Court Square, Burley High School, Vinegar Hill and the Jefferson School are among tour highlights.
Category: Culture
What cultures emerge from Charlottesville? It’s in the art, music, theater, literature and experiences of the people who make it.
Posted inCulture, Our neighborhoods, Short & Important
What’s the lineage of Black Charlottesville? A new exhibit allows you to interact with the city’s story
‘Toward a Lineage of Self’ opens Saturday at The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
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It’s a rare and, for some, special day. Here’s how 4 Charlottesville residents are celebrating their Leap Year birthdays
Julius Caesar created a calendar with occasional Feb. 29s 2,000 years ago — and babies have been missing out on birthdays ever since.
Posted inCulture, First person, Short & Important
Listen: With 500 restaurants in a 10-mile radius, Charlottesville chef Antwon Brinson says there has to be a better way to staff them
In My Humble Opinion’s podcast has a candid conversation with Brinson about his perspective on life in restaurants in central Virginia.
Posted inCulture, Government and public institutions, Race and equity, Short & Important
Trial date set for lawsuit over the final disposition of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue
Judge ordered the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to reveal the statue’s location to the plaintiffs.
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While Charlottesville erected Confederate monuments, hundreds of African American residents were sitting for professional portraits
A new exhibition tells the story through nearly 200 portraits taken in the Holsinger photography studio at the turn of the 20th Century.
Posted inCulture, First person, How we learn, Race and equity, Short & Important
Vinegar Hill: Get to know how this Charlottesville chef is teaching the culinary arts — and why
Here’s what Chef Antwon Brinson wants you to know about finding your focus.
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New pictures of Charlottesville in 2017 tell the story of a community that fought back
Photographer Ézé Amos says its time for #charlottesville to be about the people who live here.
Posted inCulture, Government and public institutions, Our neighborhoods, Race and equity
Confederate groups may once again stall Charlottesville’s plans for the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee
Five years after white supremacists rallied around Charlottesville’s Lee statue, Confederate legacy groups have sued the city in an effort to stop the Swords Into Plowshares project.
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A new film about Vinegar Hill chronicles a Charlottesville neighborhood that thrived for a 100 years — before the city razed it
Filmmakers Lorenzo Dickerson and Jordy Yager say we need to understand the history of the destruction of the neighborhood better. “Raised/Razed” premieres Saturday at the Jefferson School and will air on public television in May.
