduled for June 22, 2026 in Charlottesville Circuit Court for a lawsuit seeking to overturn the city’s Development Code. On June 2, attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a new motion calling for default judgement based on a claim that the City failed to respond to an April 30 order that the city...
City parks and recreation put garden plot term limits on hold
The Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department has four locations where people can rent small patches of land to plant a garden. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has recently been reviewing a proposal to place term limits on those rentals. “How long can you be a steward of a garden...
Highest-paying management jobs for people in Charlottesville
Highest-paying management jobs for people in Charlottesville. Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead...
AD Carla Williams says UVA has prepared two years for House settlement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – UVA athletics director Carla Williams said the department has spent the past two years preparing to be competitive in the post-House settlement era, calling this period a ” transformative time of college sports,” in a statement posted the school’s athletics website Thursday.
Dollars or data likely motivated Albemarle County cyber incident, UVA expert says
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Since Albemarle County announced it experienced a cyber security incident, there seems to be more questions than answers. It started with an alert on Thursday, June 12, that the county’s internet was down, followed by the admission that actually, a cyber security incident was ongoing...
Unsettled Father’s Day Weekend
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. Grab the umbrella. We’ll see mostly cloudy skies, with scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms. A back door to our north will stall across the region through the weekend. Energy from the south will track northward as well. The result, daily chances for showers...
Virginia Man Facing Vandalism Charge For Drawing Chalk Crosswalk At Deadly Intersection
The potential punishment could reach fire-and-brimstone levels of a disproportionate response.
