C_VILLE Weekly | January 13 - 19, 2021

The city that can’t be managed

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Tarron Richardson: Resigned after repeatedly clashing with city officials.

Who’s next?

Charlottesville hired a firm to find a new city manager.

The firm quit, citing “profound dysfunction.”

Now the city government, wracked by a leadership crisis, searches for its next steps.

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It’s been a week since a mob of bloodthirsty Trump supporters, at the stated behest of the President, waltzed right into the United States Capitol. Five people died. It was an unforgettable American nightmare.

In Charlottesville, the whole story felt familiar. For weeks, a violent far-right mob told everyone exactly what they wanted to do and when they were going to do it. Law enforcement—unprepared at best and complicit at worst—disregarded the warning signs, leaving space for terrible people to do terrible things.

So here, now, maybe we’re not so surprised. We know that these white supremacists exist, and we know what happens when they gather. We know about the aftermath, too—the years and years of unwinding that an event like this requires for the people caught in its wake. Our city government has never regained its pre-Unite the Right stability (p. 8), and the symbol at the heart of the incident, the Lee statue, still stands.

D.C. and the nation will now begin that same process, on a much grander scale. Joe Biden and his new Senate majority—which, in another, better world, would have been the biggest story of the week—have their work cut out for them. The foundations are shaking, and I have very little comfort to offer, but I’ll say this: We’ve been through quite a bit together, and I hope we’ll make it through this too.—Ben Hitchcock

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“All of the people surprised by the events of yesterday live outside of Charlottesville. I promise you, we knew.”

—Activist Don Gathers in a tweet about the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

NEWS IN BRIEF

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Home schooling The Charlottesville school board voted last week to postpone in-person classes until at least March 8. Earlier in the winter, the district had hoped to return to in-person learning as early as January 19, but moved the start date back as local COVID cases continue to rise. Albemarle’s school board will meet this week to make a decision on how to handle the next few weeks.

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Vaccines for inmates Virginia announced last week that people in state prisons and local jails would be included in Phase 1B of COVID vaccinations. The decision was praised by justice reform advocates who have watched with horror as correctional facilities around the nation have become COVID hot spots. Phase 1b also includes people aged 75 or older and frontline workers like firefighters and K-12 teachers.

Wading in Charlottesville City School Board member Juandiego Wade announced that he’s running for City Council this year. Wade, a school board member since 2006, was awarded the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Paul Goodloe McIntire Citizenship Award in 2019. Certainly, it takes a person with real character to run for council after watching how city government has worked for the last few years.

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Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase joined the march to the U.S. Capitol that resulted in a riot last week.

Charlottesville Fire Department Captain Lance Blakey was the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine at the Blue Ridge Health District’s new vaccination facility in the Kmart parking lot last week. The city continues to move through phase 1A of vaccinations, which includes doctors, nurses, EMTs, pharmacists, social workers, and other frontline health care personnel. As of Tuesday morning, 9.2 million doses of the vaccine had been distributed in the U.S. In Virginia, 191,000 people have received their first shot, and 15,000 of those people have also gotten a second shot, which is administered around a month after the first. Virginia ranks 36th out of 50 states in the percent of the population that has been vaccinated, according to The New York Times. So far, 3,893 Albemarle County residents have been vaccinated, and 3,643 Charlottesville City residents have been vaccinated.

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That was fast: Bob Good has been in congress for less than two weeks, and he’s already facing calls to resign. The Republican was one of the members of the House of Representatives who voted last week to formally contest the results of the 2020 presidential election in six states. That vote came on the heels of Wednesday’s deadly attack on the Capitol—later, when Democrats began the process of impeaching President Trump for his role in the insurrection, Good released a statement calling the effort “destabilizing and offensive.”

Indivisible Charlottesville held a rally outside the county office building on Friday, calling for Good to step down after his vote to contest the election. And last week, the editorial board at the Danville Register & Bee penned an op-ed to the same effect. “We hope you have taken time to watch the video of how Wednesday unfolded,” the board writes. “We hope guilt has seared a hole in your soul.”

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Virginia state Senator and 2021 gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase was among the seditionists on the scene at the Capitol attack last week. Soon after, the Virginia Senate’s Democratic Caucus called on Chase to resign, saying she “galvanized domestic terrorists.”

Many Republicans are sick of Chase, too— former Republican representative Barbara Comstock was among a handful who called on the Virginia General Assembly to expel the lawless lawmaker.

Freshman lawmaker Bob Good is facing calls to resign after voting to contest the 2020 presidential election.

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In light of a recent increase in local shootings, Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney held a press conference to call for the community to help prevent future acts of violence.

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“We’re going into budget season. What does our budget look like to address community drivers of violence?” CHARLOTTESVILLE POLICE CHIEF RASHALL BRACKNEY

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harlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney held a press conference Thursday afternoon to address what the department is calling an “unprecedented” rise in gun violence in the city.

There have been eight incidents since November 5, a period that caps off a year in which police responded to 122 reports of shots being fired.

There were four gun homicides in 2020, a notable rise from the two homicides in 2019 and one in 2018.

“I’m calling on community advocates, influencers, organizers to go beyond Twitter or Instagram, Facebook, your news interviews, podcasts, or social media mediums to leverage your collective resources,” said Brackney at the press conference.

“This cannot be laid solely as a burden at the police department’s feet...We cannot arrest our way out of this.”

The rise in gun violence has continued into 2021—last week, two shootings occurred near apartment buildings on Sixth Street SE and Prospect Avenue, in addition to a shooting in the middle of Emmet Street near Hydraulic Road.

