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Actor Nathan Lane headlined the Virginia Film Festival's closing night with a 30th-anniversary screening of The Birdcage on Sunday at the Paramount Theater, received the festival's Visionary Award, and joined TCM host Ben Mankiewicz for a post-film Q&A.

Starting Monday, Oct.

26, Charlottesville Area Transit began running Route 7 buses every 15 minutes during weekday rush hours, improving service between Downtown, UVA Hospital, and The Shops at Stonefield from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Albemarle County unveiled a draft 24-mile Three Notched Trail route Monday that would link Charlottesville through Crozet to the Blue Ridge Tunnel.

The project has $2 million for planning, no construction funding yet, could take up to five years, and a survey posts on Engage Albemarle Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Louisa County Animal Shelter is at critical capacity, and all adoptions are free now to clear space; the shelter is asking for adopters, fosters, and volunteers and can provide rehoming resources for owners who cannot keep pets.

Danny Boyle's "Ink" premiered Saturday at the Paramount Theater as part of the Virginia Film Festival, tracing Rupert Murdoch's rise and The Sun's tabloid reboot through frenetic visuals, red motifs, and a focus on Larry Lamb's newsroom that pushed ethical boundaries.

Virginia guards Chance Mallory and Kymora Johnson were named to national preseason watch lists — Mallory for the Bob Cousy Award and Johnson for the Nancy Lieberman Award — and the men will open Nov.

3 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Drexel while the women will start Monday, Nov. 2 at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Charlottesville metro area posted the biggest year‑over‑year payroll job gain among Virginia’s 10 metro areas, the state’s latest employment report shows, even as the overall Virginia workforce shrank.

Tim Blake Nelson accepted VAFF's Virtuoso Award and screened his 12-year film The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd Saturday at the Paramount Theater during the Virginia Film Festival; the nonlinear drama starring Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy premiered at TIFF on Sept.

13 and has no commercial release confirmed.