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Resilient Together Project launches Climate Resilience Cohort Grant
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the University of Virginia are looking for community partners who help children, elderly, low income, and the un-housed through the Resilient Together Project. Resilient Together Project launched a Climate Resilience Cohort grant. The have a grant opportunity to fund community participation to...
Virginia Tech researchers to head to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest for biodiversity survey competition
A team of researchers from Virginia Tech will soon be heading to Brazil's Amazon rainforest to survey the biodiversity of a square kilometer of the forest while competing with other teams.
Former Staunton city manager Steven Rosenberg retires as Albemarle County attorney
Albemarle County Attorney Steven Rosenberg has announced his retirement, effective September 1, 2024. As Albemarle County Attorney, Rosenberg provided legal advice and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive’s Office and all county departments. He has also served as a member of the county’s internal leadership team and worked closely with the County Executive and department heads in their management and operation of the county government.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expanding in Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - From the day they are born, kids are able to receive one free book a month until they turn five through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. In order to be a part of the program, you have to have an affiliate in your area. Right now...
Greene and Orange hooking up with Firefly as company celebrates 30K connections
Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), is thrilled to announce their significant milestone of reaching 30,000 fiber broadband connections across central Virginia. Among the newest hookups are residences and businesses in Greene County’s White Hall area, Digital Marketing Coordinator Marci Malinowski said. “We...
Hollymead CVS set to close mid-July
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville is gearing up to say goodbye to one of its pharmacy locations. The Hollymead CVS, located on Connor Dr. right off of Seminole Trail, will be officially closing on July 18. If you have a prescription, call ahead and transfer your pickup location to...
UVA Head Coach Sargent wins Charlottesville City Amateur Senior Division Title
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – In a demonstration of the credentials that earned him the head coaching post of UVA Golf, Bowen Sargent won the Charlottesville City Amateur Golf Championship senior division title on Sunday. At Meadowcreek Golf Course, Sargent went into the second day of competition in...
Tom Sox Drop First Game of Crucial Series with Turks: Look to Rebound Tonight (Tuesday)
As the Valley League Baseball season reaches crunch time in 2024, the Charlottesville Tom Sox have begun July with a crucial two-game set against the Harrisonburg Turks. Currently, the Tom Sox lead the southern division, and entering Monday, they were three games ahead of the Turks in the standings. The...
Wordy Thirty—Virginia Festival of the Book
The Virginia Festival of the Book celebrated its 30th anniversary with a bookish bash for the decades: a Wordy Thirty Anniversary Party on Saturday, March 23, at the Bradbury and Vault on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. Notable invitees included headlining and featured authors Roxane Gay, Jeannette Walls, Adriana Trigiani, and Ada Limòn, who greeted Platinum VIP guests in a signing salon, which starred a featured cocktail: the “Lexicon Devil,” created by Harvest Moon; as well as a caviar station. The Gold VIP lounge and dance space was busy with tunes from DJ Double U and festival-goers, including dozens of other festival authors. Poets from the Charlottesville Poem Store typed bespoke verses in the VIP lounges, and local bookstagrammers mixed and mingled with guests and authors. The Virginia Festival of the Book brings thousands of people together each year, with this celebration a perfect penultimate night to this year’s event.
Charlottesville Parks & Rec to host public input sessions
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will host public input sessions to gather resident feedback on current and future recreational needs for four specific parks. These parks, identified for framework plan development, will explore potential opportunities and uses as part of the overall Parks and Recreation Master Plan. This plan will guide Charlottesville’s recreational strategy for the next decade, addressing public needs and preserving natural, cultural, and historic resources.
Active season on Lake Anna: How quiet waters turned into a hotspot for danger
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. - The 13,000-acre reservoir, Lake Anna, is nestled between the Virginia cities of Charlottesville, Fredericksburg and Richmond. The lake was created by the Virginia Electric and Power Company in 1972 to serve as both a recreational lake and as a source of cooling water for the North Anna Nuclear Power Station. Lake Anna consists of two sides: the private side of 3,400 acres encompassing the Waste Heat Treatment Facility and the public side of 9,400 acres.
Virginia Women’s Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s soccer team will welcome seven newcomers to Grounds as part of the 2024-25 class of newcomers it was announced by head coach Steve Swanson on Tuesday (July 2). The group of newcomers includes four freshmen and three transfers. The four freshmen make...
Virginia Discovery Museum hosts First Responders Appreciation Week
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - If you or your family member are a first responder, you’re in luck. The Virginia Discovery Museum has declared this week First Responders Appreciation Week. That means any first responder and their family members gain free admission to the museum, which is located on the downtown mall.
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