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Deja vu

Local activists and leaders on how to move forward after chaos

In brief

Vaccine scene Charlottesville Fire Department Captain Lance Blakey was the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine at...

Not over

Activists reflect on Black Lives Matter protests, next steps in 2021

Street smarts

Want to take a walk down Black History Pathway? Or maybe Waneeshee Way? Or even Tony Bennett Drive? Soon, you might...

In brief

Bye-bye, Trump! A quiet fall day on the Downtown Mall quickly turned into a party on Saturday morning as word spread...

Campaign pain

When Joe Biden announced last year that he was running for president, the first words he uttered were...

Remembering the forgotten

Elijah. Julia. Sam. I took in every name, and let each resonate within me, as I quietly examined the granite slabs. I...

In brief

Cracking down Just days after a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back, sparking national...

Marching for justice

Nearly a thousand protesters took to the streets of downtown Charlottesville May 30, demanding an end to police...

How to take down a statue

  On March 7, Virginia’s legislature passed the Conference Substitute to House Bill No. 1537, which will allow...