‘Most people won’t know what happened here’: stories of loss and uncertainty emerge after Free Bridge encampment clearing
While the clearing of the Free Bridge encampment may have appeared orderly, residents reported stolen belongings and some lost everything they owned in a fire.
City of Charlottesville begins clearing Free Bridge encampment
About 30 people remained in the area as of the morning of Sept. 1.
Six days before a low-barrier shelter is scheduled to open, Charlottesville makes an agreement with the company that will operate it
The 2000 Holiday Drive shelter will open the same day the city says it will clear an encampment of dozens of unhoused people on the Rivanna River.
Anyone can take this survey to weigh in on UVA’s future
UVA is seeking input from its community and its central Virginia neighbors as it plans the university’s future.
Q&A: Two Rivanna River encampment residents offer their views on how a shelter should be built — and how the city can regain trust
Jennifer Grant and Donnas “Dee” Chambers have been speaking out at Charlottesville City Council meetings. Here’s more of what they want to say.
Charlottesville resident creates a new view of food infrastructure
The searchable map includes farmers markets, food pantries, community fridges, free meal sites, community gardens and other resources across the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
Charlottesville Inclusive Media continues internship program for its second year
The program gives students and early-career professionals hands-on experience in journalism, digital media and audio production.
Rural Virginia communities face real and lingering consequences from labor and delivery unit closures
Mothers and their children are at greater risk for negative health outcomes as their access to care shrinks in central Virginia and across the country.
Town more than doubles this year’s funding for two Orange food pantries as need grows
“Right now, the high cost of food, the high cost of gas, living expenses — everything has contributed because now we have more people depending on us to feed their families,” Good Samaritan Program Director Valencia Bailey said.
Free Bridge encampment residents say they’re still in the dark as city’s Sept. 1 deadline nears
With two weeks to go, Charlottesville does not yet have a clear path for opening an emergency shelter space for the unhoused people who will be displaced.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reporter awarded prestigious Knight-Wallace Fellowship
Public health and safety reporter Anastasiia Carrier is one of 19 talented journalists from across the globe selected for the 2026-2027 program at the University of Michigan.
Why Orange has Virginia’s shortest mayoral term — and why that may change
Residents are encouraged to give their input on whether to lengthen the term to two years during Orange Town Council’s next meeting on Monday, Aug. 17.
501 Cherry development in Fifeville moves on without the Charlottesville Food Co-Op
The Co-Op is looking for another location while the project partners continue searching for an operator for the development’s grocery store.
Here’s how Charlottesville Tomorrow uses — and does not use — AI
A note from our CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Angilee Shah, about our newsroom’s human-first approach to artificial intelligence.
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