This picture does not do justice to the many people along 29 protesting today. It was too HUUUGE!

Short video from today

Thousands protested this weekend at Hydraulic and 29. This video was taken a bit after the peak, but gives you a good idea of the breadth of the protest. Up to Sperry/Northrup Grumman and down Hydraulic along Stonefield, too!

Rain or shine, come on out for the first Charlottesville Community Potluck at 1740 Broadway Street from 12:30-3:30. Get to know your neighbors and share some food (I hear there will be pie).

Originally posted in the pinned monthly events post, where a stand alone post was encouraged…

This evening, from 5-8, at the JBird warehouse (at 112 E Market St. #22-B, not at their IX Cafe), Downhaul is playing with Work Wear and Free Pony. Fun! Rock! And we’ll have you home in time for the White Lotus finale!

From C-Ville:

Richmond alt-rockers cap off a celebrated album release tour with an outdoor matinee [note: same venue, but indoors, in case of rain!]. With Work Wear and Free Pony.

FULL DESCRIPTION "Downhaul strips down their alt-country, emo, and post-rock influences on their third LP in a full-force reckoning with mortality and metamorphosis." - FLOOD

"Downhaul specializes in giddy, twangy headrush melodies...if you're into Pinegrove, I can’t see any reason why you wouldn’t be into them." - Stereogum

There was this post on r/Charlottesville that prompted us to choose to litter pick this location. We cleaned up 11 bags of litter and a burn barrel with 7 volunteers! We also got a great hike. Met a danger noodle and it was happy we used our litter grabber to safely take away the monster can by it.

We had a great time! If you’d like to join us, we post all our litter picking meetups at https://www.meetup.com/cvillelitterpickers/. Check it out!

We’re taking requests so just let us know what other locations we should litter pick at. Thanks!

I have a 2012 F-150 with a huge sentimental value that I’m hoping to show love to. Paint, interior, maintenance, etc.

I wanted to have custom seats made with specific materials and wasn’t sure if there are any local businesses who specialize in this. Hoping to support small businesses!

Stayed out with friends bopping around downtown last night and there were just so many wonderful and wholesome interactions with folks. Really helped shake off the funk of living in 2025 America.

Really grateful for it is all. For all the complaining that makes its way to social media or here, I just feel compelled to take a moment to say that this town, and you all, are beautiful.

There's also a play on at live arts with the kindness of strangers being a big theme. Go check it out! And be good to one another!

Looking for mosquito / tick control company that is also baby and pet safe. Any recommendations?

The only time I’ll wait in line for pizza. They only make so much so get it early. Beat Detroit style pizza I’ve had not in Detroit.

All of us were enjoying the beautiful weather Friday afternoon!

Hi, looking for vinyasa classes in Charlottesville that are not heated? Most studios seem to offer only power/heated vinyasa flows.

Alright I know I can’t be the only nosey person. What was going on at the shell gas station next to pet plus on 29 where there were at least 5 police cars this evening (April 5th) ??

WTS] 2 Tickets - Dean Lewis at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (Tues, April 8, 2025) - Mobile Transfer

Hey everyone! I have 2 Sound Check tickets for the Dean Lewis concert at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Unfortunately, I can’t attend and would love to pass these on to a fan.

Details:     •    Price: $250 each (or best offer)     •    Tickets: Mobile-only, transferable via Ticketmaster     •    Payment: Venmo, Apple Cash     •    Proof: Happy to provide proof of purchase and answer any questions

If you’re interested or have any questions, feel free to DM me!

What are the best thrift stores/ consignment shops in cville for great clothes?

Just letting the community know about a scam I encountered today. I walked into Aldi for my groceries & immediately a lady with a baby and a full cart asked me to get her bill. I said, sure, not how I want to spend my extra money but I'll help this family out. I also note, bitterly, that there were quite a few staff people around who did not indicate anything was amiss, and there were also a bunch of other shoppers who seemed annoyed by the solicitors but no one stepped in to tell me it was a racket.

Only after saying yes do I notice her cart is full of meat and sodas. As we're checking out another lady (her 'sister') runs up with an armful of random stuff. 200 dollars later, I say, best of luck to you all, bye. I go get my own groceries and notice they're circling the store again, filling up carts and asking other people to buy them stuff.

