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When I spoke with City Councilor Michael Payne this week about the local real estate market (p. 12), he emphasized that long-term planning is key if Charlottesville’s government hopes to achieve its goals—and he reminded me how difficult that’s been recently, with so much turnover in City Hall. The last three city budget cycles have been impacted, respectively, by the onset of the pandemic, the city manager departing, and then the replacement city manager departing. Other areas of local government, too, are in turmoil— the police department is operating under an interim chief and reports that significant staff shortages have forced it to change some operating procedures (p. 9).

Charlottesville plans to begin looking for a new permanent city manager later this spring. Whoever comes in will have their work cut out for them. The current real estate market is just one example of a combination of factors accruing over a period of years to create an intractable policy problem. Charlottes­ ville can become the place we want it to be, but it won’t happen overnight.—Ben Hitchcock

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Running for repair

The Charlottesville Police Department, citing staffing shortages, says it won’t be able to respond to certain non-emergency calls, and that dispatchers will instead instruct callers to submit their comment or request through an online service portal. The department reports that 24 percent of its sworn positions are currently unfilled, and the city still has not hired a permanent police chief since RaShall Brackney’s departure in the fall.

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Participants in the 9.7-mile event are encouraged to stop at Black-owned restaurants, like Mel Walker’s Mel’s Cafe.

The Jefferson School aims to raise $45,000 to support seven local Black-led organizations: African American Teaching Fellows, the Jefferson School’s teacher training program, the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP’s youth council, the Public Housing Association of Residents, Vinegar Hill Magazine’s Black business advertising fund, We Code Too, and 101.3 JAMZ. Last year, the event raised $22,000.

“We are trying to address all of the areas of concern in the African American community that are being dealt with by African American-led organizations,” says Douglas.

To kick off Liberation and Freedom Day, Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA will lead a discussion about African American spirituals at the university’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers. The Jefferson School will also host the first community engagement session for the Swords Into Plowshares project—which will melt down the Robert E. Lee statue, and transform it into a new public artwork—as well as an art exhibition on climate justice.

Douglas ultimately hopes the festivities will push the community to not only “focus on African American history,” but “think about what repair looks like.”

Third-year UVA classics major Megan Sullivan competed in the “Jeopardy! National College Championship” last week, testing her knowledge against other sharp undergrads from around the country. Sullivan made it to the semifinals of the event, correctly answering questions about Edgar Allan Poe and Shaquille O’Neal before being eliminated when asked about the 1928 D.H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. (It’s alright Megan, we didn’t know that one either.)

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Local COVID cases have continued to decline since the peak of a major winter surge in the middle of January. Monday saw the seven-day rolling average of new cases in the region drop to 51, the lowest its been since November. Vaccinations and testing are available throughout the week—visit the Virginia Department of Health website for details.

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n March 3, 1865, Union army troops arrived in Charlottesville, liberating over 14,000 enslaved people—more than half of the city and Albemarle County’s population.

In celebration of Liberation and Freedom Day, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center is hosting its second annual Reparations Fun Run/ Walk from March 1 through 6. The 9.7-mile route takes runners and walkers past over a dozen local Black historical sites, including First Baptist Church, Daughters of Zion Cemetery, Washington Park, Jackson P. Burley Middle School, and the Kitty Foster Memorial. Participants are encouraged to stop by the city’s Black-owned restaurants, like Mel’s Cafe and Royalty Eats, along the way.

“There are monuments to Blackness in this town—the question is are they visible?” says Andrea Douglas, executive director of the Jefferson School. “What that course does is say to us that these spaces are not in easy view… but they’re there and we need to recognize them.”

“People need to revisit these sites over and over,” she adds.

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Brackney announced on LinkedIn last week that she is retiring from policing. She was controversially fired from her post in Charlottesville last October, and has since threatened to sue the city for the manner in which she was laid off. Brackney says she’s accepted a post as a visiting professor of practice at George Mason University, and is working on a book which will be titled The Bruising of America: When Black, White and Blue Collide.

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Martize Tolbert says the Fountain Fund aims to reduce recidivism through favorable loans.

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community engagement director. “Individuals seek out the Fountain Fund because they can’t go to traditional banks, and because of the relationship and mutuality that we have. And our 3 to 5 percent interest helps as well.”

“The money that comes in here gets recycled to somebody else,” he adds. “Our operational costs are run by funders and donors.”

