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Month: December 2009

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Charlottesville is going to have a LGBT center

If you're interested, there's a meeting Friday, 11 December at Cville Coffee. As an aside, I was at Cville Coffee this morning for a meeting ... they seem to be stepping it up a notch. A nice paver patio in front for the warmer months,…

TWITTER

Crozet Tweetup – 10 December

We've had Charlottesville Tweetups before. As Crozet continues its growth towards self-sufficiency - coffee shops, grocery stores, restaurants, hardware stores, Christmas trees - there are fewer and fewer reasons to come to Charlottesville (other than work ... and even in that category Crozet has made…

ALBEMARLE

Thoughts on Crozet Library’s Further Delay

The Crozet Library has been delayed. Again. This comment on cvillenews last week spurred me to ask a question about the Crozet Library's traffic and circulation numbers. I remembered some data about circulation being high in Crozet, but could not remember (nor find) the exact…

SIDEBLOG

Twitter Week in Review

WTH is the House Doing? - House Helps to Pick College Football No. 1 https://post.ly/EHBR # I've been up for too long this morning. # I just became the mayor of anytime fitness crozet on @foursquare! http://foursquare.com/venue/366780 # RT @Murylizbef: I love Charlottesville, VA. No…

FRIDAY

Friday Chart – Price Changes in Charlottesville MSA – 12-4-2009

Continuing my mostly-regularly scheduled Friday Chart series where we look at a snippet of data of the Charlottesville real estate market ... This week we're looking at price changes in the Charlottesville MSA* - not necessarily price reductions, but price changes. There is no way…

POLITICS

Time for Government to Get out of the Trash Business?

Is it time for the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority to accept its (possible) obsolescence? Charlottesville and Albemarle folks should read this story, and ask questions of our elected officials. Dave Mcnair at The HooK has a great story about the impact the Vanderlinde single-stream recycling…

ALBEMARLE

Vineyards in Albemarle are Good – Right?

It seems that well enough may not be left alone; Cathy Harding reports in this week's C-Ville: Recent discussions between the Albemarle County Planning Department and county wineries raise questions about exactly what comprises normal activity at a winery—and even, to a degree, what constitutes…

ALBEMARLE

What’s Your Neighborhood’s Friendliness Score?

Transcription Hey, Jim Duncan with RealCentralVA.com and Nest Realty Group here in Charlottesville, Virginia thinking about the various ways that my buyer clients assess neighborhoods. I provide data on the value of the homes in the neighborhoods what the recent solds and actives are, etc.…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Re-Invigorating the Charlottesville VMI Alumni Chapter

Update 7 September 2011: There is now a Charlottesville VMI Alumni page with contact information and information on the monthly happy hour meetings.   I am probably the worst Alumni Chapter president in the country. At the urging of an alumnus from the Class of 49B,…

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