The CFA Institute is formally launching (re)construction of the Martha Jefferson hospital into their new, 144,000 square foot complex. I wonder what the neighborhood will look like in five years, after this “once in a generation opportunity” to reshape this part of downtown Charlottesville.
Posts tagged Charlottesville
Will I Fit in (Politically, in this Neighborhood)?
Politically, Will I fit in? Will I like my neighbors? Will they like me? Will we get along? As a Realtor, I can help with some of these, and others I can’t.
When you move into a new area, buy a new home, you’re not just buying the house. You’re buying your neighbors – today, tomorrow, next month …
Driving around neighborhoods observing political signs is one way to help determine whether you might “fit in” in a neighborhood … many, many of my clients are doing that right now. Some might feel more comfortable in a Romney-dominated neighborhood, some in an Obama-heavy neighborhood, others prefer no signs, some a good mix (50-50 is nice in my mind) …
I’m looking forward to after the election so I can update this post from 2011 in which I looked at some of the voting trends in Charlottesville and Albemarle … I wonder what’s changed.
City of Charlottesville
County of Albemarle
But really, I just want the election to be over. Who isn’t?
Friday Thought – What if Cities Were Designed for People, Not Cars?
Interesting thought from the Wired “Observation Deck” – Designing Cities for People, Not Cars. Where in Charlottesville could this be done?
(I’m thinking that Stonefield was an opportunity.)
More Restaurants Coming to Stonefield
“Curated” …
via press release: (links added by me)
… announced the opening of several restaurants at The Shops at Stonefield including: Black & Orange, Parallel 38, and Cyclone Anaya’s. These restaurants will join Jason Alley’s Pasture, Travinia Italian Kitchen and Burtons Grill to create a unique culinary destination in Charlottesville. The Shops at Stonefield will open in November 2012.
So … Burgers, Mediterranean, Mexican. No big chains. Good.
Curious – Charlottesville prides itself on its local food, local restaurants, its general local-ness …
1) Will any of these restaurants source their food locally?
2) When was the last time you ate at a chain restaurant? (personally, I avoid them as Charlottesville has so many outstanding local restaurants)
3) What chain would you like to see? (if Olive Garden, please try these local options: Tavola, Bella’s, Vivace, Sal’s, Carmello’s …)
4) Anyone have early reviews/opinions on the soon-to-open restaurants?
Update: Interesting conversation on Facebook about this question. While I’ll never move the comments here to Facebook, I definitely want to link to the conversation so that I’ll be able to find it one day …
Update 2: Looks like Noodles & Company is coming to Charlottesville/Stonefield as well. Thanks to @Hunter for the tip!
Update: Courteney Stuart at The Hook has a nice story on the coming restaurants at Stonefield.
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How to Choose a Buyer’s Agent (in Charlottesville)
Choosing a buyer’s agent is a challenging thing and should be among your first steps in the home buying process. I’ve put together six questions for you to ask when interviewing a buyer’s agent
Pumpkin Patches in Charlottesville
In search of pumpkin patches in the Charlottesville area –
1) I love my clients who still come to me after closing …
2) This message the other day got me thinking – (My son’s) birthday is coming up and I would like to take him to a pumpkin patch. Â Do you know of a real fun one in the area? Â I am currently planning to go to the Plains where the living earth folks
seem to have a really nice one with corn maze, slides, animals etc.
I haven’t been to a pumpkin patch with a maze in years. We usually go to Chiles Orchard in Crozet. Graves Mountain Lodge has hay bales to jump on and such when they have their Apple Harvest Festival (this is the last weekend for it).
So … when researching something, I went to Twitter and Facebook and got some great responses:
– Charlottesville and Albemarle region of Virginia’s Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More
– Liberty Mills Farm
From my Facebook:
– Pumpkin Patches and More
– Liberty Mills Farm was the clear winner.
– Silver Creek and Seamans’ Orchards, Inc. – “Bonus: near Crabtree falls, which is especially beautiful now”
From the RealCrozetVA Facebook page:
– Back Home on the Farm in the Shenandoah Valley.
– Get Lost in the Corn – a corn maze at Bridgemont Farm – 600 Wissler Rd, Quicksburg, VA 22847