From the monthly archives:

March 2011

Listening in Charlottesville – Poodle Discrimination

March 31, 2011

  I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.          ~Rita Rudner  

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Update on Kluge Winery Sale

March 31, 2011

We’ve been telling you recently about the events that are unfolding as the large Kluge Winery in Albemarle County is going through a foreclosure and a bank sale. The estate and vineyard will be offered as 6 tracts for sale at an auction on April 7th.   All of the winemaking and bottling equipment will be auctioned [...]

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Charlottesville Calendar of Events

March 30, 2011

Here’s a great link to lots of happenings in the Charlottesville and central Virginia region for the next few days.   You can attend a city walking tour, explore your inner Nancy Drew sleuth,  do some social dancing, or work on your quilting skills …. all in the next week!  Click HERE FOR DETAILS.

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Listening in Charlottesville – Doggie Perspective

March 30, 2011

  “Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog’s face he gets mad at you?   But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window.”         ~Steve Bluestone    

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Redbud Trees Welcome Spring in Charlottesville VA

March 27, 2011

Like many of you, spring is my favorite time of year.  There’s hardly anything more glorious than spring in the central Virginia area around Charlottesville, because the climate is perfectly suited for an ongoing parade of flowering trees and perennials that adorn the entire region and last for weeks.  The mountainsides provide a tilted canvas [...]

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Listening in Charlottesville – Basketball Thoughts

March 26, 2011

 Because it’s Final Four time for basketball fans,  below are 5 people’s thoughts about the game: 1.   When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball.   He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest.   The ones who ran into the trees [...]

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5 Museums Off The Beaten Path in Central Virginia

March 26, 2011

Not long ago a client shared a story about her middle-school-aged son’s enjoyment of “The Waltons” television series re-runs.  The son’s interest seemed a bit incongruous to both of us, but the mother explained that her son genuinely loved life experiences from that era.  And the way the subject came up… was because she intended to take him [...]

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Listening In Charlottesville – Bundle Size

March 25, 2011

  A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.                            ~Benjamin Franklin         

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Upcoming Discussion Topics at Charlottesville’s Miller Center

March 24, 2011

Charlottesville’s Miller Center is sponsoring a couple of timely and interesting forums in the upcoming days. On March 25th Dara Strolovitch will present a discussion on the topic of   “Advocacy: Representing Marginalized Groups in Time of Crisis”.    And on March 28th Andrew Kohut will present a companion discussion about “Understanding Public Opinion in an [...]

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Historic Garden Week in Virginia

March 23, 2011

One of our favorite annual events is scheduled for the week of April 16-23, 2011.   That’s when visitors have access to more than 250 of Virginia’s finest homes and estate gardens, for the 78th annual Historic Garden Week of tours. Sponsored by The Garden Club of Virginia,  local events are scheduled across the state,  from the [...]

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