C-Ville Weekly

C-VILLE Weekly is Charlottesville's premier newspaper, established in 1989. For over 26 years, it has served as the local go-to source for insightful stories covering news, arts, and lifestyle. With a circulation of more than 23,000 copies each week, C-VILLE Weekly connects with over 60,000 readers. Its website attracts an average of 10,000 unique visitors weekly. Our audience appreciates our clear, magazine-level writing, outstanding arts coverage, extensive food and entertainment listings, and stylish design. We pride ourselves on being a thoughtful, precise, and reliable voice within the community.

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Harris Road apartment complex developer has until April 2026 to move forward

1 week ago | c-ville.com | Sean Tubbs

These are complicated times for anyone who’s tracking the details of how new housing gets constructed in Charlottesville. While planners and builders are still learning how the new development code works, staff in the Department of Neighborhood Development Services are hoping to adopt the first set of amendments by the end of the year. A meeting of the Planning Commission on May 27 served as the kick-off for the public process for those changes.
At UVA Medical Center, scientists are making breakthroughs that could change—and save—lives - C-VILLE Weekly

1 week ago | c-ville.com | Andrew Hollins

The University of Virginia Medical Center is not just one of Newsweek’s top 50 hospitals in the country (and No. 1 in the state), it is the only Level I trauma center in our area. It is also home to some of the world’s biggest medical breakthroughs. As you’ll see in the following pages, UVA is on the bleeding edge of several advancements in medicine, from treatments for one of the deadliest cancers in existence, to a potential cure for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
The right (of) way?

1 week ago | c-ville.com | Catie Ratliff

Charlottesville Police arrested local pedestrian activist Kevin Cox on May 21, four days after he used spray chalk to create a makeshift crosswalk at the intersection of Elliott Avenue and Second Street SE. Calls for a permanent marked crossing at the intersection picked up last October following the death of Mamawa Simai, who died after being fatally struck by a vehicle while using a crosswalk one block away.
Pressing matters and knowing the good stuff

1 week ago | c-ville.com | Sarah Golibart Gorman

Charlottesville’s food scene is stacking up the accolades—again. This month, Condé Nast Traveler dropped a love letter to the Monticello Wine Trail, with stops at King Family Vineyards (Free polo matches May–October? Yes please!) and Pippin Hill, plus shoutouts to local gems like Bodo’s, Cou Cou Rachou, MarieBette, Oakhart Social, Tavola, and The Clifton.
Alamo Drafthouse tells patrons to move their wheelchairs—an hour after they purchased tickets - C-VILLE Weekly

1 week ago | c-ville.com | Catie Ratliff

Accessibility advocate India Sims and her friend Cynthia Pettus left Alamo Drafthouse midscreening on May 25 after they were told their wheelchairs’ location violated the fire code. Sims, a lifelong Charlottesville-area resident, has previously seen films at Alamo without issue. “I’ve been there multiple times to see things,” she says.
Charlottesville Board of Zoning Appeals steps in to make decision after neighbors object

2 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Sean Tubbs

As more proposals seek approval under Charlottesville’s new development code, the Board of Zoning Appeals will play a technical role in making some of the decisions. Its meetings will also be one of a few places where people can officially express their objections. “We are hearing an administrative modification today,” said zoning administrator Read Brodhead at the May 23 BZA meeting.
Albemarle Planning Commission votes to recommend approval for Forest School on Dudley Mountain Road

2 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Sean Tubbs

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit just over five years ago, child-care providers struggled to find ways to stay open amidst social distancing rules. Congregation Beth Israel “pivoted to a forest school model, embracing outdoor learning to keep our doors open for families,” said Jill Abbey-Clark, the director of what CBI calls its Forest School. To build on the idea, CBI now wants to open a campus on Dudley Mountain Road on a portion of 156 acres donated by local philanthropists.
City (finally) nearing completion of shared-use path on Rugby Avenue near Brooks Family YMCA

2 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Catie Ratliff

More than eight years after the Virginia Department of Transportation awarded a grant for construction of a shared-use path along Rugby Avenue by the Route 250 bypass, the project is nearing completion. The 10-foot-wide path, and a return to the original traffic pattern along Rugby Avenue, will be finished by the end of August.
Mifepristone case is back in Charlottesville court

2 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Catie Ratliff

Access to mifepristone was once again on the local docket, with representatives from the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Food and Drug Administration presenting oral arguments on May 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville. The suit, filed by Whole Woman’s Health Alliance in May 2023, challenges federal restrictions on mifepristone, one of the most common abortion medications in the United States.
Former Red Carpet Inn demolished to make way for 80-unit supportive housing apartment complex - C-VILLE Weekly

3 weeks ago | c-ville.com | Sean Tubbs

The development of housing reserved for people with low incomes can take a long time, given shifting timelines of residents’ availability. That has twice been the case for SupportWorks Housing (formerly Virginia Supportive Housing), a Richmond-based nonprofit that steered the 60-unit Crossings at Fourth & Preston in Charlottesville through a complex process that involved a rezoning, a land purchase, and the security of funding to keep rent deeply affordable.