“I hope to create a space where people can fellowship with each other and hang out,” said Renner-Thomas, winner of the 2025 New City Arts Initiative annual fundraiser.
Tamica Jean-Charles
As a community reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow from 2021 to 2025, Tamica aimed to connect families with resources that could help them thrive.
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Higher egg prices prompted one Charlottesville baker to shift her business model — here’s how she did it
When the bird flu gained traction three years ago, Christina Martin, owner of bakernobakery, hatched a plan to produce her own eggs.
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When packing up her grandparents’ Virginia home, Kori Price photographed what she saw — and what she didn’t
The images of ‘absence as presence’ are on display at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center until April 3.
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Black Family History Lab symposium to help central Virginia’s Black families connect
“All of our stories, whether you’re from Charlottesville, Albemarle, Buckingham, Nelson or anywhere in central Virginia, are interconnected,” said Ty’Leik Chambers, community outreach coordinator for Getting Word at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.
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A new social space for the LGBTQ+ community will open this spring in Charlottesville
“Folks need a beacon of hope in the midst of all that noise,” said Blake Walker, a founding organizer for the Rivanna Area Queer Center. “Something to remind them that they are safe, loved and worth protecting.”
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An interpretive art project that documents Fluvanna County’s Black ancestry is on display at the Fluvanna Public Library 10 years after its conception
“I’ve never seen anything of this magnitude done before here in Fluvanna County,” said Lorretta Johnson-Morgan, one of 17 people portrayed in the central Virginia art project.
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After the sudden death of her son, a Nelson County mother turns to art to help her – and others – heal
Colleen Rosenberry’s expressions of grief, loss and love are now on display at Studio IX in Charlottesville.
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Founders of central Virginia outdoor activity groups want more Black people to hike, run or walk — here’s why
Prolyfyck Run Crew co-founder no longer feels alone when running through Charlotttesville’s neighborhoods. Now dozens of residents run with him.
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In an essay contest about democracy, a Crozet middle school student sees a ‘messy and unpredictable’ future
UVA’s Equity Center and the Karsh Institute of Democracy host competition as part of its new building opening next year.
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After a major child care provider closed in early 2024, here are resources to find preschools in central Virginia
Agnor Hurt in Charlottesville, Crozet in Albemarle County and Tye River and Rockfish in Nelson County are some areas where low-cost child care is available.
