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25 In Memoriam: Remembering Les Yeux du Monde’s Lyn Bolen Warren.

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13 It’s only a matter of time before omicron hits town.

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13 Interim city manager quits before he starts.

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33 What do you think of the new CODE Building on the Downtown Mall?

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THIS WEEK This week I took a tour of the CODE Building (p. 14). As our question of the week responses show (p. 33), the Downtown’s Mall’s new tech utopia has some detractors in town—people who think it’s too big, or will bring in too many tech bros, or that it’s just plain ugly. After taking a spin through the pristine facilities, I’ll put it like this: If you like big fancy office buildings, you’ll absolutely love the place. If you don’t like big office buildings, I doubt it’s going to win you over.

I suspect the building has inspired strong feelings not because of the designers’ choice of siding, but because of the larger forces it represents. Watching the structure go up, it felt like Charlottesville was getting less quaint by the minute. I understand that gut reaction.

I would encourage our readers, however, to think of the dynamic at play this way: The city isn’t choosing between growing and not growing. That ship has sailed—too many forces are pulling people in to the area. Instead, Charlottesville has to choose between growing sustainably and growing irresponsibly. How can we house all the people who want to live here—especially people who have been here for a long time? How can we ensure that it’s easy and safe for everyone to get around? As the next round of high-rises goes up, these are the questions that deserve our most pressing attention.—Ben Hitchcock

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—Jefferson School Executive Director Andrea Douglas, speaking about the plan to melt the Lee statue and create a new statue

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The APCB cited the Virginia Environmental Justice Act, a 2020 law that requires state agencies to examine proposed policies “in relation to [their] impact on environmental justice prior to adoption,” in its denial of the permit. The Mountain Valley Pipeline team is now “evaluating its next steps,” says the Virginia Mercury.

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engagement process, commissioning a nationally recognized artist, and hiring a salaried project manager.

Though the city received four other offers for the Lee statue, the councilors did not discuss them during the meeting. The Jefferson School was the only local entity that made a bid for the monument.

The city also has to decide what to do with the statues of Stonewall Jackson and Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea.

Council will vote on their fates on December 20.

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City Council voted Monday to donate the Robert E. Lee statue to the Jefferson School, which will melt it down and use the bronze to create a new work of public art.

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A recount confirmed a narrow Republican victory in House of Delegates District 85, in which Karen Greenhalgh beat one-term incumbent Alex Askew. Greenhalgh’s victory in Virginia Beach confirms that Republicans will hold at least 51 seats in the House for the next two years, though a second narrow Republican victory is pending a recount, too.

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harlottesville’s statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is about to take even more heat.

At the end of its Monday meeting, City Council unanimously voted to donate the Lee monument to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, which plans to melt down the statue and use the bronze to create a new work of public art.

Though council originally wanted to hold off on making its decision due to Vice-Mayor Sena Magill’s absence, the councilors decided to move forward with the vote at the end of the meeting after multiple frustrated community members urged them to do so during public comment.

The project, titled Swords Into Plowshares, will gather extensive input from the descendants of enslaved persons who were disenfranchised by Virginia’s Jim Crow laws.

The Jefferson School will then commission an artist of national significance to create a new bronze sculpture in partnership with the community.

Once completed, the artwork will be gifted to the city to be installed on public land by 2026. The project will ultimately transform “what was once toxic in our public space into something beautiful that can be more reflective of our entire community’s social values” and “offer a road map for other communities to do the same,” writes Jefferson School Executive Director Andrea Douglas.

The project has received support from many local and national organizations, and raised nearly $600,000. The Jefferson School has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise an additional $500,000 for the first phase of the years-long effort.

According to the campaign website, the funding will go toward transporting the statue to a foundry and melting it, conducting a six-month community

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The thief arrived at 4 in the morning and threw the decorations in a van, according to the doorbell camera of the affected house.

It’s been a season of desperation, it seems— last week, CBS reported that Christmas trees had been stolen from a local farm, too. That’s no way to get in the holiday spirit, people.

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Former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney is preparing to take her case against the city to federal court.

“I’ve been screaming from the rooftops this is the work I’ve been doing, but no one cared.”

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he says they have the right to file a “host of claims” in federal court.

“There’s a defamation claim that we could make...to go along with her constitutional claims that allege the city not only disparately treated her but also retaliated against her,” says Tucker. “We are putting forth our efforts to get her case ready to go.”

Due to the conflict of interest, the city’s Office of Human Rights must delegate a separate authority to investigate Brackney’s complaints on behalf of the EEOC, explains Tucker. The office has about two months left to complete its investigation.

“From their findings or lack thereof, chief Brackney would be entitled to receive a

right-to-sue letter, which would give her the opportunity to then file her claims in federal court,” says Tucker.

Brackney also plans to file a complaint with the Virginia attorney general’s office requesting an investigation into the city’s pattern of discrimination.

“If you look across the board of qualified Black candidates who’ve been brought into Charlottesville...they have been forced out,” she says. One high-profile example is former city manager Tarron Richardson, who is also suing the city regarding the way his departure was handled last September.

Still, Brackney and Tucker urge the city to respond to the former chief ’s claims, and save taxpayers the hefty costs of litigation and attorney fees.

“I don’t think it’s in anybody’s best interest if we get into a fight,” says Tucker. “But we’re certainly prepared to litigate the fight to the fullest extent that the law allows.”

“The city knows what we have,” adds Brackney. “If they don’t know the full extent of what we have, shame on them.”

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They make these agreements and people go away,” says former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney. But she’s not going away.

Two months after her controversial termination, Brackney—the city’s first Black woman police chief—filed a string of formal complaints against the city, accusing government leaders of directly retaliating against her efforts to dismantle white supremacy within the police department.

In complaints submitted to CPD’s human resources department, the local Office of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the NAACP on November 9, Brackney claimed that city leadership defamed, harassed, and discriminated against her based on her race and sex after then-city manager Chip Boyles wrongfully terminated her on September 1.

She demanded $3 million and a public apology.

Brackney gave the city until November 26 to reach a settlement with her. But since filing her complaints, she says she has only received a brief letter from the city’s attorney, David Corrigan of Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman. According to the civil litigation firm’s website, Corrigan specializes in representing state and local governments, and has handled numerous cases of employment discrimination.

“It literally was just a letter notifying us who their attorneys were—not anything substantive,” says Brackney. According to Brackney’s attorney Charles Tucker, the city government has yet to alert Brackney when, or if, it plans to formally respond to her complaints.

“Even when the entire world was watching, and it’s been on display what they’ve done, they just are so comfortable in the way in which they go about their work,” Brackney says. “They don’t think that they have to respond because they’ve not had anyone challenge them to this degree.”

Since her departure, “most of everything” has fallen apart at CPD, claims Brackney. Some officers have stopped coming into work, and several have completely left the department.

“They just show up when they want to show up,” says the former chief. “They’ve found officers sleeping on duty and instead of discipline, they’ve sent them home and said, ‘You know what, we’ll let them do work from home.’”

In September and October, CPD did not post information about investigative detentions and encounters on its website—a practice Brackney implemented during her tenure in an effort to improve the department’s transparency. The statistics were not updated until after Brackney sent an email to City Council last month about the department’s rollback on her reforms, she says. And though the former chief dismantled the department’s SWAT team after uncovering severe misconduct in August, she claims the team has been secretly reassembling since her termination, and will be fully funded in the FY23 CPD budget.

Brackney emphasizes that officer pushback against systemic reforms is not unique to Charlottesville.

“I am now hearing people say that this is a system that is so failed, it can’t be reformed, it can’t be reimagined. It needs to be demolished—start all over,” says Brackney.

“There are really good individuals who work in these systems, but they’ve also been indoctrinated and socialized into [them].”

The former chief says Charlottesville has been “complicit” in the deteriorating situation in the department. She claims the community did not support her efforts to reform the department until after she was terminated.

“I’ve been screaming from the rooftops this is the work I’ve been doing, but no one cared,” she says. “[Local media] oftentimes were very comfortable attacking me because they could.”

Though Tucker declines to detail the exact steps Brackney’s legal team will take next,

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ince South Africa reported the omicron variant to the World Health Organization on November 24, this new form of coronavirus has been detected in at least 38 countries. At press time, omicron had not yet been identified in Virginia, but several dozen cases have been reported in at least 17 states, including Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.

According to Blue Ridge Health District Director Dr. Denise Bonds, it is still too early to tell if the omicron variant is more transmissible or deadlier than the original strain of the virus, or other known variants like the delta and alpha. The delta variant currently accounts for 99.9 percent of new cases in the U.S. “There are several mutations that cause structural changes in the virus that may make it easier to be infected,” explains Bonds. “That may mean that our defense systems—that is our vaccines and the antibodies that you develop—may not work quite as well.”

While it is unknown if the omicron variant causes more severe symptoms of the virus, everyone who has tested positive for the new variant in the U.S. so far has experienced mild symptoms, and most have been fully vaccinated, Bonds says.

COVID-19 is once again on the rise, and in light of the new omicron variant, the CDC is encouraging all vaccinated adults to get a booster shot.

“We don’t know if it’s mild symptoms because that’s what the variant causes, or if the individuals’ symptoms were mild because they were vaccinated,” says Bonds.

“There are so many things we’re still trying to figure out.”

During a UVA Health press conference last week, Dr. Costi Sifri, director of hospital epidemiology, explained that it’s possible the omicron variant may begin to overtake the delta variant in some places, but not others.

“They may become coexisting and both be circulating at the same time,” he said. “It may be dependent on local factors, like what

the level of vaccination or immunity is in a particular location.”

Since the start of the pandemic, the coronavirus has mutated as it’s spread across the world, leading to the emergence of multiple variants, explains Bonds.

“Viruses are really good at shuffling their instructions,” she says. Every time that virus moves from person to person, or even is replicated within an individual, it’s an opportunity for those instructions to get just a little bit shuffled up.”

“Sometimes that change in the instructions doesn’t have any significance. But sometimes they get lucky, and the changes can result in

something that’s quite infectious, like the delta variant,” she adds.

Especially in light of the new variant, the CDC is now encouraging all vaccinated adults to get COVID-19 booster shots.

While those who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine should get their booster six months after their second dose, those who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson should get their booster two months after their initial shot.

“Getting that booster shot will essentially remind your immune system, and ramp it up just a little bit so that you’ll have plenty of antibodies and other immune cells to protect yourself,” says Bonds.

Since late September, the arrival of booster shots has helped to bring COVID cases down significantly in the Blue Ridge Health District, says Bonds. Around 22 percent of residents in Charlottesville and 26 percent of residents in Albemarle County have received a third dose of the vaccine. Appointments and walkins are available Monday through Saturday at the Community Vaccination Center at Seminole Square.

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CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

Charlottesville has gone through a lot of city managers, but Marc Woolley has set the record for shortest tenure: He resigned before his first day. explore other options, and to kind of just brainstorm where we are and where we’re headed.”

