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#1 4th of July Fireworks in McIntire Park
There are two places in the country that must always celebrate the 4th of July – Philadelphia and Charlottesville. In the shadow of Thomas Jefferson’s home, Charlottesville hosts a fantastic 4th of July Festival at McIntire Park. The show is put on by the all-volunteer Save the Fireworks Foundation and up to 25,000 people enjoy the spectacular fireworks display each year.
#2 Albemarle County Fair
Thomas Jefferson was a big fan of agriculture and the Albemarle County Fair is a great celebration of his emphasis on placing your hands in the earth. The Albemarle Fair is similar to other fairs around the country, but Albemarle has a great story to tell. Throw in a funnel cake, some cotton candy, and carnival rides and you have a great time for the entire family.
#3 Bodo’s Bagels
The number one thing people miss when they move away from Charlottesville is Bodo’s Bagels. Eating at Bodo’s is an experience. At peak times, there is always a line that moves amazingly quickly. Breakfast and lunch are both very popular and the price is also a hit with students and townsfolk.
#4 Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad (CARS) is an all-volunteer service that serves the City of Charlottesville, half of Albemarle County, and the University of Virginia. With 160 volunteers they run 16,000 calls each year, which earned them the title of the busiest volunteer rescue squad in the country. Funding for CARS comes primarily from donations, making CARS a special community service.
#5 Carter’s Mountain
If you want a stunning view of the Charlottesville area, historic Carter’s Mountain is the place to go. There are many reasons to visit Carter’s Mountain, but the best is the Apple Harvest Festival. Plan a few hours for this trip, because there is only one windy road in and one road out. The cider, fritters, fresh apples, and pumpkins make the trip enjoyable, but the views are worth the trip. At other times of the year you can pick peaches and nectarines.
#6 Charitable Giving
It is no secret that there is a lot of money in Charlottesville, or that locals are very generous in their support of local non-profit programs. There are two special Charlottesville twists to philanthropy that are notable. First, we have the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) that serves as a master foundation for many of the local funds. With only a small minimum deposit, anyone can start a charitable giving fund and have the strength of CACF behind it. There are many large and small funds held by CACF, but the most recognized is theBama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band. Bama Works has given millions of dollars over the years to support local activities that better the community.
#7 Charlottesville Radio Group
Radio is big in Charlottesville. We seem to have a bunch of good radio stations for a small community and most of those stations are part of the Charlottesville Radio Group. The main station in the Group is WINA, which features news and talk and is the flagship station for U.Va. sports. Music, news, talk, and sports are nice, but the real great thing about the Charlottesville Radio Group is that they are very supportive of the community. From Plug Away Monday, where callers are allowed to promote their non-profit organization, to partnerships with many charity events, the Radio Group is a great corporate citizen.
#8 Charlottesville Tomorrow
Civic engagement is a tradition in the Charlottesville area. Public hearings often draw huge crowds. In 2005, a non-partisan organization called Charlottesville Tomorrow was formed to help inform the public of things going on in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Charlottesville Tomorrow uses new media tools to bring a massive amount of information to local residents in a simple and convenient format. You can listen to a podcast of a City Council meeting or read the blog about the latest emotional public hearing.
#9 Christian’s Pizza & Crozet Pizza
If you are looking for a unique pizza experience, Charlottesville has two legendary places to take care of you. At Christian’s Pizza, you wait in line (often out the front door on a busy night) to select slices of exotic pizzas that are prepped in advance. You order a couple slices with fancy toppings and they cook them for you while you wait in line to pay. That may not sound good to the uninitiated, but once you’ve tasted the pizza, you’re hooked.
The other Charlottesville pizza experience you should try is Crozet Pizza. Since 1977, Crozet Pizza has been hand-making their pizza and people use to call-in days in advance to reserve oven space because demand was so high.
#10 Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
If you are from the Charlottesville area, you laugh when you read the standard airport warning to get there two hours before your flight. If you did arrive that early at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO), you’d have about an hour and 45 minutes to read a book while waiting for your flight. Sure, we have to fly small planes with propellers and there are very few direct flights, but it beats wasting an hour of your life going through check-in and security in a large airport. At least one of John Grisham’s books, “The Summons,” features CHO and you might just run into the famous author on a flight to Dulles.
#11 Craft Shows
There are several very talented local artisans in and around Charlottesville. We also have several craft shows, with the two best being Martha’s Market and Crozet Arts and Craft Festival. Martha’s Market, which started in 1994 and is generally held in October, is a fundraiser for the Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation to support women’s health care issues. The 70 vendors at the Market contribute 15% of their proceeds to the charity. The Crozet Festival is held twice a year (May and October) and features 120 exhibits under large tents in Crozet Park.
#12 Dogwood Festival
Originally named the Apple Harvest Festival when it started back in 1950, the event was moved to April and renamed the Dogwood Festival in 1958. This multifaceted event is highlighted by a parade, fair rides, and fireworks. There is a little something for everyone at the Dogwood Festival.
#13 Downtown Mall
The heart of Charlottesville has to be the historic Downtown Mall. It is where people of all ages go, hangout, eat, drink, and be merry. At one end of the Mall is the Ice Park, where you can play hockey or free skate and at the other end is the Pavilion, where many great concerts are held. In the middle is the Paramount Theater and great restaurants, many with outdoor dining. On a Friday night in the summer, you can barely walk down the street because so many people are strolling the Mall. This is a special place in a special city.