“In one of those apartments, a woman lay in her bed and a bullet traveled right through her mattress and another woman was struck in the forehead,” said Assistant Police Chief Jim Mooney. “These are innocent victims that have nothing to do with whatever is causing this, and it has to end.”

Some people involved in the recent shootings lived outside of Charlottesville, but still had connections to the city, explained Brackney. The violence cannot be called an “outside” problem, or tied to a specific group or person.

While the department has made arrests for three of the four homicides from last year, as well as other shootings, Brackney emphasized the limits of policing.

“We understand the drivers of long-term systemic violence...to include poverty [and] exclusion from education and living wage opportunities. We understand institutional supremacy and racism, and its effects,” said Brackney. “We’re trying to stop the next act before it occurs. That takes more than just proactive police work, that takes community involvement.”

Brackney also pointed to the “breakdown in systems” caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as a potential reason behind the uptick in gun violence.

Though Brackney acknowledged that some community leaders may be working behind the scenes, she also claimed they have been “completely silent on these issues” and needed to get involved publicly, such as by offering jobs, tutoring, mentorship, health care, therapy, and other critical needs.

“Get in contact with me,” she said. “We will coordinate the resources with you.”

Since the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement last year, community activists have been calling for budget adjustments to police funding. On Thursday, Brackney also suggested the city use its budget—which currently allocates $18 million a year to the police department—to take meaningful action.

“We’re going into budget season. What does our budget look like to address community drivers of violence?” she said.

“The city has a responsibility to consider the budget allocations of every department to address community and social priorities as we provide social safety services.”

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ne of the keys to stabilizing a floundering city government is to hire a strong and competent chief executive. But in order to attract a high-quality city manager, you need a government that isn’t floundering.

That’s the paradox facing the Charlottesville municipal government at this moment. In September, City Manager Tarron Richardson resigned after less than a year and a half on the job. Earlier this month, the hiring firm retained to find his replacement fled the scene as well, with the firm’s principal telling the city he had “never seen a level of dysfunction as profound as what he was seeing here,” according to a January 4 Facebook post from Councilor Lloyd Snook.

“The plan to stabilize the organization and begin to rebuild was to have John Blair as the interim for a few months, begin a recruitment process to hire a city manager, and go from there,” says Councilor Michael Payne.

But the recruitment firm couldn’t handle the situation in Charlottesville. “They were very candid in saying that the amount of

instability made it impossible for them to feel like they could be effective in recruiting a high-quality city manager candidate,” Payne continues.

The situation got so bad that Snook wrote, “In my opinion, we will not be able to hire a permanent City Manager until after the next election, in November, 2021, and we should not try.” (The next council will take office in January 2022. Mayor Nikuyah Walker and Councilor Heather Hill’s terms end in December, though both could run for reelection.)

In the last two weeks, City Council has held three closed meetings to discuss topics including “one or more prospective candidates for employment or appointment to the position of city manager,” and, ominously, “the performance of one or more city councilors.”

(When Richardson resigned in September, the announcement came at the end of

City Council (pictured here last year) has held numerous closed sessions in recent weeks after a firm retained to find a new city manager declared the government dysfunctional.

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State Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate Sally Hudson will prioritize criminal justice reform, expanded unemployment benefits, and school funding during the upcoming legislative session.

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Hudson says she feels empowered and obligated to press forward on issues such as criminal justice reform in the General Assembly due to her district’s desire to see such changes.

“Charlottesville is continuing to push the leading edge of the conversation in Richmond, because I think what our constituents want is often a little further ahead than where Richmond is ready to go,” says Hudson.

Deeds, meanwhile, says one of his central legislative priorities is for the General Assembly to provide significant long-term funding for the modernization and construction of schools across the commonwealth. Deeds hopes to fund the infrastructure upgrade through tax increases on wealthy Virginians. The plan is to raise taxes from 5.75 percent to 5.9 percent on income greater than $150,000 a year. The increase would generate about $134 million and $144 million in fiscal years 2021 and 2022, respectively.

The plan wouldn’t just fund schools, though. According to Deeds’ proposal, 45 percent of the new revenue would be devoted to schools, and 55 percent would be used to provide raises for deputy sheriffs officers throughout Virginia. Deeds says deputy sheriffs are tasked with law enforcement and many other duties in rural localities, but are often underpaid. After the General Assembly passed laws to raise training and conduct standards for officers during last year’s special session, Deeds says the pay increase for these officers is appropriate.

“I’m interested in coming up with a sustainable source of funding because I think it’ll take pressure off where we’ve got a well-documented need,” says Deeds about the schools portion of his bill. “If we’re serious about providing opportunity through our public school system, we ought to be serious about making sure we provide that opportunity.”

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mid a surging number of COVID-19 cases in the state, and political turmoil at the national level, the Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly will convene Wednesday (remotely in the House) for the 2021 legislative session. Charlottesville’s local lawmakers have an ambitious agenda planned for the marathon 46-day session. Delegate Sally Hudson and state Senator Creigh Deeds will both prioritize criminal justice reform, expanded unemployment benefits amid the pandemic, and increased school funding, among other things.

Hudson plans to serve as the chief patron for seven bills in the House of Delegates, and said at a virtual town hall Sunday that each one represents one of her central lawmaking priorities. At a time when new COVID-19 cases continue to break daily records in Virginia—more than 5,700 new cases were reported January 9 alone—three of Hudson’s proposed bills aim to lower utility bill costs, prevent illegal evictions, and streamline unemployment benefits for Virginians beleaguered by the still-worsening pandemic.

