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Category: Our neighborhoods
We cover the physical landscapes of Charlottesville and surrounding counties and how things change. We help you understand how history has shaped our city, and how our choices today will affect the future.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
The 50-by-120 foot lots of Belmont became a template for the rest of the city
Belmont was also the first neighborhood to see houses flipped and resold at much higher prices, in the early 2000s.
Posted inFirst person
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down
A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
The Downtown Mall is getting its first ever public bathroom — and community members are ‘ecstatic’
“Oh honey! We need them desperately!” said John, who has a medical condition that requires him to be near a bathroom.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
With Cherry Hill and Beacon on 5th, more people live in Johnson Village than a decade ago
It has expanded with townhouses and apartments since its first single family homes were built in the 1960s.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
In Jefferson Park Avenue, UVA and the city of Charlottesville are finding ways to live together
Rezoning efforts here could help create more housing for students, and alleviate housing pressure on other parts of town.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
In less than a decade, more than 100 Black residents moved out of Starr Hill
The neighborhood was named for wealthy and educated Black families, “the Stars.” Here’s how it has changed.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
A decade of data tells a story of how Charlottesville’s neighborhoods are changing
This fall, we’re telling 19 stories about 19 neighborhoods using data, history and voices of the community.
Posted inOur neighborhoods
We’re about a third of the way through Charlottesville’s massive rezoning effort
Here are 7 things you should know about it.
Posted inCulture
While Charlottesville erected Confederate monuments, hundreds of African American residents were sitting for professional portraits
A new exhibition tells the story through nearly 200 portraits taken in the Holsinger photography studio at the turn of the 20th Century.
