Desperate: Drug overdoses increase locally since onset of the pandemic
By Claudia Gohn From April 1 to July 31 of this year, emergency teams responded to 27 opioid overdoses in Charlottesville—a 200 percent increase in cases compared to the same […]
Bridging the gaps: New Burley principal has big plans
Kasaundra Blount felt stagnant. She had worked at Armstrong High School in her hometown of Richmond—first as a social studies teacher, then an assistant principal—for several years, and was ready […]
Reopening rage: Orange County’s plan for in-person class draws fear, anger, resignations from teachers
“Morale is at the lowest level it’s ever been,” says one Orange County public school teacher. “You walk down the hallway and everybody is banging their heads against the wall […]
Aiming high: Jennifer Carroll Foy wants to fight for the little guy
Jennifer Carroll Foy announced her 2021 gubernatorial campaign in late May—the first candidate to do so in this cycle. Carroll Foy grew up in Petersburg, attended the Virginia Military Institute, […]
In brief: Coronavirus clusters, CRB concerns, and more
Rogers that A statue of an old racist general in Charlottesville has once again been recontextualized—UVA’s George Rogers Clark monument was splattered with an impressive arc of red paint in […]
Reb on the run: Albemarle County votes to remove courthouse statue; Lee still stands
Last Thursday, six days before the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted 6-0 to remove the statue of a Confederate soldier, […]
‘Our streets’: New activist committee hosts Black Joy Fest
A chorus of “We gon’ be alright” bounced out of DJ Flatline and DJ Double U’s speakers, signaling the beginning of Saturday’s Black Joy Fest. The festival was the first event […]
Unsettled: The Haven, PACEM face challenges housing guests during the pandemic
As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise in our area, life has become increasingly dangerous for those who do not have a place to call home. To protect […]
In brief: Back to UVA, bewildering ballots, and more
Comeback kids? On August 4, UVA announced that move-in and the beginning of in-person classes will be delayed by two weeks, meaning face-to-face instruction will start on September 8. University […]
‘Screaming for help’: Three years later, August 12 victim struggles for support
For Tay Washington, August 12, 2017, started off as a normal day. She ran some errands, and then stopped to see a friend at Friendship Court with her sister. When […]