The fund’s model has largely proven to be a success—85 percent of its loans are currently in good standing. Most clients have significantly improved their credit scores and their financial literacy.

“We understand that we’re going to take some losses [due to] people’s behavior and different things, but it’s not even about that with us,” says Tolbert. “We’re lending and selling hope.”

The Fountain Fund is one of a handful of organizations in Charlottesville dedicated to assisting people after they’ve been incarcerated. The Charlottesville Area Community ID Program helps recently released individuals secure photo identification, and the City of Charlottesville runs a program called Home to Hope, which connects people with clothing vouchers, hygiene necessities, and other resources.

In addition to loans, the Fountain Fund runs a peer mentorship program, which partners veteran clients with new ones, as well as an emergency assistance program for all clients. Tolbert also regularly visits local jails to teach wellness and recovery classes to incarcerated individuals. This year, the nonprofit will expand its service area to Richmond, as well as open a satellite office—in partnership with The First 72+, which offers reentry services— in New Orleans.

“We all know addiction and all these different behaviors are non-linear, so people are going to struggle going up, and they may even fall back off to go back up—but that support is crucial,” says Tolbert. “To have someone believe in you, that has been there through the things that you’ve been through, is everything.”

Schools brace for life without masks Starting March 1, masks will be optional at all Virginia public schools, under Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new state law.

Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools will continue to strongly recommend mask wearing, but will not be allowed to require students to mask up—that choice will be up to their parents.

“As mandated, the decision on whether a child will wear a mask in school will be made and enforced at home, not at school,” wrote ACPS Superintendent Matt Haas in an email to the school division last week. “Students will not be questioned at school about this choice.”

In accordance with federal law, masks will still be mandated on school buses in both districts. Employees and visitors must also continue to mask up on school property.

Youngkin signed the new bill last week, after attempting to end school mask mandates by executive order on his first day as governor. Both local school districts immediately pushed back against the executive order, and issued statements confirming they were keeping their mask mandates in place, in compliance with Virginia Senate Bill 1303. The now-overturned law required public schools to follow the CDC’s mitigation recommendations.

Most Democratic lawmakers opposed Youngkin’s ruling, but a handful helped the anti-mask bill pass the Democratic-controlled state Senate.

“Based on the strong feedback in favor of masking that we’ve received, we anticipate most students to continue masking,” wrote CCS Superintendent Royal Gurley, Jr., in an email. “Although the numbers look better today than in January, our community transmission is still classified as ‘high.’”—Brielle Entzminger

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Support is high for Youngkin’s proposal to repeal the 2.5 percent grocery tax, with the majority favoring either a total repeal (47 percent) or giving tax credits to low-income residents (25 percent).

With the current budget surplus, most voters (59 percent) want the extra money to be spent on education, public safety, and social services rather than returned in the form of tax cuts (38 percent).

But schools remain a policy battleground. While a majority of respondents agree on mandating vaccines for teachers, around 50 percent oppose mandatory vaccines for students. Youngkin’s ban on the teaching of critical race theory in public schools—implemented on his first day in office—saw minimal support (35 percent) and significant opposition (57 percent), but Republicans’ desire to station a police officer in every school was met with overwhelming support, with 70 percent of respondents in favor.—Maryann Xue

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How are we feeling, everybody? With the General Assembly hashing out the future of Virginia from Richmond, voters weighed in on key policy issues in a new batch of polls from Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Civic Leadership.

Perceptions about the state of Virginia were somewhat pessimistic and largely divided along party lines. Forty-five percent of voters (and just 22 percent of Democrats) believe Virginia is headed in the right direction while 41 percent (80 percent of Republicans) think the opposite. Republicans overwhelmingly approve of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s performance (85 percent), whereas Democrats overwhelmingly disapprove (81 percent). Voters were particularly gloomy when asked about the direction of the country, with 67 percent saying the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.

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fter being released from prison, Hines Washington started a moving business—Hines’s Family Movers. As his business grew, Washington needed office space, but he couldn’t afford it. And, as a recently incarcerated individual, he found it difficult to secure a loan.

Washington turned to the Fountain Fund, a local nonprofit dedicated to giving lowinterest consumer, vehicle, and business loans to formerly incarcerated individuals in Charlottesville and surrounding counties.

