News & Views 6.28.2012

Bonnie Coffey Gets Associate Broker License Montague, Miller & Company Realtors® is pleased to announce that Bonnie Coffey has completed all educational requirements and has received her Associate Broker license. The course work and exams denote a high level of knowledge and expertise.  This achievement is considered to be a reflection of a Realtor’s commitment […]

The Investors: Money's top players

The Investors You know the saying, “Money makes the world go ’round.” A bit crass, but apt for the group we’re about to profile. Money, of course, plays its role, and the people behind the money can be kingmakers or kings in a town of this size. Why do we have so many successful investors […]

News & Views: 6.21.2012

CACF Distributes Grants to Local Nonprofits The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation announced $366,400 in grants to 61 local nonprofits through the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in CACF.  This Fund supports charitable programs in the Charlottesville area with particular focus on disadvantaged youth, needs of the disabled, protection of the environment, and the […]

Green Scene: This week's environmental news 

  Ellamenope and Zinnia live in city resident Laura Covert’s backyard now that Charlottesville allows small goats as pets. (Photo by Nick Strocchia) As Laura Covert approaches the large pen in the backyard of her Woolen Mills home, Ellamenope and Zinnia jump around and squeeze their snouts through the square holes in the wire fence, […]

News & Views 6.14.2012

Nest Realty Honored for Marketing Excellence CAAR member Nest Realty Group has been recognized with the 2012 Central Virginia American Marketing Association EMMA Awards for marketing excellence. Nest’s “Live Where You Love” campaign was honored in the categories of digital marketing and overall marketing.   “We are truly honored to be recognized by the Central […]

Movies in the park, public murals, summer events

  Wilco (Photo by Austin Nelson) Get out now Nine can’t-miss local events this summer LOOK3 Charlottesville Festival of the Photograph (June 7-9) Billed as “three days of peace, love, and photography,” LOOK3 presents talks, exhibitions, workshops, and interviews on the Downtown Mall. World-renowned photographers, whose works span topics from humanity and all its complexities […]

News & Views 5.31.2012

Support Seniors Safe at Home! Seniors Safe at Home helps senior citizens make critical repairs to their homes. The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, Blue Ridge Home Builders Association and AHIP are joining forces to help local senior citizens stay safe, warm and dry. Together, they are raising funds, building awareness, and making repairs.   […]

Preview: Steve Martin brings his serious bluegrass to Charlottesville

Steve Martin will be pickin’ and the audience will be grinnin’ when he takes the Pavilion stage Saturday alongside the Steep Canyon Rangers. (Publicity Photo) After years of creative success in TV, film, theater, and print, Steve Martin has found a meaningful, and somewhat unlikely, new home in the world of bluegrass music. His dedication […]

News & Views 5.24.2012

Sasha Farmer Honored in REALTOR® Magazine’s 2012 Class of 30 Under 30 CAAR, the voice of real estate in the Central Virginia region, today announced that REALTOR® member of Montague Miller & Company Sasha Farmer, CRS, GRI, ABR, SRS, e-Pro, has been recognized in the 2012 Class “30 Under 30” by REALTOR® Magazine. This highly […]