Emergency responders prepare for severe weather and warn that response times will be slower
“It’ll take us longer to get there,” said Charlottesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Lee James. “And it may be more of a challenge to get a patient from their home, to the ambulance, to the hospital.”
An Orange County restaurant is moving to a new location, but the owners aren’t leaving their acts of service — or their ties to local history — behind
For the Cooper family, utilizing their culinary skills to make the community a better place is a tradition that goes back generations, connecting to the post-Civil War history of entrepreneurial Black women in nearby Gordonsville.
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The first step to creating our shared future is imagining it.
For Charlottesville Tomorrow’s 20th anniversary, we are inviting central Virginians to share their visions for the next 20 years.
The Big Stories
From bake sales to big checks, this is how the tiny town of Gordonsville raised millions for a new swimming pool and park
Along the way, the project pushed Gordonsville to reckon with the pool’s segregated past — and gave the town a chance to rebuild something more inclusive in its place.
Residents used to compare these Charlottesville blocks to a war zone — this is how the community turned it around
Residents and community leaders say the Central Virginia Violence Interrupters is one organization that helped make the neighborhood safer. Now, with shrinking budgets and fewer staff, they’re unsure what happens next and what it means for the community.
Charlottesville asylum seeker wins bond, but DHS refuses to release him
Immigration attorneys say the Department of Homeland Security is employing a little-used regulation to ignore a judge’s orders to free detainees.
Next 20: What the future of central Virginia could be
For Charlottesville Tomorrow’s 20th anniversary, we are inviting central Virginians to share their visions for the next 20 years.
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FIRST PERSON
With the season’s first snow came hateful speech for this Charlottesville resident
Brianna Patten writes about why she doesn’t trust the institutions meant to protect us — and what she worries about for the future.
Listen: She left Yogaville because she says it was a toxic environment
In this First Person Charlottesville podcast episode, former Yogaville resident Brianna Patten speaks up — and helps others do the same.
The inaugural Trans Futures Conference is coming to Charlottesville. Charley Burton explains why this is the right place to host it
We need a community where Black, white, brown, non-binary, trans masculine, trans feminine and allies come together for a common cause, writes Burton.
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