Charlottesville Neighborhood – Downtown Mall
While not technically a "neighborhood," the cultural hub of the City of Charlottesville is the Downtown Mall. The list of "things to do" in and around the Downtown Mall is long and varied. One of the better and more selective lists has been compiled by…
Two things
Flippernation, Episode 3 The iPhone. Apple does it again. My only consolation is that Cingular's service in and around Charlottesville is inferior to Alltel's. More on the iPhone at engadget and gizmodo. How much longer can MLS' ignore Mac OSX and code their products solely…
Choices and Decisions – a new study
The Free Enterprise Forum has released a new study that tracks local governmental spending. When I read the whole thing, I'll have more to say. The Study is here (PDF). The Daily Progress' coverage.
Transparency in politics takes a giant leap forward
At least in Virginia. Waldo introduces Richmond Sunlight. Bookmark this site. Subscribe to the RSS feeds. Become an involved citizen. The number of bills that are going to be introduced in the upcoming General Assembly Session that will impact the buying and selling of real…
Links 01-09-2006
Find a pet-friendly hotel. Finding a hotel that is accommodating to pets is more and more important. (via lifehacker) January Home Maintenance check-list "graphic" Iraq photos Is the Realtor becoming irrelevant? Outstanding and far-reaching discussion at Inman on this question. How to be remarkable How…
How to market new construction
Question from a reader: Jim, I'm interested to hear the thoughts of Realtors on how best* to market lots in a new/proposed residential subdivision. The methods being employed in Fluvanna and Louisa at present are: (1) Make all lots available for sale to anyone (via…
Class warfare in Fluvanna
Combined with NIMBY-sim in Fluvanna a few weeks ago. Speaking against a proposed mixed-use development in Fluvanna, a board member of the Lake Monticello Homeowners' Association stated: “Townhome developments threaten to become the slums of the future,” Johnson said. (source)Wow. Arguing against a new development…
RealCentralVA is two years old
I almost missed it. It's been two years since I started this blog. This is my very first post, back before I discovered the "real" blogging experience offered by Wordpress. So much has changed in the past two years that reflecting is a difficult task.…
Neighborhoods of Charlottesville series
Tomorrow begins an ongoing series on the neighborhoods in and around Charlottesville, Virginia. Reader input is welcomed, encouraged and needed/wanted. If you want your neighborhood listed, want to write your own description about your neighborhood, or have link you want added, please contact me or…