Woolley has left previous jobs under duress. After serving as the business administrator of Harrisburg for four years, he resigned from his position at the end of October without giving an explanation. Woolley was also named

in multiple lawsuits against the Philadelphia Housing Authority, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

Council had considered Woolley for Charlottesville’s deputy city manager for operations job, but gave the position to Sam Sanders in July. Following Chip Boyles’ resignation in October, City Council went back to Woolley and appointed him interim manager. Woolley initially said he intended to apply for the permanent manager position when Charlottesville began a search in April 2022.

The city will hear pitches from management firms until December 14. “In addition to the vacancy in the City Manager position, the City’s human resources and police departments are without leaders at the director level,” the request reads.

“Between the date of this RFP and April 2022 the new City Council (who will be seated January 1, 2022) will need to establish a strategic plan for the government and capital improvement and general fund budgets for Fiscal Year 2023.”

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closed meeting. Mayor Nikuyah Walker explained that Woolley told her November 21 that he would no longer be taking the job for “personal reasons.” Two days later, Woolley sent an official letter to council announcing his withdrawal.

“This was not an easy decision for me, and I want to thank the Charlottesville City Council for the opportunity and wish the residents of Charlottesville all the best,” Woolley wrote. In a later interview with NBC29, Woolley emphasized that the frequent instability inside the city government was not the reason behind his withdrawal. “The councilors, the City of Charlottesville, all welcomed me with open arms and I appreciate that, but it just turned out to be not a good fit for my spouse and my kids,” he said.

Though council wanted to alert the public of Woolley’s withdrawal before Thanksgiving, they were not able to do so, said Walker.

“We apologize to the community for that confusion,” said Walker after the closed session. “This was the first opportunity for us to get together to

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Marc Woolley was introduced as Charlottesville’s interim city manager on November 5. During a virtual press conference that day, the former Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bureaucrat claimed he was used to “high-stress environments” and was not fazed by Charlottesville’s recent high-profile departures. “I’ve been doing this for many, many years, and I’ve been in almost any type of situation,” he said.

Last Tuesday, Woolley resigned from the position, the day before he was supposed to report to City Hall to start working. He would have become the sixth city manager to lead Charlottesville since 2018, but his 11th-hour withdrawal has once again left the city without a boss. On Friday, the city published a request for a consulting company to take over management duties—there is an “emergency need to contract with an established firm that can provide management services to the City on an interim basis,” the formal request reads.

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floor five. Floors six through eight remain unclaimed, though Boninti says at least one more deal is imminent.

The pandemic has made large tenants a little hesitant to jump in. “They don’t know what they’re coming back to,” he says. “‘Are we gonna do three days a week at home?’ and all of that. I would think before the pandemic we would have had all of the spaces taken.”

Down at the bottom of the building, in the underground parking lot, 10 glowing green electric car chargers hang in front of the rows of spaces. (None of the 15 or so cars parked at the moment are plugged in.) Other environmentally conscious features include a rainwater collection system that catches water and pumps it back to the plants on the terraces.

An elaborate air filtration network ensures that fresh air is always being blown in to every space—an expensive feature, but one Woodriff insisted on, citing research that fresh air boosts cognitive function.

Initially, Woodriff didn’t want to install a parking lot at all, says Boninti—“He thinks the future is going to be less cars, public transportation, and Ubers and everything else”—but the building has room for 74 cars, enough for the tenants’ bigwigs. “We have secured a lot of off-site parking,” says Boninti. “We have 100 spots at the Water Street garage, we have spots at the Omni, we have spots across the street at Staples.”

Most people, however, will encounter the building on foot, as they stroll down the mall.

Amid two-story, red-brick storefronts filled with boutiques, restaurants, and used bookstores, the shiny, black, angular CODE building sticks out.

When Archer learns that C-VILLE asked about the building in its question of the week (p. 33), and one of the respondents said it reminded them of the Death Star, he says: “How do you respond to that? You don’t. You just say ‘hey, you’re entitled to your opinion.

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looking out towards the Omni—goes for around $2,500. Twenty of the 38 offices are leased so far, and the co-working space could ultimately support as many as 200 people.

“In this space in particular, the pandemic has actually been an accelerator,” says Archer, citing companies’ desire for flexibility. The minimum membership period is two months.

Meeting spaces of various sizes are accessible from the co-working floor. “We call this a huddle room,” Archer says, opening the door to a green-walled space with a table and chairs. “But it’s really a conference room.”

Besides the lingo, other little hints of the entrepreneurial spirit are everywhere. In one conference room, ornate black and gold wallpaper shows vines curling around coffee cups and cell phones. One early tenant has hung a portrait of HGTV’s Property Brothers on their glass-walled office. Even the mailboxes have a touchscreen—you’ll need a QR code emailed to you to get your packages.

The building was designed to facilitate “collision,” says Andrew Boninti, a lead developer on the project. Central to that mission is the retail on the ground floor. Two restaurant spaces open into the courtyard: Ooey Gooey Crispy, which bills itself as a “grown-up grilled cheese” shop, is on the way, as is a storefront for organic Mexican fusion food truck Farmacy.

Will the restaurants be enough to draw passersby into the orbit of the looming building? “We like the concept that people understand that it is private property,” Boninti says, “that people are here on invitation. But that’s what we’re all about—collision of ideas.

People running in to each other.”

The higher floors, four through nine, are designed as more standard office space for large companies. So far, three of the six floors are leased, with Woodriff’s firm, Quantitative Investment Management, taking floor four.

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apparent. The chairs are “slim profile jump seats,” says Foshay. At first glance, each seat looks impossibly thin, but unfolds to create a two-part chair. When it’s time to divide the theater from the entryway, a partition appears from behind a hidden panel in the wooden-slatted wall.

“This is an amenity for tenants, co-working members, and also the community,” Archer says of the theater. The next event on the calendar is a holiday party for CAV Angels, a UVA alumni group of angel investors.

The building’s first two levels are dedicated to Codebase, the open-concept office space that allows members to buy access at a variety of tiers. At midday on a Monday, three or four people with computers sit here and there, plugging away. “What we’ve seen so far is that people are here, and they’re being extremely productive,” says Archer, a tech entrepreneur, UVA lecturer, and owner of Arch’s Frozen Yogurt. “That’s the whole point.”

A single individual can fork over $250 a month for 9 to 5 access to the office space, plus amenities like a kitchen, showers and a podcast studio. A four-person private office—with floor-to-ceiling windows

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rom the seventh-floor balcony of the CODE Building, downtown Charlottesville stretches out in front of you, misty blue mountains visible in the distance. Up here, North Downtown’s brick buildings, with their shingled roofs and quaint steeples, look like Monopoly pieces. And the seventh floor isn’t even the top of the office tower—two more floors of shimmering windows and black concrete rise above.

After years of construction, the place is just about open for business. Tenants are arranging their desk chairs, and the lobby’s coffee shop—Millisecond, an offshoot of Milli Coffee Roasters—is pouring joe as of this week. The caramel-hued foyer looks like the lobby of a high-end boutique hotel, with Bauhaus-style lamps hanging over leather couches. Before long, anywhere from 400 to 600 finance and tech workers will move in.

“The idea is that you have food, and sources of good energy, in the courtyard and also interior to the space,” says Rob Archer, who’s in charge of the co-working area on the building’s two bottom floors. The building itself—the Center of Developing Entrepreneurs, CODE for short—is the brainchild of mega-rich hedge fund manager and UVA alum Jaffray Woodriff. (The building’s general manager, Bill Chapman, is a co-owner of this paper.) The complex aims to “become the nexus of commercial and social enterprise activity in central Virginia,” according to the building’s website.

CODE sits at the end of the Downtown Mall, where the ice rink and Ante Room music venue used to be. The building’s floor plan is an irregular A-shape, drawn so that the tall office tower would be situated on Water Street. A triangular courtyard opens on to the mall. The architects went to great lengths to keep the original brick facade of the Carytown Tobacco building in place at the courtyard’s corner, though they painted the old bricks white with black trim, a sleek scheme to match the rest of the complex.

The new tech hub has aesthetic pedigree.

Thomasin Foshay, who coordinated the building’s interior design, points out the courtyard fountain, designed by a member of the team that built the memorial at Ground Zero in New York; the rooftop garden terraces were installed with consultation from someone who designed the High Line in Manhattan. A dangling 21-foot interior sculpture, designed by an apprentice of Frank Gehry, lights up at night, offering passersby a glimpse of luminous floating polyhedrons through the window.

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music Berto and Matt Wyatt. A bi-weekly rendition of Latin guitar night. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. the bebedero.com.

Dar Williams. The singer-songwriter fuses many genres in her music. $34-37, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com.

Hard Swimmin’ Fish. A rootsy-bluesy performance from Demian Lewis and Waverly Milor, with special guests Dan Barrale and Steve Riggs. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com.

Music in the Atrium. Weekly live performance with Jim Richardson on vocals and guitar. Free, noon. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org.

Robert Earl Keen’s Christmas Show. An irreverent celebration of the holidays. $35-40, 7pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com.

dance Bachata Fusion Class. Edwin Roa teaches a fun beginner-to-intermediate-level bachata lesson to get the party started. $6-8, 7pm.

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Thursday 12/9 Berto Sales and Vincent Zorn. A night of wild gypsy rumba and Latin guitar. Free, 7pm.

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Eli Cook. Enjoy live music and wine. Free, 4pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scotts­ ville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com.

Julian Lage. The virtuoso guitarist uses impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility in his performances. $20-80, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com.

Music in the Atrium. A weekly performance from Jazz 1-2-3. Free, noon. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecenter cville.org.

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Squint is such a jazz record—from my perception—a jazz record, a swing record, a Blue Note record.”

A few noisier tunes crop up, though. The finer moments of “Familiar Flower” spring from the overdrive Lage bathes his guitar in, and the soloing on “Day and Age” might find a suitable home on a rock album. But nothing here places Squint outside of Blue Note’s purview, especially considering the release of 2018’s rock-indebted Currents, Constellations, helmed by Cline, with contributions from Lage.

Some of Lage’s more radical inclinations—at least when examined through the historic lens of the jazz genre—were ratified by working with Cline in a variety of contexts. The older guitarist’s own discography spans membership in Wilco and detours through jazz, rock, and experimental worlds.

“Nels was at the intersection of the avant-garde and songs—and so much more. Absolutely, my friendship with him has encouraged me and made me feel that I don’t have to pick sides. You can do what you like—and that’s hugely helpful,” Lage says. “The number of records Nels has

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he opening track of Julian Lage’s first Blue Note album is titled “Etude”—a nod, perhaps, to the lifetime he’s spent studying his instrument.

The guitarist, who came to national attention in a short 1996 documentary focused on his prodigious talents called Jules at Eight, has been recording as a bandleader for just over a decade. And while he’s covered a lot of territory—moving from larger ensembles to trios and working alongside jazz luminaries like Gary Burton and Nels Cline—Squint marks Lage’s ascent to a legendary imprint.

It’s a label aiming to find a new generation of players to help forge a path ahead for jazz, recently releasing albums by drummer/producer Makaya McCraven and vibraphonist Joel Ross, among others.

“My obsession with Blue Note, its artistic integrity, releasing progressive music rooted in African-American traditions, improvisational traditions—[it’s] just a label that does amazing stuff and supports artists as they evolve,” Lage says over the phone from New York, while packing to embark on a handful of European dates after Thursday’s gig at the Southern in Charlottesville. “There’s one way of looking at it for me, which is that I’m being included on a train that’s been moving forward for 80 years.”

