
City of Charlottesville seeks tree for Grand Illumination
The City of Charlottesville is asking for the donation of a large tree for Grand Illumination, the City’s annual holiday celebration.

The City of Charlottesville is asking for the donation of a large tree for Grand Illumination, the City’s annual holiday celebration.

Paris Sépia, a charming Franco-American couple from Charlottesville’s Sister City, Besançon, will be playing old time “musette” – French music from the 1930s – today and tomorrow in Charlottesville and Staunton.

Due to the UVA football game against Boise State on Friday, Charlottesville Area Transit will detour the Free Trolley. Bus stops along Maury Avenue, Alderman Road, McCormick Road, and portions of Jefferson Park Avenue will not be served.
The detour will begin at 6 p.m. and continue through the end of service. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.

The USA Cycling Team has chosen Charlottesville and Albemarle County for their pre UCI World Cycling Championships training camp.

Due to the UVA football game against Notre Dame on Saturday, September 12, Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) will detour the Free Trolley. Bus stops along Maury Avenue, Alderman Road, McCormick Road, and portions of Jefferson Park Avenue will not be served.

The City of Charlottesville Information Technology Department received a 2015 Governor’s Technology Award for their work on the Charlottesville Area Transit’s (CAT) Mobile App.

The public is invited to an open house on Tuesday, September 15, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at CitySpace (100 5th St NE) to provide input on the Streets that Work Plan.

Cirque Italia, a unique aquatic spectacular that combines Italian culture and acrobatics on a 35,000-gallon water stage, will make a splash at Charlottesville Fashion Square this weekend.

On Thursday, the City of Charlottesville will hold an open house to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Downtown Job Center (DJC), located at 201 East Market Street, in the lower level of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. The open house will be held from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

On Sept. 12, Charlottesville Area Transit will implement a new service schedule. Route 3, Route 7, and Route 10 will see several changes.
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