Short-term rentals, long-term problems? Amid lively community debate, Charlottesville proposes (slightly) stricter rules on homestays. Read more: www.c-ville.com/city-officia....

Stacey Evans trains her camera on the Northeast Regional corridor in “Passenger: Riding the Rails” on view at Second Street Gallery. Read more: www.c-ville.com/stacey-evans....

Equipped with a “baby dragon,” our writer took on glass blowing at Studio 1050º. Read more: www.c-ville.com/tried-it-in-.... 📷: Tristan Williams

Warm your body and soul at the ninth annual Brew & Buddy Run and "Elf" screening, tomorrow afternoon at The Paramount Theater, with stops at Kardinal Hall and Three Notch’d Brewing Company. Read more: c-ville.com/brew-buddy-r....

Please take ticket, fleshbags. AI continues its creeping takeover with new camera- and app-based parking at Charlottesville’s public garages. Read more: www.c-ville.com/city-using-a....

Music Director Michael Slon leads more than 100 of Central Virginia’s finest voices in a festive concert at The Oratorio Society of Virginia's Christmas at The Paramount, an annual celebration of the season taking place tomorrow night. Read more: c-ville.com/christmas-at....

Actor singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (Alejandro Rose-Garcia) shakes off his bandmates to bring a bare bones blues set to the Jefferson on Saturday. Read more: www.c-ville.com/shakey-grave....

A bridge not far enough, actually: Infrastructure upgrades on Amtrak’s DC route mean delays on the rails for Charlottesville train riders. Read more: c-ville.com/amtrak-adjus....

Ned Oldham and Jordan Perry come together to explore traditional tunes, choice covers, and engaging originals—with a focus on vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar. The pair plays The Stage at WTJU this Saturday night! Read more: c-ville.com/ned-oldham-a....

We’re so back. After its best season in nearly 40 years, here are 5 reasons to get excited again about UVA’s resurgent football team. Read more: www.c-ville.com/five-reasons....

“I have a very colorful vocabulary when I’m not at work.” Our tragically SFW interview with Ruby Lopez Harper, working to rebuild a central council for local artists. Read more: www.c-ville.com/ruby-lopez-h....

Back for seconds: Former VA-5 Congressman Tom Perriello shakes up the 2026 Democratic field with a new run for his old House seat. Read more: www.c-ville.com/tom-perriell....

Alderman Road property changes hands after the original developers run into roadblocks with Charlottesville’s new zoning code. Read more: www.c-ville.com/lewis-mounta....

He's running. Former VA-5 Rep. Tom Perriello launched his bid to reclaim his 2009-2011 House seat at a supporter-packed event in Charlottesville on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

The Vienna Boys Choir has been performing as a group since at least 1296. The newest incarnation of touring youngsters performs at the Paramount on Saturday. Read more: www.c-ville.com/the-vienna-b....

Glowing sculptures, video projections, and luminous artworks transform the PVCC campus into a lustrous landscape of color and delight at “Let There Be Light.” The annual outdoor illuminated art exhibition takes place tonight at 6pm. Read more: c-ville.com/let-there-be....

What the ho-ho-ho? At @markwarner.bsky.social's press event today, the last question left us laughing all the way.

The Golden Hours brings Suz Slezak and David Wax of David Wax Museum and Lauren and Daniel Goans of Lowland Hum together in a local supergroup debuting at The Southern Café & Music Hall tomorrow night. Read more: c-ville.com/the-golden-h....

Yu can go your own way: The Standard to rebrand as Yugo Crestline under new ownership. Read more: www.c-ville.com/global-inves....

These Scrabblers—Matt, Nancy, Barry, Dana, Steve, Regina, and Jean—are as patient as they are devoted. They belong to the Cville Scrabble Club, which unites high-level players and gives Charlottesville a stop in the competitive Scrabble scene.Read more: www.c-ville.com/inside-a-loc....

The music of Jason Molina left an indelible mark on friends and fellow musicians, inspiring the formation of Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. Read more: www.c-ville.com/magnolia-joh....

Combining glitzy Broadway-style production with awe-inspiring contemporary circus arts, Cirque Dreams: Holidaze offers a breathtaking seasonal spectacle at John Paul Jones Arena tomorrow night. Read more: c-ville.com/cirque-dream....

BREAKING: Paul Riley has suspended his campaign for the VA-05 House of Representatives seat today after former Congressman Tom Perriello entered the race Dec. 9.

In a handful of hotspots still reeling from the pandemic, gun violence shadows young Virginians' every move. A new UVA report finds three key causes, and suggests targeted interventions to stop killings and save kids. Read more: www.c-ville.com/uva-report-t....