“Unemployment payments are a crucial part of our social safety net and our economic recovery,” said Hudson on Sunday. “They ensure that—while there are a lot of people out of work and a lot of businesses that aren’t safe to operate—we can still continue to help all of our residents pay for rent and groceries and keep the wheels of our economy churning.”

More specifically, Hudson says her proposed bill would address some of the administrative hang-ups within the Virginia Employment Commission that have delayed the disbursement of benefits for as many as 70,000 Virginia residents this year. According to Hudson, 1.4 million people—or one in six Virginians—have applied for unemployment benefits during the past year.

On the Senate side, Deeds has related bills.

He will propose that the state allocate $100 million to the Virginia Employment Commission for the purpose of providing longterm benefits for unemployed low-income and part-time workers. Deeds says these funds would come from a $650 million allocation to Virginia’s reserve fund proposed in Governor Ralph Northam’s budget.

“The reserve fund is somewhat supplementary to the constitutionally required rainy day fund, but in this pandemic, it’s raining on a whole lot of families,” says Deeds. “There have been people that have been thrown out of work because of the pandemic. [This proposal] is a one-time deal, for one year of funding, to provide long-term unemployment benefits for some of those people who have lost their job because of the pandemic.”

Hudson has also proposed a sweeping bill that would decriminalize the simple possession of any drug or controlled substance, meaning that the maximum penalty an individual could face for possessing a given substance would be a misdemeanor charge rather than a felony. The simple possession of marijuana was decriminalized by the General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session. Hudson says her long-term goal is for drugs to be completely decriminalized in Virginia, citing the state of Oregon as a model for how to go about the process.

“People who are struggling with substance abuse need economic support, they need jobs, they need connections to their community—they don’t need to be in cages,” says Hudson.

Also on her agenda: ending the abortion ban for those who receive health care from Virginia’s version of the ACA; retiring coal tax credits in an effort to incentivize green energy; repealing right to work laws; and prioritizing school funding when crafting the budget.

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a series of long closed meetings to discuss “the performance of the city manager.”)

In an interview on Monday afternoon, at the end of a five-hour session, Vice-Mayor Sena Magill was cagey about council’s plans.

“We all recognize that there is a lot of fear, and tension, and unease throughout both the city government and the city as a whole right now,” she says. “We’re working very diligently to look at as many opportunities as we can to solve that.”

Some of the turnover in city government over the last few years can be attributed to the fallout of 2017’s Unite the Right rally— the city manager, police chief, and communications director all departed in the months following August 2017.

Magill thinks the problems go deeper than that, however. “This is something that’s been growing. This isn’t a single issue. We’re not looking at issues that started in 2017,” says the vice-mayor. “We’re looking at growing and changing, and growing and changing is difficult and painful.”

Certainly, relationships between some council members seem strained.

In his January 4 Facebook post, Snook wrote that an email from Walker suggested to him that “the Mayor was going to not fully engage on the most important decision that we have as a Council—the selection of the City Manager,” and that the firm’s decision to bow out was “directly attributable to the dysfunction on Council, starting with the Mayor and her e-mail of December 10.”

Snook and Walker did not respond to a request for comment on this story, and Hill declined to comment, but Walker did post on Facebook the day after Snook’s initial post.

“I am tired of my white colleagues placing the blame for everything that goes wrong at my feet and using their fragility to excuse their cunning behavior and the cunning behavior of some staff and community members,” Walker wrote. “The title of the piece that I need to write - Charlottesville: The Mountaintop of White Supremacy.”

“The problem with the written word is there is no tone of voice,” says Magill when asked if she agrees with Snook’s assertion the currently seated council won’t be able to find a city manager. “We automatically hear tone of voice based on our experience with a person, or what state of mind we’re in when we read something. And that leads to misunderstanding.”

Some citizens have begun circulating a petition asking the council to bring Richardson back as city manager. In October, when he resigned, Richardson told C-VILLE “I’ve done my best, I’ve made a significant number of changes, and it’s time for me to move on.”

For now, Magill says more closed session discussions are on the horizon, and that the group of elected officials will continue working together to the best of their ability.

Payne doesn’t think the solution lies in waiting for another election, as Snook suggests, though admits turning things around won’t be easy. “Council has been having very candid, honest conversations about substantial things that need to change going forward,” he says. “I do think the situation has gotten bad enough where it’s going to take some time to get city government back to where it’s been in the past.”

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History repeats Vinegar Hill ushers in Charlottesville Players Guild’s season

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wo decades ago, Terésa Dowell-Vest embarked on a research project. After attending grad school in California, the actor and playwright set out to collect the oral histories of family and community members in her hometown of Charlottesville. The product of this research was 1999’s Vinegar Hill, a play named after the town’s once-thriving Black neighborhood. Destroyed in the 1960s in the name of urban renewal, Vinegar Hill and its former residents are memorialized in Dowell-Vest’s work.

Today, the play is part of Charlottesville history—but it’s about to return to center stage. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center’s Charlottesville Players Guild, itself a revival of local Black theater, will kick off its 2021 Amplify season with a four-day symposium focused on Vinegar Hill. The symposium will be conducted virtually from January 15 to 18, and includes not just a reading of the play, but also a multimedia presentation of Vinegar Hill histories and a panel discussion about the neighborhood’s destruction.

The Vinegar Hill revival is a natural fit for Amplify’s opening event. All of Amplify’s productions in the 2021 season are the works of Black playwrights who either have roots in Charlottesville or who currently live and work in the city.