#14 First Fridays
On the First Friday of each month, art is front and center on the Charlottesville scene. Several downtown art galleries hold open houses and serve wine, snacks, and fun. You can walk from gallery to gallery and see local and nationally recognized works. To finish off a great evening, stop in for dessert at one of the many local restaurants on the Downtown Mall.
#15 First Night© Virginia
On December 31, Charlottesville celebrates First Night Virginia along with 130 other cities around the world. Our First Night is the second-oldest and features 75 different performances in 24 different venues, all in one night. This great community event is family friendly and a great way to welcome in the New Year.
Original post by Charlottesville Real Estate – Your Trusted Broker Charles McDonald (RE/MAX Assured Properties – No one sells more Real Estate) and software by Elliott Back
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What is a 10 out of 10 curb appeal? I will let one of our local papers tell you the story:
PHOTO BY SARAH JACOBSONAddress: 3675 Brinnington Road
Neighborhood: Meriwether/Ivy in Albemarle
Asking: $1,195,000
Assessment: $1,141,700
Year Built: 1999
Size: 3,756 fin. sq. ft. / 1,336 unfin.
Land: 4.12 acres
Agent: Charles McDonald, Re/Max Assured Properties, 981-1585
Curb Appeal: 10 out of 10
If money cannot buy happiness, it can buy space and light. Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses that would have views without and views within, connecting seemingly expansive interiors with the landscape outside.
This sprawling Wright-inspired property does just that. As it’s all on one level, the house’s unusual shape allows for windows and doors in corners that open to the outside, offering 180-degree views of the heavily wooded lot. With the crunchy gravel driveway, it almost has the feel of a Zen retreat.
Read the entire ariticle here by Sarah Jacobson
Let me know if you have any question?
Original post by Charlottesville Real Estate – Your Trusted Broker Charles McDonald (RE/MAX Assured Properties – No one sells more Real Estate) and software by Elliott Back
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The Crozet gazette has great information on the Crozet Master Plan – click here
Here is a recent real estate listing we have in Crozet that is part of the Master Plan area
(click on photo below)
The next forum will discuss issues with downtown Crozet, specifically the status of residential areas adjoining it, on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Field School (old Crozet Elementary). The area around MusicToday (formerly ConAgra) and issues touching on industrial uses there will be part of the forum.
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NGIC – National Ground Intelligence Center
Located in Northern Albemarle County Virginia, just south of Greene County Virginia is NGIC. This center provides scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) and also General Military Intelligence (GMI) on foreign ground forces.
There are several agencies that work with NGIC, including and not limited to the CIA, NSA, DIA and FBI.
Working at NGIC is an honor and we are pleased to have new members to our community who are coming to work in our area.
The housing market near NGIC is unique. We have homes from around 200K up to 1 million+. Depending on schools, driving patterns and personal preference will help to determine the best locations for you.
Here are a few of the neighborhoods that are close to NGIC (or try my expanded Map Search):
As always, drop me an email or call me anytime regarding specific homes or to set up a custom search for that perfect home near NGIC!
We are very proud that you are working for all of us and let me be one of the first to welcome you and your families to the Charlottesville Area.
from Charlottesville Real Estate
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This is one of the best kept secrets in Virginia. If you went to the University of Virginia or just passed though our city, you felt the impact. Charlottesville Virginia is located just east of the Blue Ridge mountains in central Virginia. With incredible mountain views, about 45 minutes to skiing and just a few hours to the eastern seaboard.
We are located where Thomas Jefferson decided to build his home, Monticello, a must see when touring Charlottesville. 
The University of Virginia, founded in 1819 by Jefferson is in the heart of Charlottesville. Ex-presidents, Madison and Monroe also made their homes nearby.
The city of Charlottesville has a population of approximately 40 thousand which is why we have the feel of a small town. However, we also have the amenities of a big city. We have theaters, art museums and even big name shows that come to Charlottesville.
Our downtown mall is a walking brick lined mall with shops, ice skating and an outdoor theater for weekly events!
Many visitors enjoy the wineries and top off their visit with a breath-taking hot air balloon ride!
Come visit us and see why Charlottesville Virginia Real Estate is so highly rated as a preferred place to live in America.
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 Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner isn’t worried about commercial real estate woes setting In remarks to the Economic Club of Chicago, he made it clear that it’s a problem, but not an insurmountable one:
“That’s a problem the economy can manage through even though it’s going to be still exceptionally difficult.” The global economy has accelerated since the worst of the recession and banking crisis last year, and Commerce Dept. reports show the economy expanded 3.5 percent in the third quarter. “You can say now with confidence that the financial system is stable, the economy is stabilized,” Geithner said. “You can see the first signs of growth here and around the world.”
You can read more from the story at Bloomberg by clicking here.
(Above from VaRealtor.com)
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 Per varealtor.com, the Officials at the State Corporation Commission, after several meetings with VAR staff, have agreed that Realtors ® who install metal frame signs (such as the one pictured here) by hand on a property do not need to call Miss Utility first. Considering the number of Realtors ® in the Commonwealth who use metal frame signs, this is a significant event. 
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(Rocky is on the left and Buddy is on the right, they always slept together like this)
Yesterday was a sad day for out family. We lost a loved pet of 16 years.
I still remember the day we got Rocky and how much fun he was. As a kitten he would fetch a sock and bring it back to me.
When he was about a year old, we took a trip with Granny, Candy and Bruce in a motorhome from CA to Washington state and Rocky was the life of the trip. Bruce do you remember him jumong on your head?
I simply can not write any more as the tears are pouring down my face…
We will miss you Rock!
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Center(NGIC) employees may be in for a rude awakening. An estimate from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (
