A Home in Charlottesville

I guess the New York Times bus tour rolled through Cville this week, because here are two articles from that fine periodical about our fair city: The first one is about Keswick, the Keswick Club, Glenmore and the surrounding area from the NYT's Great Homes & Destinations "Havens" column.Today's a...

Construction and Development are moving ahead at the National Ground Intelligence Center Charlottesville site in northern Albemarle County.  Rivanna Station will bring 1500 or more jobs to the area over the next few years and though the pace of the project has slowed a bit, we are still ready to ...

Here are a few picks for this week and weekend: Thu 10.23Charlottesville Swing Dance Society 8pm, Municipal Arts Center, 1119 Fifth St. Ext.A night of high-energy dancing of all types. Lessons at7pm followed by a little swing dancin'. No partner necessary. call 980-2744.Fri 10.24 - Sun 10.26The L...

Mark your calendar for these events at the University of Virginia coming up this week and weekend:OngoingVirginia Film Festival Tickets - On Sale Now!Tues Oct 217:00pm      Men's Soccer vs. Longwood at Klockner Wed Oct 2211:00am     Miller Center Forum: America's Growing Dependency on Imported Pe...

  If you own or are building or renovating a home and have an interest in making your built environment "Green", there are many great resources available over at Lime.com. Explore topics such as Green Building, Green Design, Green Cleaning and find all sorts of interesting Green Lifestyle articl...

David Pogue - the funnyman/tech guru at the New York Times -  blogged this week about Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User.    I consider myself to be pretty tech savvy but there were quite a few really simple things in here that i wish I had know YEARS ago....These are all really basic ( as the...

A Chocolate FestivalLee Park 10.18An Art Show!October 25, 2008 5:00 pm to 10:00 pmTwenty artists, including Lee Alter, Bill Finn, Vee Oswalds, and John Trilby, contribute works to a one-night art show to benefit Children, Youth & Family Services, Inc. The event features music by 6 Day Bender. Mon...

If you are a supporter of University of Virginia Sports, check out The Sabre, your online home for everything Cavalier. The Sabre offers schedules and feature articles, but it is really known for the discussion boards, where the obesessed go to obsess!! If you are a UVA Alum, parent, staff member...

The National Ground Intelligence Center - NGIC - is planning a big relocation over the next 5 years which will bring an influx of home seekers to the Charlottesville Area, but not every one of those NGIC/DIA employees will want to buy a home.  Some may want to first rent to get to know the area a...