Let's talk about a topic that's always been a silent current buzzing in the beauty and fashion world – the policing of Black and curvy women's style...
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You Can Grow Food in Your Own Backyard: Exploring the Meaning of Food Justice in Charlottesville
Channing Mathews, Community Development
by Channing J. Mathews As an avid patron of Black food and wine in the greater Charlottesville area, I am always on the hunt for a new spot to...
Strategies for Effective African American Genealogy Research
Community, Community Development, Education, History, Shelley Murphy
by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, Descendant Project Researcher, University of Virginia; featured photo by Emily Faith Morgan An avid genealogist for...
reReflector 03: Preserving the History of Black Education
Community, Community Development, Education, History, Hometown Heroes, Niya Bates
by Niya Bates; featured photo credit by author Thirteen miles northeast of Charlottesville, an unassuming, one-story, white school building with two...
The Charlottesville Freedom School
Community, Community Development, Education, Naila Smith
by Naila A. Smith, PhD; featured photo provided by Barbara M. Fitch In the summer of 1964, a group of students coordinated the first Freedom School...
Local Child Care Entrepreneurs Shine Bright for Kids
Business, Community, Community Development, Education, Gail Esterman
by Gail Esterman; featured photo by Princess Long My name is Gail Esterman and I have always been drawn to stories about how children are treated by...
Black and Green: Meet Josephus Allmond
Community, Community Development, Education, Health and Wellness, Tasha Durrett, Uncategorized
by Tasha Durrett; featured photo by Stu Maxey Advocacy looks like a lot of things. It can be protesting in the streets or working directly with...
Finding Space to Thrive: Black Women Who Wine
Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Education, Entertainment, Food and Drink
by Channing Mathews Black Women Who Wine is a love letter to Black women and our thriving. Initially a small meet-up between sisters and a niece,...
Georgia to Germany: 4,656 Miles East
Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel
by Katrina Spencer It was a psychic by the name of Sylvia who works on Broughton street in Savannah, Georgia that first told Lyric Thomas he and his...
Cherry Avenue’s Heart and Soul
Alexa Rodríguez, Business, Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Hometown Heroes
by Alexa Rodríguez Growing up around the Fifeville area, Nicole Hawker’s dreams of giving back to her community by creating a space for health and...
Making Waves in the Community: Community Views the new Little Mermaid
Community Development, Khalilah Jones
Photo Above: Jessica Turner and daughter Jaelle Armstrong are all smiles after the movie screening. by Khalilah Jones On Saturday, May 27th, Chic...
Zyahna Bryant: Black Woman Activist
Community Development, Education, Hometown Heroes, Naila Smith
by Naila A. Smith, PhD Zyahna Bryant is a powerhouse. At 22 years old, the Charlottesville native, youth activist, and community organizer, has...
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Vinegar Hill Magazine is a space that is designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, to promote entrepreneurship, and to be a beacon for art, culture, and politics in Central Virginia.
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Business, Community, Community Development, Education, Food and Drink
BEACON: New Hill is Building a New Blueprint for Wealth In Charlottesville
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Kori Price In the heart of Charlottesville a entrepreneurial and culinary revolution is brewing, not just to satisfy taste buds and palettes of visitors and Charlottesvilians, but it is also for nourishing the dreams of aspiring...
Community, Community Development, Travel
Jordan: A Land of Enchanting Beauty
by Mikela Franklin Jordan, what can I say. You were an unexpected beauty in all the ways! Jordan is at once mythical, ancient, modern, varied and vast in its offerings. It has everything, from Beaches to mountains, to lounges. There's something for every taste...
Community, Community Development, Education
Charlottesville High School Appoints New Interim Leader
Amidst a period of uncertainty at Charlottesville High School, Dr. Gurley, a representative of Charlottesville City Schools, has announced the appointment of Mr. Kenneth Leatherwood as the interim leader of the school. This decision comes following the resignation...
Community Development, State Of The City
Engaging Discussion on Housing, Redevelopment, and Real Estate Draws Charlottesville Community
Charlottesville, VA – On Thursday, November 9th, Vinegar Hill Magazine and In My Humble Opinion Talk Show hosted a vibrant discussion on housing, redevelopment, and real estate in Charlottesville, bringing together more than 75 community members, experts, and...
Business, Community, Community Development, Khalilah Jones, Style
Slaying Stereotypes: Black and Curvy Women Breaking Workplace Beauty Barriers
Let's talk about a topic that's always been a silent current buzzing in the beauty and fashion world – the policing of Black and curvy women's style choices in the workplace. It's 2023, and it's high time we say goodbye to these outdated standards and embrace the...
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