“When I came to the Fountain Fund, their arms were open,” says Washington. “They didn’t question what I did, how long I was locked up, or anything. When people come home from being incarcerated, all we want is an opportunity.”

Over the past year, Washington has also used loans from the fund to buy a new moving truck, as well as buses for his new

second business, Hines’s Entertainment and Tours.

The Fountain Fund reached a milestone this year: It has distributed more than $1 million in loans to 200 formerly incarcerated individuals since 2017. Formerly incarcerated people also sit on the fund’s board, staff, and loan review committee, directly steering its programs and policies. It is currently the only nonprofit in the country that offers formerly incarcerated individuals access to capital.

The organization hopes to depress the area’s recidivism rate. Around the country, two-thirds of incarcerated people are arrested again within three years of their release. And locally, one in three people booked at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail between 2012 and 2016 returned to custody within those four years.

“If you go anywhere else [for a loan], there’s 24 to 35 percent interest—that’s really killing people,” explains Martize Tolbert, who was one of the organization’s first loan recipients and now serves as its

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House and home Charlottesville’s real estate market is tighter than ever

By Ben Hitchcock editor@c-ville.com

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harlottesville is getting more expensive, and fast. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the median sales price for a home in the Charlottesville area was $286,000. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the median sales price for the region was $369,000—a 29 percent increase in just four years.

Those rising prices affect everyone in the city, whether or not you’re buying or selling a home. Increased sale prices drive up the value of neighboring homes, which in turn increases the amount homeowners owe in real estate taxes. In January, the city announced that average residential property assessments rose 11.69 percent from last year to this year.

Meanwhile, seeking to generate revenue for major projects like a renovation of Buford Middle School, the City of Charlottesville is considering raising the real estate tax by as much as 10.5 percent. Currently, Charlottesville taxes real estate at 95 cents per $100 of assessed value. The city has said it could raise the rate to $1.05.

A little back-of-the-napkin math shows how the increased assessments and potential tax increase might affect an average homeowner. If you own a property that was assessed at 350,000 in 2021, you owed $3,325 in real estate taxes. If that property’s assessment increased by 12 percent, and real estate taxes increased by 10 cents, your 2022 real estate taxes would be $4,116, or $791 more than you paid the year before.

“There are lots of wealthier people in Charlottesville who can afford it,” says City Councilor Michael Payne, “but there’s also definitely a lot of people who it’s going to be a real hit for.”

Real estate assessments are entirely based on the real estate market, says City Assessor Jeff Davis. “We witnessed, this year, a very strong real estate market,” Davis says, and the increased assessments reflect the increased sale prices of homes in the city over the last year. From 2020 to 2021, residential property assessments rose 3.8 percent, compared to the 11.69 percent increase from 2021 to 2022.

“We have the city broken up into neighborhoods, and we look at these neighborhoods and determine from the sales where assessments need to change,” Davis says.

Neighborhoods where assessments rose at particularly sharp rates include Orangedale—comprised of Orangedale Avenue and neighboring streets, on the city’s map— which saw assessments jump 24 percent.

Rose Hill, the neighborhood between Burley Middle School and Preston Avenue, and University/Maury, which encompasses Jefferson Park Avenue and its smaller offshoots, each saw 18 percent increases.

“It’s like any other product,” says Pam Dent, president of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors. “Supply and demand is going to result in rising prices…

The market has been really strong, and we’ve had extremely low inventory.”

It’s not just a Charlottesville phenomenon. Assessments jumped in Albemarle County, too. The county, which taxes real estate at 85 cents per $100 of assessed value,

Sale prices in the CAAR region, which includes Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Greene, have risen in recent years.

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Orangedale, Rose Hill, and University/Maury are three neighborhoods that saw particularly sharp increases in residential real estate assessments this year.

saw residential real estate assessments rise by 8.4 percent this year. Around the country, the median home sale price has risen 21 percent since the end of 2017.

The tight market “hasn’t happened overnight,” says Dent. The 2008 recession slowed new construction, just as Charlottesville was becoming an even more popular place to live, she says. Rising interest rates encouraged people to stay put, and the onset of the pandemic “put it all on steroids,” as supply chain issues disrupted construction further.

“You’ve got the same dynamics that have been creating the affordable housing crisis just accelerating,” says Payne.