Squint continues a compositional refinement that began following the guitarist’s first release, 2009’s Sounding Point, and narrowed in focus as Lage grew interested in improvisation and writing more for himself, as opposed to his ensemble. With the trio here—bassist Jorge Roeder and Bad Plus drummer Dave King—the guitarist enjoys the drive of a power trio with the adaptability of a small jazz combo.

“I definitely like that it’s a precarious orche­ stration,” Lage says about his current ensemble. “There’s a lot that’s not in there. A lot of it’s implied—by the listener, by us. There’s a lineage of the guitar trio, in jazz at least, being a metric for a player’s creative output. Same with piano trios and saxophone trios.”

If Squint is intended as proof of Lage’s expanding compositional acumen, there are more than a few moments that spotlight his unique voice. “Boo’s Blues,” the album’s second track, comes off like a cowboy-indebted jazz tune. There’s the swing of Sonny Rollins’ “Way Out West” (a 1957 trio effort), but an overwhelming affinity for blues propels the track, King sitting back in the pocket. The following title track functions much the same way, though Lage takes a more aggressive approach.

“There’s a comfort in the way the guitar sits on the record that I’ve been pursuing,” the bandleader says. “And I think we kind of found a nice balance, largely because

“There’s one way of looking at it for me, which is that I’m being included on a train that’s been moving forward for 80 years.”

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made—his trio and the Nels Cline Singers.

Talk about guitar trios? He has such a broad and brilliant catalog. And we play very differently, but I think we played in a complementary way.”

Even with that expansive vision as a guide, a handful of songs on Squint seem to accidentally hone in on Lage’s past: “Saint Rose,” “Twilight Surfer” and an interpretation of “Call of the Canyon” appear tied more to Lage’s childhood on the West Coast than New York clubs.

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“‘Saint Rose’ is a deliberate tribute to Santa Rosa and the region—the fires,” Lage says, while disavowing any concerted effort to focus other tunes on remembrances of his California youth. “But there is a spirit of—what would you call it? Early electric guitar, surf guitar, Hawaiian slide guitar...things that have grown out of California—they’ve always been important to me. They might be so embedded in me that it just comes out in the music.”

Enthused about the path he’s forging in the jazz world, Lage recognizes that a wealth of possibilities await—especially after the pandemic. He admirably expresses that disposition across the 11 tunes on Squint.

“You don’t have to look far with music to feel hopeful,” the band leader says. “I was in a privileged position to make music that was almost like a prayer, rather than an exhibition of what I can do.”

Julian Lage performs at the Southern on Thursday in support of Squint, his first release on the historic Blue Note label. A masterclass with the guitarist will be offered before the show.

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Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. See listing for Wednesday, December 8. Free, 10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

Dan Tyminski Band. Bluegrass with skillful instrumentals and soulful tenor. $33-55, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com.

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Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. See listing for Wednesday, December 8. Free, 10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

Paramount Presents: National Theatre Live in HD— Follies. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical was directed by Dominic Cooke and filmed live on stage at the National Theatre in 2017. $11-15, 5pm. The Para-

Shepherd’s Star: Music for Twelfth Night.

Seasonal music joyfully marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble. $1025, 7:30pm. Grace Episcopal Church, 5607 Gordonsville Rd., Keswick. tnrbaroque.org.

Virginia Glee Club’s 81st Annual Christmas Concert. Ring in the holiday season with a cherished tradition. $5-20, 8pm. University Baptist Church, 1223 W. Main St., Room G17. virginiagleeclub.org.

Zack Mexico with New Boss and Piranha Rama. Ferocious psychedelic pop-indie rock. $10, 8:30pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jefferson theater.com.

stage It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. See listing for Friday, December 10. $10-18, 8pm. Four County Players, Barboursville Community Center, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org.

outside Let There Be Light. See listing for Friday, December 10. Free, 6pm. Piedmont Virginia Community College, V. Earl Dickinson Building, 501 College Dr. pvcc.edu.

etc.

After Hours at Highland. Experience Highland after hours through a personally guided tour with James Monroe reenactor Beau Robbins. $25, 4:30pm. James Monroe’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. highland.org.

Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. See listing for Wednesday, December 8. Free, 10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

Indie Short Film Series. Award-winning short films followed by a filmmaker’s panel discussion. $17, 7pm. Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 W. Market St. lighthousestudio.org.

Paramount at the Movies Presents: The Best Man Holiday. A feel-good comedy. $8, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net.

Paramount at the Movies Presents: White Christmas. See the holiday favorite on the big screen. $5-8, 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net.

Gallery Rally: “The Third Mind” Edition.

Local artists collaborate in pairs to create artwork live in the gallery. Free, 11am. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second St SE. second streetgallery.org.

WinterSong. An evening of live music, warm drinks, fires to sit beside, and holiday shopping. Free, 4pm. Rivanna River Company, 1538 E. High St. frontporchcville.org.

Sunday 12/12 music Community Holiday Celebration Concert.

Holiday music with an appearance by Santa

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Irish Music. An energetic and eclectic Irish jam session with Patrick and Aaron Olwell and Friends. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com.

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. The group returns with its beloved holiday tour.

Free, 7pm. John Paul Jones Arena, 295 Massie Rd. johnpauljonesarena.com.

Vincent Zorn. Enjoy brunch with live music. Free, noon. South and Central Latin Grill, 946 Grady Ave., Suite 104. southand centralgrill.com.

stage It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. See listing for Friday, December 10. $10-18, 2:30pm. Four County Players, Barboursville Community Center, 5256 Governor Barbour St., Barboursville. fourcp.org.

classes Paint and Sip with Catelyn Kelsey Designs.

Sip on wine while you learn a variety of techniques and skills using acrylic paint. $35, 2pm.

Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com.

etc.

Paramount Presents: Holiday Evening Candlelight Tours of the Historic Theater.

Holiday magic awaits at the Paramount Theater. $15-25, 4:30pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net.

Monday 12/13 music

dance English Country Dance. Partake in some English country dancing, or just come to enjoy the performance. Free, 1pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org.

classes Meditation on the Lawn. A virtual drop-in meditation or guided reflection hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center. Free, 7:45am. Online. csc.virginia.edu.

Tuesday 12/14 Jazz Second Tuesdays. Jazz quartet playing standards and originals with occasional guest performers. Free, 6pm. Kardinal Hall, 722 Preston Ave. kardinalhall.com.

Vincent Zorn. Enjoy great food, tequila, and mescal paired with some wild gypsy rumba. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com.

English Country Dance. See listing for Monday, December 13. Free, 1pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecenter cville.org.

etc.

Daily Tours of Indigenous Australian Art. See listing for Wednesday, December 8. Free, 10:30am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, 400 Worrell Dr. kluge-ruhe.org.

T

he Charlottesville arts community lost one of its greatest champions and brightest stars in Carolyn “Lyn” Bolen Warren, who died on Sunday, November 21, at the age of 60 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Warren’s art gallery, Les Yeux du Monde, has been a cherished Charlottesville institution for more than two decades, featuring beautifully curated and thought-provoking shows with work by both established and emerging artists.

Warren opened the gallery in 1995, after receiving her Ph.D. in art history from UVA. In those days, Charlottesville’s arts scene looked very different than it does now— Second Street Gallery, McGuffey and UVA were the only public venues to view art. At first, Warren operated out of her stylish contemporary home just north of town on Wolf Trap Road. Though she moved the gallery into Charlottesville, first to West Main Street and then to The Terraces, just off the Downtown Mall, LYdM eventually returned to its original Wolf Trap setting in 2009, this time situated in a striking building designed by esteemed architect WG Clark. Like all of Warren’s choices, the building is both structure and sculpture, reflecting her imagination and vision.

Whether you were an important client, an artist, or a casual visitor, Warren was equally welcoming. Her passion was art, and her life’s work was sharing that passion. She reveled in the world of ideas and devoted enormous amounts of energy to community outreach, with artists’ talks and trips to studios and museums. She was also generous with her time and resources, supporting artists and collaborating with other organizations like UVA and Second Street Gallery.

“She was a beloved member of the arts community, who is now a kind of icon,” says artist and UVA studio art professor Dean Dass. “What she accomplished here is almost unbelievable.”

Among her many accomplishments, “Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium,” was perhaps the most ambitious.

Warren conceived and curated the NEAfunded show and the accompanying publication, “Siting Jefferson,” for the UVA museum in 2000. The exhibition featured over 20 artists including luminaries such as Ann Hamilton, Michael Mercil, Dennis Oppen­heim, and Agnes Denes, whose site-specific work was presented around Charlottesville.

Always gracious and accommodating, Warren moved through the world with an innate elegance. She was full of good cheer and enthusiasm, and was exceedingly kind.

She was also uncompromising in terms of the

Art historian Lyn Bolen Warren founded Les Yeux du Monde gallery and made immeasurable contributions to Charlottesville’s contemporary art scene.

high standards and strong convictions she held, and she helped make contemporary art an active public discourse in Charlottesville.

“We came up in the department together,” says Dass, who joined the UVA faculty at about the same time as Warren began working on her degree. “My wife Patsy put it so well—‘Lyn was not an art historian, she was an art history maker. She affected the careers of many artists and brought Charlottesville to a better place in understanding how to make art a part of life.’”

Warren and Victoria Beck Newman co-directed the Lydia Csato Gasman Archives for Picasso and Modernist Studies. “Lyn and I wrote our dissertations under the legendary Picasso scholar, Lydia Gasman, who maintained that modern art should often be viewed as a quest for a new sacred that was relevant to contemporary existence,” says Newman. “As a brilliant art historian and gallerist, Lyn endorsed that idea by exhibiting and writing about art that had a trans-

formational impact on both viewers and culture. Her deep understanding of art history underlay the authoritative and serious choices she made as a curator.”

Deftly balancing her career with family life, Warren raised two children, Hagan and Ray, by her first husband, Eugene Ray Rushton, who died in 2004. She wed artist Russ Warren in 2005; theirs was a true marriage of the minds. Warren’s warmth and passion brought dozens of others into her fold.

UVA art professor David Summers, who likens Warren to a daughter, sums up her beautiful, enduring spirit. “Lyn completed her art-historical studies with the conviction that art is an unmixed good, not just a reminder of the woes of life, and not just an illusion that makes life bearable,” he says, “but something more like love, spring, and sunshine, all the joys of life, to which we might reasonably think we have a right, and by which she seemed herself to be carried along and sustained.”

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Monday Music Series. Enjoy delicious food and drink paired with live Latin music from Vincent Zorn, Berto & Vincent, or Beleza. Free, 7pm. South and Central Latin Grill, 946 Grady Ave., Suite 104. southandcentralgrill.com.

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Claus. Free, 2:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St. tingpavilion.com.

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Asian Cuisine Afghan Kabob Palace Authentic Afghan cuisine. 400 Emmet St. N. 245-0095. $$.

Asian Express Chinese and Japanese with healthy options. 909 W. Main St. 979-1888. $.

Bamboo House Korean and Chinese options.

