Cville Right Now Live

C-VILLE Weekly Editor Richard DiCiccio and Reporter Catie Ratliff discuss this week's feature on prominent locals sharing what they love about Charlottesville and other stories including UVA swimming's fourth national title and the recent ruling in the federal investigation into Sentara's health insurance rates.

Infocville.com journalist Sean Tubbs discusses the CRHA board meeting and budget, the possibility of tax rate hikes in Albemarle County, and the future of the city's natural gas utility.

Women's empowerment coach Lynsie McKeown shares details of her upcoming Rewrite HERstory retreat on March 30 and how she helps women engage in "practices that dismantle conditioning while fostering profound rest."

Albemarle County Supervisors Chair Jim Andrews discusses the proposed budget, the comprehensive plan and a new way to deal with spot blights.

Patrick McNamara, the man charged with a January assault on the Rivanna Trail, shares new details about the evidence he says exonerates him, the evidence he believes police are using against him, and what he thinks should happen now.

WINA Morning News host Jay James discusses his conversation with Chief Michael Kochis about juveniles' access to guns and the upcoming premiere of A Bridge to Life, a film about the Bridge Ministry and its founder William Washington.

Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham discusses the process of creating A Standing Witness, a song cycle with music by Grammy-winning composer Richard Danielpour and poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove, a UVA professor. The piece reflects on 50 years of American history and will be performed at Old Cabell Hall on 3/21 and 3/23.

Conservationist and agrarian Brooks Lamb discusses his book, Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place, and his upcoming panel during the Virginia Festival of the Book. Lamb will discuss farmland loss from suburban sprawl, rampant agricultural consolidation, and racial injustice.

C-VILLE Weekly reporter Catie Ratliff discusses the Virginia Festival of the Book, city bus drivers pushing for a raise and Albemarle County Schools' approval of a new school site. 

Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade discusses the city's proposed budget and tax hikes, and explains why he voted against a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.