This is a break from traditional programming for the Guild—its 2017 revival featured a production of Fences, and programming has consistently included August Wilson’s work. But CPG’s artistic director, Leslie M. Scott-Jones, rejects the ideas of tradition and normalcy. “I don’t like the term ‘new normal,’ because there isn’t a normal,” she says, referring in part to the modified reality COVID has imposed on the world. “We have been conditioned to believe that there is a certain set of circumstances that constitute ‘normal.’”

Normalcy, Scott-Jones explains, is constantly in flux for artists, and especially for Black artists. “We are used to adjusting things about ourselves in order to survive,” she says. In order for the CPG to survive during the pandemic, programming has gone virtual—a shift that Scott-Jones says resulted in her decision to take a break from Wilson’s plays. “I didn’t want to lessen the impact of the work by doing it virtually.”

Dowell-Vest’s play will enjoy its first revival since its initial run at Live Arts. Although more than 20 years have passed, the playwright has clear memories of her preliminary research and what inspired her to start it. “I remember as a kid hearing my grandmother say, ‘It’s a shame what they did downtown,’” Dowell-Vest says.

“That’s what I kept hearing over and over growing up.”

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Oppenheim never goes so far as to shift Some Kind of Heaven into a rumination on loneliness or class disparity, but there are hints throughout that he’s building an argument to look beyond the surface. Dennis appears to be the same as his tanned, parrothead neighbors, however his intentions and personal history set him apart from many of the people he tries to connect with. And while it might seem that Barbara is doing her best to put herself out there, we see her literally out of sync at tambourine practice and staring, vacantly, off in the distance during her workday.

It is through these revelations that the documentary is constructed with intention.

Oppenheim could have dug deeper to only show us the gritty underbelly of this Floridian dystopia. Instead, he creates a dialogue between perfection and defects, pleasure and discomfort, love and loneliness, movement and tranquility. The Villages is not one or the other, and Some Kind of Heaven looks at all of these angles.

This is not a documentary that aims to educate, proselytize, or sell, though in its own way it does all of that. It chooses which facets of this niche world to show you through remarkable access to the residents, and with a guiding hand that asks you to draw your own conclusions.

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hether they are willing to admit it or not, all documentaries make an argument. Michael Moore is never shy about voicing his opinions, while at the other end of the spectrum, Ken Burns frames his work as recording history. Some Kind of Heaven, the debut work from Lance Oppenheim, never shouts its thoughts from rooftops, but thanks to juxtaposition and keen editing, the message comes through.

The film premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, and it takes a look into the lives of four residents of The Villages in Florida. The Villages is the largest retirement community in the country, home to over 75,000 people, all looking for their own version of a twilight chapter. Some Kind of Heaven opens with idyllic shots of palm trees and golf carts, but as it allows us to get closer to a small handful of the residents, we see that even the gates of this gated community cannot keep reality from leaking in.

Anne and Reggie have been married for 47 years and are proud of it. She likes pickleball and keeping active, and he prefers more metaphysical pursuits. When we first meet them, she’s the uptight wife and he’s the quirky husband. But through closer inspection we see a much deeper portrait of their post-retirement life.

Barbara is younger than many of The Villages’ residents, and still needs to work

full-time. She moved to Florida from Boston, reluctantly bringing both her husband and her strong accent, but was soon widowed and left trying to find her way in this strange place. She tries her best to get out and meet people, but the most gregarious we see her is when she is getting her hair done and chatting with a stylist.

And finally there’s Dennis. He lives in his van, which is often parked somewhere in The Villages, and relies on swimming pools for showers and hunting for mates. Dennis is very open about wanting to find a woman to support him financially, though as the film proceeds it becomes clear that he may not truly know what he wants.

The pivots in each character’s story never feel like a bait-and-switch, but rather a peek behind the curtains. For every person who claims The Villages is a utopia built in stucco, there’s another person hiding a struggle or lying to themselves. Especially when watching what Anne and Reggie are going through, it is difficult not to see every couple dancing across the screen (sometimes literally) as complicated—and not people who have it all figured out.

Cinematographer David Bolen brings a contemplative gaze to this curious world.

The activities of the community, like a golf cart drill team and synchronized swimming, are filmed in vivid color with frequent symmetry, resembling the feel of idealized 1950s advertisements. These manufactured images are what sell people on The Villages, and they are what many of the residents want to believe their lives look like.

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When she returned to Charlottesville in the late ’90s, it was as the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ first director of the African American Heritage Center. Dowell-Vest says she had always considered herself an artist and performer rather than a historian. In her new position, “I had tools…I had people who understood research.” She used these tools to delve further into the story of Vinegar Hill, to better comprehend the undercurrent of history that ran through her formative years in Charlottesville.

The project was a difficult and delicate one, Dowell-Vest explains. “People—Black, white, or otherwise—are very protective of their stories.” But through a combination of persistence and patience, Dowell-Vest was eventually able to collect enough stories about Vinegar Hill to fit them into a larger, dramatized narrative.

“I think I was reinvesting myself in my hometown,” she says of the project, as well as giving the city a “reminder” of the community it had physically torn down but failed to spiritually destroy. It’s time for another reminder, Dowell-Vest says.

She lives outside of Houston now, teaching at Prairie View A&M University, but visits Charlottesville occasionally (she’ll be here virtually for the Vinegar Hill discussion panel). Every time she returns, “Charlottesville looks completely different.” She attributes some of the change to “growth and evolution,” but also blames “greed, and sprawl, and decimating communities that have been generationally residential.”