4831 Seminole Trail. 973-9211. $$.

Chimm Thai Thai street food. The Yard at 5th Street Station. 288-1122. $$.

Coconut Thai Kitchen Curries, noodles, fried rice, soups, salads and vegetarian dishes from the Monsoon Siam team. 1015 Heathercroft Ln., Crozet. 205-4292 $$.

Doma Korean Kitchen Korean-style barbecue, kimchi, and more. 701 W. Main St. 202-1956. $.

Kanak Indian Kitchen Offering traditional homemade Indian food, plus cocktails to go.

385 Merchant Walk Sq. Ste. 400. 328-2775. $.

Lemongrass Vietnam meets Thailand. Veggie options and delivery, too. 104 14th St. NW. 244THAI. $$.

Lime Leaf Thai A tad more upscale than the average Thai place. Rio Hill Shopping Center.

245-8884. $$.

Maru Korean BBQ & Grill Traditional Korean food with modern additions. 412 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 956-4110. $.

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Milan Indian Cuisine Authentic Indian cuisine with all the standards; beer and wine available to go. 1817 Emmet St. 984-2828. $$.

Mochiko Good Hawaiian eats (and suggested Hawaiian beer pairings, too). The Yard at 5th Street Station. $.

Monsoon Siam Delicious, unpretentious favorites like pad Thai, tom yum noodle soup, and vegetarian dishes. 113 W. Market St. 971-1515. $$.

Mashumen Japanese ramen and rice bowls.

2208 Fontaine Ave. 400-9007. $$.

Now & Zen Gourmet Japanese and sushi spot.

202 Second St. NW. 971-1177. $$.

Pad Thai Homestyle Thai cooking from an experienced chef. 156 Carlton Rd. 293-4032. $$.

Vu Noodles Fresh, vegetarian Vietnamese noodles, pho, bahn mi, and more. 111 E. Water St. 465-1267. $.

Bakeries Albemarle Baking Company Get your ABCs of baked goods. 418 W. Main St., in the Main Street Market. 293-6456. $.

Bowerbird Bakeshop Pastries, breads, and cookies using locally sourced ingredients, delivered right to your doorstep. 120 10th St. NW, bowerbirdbakeshop.com. $ Cou Cou Rachou Croissants, tatins, financiers, danishes, cake slices, muffins, and more. 917 Preston Ave. Suite B; 1837 Broadway St. coucourachou.com. $ Gearharts Fine Chocolates Freshly baked pastries, cakes, cookies, and brownies—plus chocolates! 243 Ridge McIntire Rd. 972-9100. $.

Great Harvest Bread Company Sandwiches, sweets, and bread baked from scratch every day. McIntire Plaza. 202-7813. $.

MarieBette Café & Bakery French pastries for breakfast, more pastries for lunch. 700 Rose Hill Dr. 529-6118. $.

Paradox Pastry Known for the biscuits, European pastry, and the legendary DMB cookies and brownies. 313 Second St. SE #103. 245-2453. $.

Petite MarieBette MarieBette’s little sister.

105 E. Water St. 284-8903. $.

The Pie Chest Homemade breakfast and hand pies, plus by-the-slice options (for those who can’t decide). 119 Fourth St. NE., 977-0443; 1518 E. High St., 984-0555. $.

Quality Pie In the former Spudnuts spot, exMas tapas chef Tomas Rahal serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 309 Avon St. 284-5120. $$.

Sliced. cake bar Mobile bakery offering whole cakes, cake flights, cake pops, and buttercream shots, for delivery or curbside pickup. 242-5501. $.

Bars and Grills

Texas Roadhouse Steaks, ribs, and fromscratch sides. Albemarle Square. 973-4700. $$.

Timberwood Grill All-American eatery and after-work watering hole. 3311 Worth Crossing, 975-3311. $$.

Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery Locally sourced, beer-infused dishes including Southern classics and a kids menu. 520 Second St. SE. 956-3141. $$.

The Whiskey Jar Saloon-style Southern spot with, naturally, more than 90 varieties of whiskey. 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 2021549. $$.

Whistlestop Grill Southern comfort foods in Crozet. 1200 Crozet Ave. 823-9000. $.

Multiverse Kitchens Digital food hall that’s home to six different restaurants. 1747 Allied St., 989-8807. $ Riverside Lunch Popular joint known for smashburgers. 1429 Hazel St. 971-3546. $.

Royalty Eats Soul food goodness including Chicken & Waffles, ribs, and specialties like teriyaki salmon. 820 Cherry Ave. $

Breakfast Joints Farm Bell Kitchen New-Southern cuisine with local farm-to-table ingredients. 1209 W. Main St. 205-1538. $$.

Wayside Takeout & Catering Famous Ole Virginia fried chicken and barbecue sandwiches.

2203 Jefferson Park Ave. 977-5000. $.

First Watch Breakfast, brunch, and lunch chain with locally grown ingredients. 1114B Emmet St. N. 202-5383. $$.

Villa Diner Mainstay with housemade pancakes, biscuits, roast turkey, soups, sides, and salad dressings. 1250 Emmet St. N. 2969977. $.

Murphy’s Coffee & Bagel House Breakfast spot serves delicious coffee and freshly baked New York bagels. 26 Buck Dr. 939-6033. $$.

Burgers, BBQ, Dogs and Diners Ace Biscuit & Barbecue Breakfast and lunch spot with BBQ and soul food by the biscuit. 600 Concord Ave. 202-1403. $.

Blue Moon Diner Beloved local diner serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner options like pancakes, breakfast burritos, burgers, and BLTs. 600 W. Main St. 980-6666. $$ Burger Bach New Zealand-inspired gastropub.

The Shops at Stonefield. 328-2812. $$.

Pineapples Thai Kitchen Thai favorites from the Monsoon Siam team. 722 Preston Ave. 2021682. $$.

Peter Chang China Grill Authentic Sichuan cuisine by a renowned chef. Barracks Road Shopping Center North Wing. 244-9818. $$.

Beer Run Massive tap and packaged beer offerings, killer nachos, three meals daily. 156 Carlton Rd., 984-2337. $$.

Dairy Market Find something for everyone at this food market, from burgers to barbecue to pulpo con brasa. 946 Grady Ave. 326-4552. $-$$$.

Red Lantern Chinese cuisine by the pint or the quart. 221 Carlton Rd. 979-9968. $.

Fardowners Restaurant Local ingredients liven up pub fare like sliders and sandwiches.

5773 The Square, Crozet. 823-1300. $$.

Doodle’s Diner Country cookin’ from breakfast to burgers. 1305 Long St. 295-7550. $.

Firefly Craft beer, burgers, salads, vegetarianfriendly menu. 1304 E. Market St. 202-1050. $.

Moose’s by the Creek American favorites, plus mounted moose antlers for photo ops. 1710 Monticello Rd. 977-4150. $.

Vision BBQ Meats smoked the old fashioned way with wood and a match. 249 Ridge McIntire Rd. 443-4352. $

Alamo Drafthouse Burgers, pizzas, salads, snacks, and desserts prepared fresh from locally sourced ingredients. Served in the cafe or while you watch a movie. 5th Street Station. 326-5056. $.

Silk Thai Fresh, authentic Thai, plus specials like marinated wings. 2210 Fontaine Ave. 9778424. $$.

Moe’s Original BBQ Alabama-style pulled pork smoked in-house. 2119 Ivy Rd., 244-7427; 200 W. Water St., 202-2288. $.

Cavalier Diner Breakfast all day, traditional diner fare, and Greek food. 1403 N. Emmet St. 977-1619. $

Five Guys Two locations for local carnivores.

Barracks Road Shopping Center, 975-GUYS; Hollymead Town Center, 963-GUYS. $.

Coffee Places with Kitchens Baine’s Books & Coffee Wide selection of coffee, tea, pastries, and paninis. 485 Valley St., Scottsville. 286-3577. $.

Belle Coffee & Wine Breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Free kids meals with adult meals. 9964919. $$.

C’ville Coffee & Wine Full menu of coffee, sandwiches, and wines. 1301 Harris St. 8172633. $.

Greenberry’s Java and specialty drinks, fresh baked goods. Barracks Road Shopping Center.

984-0200. $.

Milli Coffee Roasters Espresso drinks, chai, hot chocolate, light fare, wine. 400 Preston Ave, Suite 150. 270-9706. $. Whole bean delivery available. $ The Workshop A coffee and wine shop featuring Grit Coffee and pastries from Cou Cou Rachou, located in The Wool Factory. 1837 Broadway St. 270-0555. $.

Family-Friendly Ann’s Family Restaurant Good old country cooking. 1170 Thomas Nelson Hwy. (Rte. 29, south of Lovingston). 263-8110. $.

The Light Well Coffee-kitchen-tavern serves healthy ingredients in original recipes. 110 E. Main St., Orange. (540) 661-0004. $.

Michie Tavern Traditional Southern lunch from an 18th-century tavern. 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. 977-1234. $$.

Tara Thai Affordable Thai faves, with multiple meat, fish, and veggie options. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 984-9998. $$.

Kardinal Hall An extensive list of brews, plus bocce on the patio. 722 Preston Ave. 295-4255. $$

Taste of China Chinese favorites on 29N. Albemarle Square Shopping Center. 975-6688. $$.

Matchbox Charlottesville Wood-fired pizzas, salads, salmon and steak dinners, gourmet burgers, and a happy hour. 2055 Bond St., 284-8874. $$.

Lazy Parrot Backyard BBQ The Lazy Parrot Grill’s sister restaurant. Pantops Shopping Center. 244-0723. $$.

Taste of India Indian fare favorites on the mall.

310 E. Main St, Downtown Mall. 984-9944. $$.

Peloton Station Cycle-centric tavern and bike shop. 114 10th St. NW. 284-7786. $$.

Luv’n Oven Gizzards, livers, fries, and shakes.

162 Village Sq., Scottsville. 286-3828. $.

Ten Upscale second-floor spot serving modern Japanese. 120B E. Main St., Downtown Mall.

295-6691. $$$.

Sedona Taphouse Lots of craft beers and an all-American menu. 1035 Millmont St. 296-2337. $$.

Martin’s Grill Delicious hamburgers, veggie burgers, and fries. Forest Lakes Shopping Center. 974-9955. $.

Thai ’99 II Thai noodle and rice dishes, curries, and stirfrys in an inspired interior. Gardens Shopping Center. 964-1212. $.

Selvedge Brewing New brewery in The Wool Factory serves elevated bar fare from Chef Tucker Yoder. 1837 Broadway St. 270-0555. $$.

Mel’s Café Southern soul-soothing food. A longtime favorite on West Main. 719 W. Main St. 971-8819.

Kirt’s Homemade Ice Cream Ice cream made fresh in the store. Albemarle Square Shopping Center. 202-0306. $.

Thai Cuisine & Noodle House Traditional Thai food, noodle dishes, and vegetarian specials.

2005 Commonwealth Dr. 974-1326. $$.

TCO 2go Specialty sandwiches like pulled pork and fried fish from The Catering Outfit . 221 Carlton Rd. 951-4699. $$.

Mission BBQ Pulled turkey, pork, and chicken, plus racks by the bone. The Shops at Stonefield.

260-7740. $.

