The charm of C’ville [with audio]
When Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield first met his neighbors after moving into his apartment in Brooklyn, they asked him if he was from Charlottesville.
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The charm of C’ville [with audio]
Rob Sheffield talks music, Charlottesville and their many intersections
When Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield first met his neighbors after moving into his apartment in Brooklyn, they asked him if he was from Charlottesville.
Star power
After reading Doug Nordfors’ contribution to a recent C-VILLE cover story—a few hundred words pondering the lackluster literary scene in Charlottesville—I began pondering the same question myself, specifically regarding the under-35 literary demographic. Being on break from my own MFA program, I decided to investigate ways to get the local, under-35 literary demographic off their […]
We Ate Here
Could it be that we were heavily inclined to like the pan-roasted breast of Polyface Farms naturally raised chicken served with sweet potato risotto and kale because we are so enamored of Joel Salatin’s approach to sustainable, happy farming over in the Valley? Maybe. After all, he’s the outspoken, charismatic hero of Michael Pollan’s “natural […]
Designing for diners
First lesson in restaurant design: Nothing ever starts on time. Ted Nelson has that one down now. He and his partner, Ben Dagitz, of Design Build Office, are designing the new location of Aroma’s Café in the Barracks Road Shopping Center. It’s the first restaurant project for the one-and-a-half-year-old firm started by Nelson and Dagitz, […]
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Being a buyer
caption p.17: Jim Duncan, local Realtor and blogger, told us that the rising tide of houses doesn’t have to drown buyers. “When you actually start looking, the pickings are fairly slim, realistically.” No big secret here: The local real estate market, at the moment, favors the buyer. Sellers are gritting their teeth and trying to […]
But what about the money?
The house is one thing; the mortgage is another. Perhaps the most daunting aspect of the market right now is the fact that the lending industry itself seems to need a serious renovation. How can you get the financing you need without risking collapse? We turned to Matt Hodges, a partner and loan officer at […]
Private ease
The communities surrounding the Boar’s Head Inn—Ednam, Ednam Village and Ednam Forest—are all separate subdivisions, and in some ways quite different, but a passer-by can be forgiven for confusing them. In addition to sharing the Ednam name (which comes from the name of the mansion built in 1901 by a New York bachelor named Edwin […]
Is this your first time?
Sure, there are houses moving. But overall, the local housing market sort of looks like the real estate equivalent of a guy sitting on his couch, twiddling his thumbs. Lots of homes on the market, not a lot of people jumping to buy them. In the past months, the market has softened, driving prices down. […]
Hot house
The first time we went out looking for an eye-catching crib for our new Hot House page, this North Downtown beauty turned our heads. First we noticed its understated color (and of course that signature sweep of the roofline didn’t hurt either.) But the reason we kept looking was the entryway on the right, with […]