Dowell-Vest sees the Vinegar Hill story played out again and again to varying degrees. She’s reviving her play, she says, to give “younger people context about where they are and the work that still needs to be done.”

Hailed as a local, modern classic, Vinegar Hill will be a hard act to follow. But Scott-Jones has a promising 2021 lineup— one that includes Thirty-Seven, a play of her own creation.

“I started writing it to answer a question for myself,” she says. “What makes a person, specifically a Black person, decide to become an activist?”

The title, she says, refers to the creation of the 9-1-1 emergency call in New York City, spurred by the murder of a Black woman outside her apartment building. “There were 37 people at home in her building who heard her calling for help and did nothing.”

Following Thirty-Seven is Ti Ames’ See About the Girls, a continuation of Amiri Baraka’s classic The Slave. David Vaughn Straughn’s Tanesha focuses on the videotaping of fatal police brutality against a Black person and the protagonist’s indecision about how to use the footage. Aiyana Marcus’ She Echoes on the Vine, the season’s closing play, is an exploration of one Black woman’s ancestry.

Although Scott-Jones is unsure which of these plays will be totally virtual and which might have live audiences—the season runs through November—she predicts Amplify will be a success, and a testament to the power of Black artists in Charlottesville. “[The plays] are all very different, but they’re all…telling the story of Black life,” she says. “I’m really hoping this season is a beacon for any other Black playwright out there.”

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Anais Nin was supremely adaptable, eager to keep growing, and receptive when life nudged her to leave the past behind and expand her understanding. At the same time, she was clear about what she wanted and determined to get what she wanted. Her complex attitude is summed up in the following quote: “If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.” I hope you will heed her counsel. (Here’s another quote from Nin: “Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s.”

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(Feb. 19-March 20): In 2013, workers at a clothing manufacturing plant in Gazipur, Bangladesh staged a mass protest. Did they demand a pay raise or better health benefits? Were they lobbying for air conditioning or longer lunch breaks? None of the above. In fact, they had just one urgent stipulation: to dispel the ghost that was haunting the factory. I’ve got a similar entreaty for you, Pisces. I request that you exorcise any and all ghosts that have been preventing you from fully welcoming in and embracing the future. These ghosts may be purely metaphorical in nature, but you still need to be forceful in banishing them.

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(March 21-April 19): Author Jorge Luis Borges carried on a long love affair with books. He read thousands of them, wrote more than 20 of them, and further postulated the existence of numerous imaginary books that were never actually written. Of all the writers who roused his adoration, a certain Russian novelist was among the most beloved. Borges wrote, “Like the discovery of love, like the discovery of the sea, the discovery of Fyodor Dostoevsky marks an important date in one’s life.” I’m wondering if you will experience one of these pivotal discoveries, Aries. I strongly suspect so. It may not be the work of Dostoevsky, but I bet it will have an impact close to those of your original discoveries of love and the sea.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Vietnamese-American novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen has won numerous awards for his work, including the Pulitzer Prize. Here are his views about the nature of accomplishment: “We don’t succeed or fail because of fortune or luck. We succeed because we understand the way the world works and what we have to do.

We fail because others understand this better than we do.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Taurus, because I think that you will have an extraordinary potential to enhance your understanding of how the world works and what you must do to take advantage of that. This could be the year you become both smarter and wiser.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Modern civilization has not spread to every corner of the planet.

There are at least 100 tribes that inhabit their own private realms, isolated from the invasive sprawl of our manic, frantic influence.

Among these enclaves, many are in the Amazon rain forests, West Papua, and the Andaman Islands. I have a theory that many of us civilized people would love to nurture inner qualities akin to those expressed by indigenous people: hidden away from the mad world; content to be free of the noise and frenzy; and living in attunement with natural rhythms. I hope you will give special care and attention to cultivating this part of you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2016.

Scientists studied two local species of anole lizards both before and after the natural disaster. They were amazed to find that the lizards after the hurricane had super-strong grips compared to their predecessors. The creatures were better able to hold on to rocks and perches so as to avoid being swept away by high winds. The researchers’ conclusion?

It’s an example of one of the most rapid rates of evolutionary change ever recorded. I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because I suspect that you, too, will have the power to evolve and transform at an expedited pace— in response to positive events as much as to challenging events.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope that you will spend a lot of time meditating on your

Q&A strongest longings this year. Are they in harmony with your highest ideals, or not? Do they energize you or drain you? Are they healthy and holy, or are they unhealthy or unholy—or somewhere in between those two extremes? You’ll be wise to re-evaluate all your burning, churning yearnings, Leo— and decide which ones are in most righteous service to your life goals. And as for those that are in fact noble and liberating and invigorating: Nurture them with all your tender ingenuity!

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them,” says singer-songwriter Pink. Strictly speaking, you can’t move mountains by shouting at them, either. But in a metaphorical sense, Pink is exactly right. Mild-mannered, low-key requests are not likely to precipitate movement in obstacles that resemble sold rock. And that’s my oracle for you in the coming months, Virgo. As you carry out the project of relocating or crumbling a certain mountain, be robust and spirited—and, if necessary, very loud.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct.22): In his masterpiece the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci applied 30 layers of paint that were no thicker than a single human hair. Can you imagine the patience and concentration that required?

I’m going to propose that you be inspired by his approach as you carry out your big projects in the coming year. I think you will have the potential to create at least one labor of love that’s monumentally subtle and soulful.

