Good morning, Charlottesville.

The Albemarle Farmers Market celebrates National Farmers Market Week Saturday, Aug.

8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Hollymead Town Center, featuring local produce, breakfast from Twisted Provisions, + a free raffle giveaway for community members.

The Charlottesville office is joining the annual Commissioners and Cans Food and Fund Drive.

The statewide effort, a partnership between the Revenue Association of Virginia and the Virginia Federation of Food Banks, aims to collect food for residents in need.

Business, economic development, and community leaders gathered for the Economic Forum hosted by the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce on Aug.

5 at Hillsdale Conference Center to discuss workforce development, housing, and infrastructure. Organizers said the annual forum highlights partnerships among local government, the University, and the business community.

Tax-free weekend begins soon, letting families shop for school supplies and clothing without paying sales tax at local stores in Charlottesville.

U.Va. is building Aggarwal Hall on its Emmet Street site to serve 270,000 alumni.

The $63 million project started with demolition in September and is on track for a spring 2027 opening — it will offer offices, a rotunda gallery, a library and meeting spaces.

U.Va. announced that 54 third-year students selected this spring will live on the Lawn as fourth-year Lawnies and serve in student self-governance.

Chosen from over 200 applicants, these residents will get single bedrooms and communal facilities in the central Academical Village near the Rotunda.

Vice Chair Allison Spillman resigned from the School Board effective Aug.

15 after saying her children were harassed, and the Board voted unanimously to launch an independent review by civil litigation firm Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman — a move aimed at examining district practices.

Central Plains Elementary unveiled a new sun shelter today that gives students a shaded spot to play and learn outside at the school grounds.

Charlottesville is planning a temporary emergency shelter at 2000 Holiday Drive with CASS to support Rivanna riverfront encampment residents before their Sept.

1 transition. Officials say the shelter will offer essential services during this period.

The Virginia Department of Health unveiled a new roadmap today to improve nursing home oversight across the Commonwealth.

The plan will clear inspection backlogs and standardize enforcement so residents receive consistent, high-quality care.