Clouds on the Horizon? Q1 2025 Retail Report Raises Concern
As a part of its mission to inform the public of business activity, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce released the 2025 Q1 Retail Report. The report indicates 2025 retail (and internet) sales were tepid or negative in all seven Central Virginia localities tracked by the Charlottesville Regional Chamber...
Sheriff’s Office cracks down on reckless driving after spike in deadly crashes
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Concerns over reckless driving in Nelson County have sparked a new wave of enforcement, and the sheriff’s office is cracking down. Complaints have been pouring in about reckless driving in Nelson County—and deputies are targeting trouble spots along Route 151 and U.S. 29, where crashes...
Parents scramble as UVA daycare center reduces capacity, prepares to close
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Parents are scrambling after nearly 40 kids have been displaced from one of the University of Virginia’s childcare centers, which has significantly reduced its capacity and will soon close altogether. Some families have already said goodbye to the Earhart Child Development Center. Kevin...
Charlottesville-based state trooper under felony indictment
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Virginia State trooper has been indicted on one count of felony communicating a written threat, the Virginia State Police confirmed Wednesday. Pingley is based in Charlottesville, assigned to the Appomattox Division Area 18 office in the city. According to 29 News, an...
McSpotlight: The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is nourishing Charlottesville through food security programs.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) For more than four decades, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (BRAFB) has served as the primary hunger-relief organization for 26 counties and eight cities across central and western Virginia. With distribution centers in Verona, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Winchester, BRAFB...
Free summer meals return for kids in Louisa County
Louisa County Public Schools' Community Meals Program is returning this summer, offering free meals to children in the county.
Monticello Wine Week celebrates all things oeno
Let’s all raise a glass to the Monticello American Viticultural Area, where the award-winning wines are why Charlottesville and its surrounding counties are bubbling over with oenophiles and oenotourism. June 5 kicks off Monticello Wine Week, a celebration of the wines and wine producers of the five-county Monticello...
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority adopts budget for FY2026, $550 million capital improvement program
Earlier this week, the Charlottesville City Council held a public hearing and the first reading on new utility rates for Fiscal Year 2026 including a sharp increase in the price of water. That story will be coming up later this week. Much of the reason for the increase is related...
Parade Rest to host 5k to honor veterans
EARLYSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - One organization working to support veterans in the area is hosting an event Saturday that does just that. Parade Rest’s 4 Our Freedom Fest & 5k will feature a race, kid’s race, vendors, and more, all at Earlysville’s Panorama Farms. Proceeds will benefit...
VDOT seeks input on four planning studies
CULPEPER, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia Department of Transportation, in partnership with Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, Culpeper County and the Town of Culpeper, is seeking feedback on several transportation studies assessing potential improvements to transportation corridors in those...