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Gérard de Nerval made the following observation: “I do not ask of God that he should change anything in events themselves, but that he should change me in regard to things, so that I might have the power to create my own universe, to govern my dreams, instead of enduring them.” If you have a relationship with the Divine Wow, that will be a perfect prayer for you to say on a regular basis. If you don’t have a connection to the Supreme Intelligence, I suggest you address the same prayer to your Higher Self or Future Beauty or whatever source of sublime inspiration you hold most dear.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Climate change is proceeding with such speed in central Mexico that entire forests are in danger of perishing.

In the hills near Ejido La Mesa, for instance, the weather is getting too hot for the fir trees that shelter millions of monarch butterflies every fall. In response, local people have joined with scientists to physically move the fir forest to a higher, cooler elevation. What might be your personal equivalent, Scorpio: an ambitious plan to carry out an idealistic yet practical project? According to my analysis of your astrological potentials, you’ll have a lot of energy to work on such a scheme in the coming months.

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1954 Milton Grigg 8-BR residence on over 2.5 acres. Fronting the 17th fairway in Farmington, offering a quality-built home, gorgeous setting, and prime location only minutes to UVA and Downtown. MLS#606911 $4,950,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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Stunning Colonial Revival style circa 1913 residence has been recently restored to perfection. The current owners lovingly and thoughtfully preserved the exterior and interior architectural details yet have used modern high end finishes for a huge “wow� factor. The floor plan is updated for an easy, comfortable lifestyle. Great flexibility in this fourbedroom, five-bath brick home with coveted private backyard and off-street parking. Walk to the amenities of the Historic Downtown Mall and UVA. MLS#608794 $1,639,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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Bordering (Full Cry)Pete Dye golf course and lake, within grounds of Keswick Hall, 5-star luxury resort, is this magnificent 5-bedroom residence constructed of the finest materials with attention to every detail. MLS#603398 $4,200,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.FairwayDriveAtKeswick.com

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VERULAM FARM

Landmark estate just west of University of Virginia on 500 acres. Classic home of the highest standards with elegant spaces, 5 bedroom suites, formal gardens, pool, cottage, event barn, and bold mountain views all create a one-of-a-kind offering.

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TOTIER HILLS FARM

Exquisite brick mansion, superb quality construction and features in over 9,000 finished square feet. On 98 gently rolling acres with total privacy, a stream, and pond. Only 5 minutes to shops, 15 miles to UVA. MLS#600284 $2,700,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.TotierHillsFarm.com

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HISTORIC Georgian Revival mansion built circa 1878 by Gov. James Kemper on 373 splendid acres, guest cottage, and a complement of farm buildings.

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WARREN MILL

Renovated mill, circa 1792, modernized into dramatic 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath, post-and-beam residence, with spectacular waterfall near James River. Minutes to Charlottesville. MLS#602274 $975,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.WarrenMillVa.com

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

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TILMAN ROAD

Lovely mature 2-acre parcel of land in the Meriwether Lewis Elementary School District.

Wonderful views with privacy in beautiful rural setting. Great location just minutes west of Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#585959 $249,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BURNLEY ROAD

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5+ to 9+ acres. Exceptional Blue Ridge Mtn. views with privacy. Close proximity to NGIC, airport, shopping, and University Research Park. Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EDNAM FOREST

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RED FOX LANE

Enjoy mountain views of the historic Southwest Mountains from this livable 4-BR residence on 6 private acres. Convenient and quick to Pantops, Historic Downtown Mall, and UVA. Within steps of all the amenities at Keswick Hall. MLS#611672 $989,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

CHURCH POINT FARM

944 acres along the lower Chickahominy River with 8 miles of shoreline. The property consists of marsh, farmland, woods, and cypress swamp and is managed for waterfowl, deer, turkey, and dove. Features 3-BR brick dwelling. MLS#2036779 $3,960,000 Philip Reed, 804.833.8325 www.churchpointfarm.com

GLENMORE

0.75 acre lot on a quiet cut-de-sac near lovely Lake Lochen. There are many options on this corner lot. One of the few exceptional lots left with the location, size, and diversity of this lot. MLS#599250 $249,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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Excellent building sites, complete privacy, beautiful Blue Ridge mountain views. Murray/Henley/Western Albemarle school districts. 84.79 acres: MLS#563174 $995,000; 100.22 acres: MLS#563171 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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1422 High Mountain Acres, a chance to own a Nature Preserve protected in perpetuity, to purchase and hold wilderness, to hike, to explore, to take in rarely seen Blue Ridge vistas, and leave it largely unaltered. MLS#608893 $1,900,000 Will Carr, 434.981.3065

FRAY’S GRANT

2 fabulous home sites mostly in beautiful hardwoods, gently rolling and PRICED BELOW TAX ASSESSMENTS! The first lot has 21 acres, the second lot has 44+ acres, private settings and frontage on the Rivanna River. Call Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 for pricing.

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millennials. And it includes homeowners living year-round, those buying second homes, and investors.

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The Numbers Statewide, the Virginia Association of REALTORS® shows the strongest demand is for larger homes in smaller suburban and rural markets. Those data hold true in Central Virginia.

The CAAR Home Sales Report for the 3rd quarter of 2020 showed an increase in home sales in rural counties. Add in the preliminary data for the fourth quarter and it’s a clear trend. While Charlottesville and even Albemarle County home sales are flat or decreasing when compared to the prior year third quarter, Fluvanna and Louisa Counties both saw double digit increases.

But those jumps pale in comparison to Nelson County, where the year-overyear increase in home sales hit 50 percent for the third quarter and nearly hit it again for the fourth quarter of 2020. This moves Nelson County into hot market territory.

