“It’s the birthplace of our democracy,” said Emily Gorcenski. “And if you want to assault the ideals of democracy, you go to where it started. It’s as simple as that.”
Posted inFirst person
In Charlottesville’s ‘summer of hate,’ a Chinese American pastor found his place in the struggle for civil rights
Michael Cheuk didn’t know how we would respond to the Unite the Right rally — until he reconsidered his own family history and his faith.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
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.
Posted inHealth and safety
It took five years, but the board of civilians that oversees the Charlottesville Police Department has its first case
The board was formed after the violent white supremacist rallies of 2017 — and took years to gain power to investigate cases of alleged police misconduct.
Posted inRace and equity
Black Charlottesville residents open up about what changed — and what didn’t — after Unite the Right
“It’s never really been a Charlottesville that I feel safe in, or even one that I feel is not really embedded in racism,” said Myra Anderson. “On that day, it just so happened to rear its ugly head.”
Posted inFrom the newsroom
Our #Charlottesville: How Charlottesville Tomorrow is covering the fifth anniversary of Unite the Right
Five years after the “summer of hate,” we’re telling our community’s own stories.
Posted inHow we learn
For the first time in years, Albemarle County Public Schools can’t fill its no-cost preschool program
Albemarle went all online with applications for no-cost preschool — and not enough people applied.
Posted inFrom the newsroom
Charlottesville Tomorrow has a new look — and it’s more than a pretty shade of purple
Our newsroom has grown and changed in the last four years, and now we have a new website to reflect that work.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Get ready: The single use plastic bag tax is coming to Charlottesville and Albemarle Jan. 1
“Given the effectiveness of it, and given plastics pollution, I am in support of it,” Councilor Michael Payne said. He added that the city will distribute reusable bags to low income community members.
Posted inFrom the newsroom
This month’s Vinegar Hill Magazine features a daughter of Charlottesville who now leads a major American newspaper
Charlottesville Tomorrow Editor-in-Chief Angilee Shah talked with Miami Herald Executive Editor Monica Richardson about leading in a pandemic, breaking news and how to build community with journalism.
