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Song Song’s Zhou & Bing on the Downtown Mall

A friend said today, “if you don’t walk the Downtown Mall for two weeks, you’re toast!”

And it’s true.

We tried Song Song’s Zhou & Bing today (the HooK had a nice story yesterday) – and I’ll say this – it’s inexpensive – my meal was $4.50 for the 10 Grain Sweet Zhou (sorta like porridge) and a Vegi Bing (sorta like a stuffed fried pancake).

Try it. It’s good.

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Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall – A Brief History

The Charlottesville Downtown Mall from Karl Krause on Vimeo . Found via Twitter . Continue reading

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OpenSpace in Charlottesville – Month One

I’ve made secret of my desire for the new OpenSpace in Charlottesville. The following is from them, and I think what they offer tracks well with where I see tomorrow’s (and today’s) Realtor

And dear FTC. I haven’t received sort of comp or compensation for this or any post.

We are glad to have your business and are excited about the response we have received from the Charlottesville community. New members like you are joining daily, booking has increased for conference and collaborative studios, and local news groups are paying attention.

Thank you for your feedback over these

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Wireless on the Downtown Mall

Somehow I had forgotten that wireless on the Mall was part of the re-bricking. Thanks to CurbPlaces for the reminder.… Continue reading…

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Photographs of Belmont in Charlottesville

Kathryn Wagner has put together a wonderful photographic series depicting the Belmont neighborhood in Charlottesville.

Direct link to the photos here.

This is a story I wrote in 2007 about Belmont.

These are some of the homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood:

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Charlottesville Pie Down – Ridiculously Good Fun

And so it was. The Cville Pie Down was the convergence of Twitter, community and the good people on and offline. It’s easy to dismiss the phenomenon that is Twitter until you see what occurred on Sunday, 24 May on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.

What does this have to do with Charlottesville real estate? Nothing at all, other than to highlight something that I think is really quite cool, and representative of the people and community we have here in Charlottesville.

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Not Only is the Downtown Mall Walkable

One of the things I enjoy best in the world is putting both kids in our double stroller and walking the mile and a half to Charlottesville’s downtown mall . … I’ve written all this out to show that even though things aren’t optimal in my life at the moment, I know what is of chief importance to me – raising my children. Continue reading

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