Charlottesville is holding its own as a leader in Virginia’s green-building movement. At least that’s what we thought when we saw the list of 2007 Green Innovation Award winners recognized by the Virginia Sustainable Building Network, an organization that promotes green buildings and communities. Among them was Fred Oesch, a Schuyler architect recognized for his […]
Charlottesville is holding its own as a leader in Virginia’s green-building movement. At least that’s what we thought when we saw the list of 2007 Green Innovation Award winners recognized by the Virginia Sustainable Building Network, an organization that promotes green buildings and communities. Among them was Fred Oesch, a Schuyler architect recognized for his […]
I do believe cavemen (I’m sorry—cavepeople) would have grooved to many of the old houses in Charlottesville. There are windows in most or all the rooms, but they don’t amount to much. Each one contains about as much of a vista as a porthole. To extend the metaphor further, draw the blinds in the middle […]
Where there’s a wiki, there’s a waywww.Wikihow.com If you’re raring to go on some new shelter project but haven’t a clue on specifics, you might want to try Wikihow.com, a community-authored index of how-to guides. If you’ve ever used a wiki like wikipedia.org, you know how this site works: Individual users write the articles, and […]
The country is about to be awash in retired Baby Boomers, and don’t think folks in the financial industry haven’t taken notice. The first wave of Boomers turned 60 this year, at a rate of nearly 8,000 per day, and as all 76 million of them approach retirement, banks are beginning to cozy up to […]
It’s easy to forget they’re there—after all, you can see right through them. But make no mistake: There aren’t many parts of your house more important than the windows. They affect the way it feels to be inside and the way the place appears from outside—so keeping them looking sharp is a must. They’re a […]
What planet do you live on? One where the rainfall deficit is 11"-plus and the Chesapeake Bay a sewer of nitrogen and phosphorus, or Bizzaro World where a chemical green lawn pocked with automatic irrigation heads (or at least a yellow rotating water spike) is the perfect picture of the good life? Most lawns here […]
But in the case of Whitley’s Garden Gate Farm subdivision in North Garden, the statement’s not just a throwaway. That’s because along with the three-car garage, vinyl siding and first-floor master suite that comes with your neo-colonial on Garden Gate Court, you get a warm and friendly pseudo-grandpa. That would be Whitley, who lives with […]
Charlottesville Gamelan, Love Tentacle Drip Society, Brian Jones Quartet, Sarah White, Mountain Stage NewSong, Ryan Adams
Last night, I was sitting around drinking a pinot grigio that tasted like a chardonnay (does that sound obnoxious?) with a few of my favorite people, when our idle chitchat turned to one of my favorite topics of conversation: real estate. This discussion, however, differed from previous conversations about real estate in that this conversation […]
We at Restaurantarama have been telling you about some major shake-ups and shake-downs in the local dining scene. We’ve been dropping big names and getting all philosophical about hot spots closing and hip new joints burgeoning. Well, this week we are relieved to tell you about a person you’ve probably never heard of and a […]