“It made me realize that there is more that I can do,” said Tyreek Ragland, 25. “I feel like I learned a lot about cooking, and about myself.”
Category: Health and safety
These are stories about health care, environmental issues, policing, crime, the stresses of inequities — all the things that make us healthy or unhealthy in expected and unexpected ways.
El sábado, La Iniciativa de Salud Latina de UVA realiza una feria de salud
UVA Latino Health Initiative hosts free clinic Saturday
Free Remote Area Medical clinic in Fishersville needs volunteer optometrists and interpreters
The free RAM clinic will run Nov. 19 and 20 and offer medical, dental and vision care at no cost.
Wanna try an e-bike? Josh Carp will lend you his
As interest in e-biking grows in Charlottesville, Carp launched a lending library out of his laundry room.
Omicron boosters are available in the Charlottesville area
The local health district and dozens of pharmacies are carrying the new boosters.
Omicron boosters should arrive in Charlottesville ‘sometime this week’
The health district and a select number of local pharmacies will also have the shot.
Six monkeypox cases are confirmed in the Blue Ridge Health District, but there aren’t enough vaccines for everyone eligible
“It’s a very limited amount of vaccines we’ve received and administered,” said Kathryn Goodman, a spokesperson for the Blue Ridge Health District.
With just six bus drivers, more than 3,000 Charlottesville City Schools children are making their own ways to school this year
“A lot of parents are freaking out right now,” said Noelle Dwyer.
Charlottesville Police Civilian Oversight Board launches online complaint portal
Complaints will go directly to the PCOB for investigation, according to a news release from the city.
Why Charlottesville? Geography, history, racism and local politics all collided in 2017
“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.”