
New Dominion Bookshop announces lineup for Independent Bookstore Day
New Dominion Bookshop (404 E Main St., Charlottesville) has announced its schedule of events and specials for National Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 28.

New Dominion Bookshop (404 E Main St., Charlottesville) has announced its schedule of events and specials for National Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 28.

Music Feeds Us, led by Artistic Director Fitz Gary, will present a string quartet concert to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The concert will take place in Charlottesville on Sunday, May 13th at 7 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a program of string quartets by Haydn, Caroline Shaw, and Tchaikovsky.

The seventh annual Tom Tom Founders Festival, a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship, culture, and innovation, launches today in Charlottesville.

The Augusta County Historical Society Stuart Talk April 12 will look into an almost unknown part of Staunton’s past, the world of African-American life and business during the times of Jim Crow segregation.

When University of Virginia alumna Sharon L. Wood was about 8 years old, her father, a civil engineer, took her to a construction site where he was working.

April marks a new wine grape growing season and Virginia Vineyard Month. It’s also a good time to toast one of the state’s fastest-growing agricultural industries.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced today that the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) are awarding $693,962 in federal funding to Virginia housing authorities to help homeless veterans and their families find affordable and stable housing.

Ten graduating seniors will be honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony Saturday afternoon, May 5, at Eastern Mennonite University. They will wear gold and blue cords during the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 6.

Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1148, which will provide an opportunity for Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville to address their revenue sharing agreement.

The popular City Market will kick off its 2018 season on Saturday, April 7 from 7 a.m. to Noon. The market features over 100 local vendors that sell a variety of fresh produce, herbs, plants, meats, crafts, baked goods and much, much more.
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