STAFF WRITER Vinegar Hill took some time to talk with David Straughn about ‘Pipeline’ a stageplay that he directed at Live Arts Theather in...
Entertainment
Call for Artists for “Lay My Burdens Down” Exhibition
The Charlottesville Black Arts Collective through McGuffey Art Center is excited to announce a call for artists for an exhibition, “Lay My Burdens...
Living Beyond the Limitations: A Conversation with Darnell Lamont Walker
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Photographer: Hunnus (IG: @hunnus) We took some time to catch up with Darnell Lamont Walker, a writer for Netflix’s...
Proposal for Black-Owned Richmond Casino Rejected by Voters
Business, Entertainment, Politics
Post written by Tamara D. Fair It’s no dice for Richmond’s Urban One casino project. The casino, which allegedly would have been the country’s first...
The In-Between: A Discussion with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson about Race and Space in ‘My Monticello’
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Billy Hunt Jocelyn Nicole Johnson describes herself as an ‘artsy, nerdy, and introverted person who is interested in...
Everybody Loves Chris: A Conversation with Comedian Chris Alan
By Sarad Davenport | Photo by Phil Provencio For many of us, when we think of Rochester, New York, we think of it as the home of Kodak (not that...
Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting
Pharrell / Photo Credit: David Buchan / Stringer Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting Donovan...
Vinegar Hill and Discover Black C-Ville Collab
Business, Community Development, Entertainment
Vinegar Hill merch has partnered with Discover Black C-Ville to provide merch for those who want to celebrate and lift up the experience of Black...
‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Found Dead By His Nephew In Brooklyn Apartment
Michael K. Williams attends the Los Angeles Premiere of MGM's "Respect" at Regency Village Theatre on August 08, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. /...
Vinegar Hill Magazine Joins as a Sponsor of the Soul of C-Ville Festival at Ix Park
Community Development, Entertainment
CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 20, 2021— The immersive art and creative placemaking nonprofit, Ix Art Park, announced today the inaugural Soul of Cville...
A Higher Connection: A Conversation with Miquel x Morris
Community Development, Entertainment
by Sarad Davenport Sometimes in the unlikeliest of scenarios, people meet and it seems like the encounter is much more than coincidental. This was...
From Height to Musical Height with Tim Wicks
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Jim Allen The truth is that the history of rich music Charlottesville has really yet to be told. Tenor Saxophone...
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Community Development, History, Naila Smith, Travel
Exploring Black Brussels: A Trip to Matongé
by Naila A. Smith, PhD I recently visited Brussels, Belgium, a small country in the west of Europe, nestled between France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgium is often called the “battlefield of Europe" due to its central and strategic location which...
Community Development, History, Hometown Heroes, Niya Bates
(re)Reflector 01: The Black Press
by Niya Bates Growing up in the 1990s, I used to cut posters out of Hype Hair, Jet, and WordUp Magazines while I waited for my mom to get her hair done at Ebony Images hair salon in Charlottesville’s Seminole Trail Shopping Center. Thinking about it evokes a series...
Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink, History, Hometown Heroes
Community Cornerstones: Mel’s Cafe
by Channing Mathews This month my journey through the Black food and wine-ways of Charlottesville led me to Mel’s Café on Main Street, run graciously by its dedicated, self-taught chef and owner, Mel Walker. Mel is no stranger to food reviews, as he has been...
Arts, Community Development, Jessica Harris
Kori Price & Blackity Black Black
by Jessica Harris “I don't want to just survive as an artist. I want to thrive.” That phrase is artist Kori Price’s mission statement. And between her personal artwork and serving as president of the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective (CBAC), she is certainly...
Arts, Community Development, Entertainment
Poet Samantha Thornhill Comes to Charlottesville
STAFF WRITER Are you a fan of poetry? Then you won't want to miss the chance to celebrate the work of Samantha Thornhill, a talented poet who has recently published a new book of poetry entitled "The Animated Universe". Samantha is a graduate of the prestigious MFA...
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