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eil Young had it right. Getting back to the country got a whole lot more appealing in 2020 and it looks like that attraction will continue for a while.

Chickens, self-sufficiency and plain old elbow room seem to be behind some of this rural growth spurt.

As COVID continues to be front and center in our lives, this movement back to rural living is likely to gain even more traction. The change in how and where many people work is continuing through 2021. Google isn’t even going to try and bring workers back before September;

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and then, only two or three days per week.

With high-speed internet expanding into more rural areas, lots of people are taking a new look at living further out and how that might improve their quality of life.

The Appeal of Rural Life According to Sharon Duke, REALTOR® with William A. Cooke, LLC, “There is a huge move toward land. Buyers are looking for room to garden, have chickens, and generally have a bit more space between them and their neighbors. They still want to be near a major highway to get where they need to go in a hurry. And access to high-speed internet is critical. Fortunately, the options

for internet are increasing throughout Central Virginia.”

Tim Merrick, Managing Broker of Wintergreen Real Estate, says, “There are a couple things spurring this trend towards country living. COVID has had a huge influence in causing homeowners to rethink in how crowded an environment they want to live. COVID has also created a paradigm shift in how and where many people work. A lot of workers have not been in their offices since March and are in no hurry to go back. Now they can make lifestyle their first priority rather than compromising by trying to limit their commute.”

Every age range is included in this swing towards rural life, baby boomers to

Just like other rural counties in Central Virginia, Nelson checks all the boxes.

It has beautiful vistas, easy access to nearby urban centers, room to spread out, expanding high-speed internet and more.

But what Nelson County doesn’t have might be even more important. Gone is the threat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline slicing 27 miles through its center. After an historic six-year battle, the pipeline was cancelled last summer. Thanks in large part to The Friends of Nelson County, those 27 miles of real estate have been liberated. And it’s not just the land directly on the route that was tainted by the pipeline. Anything close to the proposed route scared away potential buyers. Now that the pipeline is no more, it’s like the floodgates have opened.

Julie Bendle, REALTOR® with Mountain Area Realty, says, “The cancellation of the pipeline has been an absolute boon for this area, especially for Wintergreen.

Properties anywhere near the proposed route have been held hostage by the pipeline for years.”

Bendle argues that Nelson County is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. “You have options here. Some people come to live somewhat off the grid and be self-sufficient. Others want to just get outside and breathe.”

In addition to the natural beauty inherent in the Blue Ridge, State Route 151 (that runs through Nelson County), is nick-named Virginia’s Weekend Address.

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The craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and other agritourism attractions bring out locals and tourists alike for mostly outdoor merriment.

Proximity to major highways and urban centers makes it easy to have the best of both worlds, country living plus quick access to all the amenities of city life when you want them.

“We have lots of people moving from Washington, Richmond, and the Hampton Roads areas.” Bendle’s own daughter and son recently moved back to Nelson County, jobs in hand. And they moved from areas known for their spectacular scenery: Montana and Vermont. “Many people that moved here work in Charlottesville, Waynesboro, or Lynchburg.

Those are all easy commutes. No matter which direction you’re headed the drive is beautiful, and there’s only one stoplight!”

Up on the Blue Ridge, Wintergreen is its own real estate magnet, drawing year-round and vacation homeowners to Nelson County. “2020 was a good year for sales at Wintergreen,” says Tim Merrick, Managing Broker with Wintergreen Real Estate. “We had 162 single family homes on the mountain sell, with prices ranging from $128,000 to $1.4 million.

That doesn’t count the 38 sales at Stoney Creek.

“We are definitely seeing a shift. We have more full-time residents on the mountain. A lot of people are now living in their second homes full time because remote working arrangements have allowed them to make the move now, rather than waiting until retirement.”

The same thing is happening in other rural counties in Central Virginia.

Northern Virginia Transplants This area has always been a big draw for people from Northern Virginia.

“Anyplace that has a rural feel to it within an hour or two of DC is popping,” says Patti Dixon Lillard, REALTOR® with Montague, Miller & Co. “Look at Madison County. This has always been a big retirement area. Mid-career folks might buy a second home in Madison County and come down on weekends.

Now it’s the reverse. They’re mostly staying here and going up to Northern Virginia only when they need to.”

The rural life doesn’t necessarily mean isolation. There aren’t many high-density neighborhoods, but with breweries, wineries, food trucks, and music events scattered throughout the area, a social life is easy to come by. Particularly since there is such an outdoors focus.

Vicki Wilson, Broker with Monticello Country Realtors, echoes Lillard.

“Northern Virginia and New England are huge feeder systems for our market in Fluvanna County. It had been primarily for second homes and then eventually retirement. Now we are seeing buyers of all ages look a whole lot more seriously at moving from cities to rural areas. And typically, what they are looking for is country living with city conveniences.

Places like Lake Monticello or near Zion Crossroads.”

Get Help The biggest barrier to moving to the country may be lack of inventory. This leads to quick sales at or near the sellers’ asking price.

Lillard recently listed a log cabin near Madison. Within three days it sold at $15,000 above the asking price. “If you miss it, you miss it. In most cases, offers are competitive and over the asking price.

In Madison County, everything less than $400,000 is going fast with multiple offers and escalation clauses. And now that is creeping into the higher price ranges as well.”

“Buyers have to come to the table pre-qualified or with cash in hand. We can help them be clear on what is most important to them and what they are willing to offer to get the home they want. And in this competitive market, it helps to have an agent on the look-out for pre-listings.”

