Caite Hamilton, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

June ABODE! In this month’s issue…

The June issue of ABODE is on stands now! Here’s what you’ll find inside: A Q&A with local architect Christopher Hays, whose global travels inspire his work in Charlottesville and beyond. An historic downtown property, the former Martha Jefferson Hospital goes residential—with 43 new places to live. The latest trend in countertops? Color! But not […]

Caite Hamilton | June 9, 2015

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Global studies: Travel reveals endless possibilities for architect Christopher Hays

It’s no wonder that travel is a running theme in Hays+Ewing co-founder Christopher Hays’ explanation of his journey to architecture. The Greenville, South Carolina native has lived in Japan and Italy and journeyed to the Netherlands, Spain, France and Greece for both work and study. It was a trip to Vienna during an undergraduate exchange […]

Caite Hamilton | June 9, 2015

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At home with… Elfi Frankfurt

A true renaissance woman. That’s the best way to describe Elfi Frankfurt, because, while she has been practicing interior design in Keswick for more than 25 years (and in London before that), she’s also designed in arenas from fashion and jewelry to fabrics and carpets—all over the world, including Austria, France and Switzerland. In fact, she […]

Caite Hamilton | June 9, 2015

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Kid’s best friend: Squawk this way

Technically, 2-year-old Peanut belongs to Adam Hensley’s mom, Keri, but it’s Adam who has a special bond with the bird. Since the family found the sun conure on Craigslist last summer, the 15-year-old has taken it upon himself to help care for him. They get along so well that, “Whenever Adam comes home from school, […]

Caite Hamilton | May 28, 2015

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Water, water everywhere: Charlottesville’s best swim spots

The best thing about summer? A quick (or not so quick) dip in the pool to cool off. Here are a few of the area’s best offerings, where the water’s cold and the splashes come free. Pools Smith Aquatic & Fitness Center 1000-A Cherry Ave., 970-3072 The biggest and baddest of public pools in the area, 27,000-square-foot Smith […]

Caite Hamilton | May 28, 2015

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Play place: A yurt for all ages

A few years ago, Dave Berzonsky and Estela Knott, who run Blue Ridge Music Together, added a yurt to their backyard with dreams of opening a preschool. And they did—for a couple years while their girls, Luna and Mareana, were little, they used it as a homeschool cooperative. These days, the yurt has morphed into […]

Caite Hamilton | May 28, 2015

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In the groove: From the front porch, the Morrisons are making noise

You may have never seen the Morrison family before, but if you live in Belmont, you’ve likely heard them. The quartet—John, Emily and their two daughters, 12-year-old Eliza and 10-year-old Anne Marie—often sets up their family band on their front porch across from Belmont Park, which, as it turns out, is a great advertisement for […]

Caite Hamilton | May 28, 2015

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Call and response: For Dave Ackerman, architecture is about creative problem solving

Local architect Dave Ackerman (of architecture firm Wolf Ackerman Design) graduated from both Princeton and the University of Virginia, co-founded Formwork Design and spent 11 years as an adjunct faculty member at UVA teaching architectural design—but his interest in architecture began long before any of that. “When I was 10 or 11, I would draw […]

Caite Hamilton | May 8, 2015

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At home with… Winifred Wegmann

After working at Crème de la Crème for the past nine years, store manager Winifred Wegmann noticed something: “I came to realize how much pleasure I take from helping people find something new for their home that brings them joy.” In March, she set out on her own, opening pour la maison in Townside Shopping […]

Caite Hamilton | May 8, 2015

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Cabin fever: Joseph Joseph & Joseph Antiques takes a tiny approach

The tiny house movement hasn’t exactly made its way to our corner of the world, but the scene at one local antique shop tells a different story. At Joseph Joseph & Joseph, customers enter to find a restored log cabin—in the middle of the store. Originally a 19th century tobacco barn, the structure needed to […]

Caite Hamilton | April 13, 2015