La Flor Michoacana Homemade paletas (popsicles), ice cream, and ice cream cakes, plus other sweet treats. 601A Cherry Ave. 984-1603 $.

Fox’s Café Daily specials, burgers, dogs, and dinners. 403 Avon St. 293-2844. $.

Frozen Treats Chaps More than 20 years of gourmet homemade ice cream. Diner fare including breakfast and burgers. 223 E. Main St., Downtown Mall.

977-4139. $.

Corner Juice UVA alum-owned juice spot with cold-pressed options. 1509 University Ave. $.

CULTURE ALL YOU CAN EAT Smoothie King Chain features smoothies, supplements, and healthy snacks. Barracks Road Shopping Center, 295-8502; Rivanna Ridge Shopping Center, 975-5464. $.

Gourmet Groceries and Gas Stations Batesville Market Sandwiches to order, salads, and baked goods plus cheeses, produce, and packaged goods. 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville.

823-2001. $.

Bellair Market Gourmet sandwich spot on Ivy Road. 2401 Ivy Rd. 971-6608. $.

Blue Ridge Bottle Shop Craft beer store with both bottles and growlers available—plus sample before you buy! 2025 Library Ave, Crozet.

602-2337. $.

Brownsville Market Breakfast starting at 5am, plus burgers, sides, and famous fried chicken.

5995 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. 823-5251. $.

Feast! Nationally noted cheese, wine, and specialty food shop. 416 W. Main St., in the Main Street Market. 244-7800. $$.

Foods of All Nations Sandwiches, deli, and salads at this gourmet grocery. 2121 Ivy Rd. 296-6131. $.

Greenwood Gourmet Grocery Made-to-order sandwiches, fresh soup, and a deli with mac-n-cheese, bread pudding, and rotating dishes. 6701 Rockfish Gap Tpke., Crozet. (540) 456-6431. $.

Hunt Country Market A rotating menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus wine offerings. Call to order. 2048 Garth Rd. 296-1648. $.

Integral Yoga Natural Foods All-natural food, organic produce, supplements, plus a deli and juice/ smoothie bar. 923 Preston Ave. 293-4111. $.

J.M. Stock Provisions Whole-animal butcher shop with sandwiches to go, great craft beer selection, and nicely curated wine selection.

709 W. Main St. 244-2480. $$.

Market Street Café Gourmet breakfast, rotisserie chicken, and deli meats. 1111 E. Rio Rd. 964-1185. $.

Market Street Wine An expertly curated selection. 305 Rivanna Plaza Dr., Suite 102, 9649463; 311 E. Market St., 979-9463. $$.

Mill Creek Market The Southern sister of Bellair Market. Avon Street, across from the Southside Shopping Center. 817-1570. $.

Trader Joe’s This grocery chain boasts top quality at low cost, including “Two Buck Chuck” wine (which is actually $3.50). The Shops at Stonefield. 974-1466. $$.

Whole Foods Market Fresh, all-natural sandwiches ranging from classic favorites to vegan delights. 1797 Hydraulic Rd. 973-4900. $$.

Wyant’s Store Country-store fare like coffee and donuts, with daily specials and a great (cheap!) cheeseburger. 4696 Garth Rd., Crozet. 823-7299. $.

Anna’s Pizza No. 5 In the family for 35 years.

115 Maury Ave. 295-7500. $.

Belmont Pizza and Pub Fresh, stone-baked pizza on hand-tossed pies. Beer, too! 211 Carlton Rd., Suite 10. 977-1970. $.

College Inn Late-night goodness. Pizza, gyros, subs, and its delivery can’t be beat. Breakfast items, too. 1511 University Ave. 977-2710. $.

Crozet Pizza Unpretentious, family-owned pizza parlor with nationally recognized pies. 5794 Three Notch’d Rd., Crozet, 823-2132; 20 Elliewood Ave. 202-1046. $.

Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie Pizza joint in the Crossroads mini-mall. 4916 Plank Rd., on 29S at North Garden. 245-0000. $$.

Luce Literal hole in the wall serving fresh, handmade pasta to go. 110 Second St. NW. $$.

Mellow Mushroom Trippy-themed franchise, with great pizza and even better beer selection.

1321 W. Main St. 972-9366. $.

Red Pump Kitchen Tuscan-inspired restaurant.

401 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 202-6040. $$.

Tavola Rustic Italian with housemade pastas, craft cocktails, and a Wine Spectator awardwinning list. 826 Hinton Ave. 972-9463. $$.

Vita Nova Creative ingredients on hearty pizza by the slice. 310 E. Main St., Downtown Mall.

977-0162. $.

Vinny’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria This regional chain has pies plus a slew of subs, pastas, and stromboli. Hollymead Town Center. 9734055. $$.

Vivace Every kind of pasta imaginable, plus seafood. 2244 Ivy Rd. 979-0994. $$.

Vocelli Pizza Pizza, pasta, panini, salads, and stromboli plus antipasti. Woodbrook Shopping Center. 977-4992. $.

Latin American Al Carbon Chicken prepared in an Indigenous Mexican coal-fire, flame-roasted rotisserie manner, plus sides like fried yucca and fried plantains. 1875 Seminole Trail. 964-1052. $.

Brazos Tacos Austin, Texas-style breakfast, lunch, early dinner, and brunch tacos. 925 Second St. SE. 984-1163. $.

The Bebedero Upscale authentic Mexican, plus cocktails and made-to-order guac. Order from sister restaurants Revolutionary Soup and The Whiskey Jar and pick up food from all three, at once. 225 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 2343763. $$.

Chipotle Simple menu of made-to-order burritos and tacos. Barracks Road Shopping Center, 872-0212; 2040 Abbey Rd. Suite 101, 984-1512. $.

Continental Divide Charlottesville’s favorite hole-in-the-wall spot has delicious tacos and enchiladas. 811 W. Main St. 984-0143. $$.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Fresh, handmade, Bajastyle Mexican food. 435 Merchant Walk Sq., Suite 600. 214-0500. $.

Guadalajara Family-run Mexican food celebrating 30 years. 805 E. Market St., 977-2676; 395 Greenbrier Dr., 978-4313; 2206 Fontaine Ave., 979-2424; 108 Town Country Ln., 293-3538; 3450 Seminole Trail, 977-2677. $.

Guajiros Miami Eatery Food inspired by the everyday meals of Miami, with strong Cuban influence as well as Central and Southern American dishes. 1871 Seminole Trail. 465-2108. $ Junction Innovative Southwestern cuisine with locally sourced ingredients in Belmont. 421 Monticello Rd. 465-6131. $$.

La Michoacana Mexican deli serves budgetfriendly burritos, tacos, and enchiladas. 1138 E. High St., 409-9941; 2291 Seminole Ln., 9564299. $.

Little Star Spanish- and Mexican-inspired food expertly prepared in a wood-fired oven.

Great craft cocktails, too. 420 W. Main St. 252-2502. $$.

Mas Spanish tapas and wines in the heart of Belmont. 904 Monticello Rd. 979-0990. $$.

Morsel Compass Popular food truck’s brickand-mortar spot. 2025 Library Ave., Crozet.

989-1569. $$.

Qdoba Mexican Grill Spicy burritos, quesadillas, and Mexican salads made before your eyes.

3918 Lenox Ave. 244-5641. $.

Sombrero’s Mexican Cuisine & Café Healthy, authentic Mexican cuisine. 112 W. Main St., Suite 6. 979-0212. $.

Basil Mediterranean Bistro Mediterranean fare from grape leaves to tapas, plus wine. 109 14th St., 977-5700; 5th Street Station, 202-7594. $.

Cava Fast-casual Mediterranean with lots of vegetarian options. 1200 Emmet St. N, #110.

227-4800. $.

Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar Dishes from Spain to Greece and wines of the world. 416 W. Main St., in the Main Street Market. 975-6796. $$.

Otto Turkish Street Food Go for the doner kebabs and stay for the rosemary fries. 111 W. Water St. 328-8786. $ Sticks Kebob Shop Everything tastes better on a stick! 917 Preston Ave. 295-5262; 1820 Abbey Rd. 295-5212. $.

Sultan Kebab Authentic Turkish cuisine with plenty of meat and vegetarian options, and notable appetizers, too. 333 Second St. SE, 981-0090. $.

Thyme & Co. Traditional Lebanese flat­­ breads and salads. 104 14th St. NW, Suite 2.

282-2436. $.

Miscellaneous Nationalities Bang! Tapas Asian fusion cuisine served tapasstyle. 213 Second St. SW. 984-2264 $$.

Bizou Playful French-American bistro with a beloved meatloaf dish. 119 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 977-1818. $$.

Mahana Fresh Tropical themed, fun flavored ingredients in bowls and sweets. 2142 Barracks Rd. 284-5846 $.

Pearl Island Caribbean-inspired lunch spot in the Jefferson School City Center. 233 Fourth St. NW. 466-0092. $.

Sticks A fast-food alternative: kebobs (veggie options available), sides, salads, desserts. Preston Plaza, 295-5262; Rivanna Ridge Shopping Center. 295-5212. $.

Soul Food Joint A homecooked meal made up of your favorite Southern staples, sides, and fixin’s. 300 E. Market St. 465-2969. $

Soups, Salads, Sandwiches Baggby’s Gourmet Sandwiches Satisfying sandwiches, salads, soups, and super-friendly service. 512 E Main St. Downtown Mall. 9841862 $.

Bodo’s Bagels Still the king of bagels. 1418 N. Emmet St., 977-9598; 505 Preston Ave., 293-5224; and 1609 University Ave., 2936021. $.

Chopt Creative salad chain with ingredients from local purveyors. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 328-8092. $.

Citizen Bowl Shop Speciality salads, grainbased bowls, and burritos with gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Full bar too!

223 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 234-3662. $.

Jimmy John’s Low-cost sandwiches on 29N. “Freaky fast” delivery. 1650 E. Rio Rd. 9752100. $.

Kitchenette Sandwich Shop From meatloaf with cheddar and jalapenos to tofu Reubens, these sammies satisfy. 920 91/2 St. NE. 260-7687. $ Panera Bread Co. Ubiquitous chain with casual fare. Barracks Road Shopping Center, 2456192; Fifth Street Station, 973-5264. $.

Revolutionary Soup Choose from a slew of enticing soups made daily. 108 Second St., Downtown Mall. 979-9988. $.

Roots Natural Kitchen Fast-casual salad and grain bowls. 1329 W. Main St. 529-6229. $.

Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Create your own sandwiches by marking up the pre-printed brown bags. Hollymead Town Center.

977-9424. $.

Steaks and Seafood Bonefish Grill Sister to mega-popular Outback Steakhouse featuring seafood, grilled non-fish specialties. Hollymead Town Center. 975-3474. $$.

Outback Steakhouse Bloomin’ onions and giant steaks. 1101 Seminole Trail. 975-4329. $$.

Public Fish & Oyster Simply prepared, responsibly sourced seafood. 513 W. Main St., 9955542. $$.

Upscale Casual C&O Serving up a three-course $68 prix fixe menu. 515 E. Water St. 971-7044. $$$.

