The Rundown: Issue 3
The interior of low waste store Refill & Renew where customers can find jugs, buckets and tanks of liquid products “on tap.” Image provided by Mandy Drumheller by Katrina L. Spencer Happy New Year! We’re back! As you sort through your New Year’s resolutions, deciding what to keep and what…
Five Composting Tips for Home Gardeners
Latoya Brown-Zimmermann reaches for a plant while surrounded by greenery. Image provided by Latoya Brown-Zimmermann by Katrina L. Spencer and Latoya Brown-Zimmermann Step into Latoya Brown-Zimmermann’s Birmingham garden and you’ll…
Swipe Safety: The Dating App Education We Learn from Each Other
by Dr. Vincent Jones II Dr. Vincent Jones II is an Assistant Professor of Community Health at York College, The City University of New York. His research examines technology-facilitated, gender-based…
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Austin Church to Host 50th Anniversary of National Christian Singles Seminar
by Katrina L. Spencer Katrina Spencer began writing for Vinegar Hill Magazine in 2022 when she lived in Charlottesville. She left Virginia to pursue a master’s degree in journalism and media. Having completed her program,…
Who Tells Charlottesville’s Story? Next-Generation Voices Shape Our Cultural Legacy
by Jessica Harris Jessica Harris is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has written for Vinegar Hill Magazine for 3 years. She’s passionate about accessible arts education, community-based work, and, of course, 70s & 80s music. …
This Is Your Warning: Black Love Is About to Be Outside
by Khalilah Jones Some events you attend. Others become the one people keep referencing. The 2026 Black Love Symposium & Soirée is firmly in the second category. Saturday, February 7th 6-10:30pm at The Center at…
Wartime Boxing: He Cut His Safety Net, Now 2,000 Kids Are Following
by Marquan E. Jones The heavy bag swings like a pendulum. Thud. Thud. Thud. Matrix—lean, focused—plants his feet and fires combinations with the precision of someone who’s done this a thousand times. Around him, the…

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