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Author Archives: Erin O'Hare

I'm Charlottesville Tomorrow's neighborhoods reporter. I’ve never met a stranger and love to listen, so, get in touch with me at eohare@cvilletomorrow.org, via Twitter @erinaroo, or flag me down when you see me out and about. If you’re not already subscribed to our free newsletter, you can do that here, and we’ll let you know when there’s a fresh story for you to read. I’m looking forward to getting to know more of you.

A large statue is being moved down the streets with onlookers behind barriers
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Confederate groups may once again stall Charlottesville’s plans for the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee

by Erin O'Hare August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

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.

In a parking lot, a person opens the door to an SUV to unload purchases. He holds on to a small, two-tier shopping cart with a few plastic bags in the top basket.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Get ready: The single use plastic bag tax is coming to Charlottesville and Albemarle Jan. 1

by Erin O'Hare August 2, 2022August 5, 2022

“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.

Six people work in an urban garden, five bending over and one standing. The garden is planted in neat rows and is very robust, with green leaves popping forth from the ground. In the background, homes, cars, and some trees.
Posted inHealth and safety, How-to

Don’t shave your dog, make sure you’re sweating — and other things you need to know to prepare for the hottest days of summer

by Erin O'Hare July 22, 2022August 5, 2022

Temperatures will top 100 degrees this weekend in Charlottesville. Here’s where you can get cool and other local resources.

A close-up image of a large shopping cart full of plastic bags containing salad mix, celery, a loaf of bread, boxes of crackers, and other items. The stack of bags is high enough to peek over the edge of the cart.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions, Health and safety

Charlottesville may soon impose a 5 cent tax on plastic bags

by Charlotte Rene Woods and Erin O'Hare July 19, 2022August 5, 2022

As the city considers joining Albemarle County in imposing a tax to reduce plastic bag usage, food justice advocates worry it could create more barriers to food access.

A newly-built apartment building stands behind and over an older, more modest, two-story stucco home. The image shows the older building and its yard from behind, with the taller apartment building behind it.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

In the Charlottesville area, the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting pushed out

by Erin O'Hare July 12, 2022August 5, 2022

An increase in area median income will increase the number of people eligible for housing assistance — but not the amount of assistance available.

A man in a red chef’s shirt chops vegetables at a stainless steel table. In the foreground stainless steel frying pans hang from the ceiling.
Posted inWork/Life

20 local food vendors got their start at this low-cost kitchen

by Erin O'Hare July 1, 2022August 5, 2022

Bread & Roses installed a new walk in cooler in June that it hopes will allow it to double the number of local chefs it can help get their start in a culinary career.

A man sits in the fold-down seat of his metal walker in front of a red door that a Christian icon of the Virgin Mary, the Baby Jesus, and Saint Joseph. There are windows on either side. He wears a camouflage hat, wire-rimmed aviator-style eyeglasses, some stubble on his cheeks and chin, a T-shirt, camouflage cargo pants and Crocs shoes. His knuckles, which face the camera, are tattooed with his name, “Phil.”
Posted inOur neighborhoods

When this Charlottesville shelter closes next year, its 100 elderly and seriously ill guests might have nowhere to go

by Erin O'Hare June 7, 2022August 5, 2022

“If it weren’t for Premier Circle, I’d be homeless,” said Sunshades, a shelter guest.

A person in a wheelchair sits alone in the shade of a small tree in a paved parking lot. A nearby rectangular sign reads “Charlottesville, VA Amtrak.” There are train tracks next to the parking spaces, and some trees and apartment buildings in the background.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

The last Greyhound stop was on the curb but had a sign — now riders are confused by an unmarked stop in a train station lot

by Erin O'Hare May 11, 2022August 3, 2022

The bus service has no plans to move the stop or open a new terminal.

A woman with shoulder-length hair and wearing a t-shirt that reads “Community Bikes” fits a boy for a bicycle helmet.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Community Bikes grows into its new space by adding more programs — and getting even more bikes to people who need them

by Erin O'Hare April 29, 2022August 3, 2022

But it’s not just about the bikes. They teach people to ride and help them map out safe biking routes. “There are times that we give bikes to people and we’re nervous that they’re not going to have a safe way to get to work,” said Lauren Riegl.

A film still shows two properties in black and white photos, one labeled “Black-owned” and one “white-owned.” The title of the frame is “Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Appraisal Report” and the Black-owned home says “Condition: Good” while the white-owned home says “Condition: Terrible.”
Posted inOur neighborhoods

A new film about Vinegar Hill chronicles a Charlottesville neighborhood that thrived for a 100 years — before the city razed it

by Erin O'Hare April 26, 2022August 8, 2022

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.

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