Café Frank French-influenced café with special attention to its wine and cocktail lists. 317 E. Main St. 825-9496. $$ Fig Bistro & Bar Mediterranean and New Orleans-inspired dishes with housemade ingredients. 1331 W. Main St. 995-5047. $.

Hamiltons’ at First & Main Contemporary American cuisine in the heart of downtown C’ville. 110 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. 2956649. $$$.

Ivy Inn Fine dining in a charming tollhouse.

2244 Old Ivy Rd. 977-1222. $$$.

The Local Belmont neighborhood spot featuring comfort favorites. 824 Hinton Ave. 9849749. $$.

Marigold Committed to sustainable and seasonal dishes by an acclaimed chef. 701 Club Dr. 2844200. $$$.

Maya Upscale Southern cuisine. 633 W. Main St. 979-6292. $$.

The Melting Pot Fondue fun for all. 501 E. Water St. 244-3463. $$$.

The Mill Room Upscale resort eatery with an American menu. 200 Ednam Dr. 972-2230. $$$.

Oakhart Social Seasonal, creative modern American food for sharing. 511 W. Main St. 995-5449. $$.

Oakhurst Inn Coffee & Café Southern style breakfast and lunch. 1616 Jefferson Park Ave. 872-0100. $.

Durty Nelly’s Down-home pub and deli now offering five subs (except the Dagwood) for $35. 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. 295-1278. $.

Restoration Great views and delicious food, ranging from fried green tomatoes and burgers to crab cakes and pasta. 5494 Golf Dr., Crozet.

823-1841. $$.

HotCakes Fancy sandwiches, housemade entrées, and desserts. Barracks Road Shopping Center. 295-6037. $.

Riverbirch Restaurant Fresh and local American-style cuisine on Pantops. 630 Riverside Shops Way. 465-2421. $$

Iron Paffles & Coffee Pastry dough + waffle iron + savory or sweet insides. 214 W. Water St. 806-3800. $.

Southern Crescent Cajun and Creole fare in Belmont. 814 Hinton Ave. 284-5101. $$.

Ivy Provisions Local deli and retail food shop offering fresh, housemade breakfast and lunch all day, plus wine and craft beer by the bottle and on draft. 2206 Ivy Rd. 202-1308. $.

Jack’s Shop Kitchen Farm-to-table brunch, lunch, and supper spot with elevated classics. 14843 Spotswood Trail, Ruckersville.

939-9239. $$.

Tonic Seasonal, local café fare with craft cocktails and curated wine list. 60≠9 E. Market St. 226-4270. $$ Wayland’s Crossing Tavern Pub food, vegetarian plates, and kid-friendly fare. 1015 Heathercroft Cir., Crozet. 205-4669. $$.

Zocalo Flavorful, high-end, Latin-inspired cuisine. 201 E. Main St., Downtown Mall.

977-4944. $$.

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Christian’s Pizza The place to get fresh pies, by-the-slice or the whole darn thing. 118 W. Main St., Downtown Mall, 977-9688; 100 14th St. NW, 872-0436; 3440 Seminole Trail, 973-7280. $.

Lampo Authentic Neapolitan pizzeria in Belmont. 205 Monticello Rd. 282-0607. $.

Aromas Café Mediterranean and Middle Eastern fare. Sandwiches, salads, and famous falafel. 900 Natural Resources Dr. 244-2486. $.

Jersey Mike’s Subs Subs from Jersey. 2040 Abbey Rd. #104, 529-6278; 5th Street Station, 328-8694. $.

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Market Street Market Deli in the downtown grocery serves sandwiches and prepared foods.

400 E. Market St. 293-3478. $.

Fabio’s New York Pizza Pizza, subs, salads, and calzones made by natives of Naples. Get your pie the Sicilian way. 1551 E. High St. 872-0070. $.

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21. James Bond’s specialty 22. Actor Quinn 23. Rinsed (off) 24. Their maximum scores are 1600 26. Kirk ____, first actor to play Superman on the big screen 28. Put to rest, as rumors 31. Set in a man cave 35. Attended 37. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” author Eric 39. Eggs on a sushi roll 40. Person who is two-thirds ‘80s R&B star but 100% “Stranger Things” star?

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60. Common course penalty 64. Person who is two-thirds labor organizer but 100% boxing champ?

32. Finds incredibly desirable 33. Item that may say “his” or “hers” 34. Sells in the stands 36. Bit of advice 38. Abate 41. Perry Mason creator ____ Stanley Gardner 42. Concern for a poll 43. Possible effect of doping 48. “The Thrill Is Gone” bluesman 50. Ray who sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra 51. Do a price check on, perhaps 54. Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame 56. Extreme degree 57. Spanish eyes 58. National sport of Japan 59. Computer science pioneer Turing 60. Legendary Greek mount 61. Ship-related: Abbr.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I have pasts inside me I did not bury properly,” writes Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo. Isn’t that true for each of us? Don’t we all carry around painful memories as if they were still fresh and current?

With a little work, we could depotentize at least some of them and consign them to a final resting place where they wouldn’t nag and sting us anymore. The good news, Capricorn, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do just that: bury any pasts that you have not properly buried before now.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In February 1967, the Beatles recorded their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in London. A man claiming to be Jesus Christ convinced Paul McCartney to let him into the studio. McCartney later said that he was pretty sure the guy wasn’t the real Jesus. But if by some remote chance he was, McCartney said, he didn’t want to make a big mistake. I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect that comparable events may be brewing in your vicinity. My advice: Don’t assume you already know who your teachers and helpers are. Here’s the relevant verse from the Bible: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): According to Classics Professor Anne Carson, ancient Greek author Homer “suggested we stand in time with our backs to the future, face to the past.”

And why would we do that? To “search for the meaning of the present—scanning history and myth for a precedent.” I bring this to your attention, Pisces, because I think you should avoid such an approach in the coming months. In my view, the next chapter of your life story will be so new, so unpredicted, that it will have no antecedents, no precursory roots that might illuminate its plot and meaning. Your future is unprecedented.

(March 21-April 19): Aries filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky was experimental and innovative and influential. His imagery was often dreamlike, and his themes were metaphysical. He felt that the most crucial aspect of his creative process was his faith. If he could

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A fashion company called Tibi sells a silver mini dress that features thousands of sequins. It’s also available in gold. I wonder if the designers were inspired by poet Mark Doty’s line: “No such thing, the queen said, as too many sequins.” In my astrological estimation, the coming weeks will be a fun time to make this one of your mottoes. You will have a poetic license to be flashy, shiny, bold, swanky, glittery, splashy, sparkling, and extravagant. If expressing such themes in the way you dress isn’t appealing, embody more metaphorical versions. genuinely believe in the work he was doing, he was sure he’d succeed at even the most improbable projects. But that was a challenge for him. “There is nothing more difficult to achieve than a passionate, sincere, quiet faith,” he said. In accordance with your astrological omens during the next 12 months, Aries, I suggest you draw inspiration from his approach. Cultivating a passionate, sincere, quiet faith will be more attainable than it has ever been.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware,” said philosopher Martin Buber. How true! I would add that the traveler is wise to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of those secret destinations . . . and be alert for them if they appear . . . and treat them with welcome and respect, not resistance and avoidance. When travelers follow those protocols, they are far more likely to be delightfully surprised than disappointingly surprised. Everything I just said will apply to you in the coming weeks, Taurus.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Gemini sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins may be the best and most famous pickpocket in the world. Fortunately, he uses his skill for entertainment purposes only. He doesn’t steal strangers’ money and valuables from their pockets and purses and jackets. On one occasion, while in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, he pilfered multiple items from a secret service agent assigned to protect Carter. He gave the items back, of course.

It was an amusing and humbling lesson that inspired many law-enforcement officials to seek him out as a consultant. I suspect that in the coming weeks, you may have comparable abilities to trick, fool, beguile, and enchant. I hope you will use your superpow-

ers exclusively to carry out good deeds and attract inviting possibilities.

blackness symbolizes the rich unconscious core from which all vitality emerges.

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(June 21-July 22): Many sportswriters regard Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player ever. He was the NBA’s most valuable player five times and had a higher scoring average than anyone else who has ever played. And yet he confesses, “I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life.” He says the keys to his success are his familiarity with bungles and his determination to keep going despite his bungles. I invite you to meditate on Jordan’s example in the coming days.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the first season of the animated TV series “South Park,” its two creators produced an episode called “Make Love, Not Warcraft.” The story lovingly mocked nerds and the culture of online gaming. Soon after sending his handiwork to executive producers, Libran co-creator Trey Parker decided it was a terrible show that would wreck his career. He begged for it to be withheld from broadcast. But the producers ignored his pleas. That turned out to be a lucky break. The episode ultimately won an Emmy Award and became popular with fans. I foresee the possibility of comparable events in your life, Libra.

Don’t be too sure you know which of your efforts will work best.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): In his poem “Song of Poplars,” Leo author Aldous Huxley speaks to a stand of poplar trees. He asks them if they are an “agony of undefined desires.” Now I will pose the same question to you, Leo. Are you an agony of undefined desires? Or are you a treasury of well-defined desires? I hope it’s the latter. But if it’s not, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to fix the problem. Learning to be precise about the nature of your longings is your growing edge, your frontier. Find out more about what you want, please.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Black is your lucky color for the foreseeable future. I invite you to delve further than ever before into its mysteries and meanings and powers. I encourage you to celebrate blackness and honor blackness and nurture blackness in every way you can imagine. For inspiration, meditate on how, in art, black is the presence of all colors. In printing, black is a color needed to produce other colors. In mythology, blackness is the primal source of all life and possibility. In psychology,

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Nobel Prize-winning Scorpio author André Gide had an unusual relationship with his wife Madeleine Rondeaux. Although married for 43 years, they never had sex. As long as she was alive, he never mentioned her in his extensive writings. But after she died, he wrote a book about their complex relationship.

Here’s the best thing he ever said about her: “I believe it was through her that I drew the need for truthfulness and sincerity.” I’d love for you to be lit up by an influence like Madeleine Rondeaux, Scorpio.

I’d be excited for you to cultivate a bond with a person who will inspire your longing to be disarmingly candid and refreshingly genuine. If there are no such characters in your life, go looking for them. If there are, deepen your connection.

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What do you think of the new CODE Building on the Downtown Mall?

We are super excited about it! And super grateful to be a part of it!

It’s complete, as opposed to the eyesore down the block.

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Externally it looks cold and soulless.

Bring back the ice rink. @NHCOELHO/INSTAGRAM

Seems irrelevant to the public—not intended for common/public use. In that regard, it has taken a prime area of the mall and removed it from community use, and become more like any other (city’s) generic urban business center. I hope there will be food in the lower levels—or getting served at the existing establishments will become inaccessible as they’re tied up with the same business demand.

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I’m wondering how many people have already tripped and fallen on those wack-a-doo steps. @SLOVIE64/INSTAGRAM

The plaza is really beautiful, especially at night. And there are benches/chairs to sit on!

But will people/ businesses/organizations actually be occupying the building? I’ve seen no names mentioned. @DSMCNAIR/TWITTER

It’s quite elevated and adds to the growing C’ville metropolis. @SAL.DIPIETRO/INSTAGRAM

Does it have an ice rink?

