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Towns

In Support of Small Towns

April 14, 2012

There’s an organization in Virginia whose mission includes the support of small town vitality.  It’s called the Virginia Main Street program and it’s actually part of a larger national effort.   In addition to assistance with the development of programs to ensure economic and social vibrance to small downtown areas, the Main Street program also helps [...]

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Charlottesville Plans Mixed-Income Housing

August 30, 2011

There are 2 new plans for new mixed-income housing in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area.   The Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) intends to develop one plan which consists of 24 condominiums near the University of Virginia hospital in town.  That one has been named “SoHo” because it is “SOuth of the HOspital”.    25% of the units will be [...]

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Mint Springs Park in Crozet VA

August 22, 2011

If you head west from Charlottesville toward the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts., you’ll almost be arriving at Mint Springs Valley Park,  near the town of Crozet.  The park consists of 500+ acres, including an 8-acre lake which is stocked with trout for fishing (don’t forget that you need a VA fishing license first).  Some boats are permitted [...]

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Charlottesville VA – The American Dream

July 11, 2011

TheStreet, an online business magazine, has selected Charlottesville VA as one of the Top 10 Cities in the country for its embodiment of “The American Dream”.   Accolades were generated by Charlottesville’s walkability, quality of education, business climate, and overall quality of life, among others.    You can find out more of their criteria at the story [...]

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Nelson County Virginia Holds Its Own

January 6, 2011

Newcomers to central Virginia routinely express their amazement and appreciation for the beauty of Nelson County, located just west of Charlottesville.   Tourism is a big contributor to the Nelson county economy. The incredible views of the Blue Ridge mountains, the genial atmosphere of Wintergreen Resort with its homes at Stoney Creek, and the quaint character of towns [...]

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Crozet’s Revised Community Plans

October 27, 2010

Albemarle County Virginia continues to update and revise its growth plans.  In an original plan, the Crozet community west of Charlottesville was designated as an area ‘growth corridor’.  In shorthand, there was destined to be a particular area of  housing density leading into and around the little town of Crozet.  As with many overviews for density planning, the [...]

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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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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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Virginia Lightning Moonshine

August 18, 2010

It’s authentic.  It’s local.  It’s an amazing story.  The moonshine corn whiskey from Belmont Farms near Culpeper VA story is one that we can’t wait to share with you.   This is about a family operation where they grow and ferment and bottle their own corn whiskey, made in copper kettles from a family recipe, just like [...]

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Rosemont, The Rocks, and Ragged Mountain

August 5, 2010

Let’s talk about the 3 upscale neighborhoods of Rosemont, Ragged Mountain. and The Rocks, which are located in the Ivy area west of Charlottesville VA.  Though they are 3 separate neighborhood entities, they are adjacent and connected to one another.  They lie just 9 miles west of Charlottesville at Exit 114 of I-64… in the Western Albemarle school districts… [...]

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