More on local schools
WINA - Several local schools made the annual list of America's top high schools. The latest issue of "Newsweek" Magazine ranks Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Western Albemarle High School on the list of the Top 1000 schools. Having a large number of students taking Advanced Placement…
CHS is #485 on Newsweek’s List
Writes James Weissman; Newsweek has a cover story on America's Best High Schools. Using a strange metric, C'ville clocks in at #485. Some of the methodology is explained, but James is right; it is kind of a weird system. Interesting discussion over at Cvillenews.com.
The HooK’s real estate issue
The HooK has severa'l articles in this week's issue. I have skimmed them and will have further commentary later. In the meantime - A whole-house checkup checklist Is Albemarle County to blame for growth/prices/etc? Economist Dean Baker was so worried about a housing bubble that…
A few morning links
Efficient Frontier Is there a housing bubble? Why are homes in some cities outrageously expensive, while those in other cities easily affordable? In attempting to answer these questions, I found that a simple and intuitive model of the housing market does a remarkably accurate job…
New website is up!!
My weekend will now be spent tweaking, editing and changing/optimizing.... Anybody who says that a website will run itself has never done it before. (more…)
More jobs in C’Ville soon?
Silvercrest CEO Moffett Cochran says they hope to double the number of local employees within a short time and expand enough over the next several years to become a major local employer. Cochran, a UVA grad and native of Staunton, says the high concentration of…
Real estate tax reduction in the City
"The largest real estate tax rate cut in over a quarter of a century or longer is being proposed, a 4 cent reduction," said O'Connell - from WCAV.Instead of helping qualified homeowners pay their tax bills, as the relief program does, the city would put…