Author Archives: Press Release

The Paramount Theater, the City of Charlottesville, Ting, and the UVA Community Credit Union present Charlottesville’s Grand Illumination! Join us on the Downtown Mall as we welcome the holiday season with a community event for all, including the lighting of the community tree and a FREE screening of Home Alone [PG] on the Big Screen […]

Applications are now open for the fourth annual SPARK! Hackathon to take place at St. Anne’s-Belfield School on January 26 & 27, 2019. This two-day event of learning and making is open to high school students throughout the region, and powered with the help of community sponsors, mentors, and volunteers. Previous years included participation by […]

Albemarle County Public Schools graduates once again turned in strong performances on the College Board’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), with 2018 scores surpassing both state and national averages on the reading, writing and mathematics tests and on the Board’s college readiness benchmark. The average reading and writing score for school division graduates was 592, which […]

Dr. Tamara Dias, Executive Director of African American Teaching Fellows was honored by UVA President Jim Ryan at a ceremony on Grounds this week. Dr. Dias graduated from UVA Curry School in 2012 and earned her Doctorate in Leadership from Morgan State University. Of Dr. Dias, Vice Provost for Academic Outreach Louis Nelson stated, “Tamara […]

St. Anne’s-Belfield School will host the seventh Charlottesville Girls on the Run Celebration 5K on Sunday, Nov. 11. Approximately 130 girls from nine area schools will come together to complete the race and celebrate a successful fall season. Begun in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Girls on the Run is now a national 501(c)3 non-profit […]

PVCC’s KidsCollege Program, in partnership with the University of Virginia Community Credit Union, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, area school systems, and local employers and educators, is hosting the annual 10th Grade Biz Kids Career Pathways Expo. More than 45 exhibitors and 2,000 high school students from Albemarle, Greene and Nelson counties and the City of […]

Program Honors Teaching Excellence & Community Outreach Nominations are now open for the 2018-2019 Golden Apple Awards, a program designed to honor outstanding teachers in public and private schools in Albemarle County and Charlottesville City. One winner is selected from each school, and eight winners also will receive a $1,000 Golden Apple Grant, which can […]

Got a dead toaster, lamp, chair, or fan?  Let the fixers at the Repair Café bring it back to life – for free! That’s right – it’s ba-ack!   On Saturday, October 27, from noon to 4:00 pm, the Cville TimeBank Repair Café will once again haunt the Habitat Store on Harris Street, working to revive […]

Local Food Hub will host a community-wide celebration of the 2018 Community Food Awards on Thursday, October 25. The Community Food Awards is an annual event recognizing farmers, businesses, and community partners for their commitment to local food, healthy communities, and Virginia agriculture. According to Kristen Suokko, Executive Director of Local Food Hub, “The Community […]