It’s built on land stolen from the Black community, displaced a popular ice rink and a music venue, is a gadzillionaire’s ego trip, and looks like the detention level of the Death Star, but otherwise is a fine addition.

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The Tech Bro building.

Making new Tech Bros® every day.

The best of Russian Cold War architecture.

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I do not like the massive metal gate that cuts off access to Water Street.

The building is fine and I appreciate the effort to create public spaces around the building, but then why would they put up that gate that either stops you from reaching the spaces or getting out of them? I hope they will leave it open at all times or even better remove it all together. @KTOWNSENDART/INSTAGRAM

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Love the hidden ramp designed into the terraces, the fountain, and the reflective ceiling above the fountain. Can’t wait to see the interior!

Looks like a federal penitentiary!

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It will make lovely affordable housing.

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It’ll be sitting empty in 5 years.

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Agree that the look and use doesn’t fit a welcoming vibe. And the hassle that local DTM businesses have gotten over the years about modifications that don’t meet BAR approval, yet this monolith is ok? Dunno; plenty of office space at the 29N Research Park, where a building like this seems more appropriate.

Needs more greenery; throw some plants in pots sprinkle a tree or two.

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Administrative Assistant in Charlottesville at Design Electric, Inc. We are seeking a motivated, dedicated, & organized person with previous experience in reception or secretarial work. Good written & verbal communication skills, typing, filing and general accounting experience, good MS Office, Word, and Excel computer skills.

Previous experience in clerical & administrative positions a plus. Will work internally with management and other staff each day. Sage 300/ WorkforceGo experience a plus. Full benefits, including 401K, life, HSA, ESOP, vision, medical & dental. Full time 40 hour work week mandatory.

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Groundskeeper We’re very eager to hear from candidates interested in working in Crozet & C’ville!

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Monticello seeks a Groundskeeper to maintain the landscape on our property to a high horticultural standard. The position requires a sound knowledge of native landscape trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and perennials; experience with pesticides and fertilizers, including pre-emergent herbicides; and an understanding of basic irrigation systems.

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Monticello seeks candidates for our temporary, part-time Guest Services Specialist position. This role ensures guests of Monticello feel welcome, supported, and informed.

Duties include assisting with timed ticketing, security screening processes, and line management. Further duties include informing guests about current programs, exhibitions, and special events; ensuring effective modeling and messaging of COVID precautions; and providing services as necessary to accommodate group guests and guests with disabilities. Guest Services Specialists will also perform additional customer service duties as assigned for special events and projects, as well as assist guests with inquiries and wayfinding as needed.

Looking for a part time sales job or side hustle?

Successful candidates should have an approachable, friendly demeanor, with a commitment to and experience delivering exemplary customer service, enthusiasm for working with people, demonstrated ability to resolve guest issues, and be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions. Strong verbal communication skills, ability to adapt to changing environments, and an interest in the history of Monticello are essential.

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Now hiring part time sales reps. to build and manage new business.

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Must be 21+ and have both reliable transportation and a home office (computer and internet access).

A good fit for a grad student, someone who works restaurant shifts in the evening or a stay at home Mom looking to ease back into the workforce.

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Sales experience is a plus (and yes, bartending and waiting tables counts!). Could potentially become a full time position for the right candidate.

Candidates should be computer proficient and have a willingness to learn new technology. Standing for extended periods and some walking required. Some lifting of items up to 40 lbs. is necessary. This position requires extended periods of time speaking with guests, sometimes in groups, over ambient noise. Must be available to work after-hours events, weekends, and holidays. This is a temporary position expected to last through October 2022. Application deadline: December 31st.

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• Beautiful mature timber on 1.5 acres • Paved private road • Just 10 minutes to Pantops shops 5 minutes to Keswick Golf Club and Glenmore

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• Exciting Listing at Lake Monticello • 2688 sq ft, 4 bd, 3 ba, Cedar Cape • Floor to Ceiling Stone Fireplace, Open Loft • Updates include Hardwoods, Appliances and Paint • 1st & 2nd Level BRs, Ample Closets, Huge Master Suite • Wonderful Home for Family and Entertaining • MLS 623551

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Candice van der Linde 434-981-8730 • Marshall Manor Community - very private & NO HOA dues • Minutes to UVA & Downtown Cville • Elevated on almost 5 Acres • Multi-Level Main Home with 5 BR & 3 Full BA • Updated Kitchen & Baths, Hardwood Flooring • Det. Cottage w/1.5 Baths, Large BR & Flex Office/BR • Private Wooded Views adj. to UVA Preservation Land • MLS # 623721

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• Sitting amidst estates and horse properties this beautiful 5 acre lot in Keswick area for sale to build your dream home. Convenient to Charlottesville, Gordonsville. 99,900.

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borhood just to the north of all this history and handsomeness is one of the most desirable in the city.

Officially designated North Downtown, this historic district runs from McIntire Road at its western edge, just across from McIntire Park, north along Park Street, whose stately and historic homes are the largest in the area, south to the railroad tracks, crossing them at Avon Street. Single-family homes, apartments and condominiums may be found throughout the area.

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t’s the locus, it’s the heart of town, it’s where the action is. It’s where we shop and socialize, and where we take visiting friends and family.

We go downtown for a movie, a concert, a celebratory meal. We go for a church or Shabbat service, to browse a book shop or gallery, to burn off stress and calories at the rec center, the gym or the yoga studio. We stroll along the brick-paved pedestrian Mall, through historic Court Square, and down some of the loveliest streets in the city. In the town-and-gown city

of Charlottesville, the best of town is downtown.

No wonder it’s where Sue Foster wanted to be when she moved back to Charlottesville in 1997 after 42 years in the country. “I couldn’t wait to get back in town,” Foster says. “I love the city sounds, the sidewalks, the people walking by, the streetlights. I have always loved North Downtown. One reason I moved here was to relocate my bed and breakfast, and this was the perfect place to do so.”

Well naturally. With its lovely Jeffersonian architecture, its leafy streets, and its proximity to the city’s most attractive restaurant, shopping and entertainment area as well as to Route 250, the neigh-

Let’s say you live in a two-story on East 2nd Street. You get up on a Saturday morning, take a nice aerobic hike up the hill, cross the Mall and wander into the Charlottesville City Market on Water Street for a cuppa Joe and a samosa, or maybe an organic bagel or donut. You chat with a family you see there every week, then browse the artisans’ stalls, treat yourself to a handcrafted necklace, and choose a few bars of handmade soap for stocking stuffers.

You pick up eggplants and sweet potatoes from your favorite produce vendor, sample a local of cheese from the couple across the way and . . . it’s getting to be raclette weather, so why not?

Heading home with your haul, visions of recipes dancing in your head, you stop in Market Street Market or Market Street Wine and decide on the recipe and—it only takes you 20 minutes!—on the wine.

Planning tonight’s dinner reminds you of that surprise evening out you’re planning for your best friend. You’ll let her decide if she wants to see the classic film at the beautifully restored Paramount, where it probably showed the year it was released, or the new thriller at the 10-screen Violet Crown, where the beer selection’s larger, and the seats have handy trays. She might even prefer the reggae band at the handsomely redone Jefferson, or the jazz guitarist at the underground Southern Café and Music Hall. They’re all right on the Mall. If it was summer, you could have heard a free concert at Ting Pavilion.

But it’s up to you to make dinner reservations and having reluctantly eliminated a dozen other places in easy walking distance, you’re torn between the classic American cuisine at C&O (a special occasion spot since 1976), the Korean plates at Maru, the tenderloin and sushi at Ten, or the elegant French specials at Fluerie and Petit Pois. Indoor

It’s time for a good workout now.

You could walk east and take your pick of basketball, volleyball, pickleball, or a group fitness program at the Herman Key Jr Recreation Center. Instead you set your feet in motion towards ACAC, just across the Mall and the railroad tracks on Monticello Avenue, for your Zumba class—the “dance fitness party” to Latin and World music. Or maybe you’re in the mood for BODYCOMBAT, the no contact martial arts-inspired workout that teaches moves from Karate, Taekwondo, Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Kung Fu. You take a class and it’s 12:30; you’re getting hungry.

But first you hit the Mall to browse at New Dominion Bookshop, where a table upfront features local authors. Then you check out one of the city’s beloved used

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c.1890 renovated Victorian with historical charm combined with modern luxuries. Situated on a rare double lot, the 4 BR 4.5 BA main house offers a light drenched chefs kitchen & 2 BR guest house. $1,626,000

Incredible attention to every detail!

Completely RENOVATED & EXPANDED minimalist design home in a quiet location in WALKABLE North Downtown. ONE-LEVEL LIVING! $860,000

Subdivision Unique downtown condo with easy entry from covered parking area to entrance without stairs (Elevator). Beautifully updated, wait till you see the handsome new masterbath. Corner location. $525,000

Charlottesville newest downtown condo project only 8 blocks from the downtown Mall featuring 10 residential lofts facing a landscaped court, and 2 office condos facing East High Street. $533,938

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elegance or alfresco street scene if the evening is mild?

Giving up, you flip a coin and go online to reserve your spot, making a mental note to try one of the puff pastry waffle sandwiches at Iron Paffles & Coffee for breakfast someday soon.

The first place you went last night when you were making the rounds of the First Friday gallery shows was the McGuffey Art Center, the Colonial Revival style brick building built in 1916 as McGuffey Elementary School and now on the National Register of Historic Places. Portrait paintings you saw there made you dream of wearing something chic and retro so you go back out and hit Arsenic and Old Lace on 1st Street, where you find a 1980s Saks Fifth Avenue cocktail dress and a 1960s handbag.

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booksellers, Blue Whale Books, where the coffee table art volumes in the back room are what tempt you most, along with the intriguing stock of maps and prints. Some other day you’ll look for gifts in the children’s and young adults at 2nd Act Books, or search out old monthly literary journals at Daedalus Bookshop a short block down at 4th St NE. But now for . . . what? You’ve worked hard, so you have room for a milk shake and grilled cheese at Timberlake’s Drugstore and Soda Fountain, a fixture since 1917, with its Rufus Holsinger photos of old Charlottesville, its lunchroom fireplace, and its pressed tin ceiling.

You feel like you could fit in both the milkshake and the twice-baked meatloaf at The Nook, “Charlottesville’s Original Diner,” where breakfast is served all-day, every day, seven days a week. The building itself dates to the late 1880s, and a restaurant on the first floor opened 1912.

In the ‘30s it was called Club Cafe in the 1930’s; it became The Nook in 1951. Its mahogany booths are original.

Instead you opt for a bite with whomever’s around at Common House, a spot where plans are being hatched and history is being made right now. A self-styled “community of creators”— “podcasters, philanthropists, artists, and just allaround doers”—Common House is on a mission “to rebuild the social fabric of communities.” Its building on Market, just down from Light House Studio, where kids learn collaborative filmmaking, is “a common space for people to come together over food, drink and experiences.” This “curated third space” houses a restaurant, a rooftop lounge, a “co-working space,” and maintains “a lively slate of ongoing programming.”

“Common House is great,” says Katelyn Mancini with Howard Hanna Roy Wheeler Realty Co. “For a modest membership fee, you get this old-looking Jefferson key and you go in through narrow French doors. It’s almost like a secret society—a lot of people don’t know that it’s there.

