“We’re on the come up, it’s slower than we’d love it to be but we’re impressed with ourselves,” said Kaylee Sciacca, spokesperson for the Charlottesville Derby Dames.
Author Archives: 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.
Posted inCulture
A Japanese artist’s idea to help people cope with grief makes a connection in Albemarle County
The Telephone of the Wind helps the bereaved speak to their loved ones in peace and solitude.
Posted inFrom the newsroom
Charlottesville Tomorrow welcomes Akash Sinha as its new managing editor
Jessie Higgins will become Charlottesville Tomorrow’s first democracy editor.
Posted inCulture
Performances that reflect the African diaspora will be the highlight at Dec. 14 Kwanzaa celebration
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center hopes attendees will get to know the diversity of Black culture in this free event.
Posted inHow we learn
United Way of Greater Charlottesville is leading a coalition to bring federal funding for child care centers back to central Virginia
The agency stepped in after the nonprofit MACAA lost funding because of a series of violations.
Posted inHow we learn
After receiving no feedback about its Head Start grant application, the Monticello Area Community Action Agency said it is ‘forging ahead’
MACAA wants to use ‘mixed funding sources’ to partner with the Piedmont Housing Alliance for a new early education program.
Posted inHow we learn
When Trailblazer Elementary School no longer had enough teachers to walk students to school, a Charlottesville nonprofit stepped in
Families in Westhaven and 10th & Page now have more support from City of Promise to get their children to school.
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
New schools, more bus drivers and improved reading scores are among Chuck Pace’s priorities for his next year on Albemarle County School Board
Pace was appointed and won in an election against Jim Dillenbeck last night.
Posted inCulture
Beloved Community C-Ville leads visitors through virtual tour of Charlottesville’s Black history
Court Square, Burley High School, Vinegar Hill and the Jefferson School are among tour highlights.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Beloved Community C-Ville hopes video tour will shed light on Charlottesville’s African American history
The virtual video series will explore several of the city’s historic landmarks.
