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Stamp Out Hunger bag
Local
7 days ago
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank looking Saturday to Stamp Out Hunger

Letter carriers pick up non-perishable food items from people’s mailboxes

Gov Abigail Spanberger talks tourism
Local
7 days ago
Gov. Spanberger to speak at Monticello on July 4

Spanberger will be the keynote speaker at the historic home’s 64th Annual Naturalization Ceremony.

Declaration at the Dome line
Business
7 days ago
Tourism grants adding over $120,000 to local initiatives

Two of the largest grants locally went to the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau and Culpeper’s Tourism Economic Development.

wine flight
Local
1 week ago
Blenheim Winery veteran chosen Monticello Wine Trail’s first-ever Executive Director

Tracey Love plans to expand networks and collaboration in her new role with 2023 Wine Region of the Year worldwide.

Two people wearing helmets film with a camera inside an orange-lit room on foam mats and a mattress nearby, resembling a set.
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Charlottesville Fire Department looking to recruit more women into the Fire Service

The Charlottesville Fire Department is actively recruiting young women to engage in careers as first responder’s while also highlighting the how their industry is insulated from the threat of AI taking away jobs.

Softball pitcher in black uniform labeled HOOS, number 13, throws a yellow ball with glove raised mid-throw on a field.
Local Sports
1 week ago
Hoos will enjoy home field advantage in ACC softball tournament

Virginia softball will host the ACC tournament, boasting five Virginia natives leading the charge, as they look to honor the generosity of two longtime program advocates with a title on home soil.

grocery produce
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Developer Woodard Properties disagrees with 501 Cherry Avenue grocery store assessment

Contends consultant used incorrect tractor-trailer assumption, which was cleared up in a meeting on Monday.

real estate
Local
1 week ago
Home sales differ across CAAR region in a normalizing market

Winter weather and interest rates were two factors that affected home-buying activity in Q1, CAAR President Amanda Spigone said.

The Mark December plan
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
City Council reverses BAR decision, greenlights The Mark project

The developer agreed to set the proposed building back from the protected properties and undertake restoring those locations.

Colorful pencils, scissors, and markers in yellow and metal buckets on a desk, ready for art class.
Albemarle County
1 week ago
ACPS Teacher Appreciation Week gets a boost from DonorsChoose, Loft

ACPS’s Family Council launched an official partnership in 2023, though teachers used the platform before that. In all, DonorsChoose has helped raise over $500,000 for county schools.