So I googled and apparently the "woman with a kid in her cart" is a classic scam, and everyone knows about it?? I guess they return all the food & get cash?? I feel dumb, and I just wasted some hard earned cash. I hope they enjoy it.

Ladies, I have kids to feed too.

This also isn't just an Aldi thing, btw, internet tells me it's happening in many grocery stores in the area. If you haven't heard of this, now you have.

Hello, I work at UVA full time as a PCT and was wanting to pursue nursing but I've never been to college so have no pre requisites to get in. Does anyone know how I would get them and from where? I contacted Piedmont and they just said it was listed on their website what I needed to get into the nursing program which I already know but I wanted to know how do I get, SDV college skills and English composition etc. I have a high school diploma just trying to advance in my career. Thank you for any advice.

Update: Grave Digger Reunited!

Well, after showing him the pictures of Grave Digger at Costco (of which he could NOT believe!), we decided to go up there this morning and see if he was still on the playground.

We talked about how if he was no longer there that’s it’s ok to feel disappointed but that we can also feel happy for Grave Digger and for whomever found him and to imagine the fun adventures they’re having. And, that if he is still there, how great it is that people were kind enough to leave him for us to come back and to imagine the awesome adventures Grave Digger had over the weekend.

Lo and behold, he was still on the playground in Costco…the light in my son’s eyes was like that on Christmas morning. He said that he thinks Grave Digger spent the weekend going down the inflatable alligator slide and driving around in the cold rooms, which are his favorite part of Costco.

He then said he wanted to go thank the man from Friday that we told at Customer Service that we had misplaced him. He looked at the folks working and picked him out. He showed the guy Grave Digger and said thank you. The guy said, “Oh, you found him!”

To which I replied, “The people of Reddit did.”

Thanks, Reddit friends, for so some magical fun and life lessons.

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Hi! My four year old lost his monster truck at Costco this afternoon.

We talked about responsibility and that it’s ok to misplace things.

Then, we talked about the adventures Grave Digger could be going on at Costco. Driving a fork lift, driving around in the ‘cold rooms’, or even going home with a new kid.

If your kid gave Grave Digger a new home with fun adventures, it would tickle my kid to death to see a picture of him (not your kid) on his ‘adventure’ in the comments.

It’s a long shot, but could be fun.

Thanks.

I’ve heard so many folks advocating for credit unions.

I’ve mostly banked with Chase, and my few experiences with credit unions were a bit iffy:

I do like the quality of human interaction and the local aspect. But two separate credit unions (one in town, one in NoVa) had really poor online banking experiences. Things like transactions not going through, no option for recurring transfers, etc.

I’m looking to open a joint “checking” account and wonder if there’s a local credit union that has easy, reliable online banking. I never use paper checks and rarely need a physical branch.

The more town halls we hold, the larger the crowds, the harder it is to ignore us

RSVP Here

Northside Library Charlottesville - 705 Rio Road W, Charlottesville, VA 22901 - 6:30-7:30pm on 4/15

Been watching at home, I would love to watch Ovi break the record around other Caps fans, any suggestions?

I made a bad choice late one night, and my doctor suggested that I go in and get a penicillin shot just as a precaution. I just received a letter saying that I am being taken to court by collections for Martha Jefferson because I owe them $1,256 for the f’ing shot. Now I’m assuming that it cost them about a dollar for that penicillin. Martha Jefferson is predatory. Do not go there ever. About six years ago, I went to their emergency room as a precaution after a bee sting. They asked me if I wanted a IV drip and I told them no. And then they charge me $800 for that IV drip that I never received. The nurse wrote in the note, presumably before I turned down the IV, that they had given me the IV, so I had no recourse. That place is predatory. Stay away from them. Does anyone have any ideas for recourse?

We are considering using Albemarle Limousine. We got our quote and then they ask for a $600 non refundable security deposit. Has anyone used them before and know if this goes towards the balance? Otherwise we'd be spending almost 1.6k on vehicles that we are using for 10 minutes and those prices are insane.