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Mayor Nikuyah Walker opens up about her agonizing decision to drop out of the city council race — ‘It’s really taken a toll on me.’

Sep 14, 2021 | Politics, State Of The City

Nikuyah Walker kicked off her 2017 campaign at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker had tears...

Charlottesville Racial Justice Activists Celebrate Confederate Statue Removals

Jul 10, 2021 | Politics, State Of The City

Contributed by Charlottesville Anti-Racist Media Liaisons | Photos by Locs Image (Charlottesville, Va.) — Take ’Em Down Cville, a coalition of...

State of the City

Nov 17, 2020 | State Of The City

Maupintown Media, Vinegar Hill Magazine, and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center present State of the City, a multimedia series...

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Everybody Loves Chris: A Conversation with Comedian Chris Alan

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Charlottesville Planning Commission unanimously approves Comprehensive Plan update after nearly five years of work; now it goes to City Council for a hearing

One major component of Charlottesville's Comprehensive Plan update is creating more, and more affordable, housing of many types throughout the city, including quadplexes, like this one on the corner of Second St. NW and Hedge St. Charlottesville Planning Commission...

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Things Come Together: A Story of Hope & Heritage

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Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting

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This historic building now for sale in Court Square was once the site of Charlottesville’s slave auction block. The listing does not include that fact.

On a hot and hazy afternoon smack dab in the middle of September, Jalane Schmidt stood on a brick sidewalk in Court Square, her gaze cast downward. “These are so fresh,” she said with delight, gesturing with open palms at more than half a dozen vases of fresh...

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Mayor Nikuyah Walker opens up about her agonizing decision to drop out of the city council race — ‘It’s really taken a toll on me.’

Charlottesville Racial Justice Activists Celebrate Confederate Statue Removals

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Everybody Loves Chris: A Conversation with Comedian Chris Alan

Charlottesville Planning Commission unanimously approves Comprehensive Plan update after nearly five years of work; now it goes to City Council for a hearing

Things Come Together: A Story of Hope & Heritage

Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting

This historic building now for sale in Court Square was once the site of Charlottesville’s slave auction block. The listing does not include that fact.

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