4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1446+ words) Nathan Alderman | September 9, 2026 In the hours before the Albemarle County School Board met on June 11, board member Kate Acuff texted former superintendent Matthew Haas: “Call me when you have a second.” That night, the board would decide whether to ask…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (238+ words) C-VILLE Writers | September 9, 2026 Nearly $1 million a year goes into the work you’re reading—covering local government, spotlighting the arts, and telling the stories no one else does. If you value that, help fund it for $10 a month (or whatever tax-deductible…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) Public schools aren’t created equal. Neither is their funding. Charlottesville’s new citywide PTO aims to even out those highs and lows. “We were raising around $4,000 a year, and there was another school in town raising upwards of 20,” she says. “What…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (472+ words) You’d expect growth on a farm, but Shankari and Daniel Goldstein must truly have green thumbs. “We’ve been together since 2016, and we got our first set of chickens,” Shankari says. “That’s kind of our intro into farming in 2017. … And now…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (282+ words) Carol Diggs | August 26, 2026 Back in 2002, Crowley wanted something different than his career in sales. So, at age 51, Mr. Faucet was born. Early on, a profile in The Daily Progress gave him the tagline he’s used ever since: “Mr. Faucet stops…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) After more than a decade of planning, fundraising, and community conversations, the future botanical garden at McIntire Park is starting to feel less like an idea and more like an inevitability. The Botanical Garden of the Piedmont announced in late…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) Nearly $1 million a year goes into the work you’re reading—covering local government, spotlighting the arts, and telling the stories no one else does. If you value that, help fund it for $10 a month (or whatever tax-deductible gift you can…...