From the monthly archives:

June 2012

Ticks and Vegetarians

June 30, 2012

Who knew?  Apparently there’s a particular kind of tick,  a “lone star” tick,  that can make you allergic to meat.   As in, tick = no steak.  As THIS ARTICLE suggests, once some people are bitten by the lone star tick, they they become very ill when they try to eat red meat.  Like folks who are [...]

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Help Plan Albemarle County

June 29, 2012

If you’ve ever wanted to have your thoughts known about the planning process for Albemarle County, here’s your chance to participate and it only takes a few minutes.  You can go to THIS LINK to rank your priorities for categories that might need attention – – ranging from economic development, land use, transportation, and environmental [...]

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4th of July Celebrations around Central Virginia!

June 27, 2012

Here are just a few ways to celebrate Independence Day in central Virginia! Start early on Saturday, June 30 in Crozet with a parade that starts at 4:00pm – food, music and fireworks around 9:00pm! On Sunday, July 1 hop on over to Free Union for their parade – It is scheduled for 4:00pm. Wintergreen Resort [...]

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Charlottesville Homes For Sale with a Pool

June 25, 2012

Last week was hot in Charlottesville so I decided to help out you guys that MUST HAVE A POOL at your new home.  No need to search through all the listings anymore!  We now have the listings filtered for those homes around Charlottesville that have a pool. Visit Charlottesville Homes for sale with a pool.  [...]

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Shoe Crime and Punishment

June 22, 2012

Granted, this has little to do with real estate although it does focus on a Virginia detail.  We’ve read with amusement that the spongy bright-colored mocassins known as “crocs”,  are extremely popular when they’re available in Virginia prisons. Virginia prisoners wear orange, so my imagination began to ramble…. do they try to color-coordinate or merely [...]

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Charlottesville Special Cookies

June 20, 2012

In an age where so many of us… especially kids… seem to have a lot of allergies, two Charlottesville women have used this opportunity to begin a new business making allergen-free baked goods.   The women call themselves the “Nut-Free Ladies” and they bake cookies, cupcakes, and cakes in many non-allergen varieties. Necessity is the mother of [...]

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Wintergreen Resort is a Piece of his Puzzle

June 18, 2012

Recently Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County has weathered a couple of economic blows.  As a ski resort with two of the warmest winters on record, they’ve struggled to generate income during the winter months.  And as a full-scale community dependent upon a second-home clientele, they’ve also taken the brunt of the housing economic crunch.   Recently it [...]

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Charlottesville Lady Jocks

June 16, 2012

Most of the ladies who participate in today’s contact sports, are too young to remember what things were like prior to Title IX for women’s sports.   Too bad.   They’d have been even more impressed with two recent events for women in Charlottesville, below. 1).  Today 6/16 Charlottesville is the host city for the inaugural Cape [...]

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BBQ, Bands & Brews

June 15, 2012

June 23, 2012 10:00AM to 6:00PM Pleasant Grove Palmyra, VA Presented by the Fluvanna County Chamber of Commerce, this event is for the entire family and will include BBQ competitions, music and local vendors offering a variety of goods and services. For more information and directions and ticket please go to the BBQ, Bands & [...]

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8th Annual Pink Ribbon Polo Classic

June 14, 2012

June 17, 2012 King Family Vineyards Crozet, VA This event raises awareness and funds for breast cancer care and research. All proceeds benefit the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. For schedule of events and ticket information please visit the Pink Ribbon Polo website.

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