Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Since its opening in 2014, MarieBette Café & Bakery has become a Charlottesville favorite. It’s a rare occasion to not see customers lined out the door during the early morning hours. So, as someone who recently moved to Charlottesville, I naturally had to check out this local phenomenon for myself. Along with a large variety […]
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On Friday, Sept. 15, PVCC held a movie night in the Dickinson Theater and presented a documentary called Walking El Camino: Six Ways to Santiago. The documentary talked about traveling from France to Spain over the course of several days. The walk consists of multiple days on foot where you can arrange when you start, […]
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Thursday Sept. 21, there was a karaoke event at Blue Ridge Cafe on 8315 Seminole Trail in Ruckersville. The karaoke plays on the patio, and you can watch people sing from 7-10 p.m. while you have your dinner. During these events, the hosts give guests a QR code to scan on their phone, and they […]
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Don’t Worry Darling takes place in a suburban desert town called Victoria where everything appears to be perfect. From the very beginning, the viewer is thrown into the life of Alice Chambers (Florence Pugh), which seems complete. There is a good community, calm climate, consistent schedules, and a perfectly symmetric way of life, painting the […]
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How much time does it take to bring a film to life? Some films take months or years of production and editing before they are ready to be seen. This year, Lighthouse Studios is seeking applications for the 19th annual Adrenaline Film Project, a mix of competition on workshops where teams of contestants will have […]
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One of the movies that I saw in theaters is Disney’s new film Haunted Mansion. It lasts 2 hours and 3 minutes, and the film is rated PG-13 for thematic and horror action. I think it was very interesting, and I found it to be a fun and scary experience. The movie currently has a […]
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SPOILER WARNING: Contains plot spoilers for the movie Barbie CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide Due to the popularization of streaming services and the recent coronavirus pandemic, it is difficult for movies to pack a theater. It is a challenge for them to even fill a couple rows. But a few weeks ago, when my friends […]
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While not all bestsellers are horribly written books, Then She Was Gone, by Lisa Jewell, (originally published 2017, republished 2022) is one of those books that gives modern bestsellers a bad reputation. Unfortunately, like most bestsellers, the blurb was written to make the book sound interesting – and, due to the nature of the book, […]
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The Drama Club of PVCC presented The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon as the 2023 Spring show on April 7 and 8 in the evenings at V. Earl Dickinson Main Stage Theatre. The show was about fairy tales in modern life as a fun, exciting comedy. The cast and crew were PVCC student volunteers. The student leaders […]
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Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has been floundering for a while. What was once a new and fresh mascot to rival Nintendo’s Mario has languished in the post 3D platform era. While Sega tries again and again to capture the old magic that once won the hearts and minds of kids in the 90s, they […]
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