Good morning, Charlottesville.

The Albemarle County Police Foundation hosted its fourth annual Guardians Cup golf tournament Wednesday on the Club at Glenmore.

The event raised approximately $58K from 112 golfers with $1,000 team entries to fund officer wellness programs including hot meals for holiday shifts and mental health counseling.

A day on the course supported wellness for local police when the Police Foundation held its fourth annual Guardians Cup tournament at the Club at Glenmore on Wednesday.

The event raised about $58K — funds will support holiday meals, free estate planning, and mental health counseling.

Holiday Drive shelter in Charlottesville, which opened on Sept.

1, saw intake grow from 26 to 57 residents as staff fine-tuned daily operations to ensure a safe transition. City officials continue to address transportation needs and support trauma-informed care (60-bed facility expandable to 120 beds).

Blanc Creatives began in a small shop in Charlottesville’s Belmont neighborhood—now it supplies handcrafted kitchen tools to professional chefs nationally.

The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival will begin its two-week run on Sept.

18, marking its 27th year with top musicians performing Beethoven’s symphonies and American pieces under a theme of revolutionary thought. A free concert will take place at the Paramount Theater at 12:30 p.m.

Virginia Film Festival will honor actor Nathan Lane with its Visionary Award as it presents a 30th anniversary screening of The Birdcage + a live conversation hosted by Ben Mankiewicz; the festival will take place in Charlottesville from Oct.

21-25.

A new tourism report showed visitor spending topped $1 billion in 2025, with $604 million in Albemarle County and $428 million in Charlottesville (a 4.5 percent rise from 2024).

The spending helped support 7,217 jobs and generated over $50 million in tax revenue as officials look to boost tourism further.

Students and staff began using the new ACE Academy facility on Lambs Lane on Sept.

9 under a temporary occupancy permit (with capacity for 400), while crews work to complete construction for a permanent permit.

Charles Alexander, the youngest member of the Charlottesville 12 (who integrated local schools in 1959), visited Sunrise Elementary on Tuesday to share his experience with fifth-graders and inspire them with his reminder that goodness inside people matters more than skin color.