Vinegar Hill Magazine

04/22/2025

The 5th annual Soul of Cville is upon us, and we're calling on all movers, makers, style slayers, and community players to join the evolution!

📅 Open Call: Sunday, May 4 | 6:00–7:30 PM�
📍 Location: IX Art Park 522 2nd St SE Charlottesville,VA

We're seeking:
👉🏽Print & Runway Models�
👉🏽Brand Ambassadors�
👉🏽Designers & Boutiques�
👉🏽Photographers�
👉🏽Back-of-House Style Support�
👉🏽Passionate Volunteers�

✨ Diversity is our strength—regardless of size, age, gender, or background, we want YOU!!!!

🔗 Dive into all the details and find out how to get involved: vinegarhillmagazine.com/its-giving-growth-join-the-2025-soul-of-cville-evolution/

04/17/2025

Join us for today “Tech for the Social Sector: Navigating the Complexities of Community Impact” — part of the 's Technology Track at the EVOLVE Conference.

📅 Thursday, April 17, 2025
🕞 3:30 – 4:30 PM
📍 Common House

From quality-of-life challenges to mobilizing communities, the social sector is anything but simple. This panel will explore how technology can support meaningful impact—while also unpacking the challenges, trade-offs, and human realities behind the tools.

🎤 Featuring:
Sarad Davenport – Founder, DSID / Vinegar Hill Magazine
Price Thomas – Executive Director, City of Promise
Emily Smith – Founder & CEO, Side Nerd Apps
Rider Foley – Associate Professor, UVA Department of Engineering and Society

You'll leave with practical insight into building sustainable tech strategies for social good—and a clearer view of what it really takes to drive change in a complex world.

🔗 Not too late to register: tomtomfestival2025.sched.com/event/1wadQ/technology-tech-for-the-social-sector-navigating-the-complexities-of-community-impact

04/08/2025

🙏🏾🖤 Breaking the Chains of Shame: Black Faith and Self-Worth" by Kishara Griffin dives into the impact of shame-specific language in African American churches and how we should start encouraging affirming speech to uplift our self-esteem and spiritual connection.

Read the full article here: vinegarhillmagazine.com/breaking-the-chains-of-shame-black-faith-and-self-worth/

04/01/2025

Our Spring 2025 Issue is here, featuring Charlottesville’s own Nadirah Muhammad as she reflects on the healing power of writing. ✍🏽

Inside this issue, we also explore the powerful legacy of John Mitchell Jr. and a transformative journey to Ghana—plus so many more stories that inform, inspire, and uplift.

Read these stories and more 👉🏽 vinegarhillmagazine.com/issue-spring-2025

03/25/2025

Check out our Latest Issue of StayFresh Magazine Featuring Oenoverse as they discuss their collaborative and inclusive approach to Viringia’s Wine industry. Reggie Leonards, II, and Tracy Love come together with this initiative to break barriers and make wine accessible to all.
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📷 Photos by Eze Amos

📰 Read more on our website:
www.stayfreshmag.com/blog-2-1/oenoverse-a-collaborative-approach-to-virginia-wine

03/21/2025

📖 Join award-winning poet and educator Tony Keith Jr. for a live reading of his new poetry collection, "Knucklehead", on Saturday, April 5 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville.

Knucklehead challenges the way society labels young people, especially Black boys often dismissed as “knuckleheads.” Through powerful, evocative poetry, Keith explores self-discovery, identity, and the healing force of language—offering work that speaks to pain, resilience, and radical hope in the face of racism and homophobia.

Co-sponsored by Flux Poetry and Spoken Word, the event is free and open to the public—early arrival is encouraged.

📰 Read more: vinegarhillmagazine.com/new-dominion-bookshop-hosts-tony-keith-jr-for-knucklehead-reading

03/13/2025

03/13/2025

🎉 After years in the making, New Hill Development Corporation is launching BEACON Kitchen, a new hub for food entrepreneurs in Charlottesville! This isn’t just a kitchen—it’s a space built for collaboration, culture, and business growth in the city’s food scene.

