Feel Good Friday 

Feel Good Friday: Local teacher taking students to the sky
Feel Good Friday: Local teacher taking students to the sky

Students in Matt Gozzard’s class are used to sitting in chairs learning about creative media, but soon, he hopes to be teaching his students how to fly a plane.

Feel Good Friday: DMR Adventures comes to The Paramount

Feel Good Friday: DMR Adventures comes to The Paramount

New York is coming to Charlottesville as DMR Adventures prepares to open its production of Newsies Jr at the Paramount Theater.

Feel Good Friday: CASPCA calendar contest

Feel Good Friday: CASPCA calendar contest

The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA calendar contest has just started, and already has some tough competition for which adoptees will be making the calendar this year. 

Feel Good Friday: Local man competes in first triathlon after lung transplant

Feel Good Friday: Local man competes in first triathlon after lung transplant

RJ Redstrom is just the second person in the world to get a double lung transplant, and did not let a roadblock stop him from doing what he loves.

Feel Good Friday: Strands for Trans recognizes local salons

Feel Good Friday: Strands for Trans recognizes local salons

There are 7,000 salons across the country taking part in this movement, including a few in Charlottesville.

Feel Good Friday: Kindness Cafe hosting fundraising campaign

Feel Good Friday: Kindness Cafe hosting fundraising campaign

Kindness Cafe is a nonprofit coffee shop that employs adults with cognitive disabilities, and wants to open a second location to give more people a chance to work.

Feel Good Friday: Summer activities at Montpelier

Feel Good Friday: Summer activities at Montpelier

From eight miles of hiking trails to tours throughout the grounds, there is something for everyone to enjoy at James Madison’s Montpelier this summer.

Feel Good Friday: 92-year-old pianist to perform with Albemarle Symphony Orchestra

Feel Good Friday: 92-year-old pianist to perform with Albemarle Symphony Orchestra

June Andrews is proving that age is just a number, as she is about to accomplish a lifelong dream.

Feel Good Friday: Crozet man helps raise $50,000 for Make-a-Wish

Feel Good Friday: Crozet man helps raise $50,000 for Make-a-Wish

Make-a-Wish grants life changing wishes for children every day, and some local Virginians helped grant more wishes during this year’s Trailblazer Challenge.

Feel Good Friday: Fencing tournament benefits local nonprofit

Feel Good Friday: Fencing tournament benefits local nonprofit

The Blue Ridge Fencing Center is hosting its annual spring tournament on Saturday, and each player's entrance fee is benefiting Green Dogs Unleashed.

Feel Good Friday: Students learn about different careers

Feel Good Friday: Students learn about different careers

Students had the chance to learn about careers that align with their interests and skills, so they can start to narrow down what careers to pursue in the future.

Feel Good Friday: Experience 'Charlotte's Web' at Mount Rouge Farm

Feel Good Friday: Experience 'Charlotte's Web' at Mount Rouge Farm

Brian Clowdus Experience is bringing the story of Charlotte’s Web, which everyone knows and loves, to Central Virginia.

Feel Good Friday: Local ACAC develops new swim team

Feel Good Friday: Local ACAC develops new swim team

The local ACAC is working on gaining more athletes to compete on its year-round swim team, USA Swim team and on the summer league swim team.

Feel Good Friday: Law students raise money for local charity

Feel Good Friday: Law students raise money for local charity

UVA Law students are hitting balls instead of the books this weekend, ahead of the 40th annual Law Softball Invitational.

Feel Good Friday: Wintergreen Fire and Rescue going above and beyond for Ukraine

Feel Good Friday: Wintergreen Fire and Rescue going above and beyond for Ukraine

The Wintergreen Fire and Rescue Station 2 has been making continuous efforts to send supplies, donations, and more to help ease the struggles citizens are facing in Ukraine.

Feel Good Friday: Local friends start running club

Feel Good Friday: Local friends start running club

Two best friends started a running club for so that people can make new friendships and enjoy running.

Feel Good Friday: Son of Tuskegee Airman speaks to middle school students

Feel Good Friday: Son of Tuskegee Airman speaks to middle school students

Son of a Tuskegee Airman visited Louisa County Middle School during their Black History Month guest speaker presentations.

Feel Good Friday: Local couple gets engaged during Super Bowl

Feel Good Friday: Local couple gets engaged during Super Bowl

A Charlottesville couple recently got engaged after winning a ring from a local jewelry store.

Feel Good Friday: Charlottesville City Schools recognizes important staff members

Feel Good Friday: Charlottesville City Schools recognizes important staff members

With this week being National School Counselor Week, Charlottesville City Schools celebrated its school counselors with recognition and support from the school staff.

Feel Good Friday: Local company giving away free knee and ankle braces in study

Feel Good Friday: Local company giving away free knee and ankle braces in study

Knee and ankle braces can cost thousands of dollars, but a local company is hoping to ease the pain and cost of those for people who participate in a new study.

Feel Good Friday: Local choir to perform at Carnegie Hall

Feel Good Friday: Local choir to perform at Carnegie Hall

The Church of the Incarnation choir is performing at Carnegie Hall in February with Valimar Jansen.

Feel Good Friday: Sierra Club recognizes community environmentalists

Feel Good Friday: Sierra Club recognizes community environmentalists

The Sierra Club of Charlottesville is recognizing community members who are making a difference for the environment.

Feel Good Friday: Wintergreen prepares for holiday weekend

Feel Good Friday: Wintergreen prepares for holiday weekend

Wintergreen is hosting family events for the holiday weekend, despite difficult weather conditions.

Feel Good Friday: Sam Barsky's Artistic Sweaters

Feel Good Friday: Sam Barsky's Artistic Sweaters

Sam Barsky went viral on social media for his sweater and t-shirt business, which features some beautiful Virginia landmarks.

Feel Good Friday: Sober Ride Home

Feel Good Friday: Sober Ride Home

Allen and Allen is distributing Uber gift cards to restaurants in an effort to reduce drunk driving accidents.

Feel Good Friday: Local dogs featured in this year's Puppy Bowl

Feel Good Friday: Local dogs featured in this year's Puppy Bowl

Once again, dogs from the Charlottesville area will be featured in this year's Puppy Bowl.