Out and About January 2026

1. L to R: Quinton Harrell, chair of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Alliance; chamber President and CEO Andrea Copeland; Michael Allenby; Davenport Strategic Innovation and Design CEO Sarad Davenport; Charlottesville City Councilman Lloyd Snook; the chamber’s chair, Jonathan Chasen; and Troy Robinson celebrated at a Nov. 15, 2025, ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Creator Hub, a coworking space in downtown Charlottesville. (Photo by Jenna Leilani Chong Huber, courtesy Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce)

2. Trex Corporate Communications Manager Nikki Cheshire and Rodrigo Piñeiro, group vice president of innovation, accept an award after Trex composite decking was named one of the Coolest Things Made in Virginia at the 2025 Virginia Manufacturing Cup awards during the Virginia Manufacturing Gala on Nov. 7, 2025, in Richmond. (Photo courtesy Trex)

3. Officials, including Valerie Butler, chair of Riverside Smithfield Hospital’s advisory board; U.S. Rep Jen Kiggans; Riverside Smithfield Hospital President Jessica Macalino; Gov. Glenn Youngkin; and Riverside Health CEO Dr. Michael J. Dacey, participated in a Dec. 4, 2025, ribbon-cutting for the hospital, which is slated to open in January. (Photo courtesy Riverside Health)

4. L to R: On Nov. 18, 2025, Frank Smith Sr. and Frank Smith Jr.; The Virginia Home President and CEO Doug Vaughan Jr.; the home’s board chair, Laura Stewart; volunteer Alice Goodwin; board member Kristi Goodwin; Trisha Tiller; and David “Butch” Tiller broke ground on a new campus in Hanover County. (Photo courtesy The Virginia Home)

5. On Dec. 8, 2025, the Chartway Promise Foundation, the charitable arm of Chartway Credit Union, donated toys collected during the grand reopening of Chartway’s Raby Road branch in Norfolk to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. L to R: Shannon Hood, CHKD’s director of integrative care; Haley Edwards, a CHKD child life specialist; foundation President Christine Wilson; Elizabeth Bowman, a CHKD child life specialist; and CHKD Philanthropy Officer John Muszkewycz. (Photo courtesy Chartway Credit Union)