👉🏾 BEACON Kitchen Grand Opening

📖 More info: vinegarhillmagazine.com/join-new-hill-in-celebrating-the-grand-opening-of-beacon-kitchen

03/11/2025

Vinegar Hill Magazine is an intentional intergenerational conversation. The concept of merch as media is one that we have embraced since our inception because we understand that meaning is conveyed and communicated in many ways.

As Kenneth Schwartz once eloquently wrote, "It would be impossible to resurrect Vinegar Hill in its earlier form… However, some form of reconstruction can be imagined, and one hopes that this new interest in the area can seriously consider the rich history of the place and the memory of its former residents."

https://www.vinegarhillmagazine.com

Get the magazine, buy the merch—join the conversation!

Photo Credit: Tristian Williams, Art Direction: Sonia Montalvo and Taylor Frazier.

03/09/2025

In a powerful reflection, Tracey Howard-Gough shares her transformative journey to Ghana—an experience of shedding, reclaiming, and reconnecting. Standing at the edge of the Atlantic, she felt the pull of history, the weight of ancestral memory, and the undeniable strength of Black resilience.

This was more than a trip—it was a homecoming, a reckoning, and a return to self.

📰 Read more: vinegarhillmagazine.com/returning-to-the-water-a-journey-back-to-myself-in-ghana

📸 Photos by Marley Nichelle

02/27/2025

Sustainability in Action: Small Changes, Big Impact ♻️

From a sewing studio bringing back the art of repair to an app rescuing surplus restaurant food and a groundbreaking electronics repair program, sustainability efforts are reshaping the way we think about waste and consumption. These initiatives prove that small changes can lead to a big impact.

📰 Read more: vinegarhillmagazine.com/the-rundown-a-quick-look-at-sustainability-efforts-you-dont-want-to-miss

02/24/2025

02/21/2025

Are we failing our youth? Vinegar Hill Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Sonia Montalvo, believes so. In her thought-provoking new article, she calls on us to stop blaming young people and start taking responsibility for the world we've created. Sonia examines the challenges they face, from educational inequities to the digital landscape, and offers a powerful call to action. Read her full piece at vinegarhillmagazine.com and join the conversation.

02/20/2025

Charlottesville is fortunate to be the home of some great Black-owned businesses. JLC members are visiting and supporting a variety of businesses this month, and we want to take a moment to highlight a few of them:

Heart and Soul Fitness with Nicole is committed to empowering individuals of all ages and fitness levels to take control of their health and well-being. Led by Nicole Hawker, they offer accessible fitness classes and comprehensive wellness programs.

MarieBette Café and Bakery was conceived by Jason Becton & Patrick Evans. This European-inspired bakery and restaurant offers delicious options for breakfast and lunch.

Vinegar Hill Magazine is a space that is designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, to promote entrepreneurship, and to be a beacon for art, culture, and politics in the Central Virginia region.

We hope that this month and beyond you will take time to support these great businesses in our community!

02/12/2025

🗣️ Become a Member. Support the Mission.

Vinegar Hill Magazine is a space designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, promote entrepreneurship, and serve as a beacon for art, culture, and politics in the Central Virginia region.

By becoming a member, you help sustain a platform that amplifies voices, tells untold stories, and uplifts the community. Join us in shaping a more inclusive future.

🗞️ Join today: vinegarhillmagazine.com/membership

02/06/2025

Nadirah Muhammad delves into the challenges Black women writers face in today's society in her latest article for Vinegar Hill Magazine, Writing in a World That Doesn’t Want to Hear Us.

She reflects on the complexities of finding one's voice amidst diminishing diversity programs and the urgency of being heard. Through her personal journey, Nadirah emphasizes the power of storytelling as both a refuge and a battleground.

This piece is a must-read for anyone who values the intersections of identity, literature, and resilience.

📖 Read the full article here: https://vinegarhillmagazine.com/writing-in-a-world-that-doesnt-want-to-hear-us/