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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Grace Church Historic Farm Tour Members of the public will have an opportunity to tour six farm estates in Albemarle County, as well as the Keswick Hunt Club and Grace Episcopal Church, on Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The tours are sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church, which is located near […]
Governors Allen, Kaine Appeal to REALTORS® as Advisors on Housing Issues On the morning of May 2, the Richmond Association of REALTORS®, in cooperation with the Southside Virginia, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and Williamsburg Associations of REALTORS®, hosted a joint appearance with former Virginia Governors and Senatorial candidates George Allen and Tim Kaine at the Hilton Short […]