The official Virginia tourism map lumps Charlottesville in with Richmond and NoVa. Fluvanna supervisors want to redraw those boundaries to make our area part of a public-private Piedmont partnership. Read more: www.c-ville.com/area-economi....

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Find yourself whisked away to steamy 1980s Madrid with "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," a sizzling musical farce of female resilience onstage at Live Arts through January 3. Read more: c-ville.com/women-on-the....

In a family-friendly event to kick off the holiday season, the fifth annual WinterSong combines music, community, and festive spirit tomorrow afternoon at Rivanna River Company. Read more: c-ville.com/wintersong-a....

The Heavy Heavy’s vintage hippie vibes shake the Southern on Saturday. Read more: www.c-ville.com/the-heavy-he....

Trail Mix: Albemarle County will preview three potential routes for a 24-mile mixed-use path connecting the Blue Ridge Tunnel, Crozet, and Charlottesville in a December 4 meeting. Read more: www.c-ville.com/albemarle-co....

Charlottesville’s most contentious monuments have taken on new lives in Los Angeles. From ingots to a centaur-like sculpture, a major MOCA exhibition asks what happens when symbols of the Lost Cause are taken apart—and reimagined. Read more: www.c-ville.com/confederate-....

A recount's taking one last narrow Fluvanna school board race down to the wire. But the candidates are still at odds over whether the incumbent—at the polling-place church where he’s also a deacon—crossed a literal legal line. Read more: www.c-ville.com/fluvanna-sch....

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is back at The Paramount Theater this Thursday for Christmas with Elvis, featuring renowned Presley impersonator Matt Lewis. Read more: c-ville.com/christmas-wi...

Tuesday Evening Concert Series presents Chanticleer, the male chorus known around the world for its eclectic repertoire and dazzling virtuosity, performing at Old Cabell Hall on December 2. Read more: c-ville.com/chanticleer-....

Saturday’s showdown calls for something spirited. Grab some C-VILLE merch in colors that feel right this time of year. Get yours: shopcvilleweekly.printify.me/product/2499....

Real life magic man Vitaly brings his no-tech tricks to the Paramount on Friday. Read more: www.c-ville.com/vitaly-at-th....

Local news only works because you read it. Today we’re extra thankful for the people who pick up the paper, click the links, and keep the conversation going. Happy Thanksgiving, Charlottesville.

If you’re reeling from the indefinite hiatus of weirdo rockers Dean and Gene Ween, get a fix of chocolate and cheese with Peen, C’ville’s premier Ween tribute band, performing Friday night at The Southern Café and Music Hall. Read more: c-ville.com/peen-at-the-....

Kari Anderson Miller and the 517 families International Neighbors helped acclimate to life in Virginia, hold their collective breath as the US continues to shift away from its sanctuary identity. That may signal the end of the nonprofit's work. Read more: www.c-ville.com/with-a-reduc....

A small area plan adopted by City Council in March 2021 identified Fifeville cut-through traffic as an issue that would get worse as the area continues to grow. Residents are not convinced that changing road patterns will solve the problem. Read more: c-ville.com/city-holds-o....

If you see distiller Ivar Aass searching in a field, he’s probably foraging for his next bitter spirit. Read more: www.c-ville.com/spirit-lab-d.... 📷: Tristan Williams

Seasonal celebration and natural splendor combine at the Winter Wander Trail of Lights, on view at Boar’s Head Resort through January 3, 2026. Read more: c-ville.com/winter-wande....

A.D. Carson talks to C-VILLE about the intersection of American heroes and hip hop in his new book. Read more: www.c-ville.com/ad-carson-on....

Sentencing in the fatal 2022 shooting on Grounds began November 17. Read more: www.c-ville.com/sentencing-b....

Four County Players presents a seasonal show steeped in mystery for sleuthy theater fans with "The Game’s Afoot; or Holmes for the Holidays," on stage 11/21–12/14. Read more: c-ville.com/the-games-af....

The ability to engage with an evolving and varied body of work outside of a white-cube gallery setting isn’t an everyday occurrence. Read more: www.c-ville.com/art-advisor-....

Reshaping country and soul music with a genre-blending mix of country, R&B, and pop, The Kentucky Gentlemen perform at The Front Porch this Friday. Read more: c-ville.com/the-kentucky....

Former UVA president Jim Ryan shares his account of his resignation. Read more, including what happens now: c-ville.com/former-uva-p.... 📷: Eze Amos

The English-bred KellyBronze turkey is a rich, flavorful bird that takes less time to prepare. Read more: www.c-ville.com/crozet-farm-....

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