From the monthly archives:

September 2011

New City To Practice Green Technology

September 30, 2011

A company named Pegasus Global Holdings has entered into an agreement with the state of New Mexico to build a first-of-its-kind experimental city, for the purposes of testing and evaluating new green technologies.  The company has offices in several countries, including in Reston, Virginia.    Its new “test city” will be approximately 20 square miles and [...]

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Fluvanna County’s First Wine Festival

September 26, 2011

We were amazed to learn that Fluvanna County has not held a wine festival until this past weekend.  With Fluvanna’s close proximity to Charlottesville… and the abundance of wineries in the area… it seems like a logical event that should have happened long ago.  Anyway, apparently 1,000 other people agreed with us, because they showed [...]

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Paramount Theater in Charlottesville – Fall Schedule

September 26, 2011

Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater has provided an online look at their fall entertainment line-up.    THIS LINK will take you to an interactive brochure of their schedule.  And…. heads up…. the Elvis impersonator comes complete with audio!

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Vegetarian Festival in Charlottesville Today

September 24, 2011

Rain or shine, today (9/24/11) you can attend the 15th annual Vegetarian Festival in Charlottesville.  It’s really a fun event.  It’s held at Lee Park which is just behind the Downtown Pedestrian Mall.   There will be over 100 vendors, and they offer a wide range of foods from vegan (including free vegan food samples from natural-foods companies) [...]

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Charlottesville’s Charity Begins At Home

September 23, 2011

Charlottesville residents live in the middle of some very charitable neighbors.  Just recently our wealthiest locals were recognized by Forbes Magazine for their  charitable giving, and now we have a specific example of how that “giving” plays itself out.   Unless you live under a rock, you know that much of the east coast recently experienced effects from [...]

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Poverty-By-State for the Past 10 Years

September 22, 2011

Last year the official poverty level of income in the U.S. for a family of 4 was $22,314.  We hear a lot of talk about increasing poverty with the recent prolonged recession, and now we have an INTERACTIVE MAP that documents the amount of poverty in each state over the past 10 years.    Be sure to [...]

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Features of Charlottesville’s Parks

September 22, 2011

Periodically we like to remind our readers about the amazing natural beauty of the Charlottesville area parks and natural areas.  In case you missed it, here is a LINK TO A SUMMARY of the features of the Charlottesville area parks.  If you just want to know about specific features like fishing … or trails … THIS LINK will give you [...]

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Giving Back: Charlottesville’s Philanthropists

September 22, 2011

Central VA and the Charlottesville area are lucky to have many wealthy residents who quietly contribute to the local scene in many ways –  with money, time, and effort.   We give kudos to an acknowledgement from Forbes Magazine which gives recognition to the fantastic rate of charitable giving from our millionaire residents.    Their study says that in Charlottesville and surrounding horse country, [...]

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Charlottesville VA Voted #1 City

September 21, 2011

Charlottesville won the top award from today’s Yahoo Real Estate/Sperling list of Best Places To Live poll.    Though our town routinely ends up on various Top 10 lists…. this year Charlottesville edged out Santa Fe, NM for the Number 1 spot in the country for “Best Place To Live”.    They like our climate, low unemployment, recreation, and [...]

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Keswick Hall Wins Award

September 21, 2011

Keswick Hall is one of our favorite gems in the Charlottesville area.  We’ve featured it many times, not only on this blog… but also with our real estate listings and information.     Now Keswick Hall has received another award –  - this time as one of the ideal places for a Picture Perfect Fall Getaway.   We couldn’t [...]

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