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University of Virginia

Charlottesville Rivanna Trails Get Spring Cleaning

April 24, 2013

We’ve told you previously about the wonderful parks and trails of Charlottesville.  The Rivanna Trail system is a well-used feature for Charlottesville’s hiking and biking enthusiasts.  Miles of wide easy trails follow the Rivanna River, and the trails are enjoyed by folks of all ages and all abilities.  And one feature that we think is especially nice… [...]

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Culpeper Physicians Join UVa Health System

April 16, 2013

One consistent attraction that draws people to relocate to the Charlottesville area… is our extensive medical/hospital community.  Our resources are vast, ranging from our two large medical center (University of Virginia Health System and Martha Jefferson Hospital), to smaller labs and diagnostic services.  It’s desirability is part of the reason that real estate properties tend to become more [...]

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Charlottesville Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Details

April 6, 2013

A couple of years ago we featured the Fry’s Spring neighborhood of Charlottesville in a blog article.  The historic neighborhood is near the University of Virginia and its bungalow-style homes often command substantial prices because of their desirable proximity to UVa and downtown Charlottesville. As part of their ongoing series of articles featuring particular neighborhoods of [...]

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Charlottesville’s Innovative Center For Open Science

March 9, 2013

Another “first” for Charlottesville:  In an age where ‘transparency’ is a buzzword for corrections of all types, it’s hard to believe that until now there was no place where scientific research is shared by multiple entities.  But now Charlottesville has the first Center for Open Science research facility. In an effort to protect researchers’ designs [...]

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UVa Hospital To Add New Building

February 25, 2013

Newcomers to Charlottesville are often startled by the enormous size and scope of the University of Virginia Medical Center.  The UVa hospital buildings sprawl and loom over a good-sized section of the town near the university and the downtown mall.  Now we’ve learned that the a 30,000 square foot addition to the hospital is offically on their [...]

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Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Virginia All Gain Residents

January 26, 2013

The Weldon Cooper Research Center located on the campus of UVa has just released its report on population growth in various parts of Virginia in 2010-2012.    They estimate that Charlottesville’s population increased from its 2010 count of 43,475 in the 2010 census …to 45,073 last July… which is approximately 3.7% growth. Albemarle County also grew in [...]

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Charlottesville VA Physicians

December 26, 2012

Often newcomers to Charlottesville are attracted in part by the excellent reputations of our two major hospitals, University of Virginia (UVa) and Martha Jefferson Hospital.  But what happens once they’ve arrived in town and need to select their own physicians?  HERE’S a link to 265 physicians in the immediate area of Charlottesville, including the counties [...]

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Charlottesville VA Tennis

November 7, 2012

Virginia is not just for lovers.  Charlottesville has embraced its tennis community with open arms.  Part of the reason is that the University of Virginia tennis teams… both men’s tennis and women’s tennis… are highly ranked and always fun to watch. But the hospitality of the Boar’s Head Inn is another big reason for the [...]

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Virginia Film Festival

October 18, 2012

November 1 – 4, 2012 The University of Virginia presents the 25th Annual Virginia Film Festival! Some of the highlights will be The Library of Congress and The Presidency film series. To see the complete schedule and for tickets please visit the Virginia Film Festival.

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Popular St. Maartens Cafe Sponsors UVa Sports

October 7, 2012

We’ve written previously about a very popular cafe/bar on The Corner of UVa’s campus.  It’s one of those places that you likely won’t just stumble past, because it’s kind of hidden around a little street.  When St. Maarten’s owners and founders (since 1985) decided to go in another direction, the patrons quickly banded together to [...]

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