Everybody is so friendly, they greet you when you come in. inside it’s three levels, with intimate spaces; you can go during the day to have a neat atmosphere for a satellite workspace. The focal point of the main room is a fireplace.

Friends and family are welcome as guests. “The chef does things that are outside the box”—think a winter roots bowl, or carrot fettucine— “and there is a bar on the rooftop. They have awe-

some events too, and brunch, …. music at night. I love that they incorporate local artists and businesses. They have a cart of whiskey, local whiskies. They have little events like that, local wine tastings, private dinner parties.” Like ACAC, it has a rooftop pool, with great views of the city.

It has a whole lot, the neighborhood does. Back on the Mall, families love the Virginia Discovery Museum with its galleries and hands-on educational play areas designed to foster intellectual curiosity and development for kids of all ages. While difficult recent circumstances have limited activities, programs are still offered, including a free Storytime, outside while the weather permits, at the Ting Pavilion on Monday mornings.

Groups of grown-ups can play at Cville Escape Room. There are six game rooms here actually: Archaeologist’s Adventure, Conspiracy X, The Dark Circus, Jack the Ripper’s London, Paris: Le Chat et la Souris, and Sherlock: Moriarty’s Revenge.

They sound scary, but they aren’t—the doors aren’t locked and players are free to leave. But the goal, in the 60 allotted minutes, is to use logic and your creativity to find clues, solve puzzles, and open locks. This is interactive problem solving, with 20 or more puzzles in each room, great for building interpersonal communication skills, great for team building.

Kids love McGuffey Park playground, across the street from the Art Center, opposite the grey stone and stainedglass windowed Christ Episcopal Church, where the cornerstone was laid in 1895.

A block away and up a flight of steps is First United Methodist Church, established in 1834 and situated at its current

location since 1925. Further on down East Jefferson is the beautiful brick synagogue belonging to Congregation Beth Israel, dedicated in 1883, rebuilt in 1904, and given an attractive addition in the late 1990s. Continuing east, one comes to Holy Comforter Catholic Church.

Continue to Park Street and you’ll find the First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches.

South of the tracks on the site of a former textile factory and warehouse you’ll find big, colorful murals, sculptures and art installations. This is IX Park, where the motto is “Empowering Community Through Creativity.” Workshops and classes, festivals and parties, an interactive art show, and a farmers market, make IX a hub for the creative of all ages.

Live Here Some people love the Mall so much, they’d like to live there—and that’s possible. It just takes a watchful eye. “There is very limited housing above the Mall,” Mancini notes, referring to a handful of loft-style apartments. “They don’t come available often.”

Close by are the lofts on Water Street.

“They’re really neat too,” Mancini says.

And they’re designer-friendly: “I call them a shell. You get walls, but none of your finishes are in there, so you can customize as you like. Some have deck space overlooking the Mall or Water Street—you can hear live music on your deck during Fridays After Five.”

The 38 McGuffey Hill condominiums, nestled on a wooded hillside beside the arts center, were built in the 1980s. The oldest condos in the area are at stately 500 Court Square, on a high ridge two blocks off the Mall. One of the tallest buildings in Charlottesville, 500 Court Square commands views of the southwest mountains and the Albemarle County Court House.

For buyers looking for more spacious quarters, and perhaps charmingly historical ones, “Park Street is a soughtafter address,” Mancini says. Here too, prospective buyers need patience and perseverance. “People hold onto them.

Only two have come on within the last six months.”

The median neighborhood price for a home in North Downtown is $425,000, and why not?

“It’s the epicenter,” Mancini says. “It’s the nucleus of Charlottesville.”

Some people love the Mall so much, they’d like to live there—and that’s possible. It just takes a watchful eye. “There is very limited housing above the Mall,” Mancini notes, referring to a handful of loftstyle apartments.

“They don’t come available often.”

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1024 Sunset Dr | Amherst Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is this state of the art Equestrian Facility. Amazing 1840s Brick Manor Home with large bedrooms, gleaming pine floors, tile baths, main floor laundry closet, numerous fireplaces and full basement with game room.

34-acres with hardwoods, several water sources, pond, rolling fenced pastures and beautiful views all around. Ultimate Horse Barn features HVAC, office, wash area, automatic waterers, stalls, tackroom and outdoor arena & working pen. A true horse lovers dream!

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Set on 9 very private acres south of Charlottesville, this solidly-built brick ranch has an open floor plan allowing for good flow and plenty of natural light. Updated kitchen and baths. Covered porch overlooking private yard.

Lot 3 Fairway Dr | Keswick

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Rare opportunity to purchase an architecturallydesigned, gracious 3,530 square foot residence with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths on a secluded 4.59 acres in the heart of Garth and Owensville Road yet close to all Charlottesville/UVA amenities. MLS#623814 $949,000 Robert Mellen, 434.996.7386

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12-acre country estate, west of Charlottesville. 2-story, 5-BR, 4.5-BA manor home is surrounded by lovely mature gardens, plantings, trees, and a beautiful springfed pond. Truly a rare offering with unsurpassed beauty, tranquility, and country living. MLS#617622 $2,500,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

ROBINSON WOODS

Bright, comfortable, and recently renovated house with a flexible floorplan. 4 bedrooms & 3.5 baths.

Features gas fireplace, wood floors, new appliances, granite countertops. Conveniently located in the city minutes from Downtown & UVA. MLS#620141 $670,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

Beautifully restored 1780s colonial house located on 293 acres in Northampton County. This historic home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full and 2 half baths, a chef ’s kitchen, and a sunroom overlooking the back patio gardens. Fine details include original millwork, heart pine floors, and 5 brick fireplaces. Property has access to the Machipongo River which flows into the Atlantic Ocean!

Under conservation easement. Rare offering!

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GREENFIELDS FARM

Impressive 763-acre country estate approximately 25 miles south of Charlottesville. The property showcases a stately southern residence, built circa 1904, extensive equestrian facilities, recreation opportunities, creeks and a pond. MLS#623792 $6,295,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GALLISON HALL

Set on 43 park-like acres, this stately Farmington gem features a 1931-33 Georgian house, indoor pool and tennis facilities, spectacular Blue Ridge views, total privacy and an exceptional close-totown location. On historic registers. MLS#617686 $8,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MADISON

Over 560 acres of wooded land on Thoroughfare Mountain in Madison County. Three contiguous parcels, completely private, with endless possibilities.

Hunt, ride ATVs, camp, build a weekend retreat or a permanent residence in total serenity. MLS#621697 $2,685,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.186

SUNNYSIDE

Remarkably large parcel with convenient location to Charlottesville and UVA. Exceptional Blue Ridge views and charming farm house (in need of restoration). Under VOF easement, but with divisions into already predetermined parcels. MLS#585228 $4,400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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MOORELAND

Classic Virginia brick home, circa 1855, situated on 22 acres just off Route 29 South, less than 10 minute drive to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. This home has mountain views, and is surrounded by large trees and mature landscaping, including numerous perennial and vegetable gardens.

Other improvements include a two bedroom guest or rental cottage, several outbuildings and shared ownership on a large lake. The home has four bedrooms and three full baths on three levels. $985,000 MLS#624421 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.moorelandva.com

THE GLEASON

Open, extremely spacious floor plan with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. Enjoy expansive mountain and city views from inside or from one of 2 balconies.

Secure garage parking. Ting Available. Walk to dining, shopping, and entertainment! MLS#621646 $1,495,000 Steve McLean, 434. 981.1863

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FRAYS MILL

Mostly wooded preservation tract of 81.395 acres next to Frays Mill Subdivision in highly desirable northern Albemarle. This beautiful gently rolling land has a great, private homesite with Blue Ridge Mt. views, and creek on property. MLS#608509 $995,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

RAGGED MOUNTAIN

4.32 acres, half open, with gently rolling, cleared homesite on a high plateau with lovely pastoral and mountain views. Situated in Ivy Valley, just off I-64 west of Charlottesville, less than 10 miles to the University of Virginia. MLS#622663 $465,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

SIMMONS GAP/ ESTES RIDGE

10 acres of mature woods. Property has long road frontage and consists of two parcels being combined and sold as one. No HOA! Design and build your dream residence on this very well-priced parcel.

MLS#621178 $189,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

25.4 acres with varying topography and amazing rock outcroppings. Unique design opportunities to create a stunning residence with magnificent views.

Convenient to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. Fiber optic available. MLS#593358 $554,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

KESWICK

Wonderful wooded, 10.56-acre lot in Keswick.

Great location, convenient to Pantops, 10 minutes east of Charlottesville with exceptional privacy and frontage on Mechunk Creek. MLS#619380 $149,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELLAIR

Rare opportunity to purchase a building lot of just under 1 acre in sought-after Bellair. Lush, mature landscaping, partly wooded, stream/creek. Minutes from UVA, shopping, dining, and entertainment.

Western Albemarle school district. MLS#614627 $375,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

ESTES RIDGE

Beautiful 14.7-acre tract of pristine land with both open fields and mature woods. So many possibilities for the property - create a small estate parcel with main residence and dependencies or enjoy recreational activities. No HOA! MLS#621176 $289,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

FRAY’S GRANT

3 fabulous home sites mostly in beautiful hardwoods, gently rolling and priced below tax assessments! Each lot is 2+ acres on private setting.

Only ten minutes to airport, excellent shopping, including Harris Teeter, Target, Kohls, Bonefish Grill and Starbucks. Jim Faulconer, 434,981.0076

COLONNADE DRIVE

In-fill Development Opportunity – Close to UVA. Corner at Ivy RD (250) behind Shell gas station.

Total 1.13 acres Zoned Highway Commercial permits multiple uses: hotels, motels, church, office, food and grocery stores. Quick access to 29 & I-64. CVCMLS #30317866 $1,500,000 Mark Mascotte, 434. 825.8610

GREENTREES

188+ acres in Albemarle, 12 miles south of Charlottesville on Rt 20. This wooded tract, mostly in hardwoods, offers long road frontage with potential for eight 21-acre lots. There is conservation easement potential. MLS#614109 $1,299,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

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MURPHY’S CREEK FARM

Wonderful gently rolling parcel of land with just under 26 acres, 18 miles south of Charlottesville.

The land is wooded (mostly hardwoods) with an elevated building site, stream/creek, total privacy, and long road frontage. MLS#619394 $285,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MEADOWBROOK HILLS

Lovely 3-bedrooms, 3-baths, circa 1958 brick home located in one of the City’s most desirable neighborhoods- convenient to all that Charlottesville has to offer! Walkable to Barracks Road & UVA, and just a short drive from Downtown. MLS#622783 $598,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

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HOME SALES Live STATS It Up ENDING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 6, 2021 THERE WERE 132 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS n 39 were in Albemarle with an average price of $580,784 n 13 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $558,181 n 8 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $353,935 n 3 were in Greene with an average price of $368,000 n 25 were in Louisa with an average price of $394,849 n 1 was in Madison with a price of $139,900 n 8 were in Nelson with an average price of $388,688 n 26 were in Orange with an average price of $371,592 n 6 were in Staunton with an average price of $171,375 n 3 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $213,067

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