From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Fiber-Optics for Central VA

September 17, 2010

Here is great news for high-tech infrastructure in central Virginia.    Check this link for a story of an Atlanta company named FiberLight who is ready to provide its fiber optic network along a 46-mile stretch connecting Charlottesville to Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. This investment by FiberLight is likely made viable because the service will also benefit [...]

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Road Improvements in Crozet along Jarman’s Gap

September 17, 2010

In anticipation of the Spring 2011 construction on Jarman’s Gap Rd. in Crozet ,  Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is scheduling a 5-week closure of a section of the road, so that underground electrical lines can be laid and updated.    For those of you not familiar with this location, Jarman’s Gap runs westward from the town [...]

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Risky Construction Loans for Banks

September 9, 2010

It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the market fluctuations are bound to affect all aspects of the real estate industry.  This article from USA Today examines the segment of the loan industry dealing with construction loans, specifically how construction loans in default can bring down the banks (and have done so).

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When is a county not a county?

September 7, 2010

Here’s a story you might not believe.   But it’s true.  If you think you know of an instance where politics or self-interest has overtaken common sense… we’re willing to bet that this will make your list anyway.     In this virginiaplaces.org account,  you’ll learn that all political jurisdictions in Southeastern Virginia are independent cities.  There are no counties remaining.  And because towns exist [...]

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5 Charlottesville Acronyms You Should Know

September 7, 2010

One pitfall of a profession or region is that the more familiar we are with the area, the more likely we are to abbreviate the names or terms within our area.   Tourists in Chicago are told directions from “The El”… some having no clue what an “El” is (an elevated train system).  It’s no different [...]

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Shouting REALTORS

September 7, 2010

We want to explain a little story to you about how it happened that Realtors appear to be a group of people who “shout” online occasionally.  Really we aren’t shouting. It has everything to do with those grand old Olden Days.  In case your age allows you to regard the Olden Days as anything prior [...]

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Men Who Cook

September 3, 2010

For 23 years in Charlottesville, the public has been treated to an annual event named… aptly… Men Who Cook.  It’s been sponsored by MACAA (the Monticello Area Community Action Agency) each year in the spring, and over the years it’s been held in various venues as it has grown in popularity and size. Men Who Cook [...]

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Co-housing, An Alternative Housing Trend

September 3, 2010

Co-housing is a growing trend that might be mistaken for yesteryear’s communal living, but they are not the same.   A co-housing community is a planned set of homes and facilities which are designed so that the owners likely have their own private homes (and sometimes but not always, their own kitchens)… but the community itself is set up [...]

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