As potential buyers continue to outnumber sellers, building becomes more attractive than trying to outbid the competition. Bendle reports, “Our inventory of existing homes is as low as it has ever been. Buyers are beginning to get frustrated and many are now deciding to build. As a result, we’re starting to see land prices take-off.”

Whether you’re interested in an existing home or land to build your dream house, having everything in order and using a professional REALTOR® may mean the difference between getting what you want or coming in second place.

Here to Stay Ask any outdoor recreation store owner and you’ll get the same answer.

Bikes, kayaks, campers, RVs and other outdoor equipment have been hot commodities. “The demand for getting outside, whether it is in a neighborhood park

or a national park, has been huge,” said Lise Aangeenbrug, Executive Director of the Outdoor Industry Association. “It’s one of the few things you can do socially distanced.”

And that is carrying over to where we choose to live.

This may be more than a temporary swing of the pendulum, from urban to rural and back to urban again. Lillard sees COVID as having “long-lasting ramifications and creating a permanent shift in everything we do. And that includes where we choose to live, how close we want to be to our neighbors, and how much outdoor space we want for ourselves.”

One of the impacts is there may continue to be upward pressure on pricing for homes and land in undeveloped areas or for several acre plots of land. How that plays out long term is yet to be seen. According to John Licata, Managing Partner of Licata Group Real Estate Advisors, “Orange County typically sees appreciation rates around two to four percent. In 2020, it was closer to nine percent.” As large, and even smaller cities begin to feel overly crowded due to this pandemic, buyers may be willing to pay a premium for that country lifestyle.

A buyer in Orange County moving from Northern Virginia told Licata, “I can work from anywhere in the world.

You can be sure that I’m going to choose where I can get the best quality of life for my family.” Then he promptly bought the home for $800,000 cash at the sellers’ asking price.

The healing power of nature may not solve the COVID pandemic, but it can sure make a difference in how you and your family get through it. Whether you live on a couple of acres or a couple of hundred acres, being surrounded by nature has positive impacts on mental and physical health. Factoring improved wellbeing into the equation makes it worth paying a few extra dollars for a home that delivers, especially with interest rates at historic lows.

It looks like this will be a longer-term situation than we all anticipated last March. It may just be time to consider that move back to the country, back where it all began.

Carla Huckabee writes about health and high performing real estate.

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Private estate with Rivanna River frontage Custom-built, one level brick residence Fantastic gourmet kitchen Hardwood floors and vaulted ceilings Spectacular gardens and pathways 25.35 acres Albemarle County MLS# 609126 $1,185,000

LAKE ANNA

• Development possibilities • 3,500 +/- linear feet of frontage on Lake Anna • Mix of rolling pasture and hardwoods • Frontage along 2 state roads • “As-Is” farmhouse • 82.91 acres • MLS# 610245 • $2,499,000

FLUVANNA COUNTY

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189.40 acres Mature hardwoods and planted loblolly pines Trails and a stream with pond possibilities Great access to I-64; convenient to Charlottesville and Richmond Frontage on 2 state roads Current timber value in excess of $600,000 MLS # 612319 $1,195,000

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• 8 miles South of Charlottesville • Investment Opportunity • 3 Cottages; cell tower • $46,500 per year income • Private setting; beautiful views • 19.80 Acres • MLS# 609461 • $765,000

• Renovated cape cod • Overlooking downtown Scottsville • 4 Bedrooms; 3 Baths • 2,795 finished sq.ft.

• Hardwood floors • Basement apartment • MLS# 608408 • $425,000

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SOMERSET, VA

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• Gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountain views • South River frontage • 40.70 dividable acres • Create your own family compound • Privacy • Mature hardwoods and open pasture • MLS# 600761 • $595,000

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• Two 10 acre parcels • Private location, yet close to Lake Monticello • Privacy and bold stream frontage • Half hour to UVa • MLS# 611081, 611082 • $84,500, $144,500

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ENDING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 10, 2021

THERE WERE 82 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS

HOMES SOLD

n 30 were in Albemarle with an average price of $417,972 n 3 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $371,936 n 9 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $242,606 n 7 were in Greene with an average price of $306,135 n 12 were in Louisa with an average price of $345,967

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n 1 was in Madison with a price of $255,000 n 10 were in Nelson with an average price of $345,950 n 4 were in Orange with an average price of $780,225 n 4 were in Staunton with an average price of $272,500 n 2 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $232,400 CAAR

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Exceptional home built by one of Charlottesville’s top builders, and located the gated community of Keswick Estates. The 4 bed, and 5.5 bath Arts and Crafts style home has all the modern conveniences including a large family room off of the gourmet kitchen, office/library, formal living room, large master, his and hers baths, stunning wood work throughout, coffered ceilings, and elevator. Privately situated on 3 acres, within walking distance to club, and the Pete Dye designed golf course, Full Cry.

Gently rolling rich farmland, a stone’s throw to Montpelier estate in historic Somerset. An estate caliber property, currently in four tax map parcels. Great Blue Ridge views and excellent soils.

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Private 1,292-acre estate with stunning panoramic mountain views in beautiful Amherst County.

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120 acres of well-managed hardwoods with miles of trails in the Free Union area. This well priced recreational land has numerous building sites with views of the Blue Ridge and the Ragged Mountains. Level building site for a cabin with stunning views. 15 minutes to Charlottesville.

One-level, architect-designed home, wonderful proportions and desirable open floor plan. 3 bed, 3.5 bath boasts 10’ ceilings, oak flooring, coffered ceilings, 8’ doors, gourmet kitchen, great room with wood-burning fireplace. ADA compliant throughout. Convenient to Charlottesville.

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