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Mike Barber

Mike Barber is the editor-in-chief at Cville Right Now. Reach him by email at mbarber@cvillerightnow.com.

Sports
6 days ago
Barber: UVA basketball coaches benefit from tight bond

Owen Odom describes his father’s assistant coaches as “a second family.”

UVA Sports
1 week ago
Barber: UVA football looks to recapture ’25 magic with new cast of magicians

Spring football practice opened Tuesday with 27 new transfers getting their first work in as Virginia Cavaliers.

Albemarle County
1 week ago
Economic Development Authority sends $156.55M bond issue to Supervisors

The Albemarle Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on the plan at its Wednesday meeting.

Albemarle County
1 week ago
ACPD reports drop in violent crime for second straight year

While overall calls to the ACPD went up 23% in 2025, Part I crimes dropped by 13%, gun violence fell by 30% and violent crime dipped by 23%, according to the ACPD’s annual report.

UVA
1 week ago
Donors gift UVA basketball, golf $1 million

Richard and Donna Tadler, two University of Virginia graduates, have given a $1 million gift to the school’s athletic department.

Politics
1 week ago
City activists to unveil anti-Trump statue

The protest piece is modeled after one that appeared in Washington D.C. depicting Pres. Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dancing hand-in-hand.

Charlottesville PD cruiser
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
CPD identify Charlottesville man killed in Sunday motorcycle wreck

Joseph Strouth, 31, died at the scene after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 5th St. Extended and Fifth Street Station Parkway.

Local Nonprofits
1 week ago
Area chefs team up for Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser

A five-course dinner at the Wool Factory will raise money for cystic fibrosis research and patient care.

UVA Sports
1 week ago
UVA gets the 3-seed in Midwest, will face Wright State on Friday in Philly

The Cavaliers haven’t won a game in the Big Dance since capturing the 2019 national championship.

Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Police respond to apparent motorcycle wreck at 5th Street Station

A witness told Cville Right Now that a wrecked motorcycle was visible at the scene.