CAAR’s fourth quarter report for 2021 provides more detailed data on the lack of new homes for sale. “In the CAAR footprint, there were 436 active listings in the region at the end of the fourth quarter, which is 213 fewer active listings than a year ago, a decline of 33%,” the report states. “The Charlottesville region remains one of the tightest housing markets in the state. Inventory is now just a third of what it was four years ago.”

The average time a house spends on the market has fallen significantly over the last few years as well. In the fourth quarter of 2017, houses stayed on the market an average of 79 days. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the average time was just 31 days.

A few days after the year’s new assessment data was published, City Council took the first steps toward raising the real estate tax. The councilors have not yet decided how much to raise the rate, if at all, but in order to meet their ambitious capital improvement goals, council will need new sources of income. A public hearing is scheduled for March 21 to discuss the potential tax rate increase further.

Payne says improving the city’s real estate tax relief program is one crucial way to ease the pressure caused by increased assessments and potential new taxes.

“We don’t have any plan to make our real estate tax relief programs robust enough to prevent harm to those who can’t afford this,” he says.

Currently, those with homes assessed at $375,000 or below can qualify for real estate tax relief. Expanding that program requires an amendment to pass through the Virginia General Assembly.

Dent says CAAR does not take a position on real estate tax increases either way, but posits that a tax rate increase will have knock-on effects. “Renters will see increases in their leases based on tax increases, and consumers will see increased costs for services and labor from increased overhead.”

Payne also says it’s important that the city consider creating other forms of revenue beyond raising taxes, and thinks looking to the general assembly and UVA could be crucial.

With so much turnover in the city’s management, long-range planning has been difficult.

Creating revenue “without putting the squeeze on working class people in the city” is “not an easy task, and it’s not going to happen in one budget cycle,” says Payne, “but one of the realities we have to confront is we haven’t done nearly enough long-range strategic planning.”

For the moment, “it’s the strongest seller’s market that I’ve ever seen,” Dent says.

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What if you had to say goodbye to Earth forever? In UVA Drama’s How to Live on Earth, four contestants win the opportunity of a lifetime—a trip to Mars—with the condition that they stay there forever. Playwright MJ Kaufman drew inspiration from the Mars One project and reality TV shows like “Big Brother” when writing this touching play that explores the urge to discover new frontiers, our connections to the world we live in, and giving your life for a greater cause. UVA’s production, directed by Matt Radford Davies, utilizes the theater’s unique thrust-stage design to give audience members a fishbowl-like perspective. “They are very much like viewers of this experiment,” says Davies. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu

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SMOOTH SAX Tenor saxophonist Charles Owens has been performing, composing, and teaching music for over 25 years. Owens got his start in NewYork, where he attended The New School. He’s released nine albums and regularly performs at venues in Charlottesville and Richmond, bringing listeners peace and happiness through the rich, mellow sounds of his saxophone. The intimate evening performance also features Brian Caputo on drums, Daniel Clarke on piano, and Andrew Randazzo on upright bass. $15, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St., frontporchcville.org

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Growing up in Agadez, a desert village in rural Niger, Mdou Moctar built himself a guitar after seeing YouTube videos of Eddie Van Halen performing. Moctar combined Van Halen’s six-string techniques with traditional Taureg melodies to create a modern Saharan-rock sound, full of rhythmic drums, epic guitar shreds, and plenty of noise. Moctar gained a following in West Africa when his music was shared via mobile phone data cards, a popular form of local music distribution. His eponymous band’s 2021 record, Afrique Victime, is sung in Tamasheq and contains musings on love, women’s rights, and Western Africa’s exploitation by colonial powers.

Promoting music is a cause near and dear to Moctar’s heart—when he returns home, he often gives local kids his gear from touring so they can form their own bands. $20-25, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

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CULTURE THIS WEEK Wednesday 2/23 music Bob Bennetta with The Wavelength.

Original blues tunes and more. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskeyjarcville.com

Striking: A Conversation with Artists Katie West and Thea Anamara Perkins.

Two artists from the urban artist collective Boomalli discuss their work. Free, 7pm.

Online. kluge-ruhe.org

Irish Wednesdays. Typical Irish fare and live Irish music. Free, 5pm. The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org

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Music in the Atrium. Live performance with Jim Richardson on vocals and guitar.

Free, noon. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

dance Bachata Fusion Class. Edwin Roa teaches a fun beginner-to-intermediate-level bachata lesson to get the party started. $6-8, 7pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixart park.org Square Dancing. Enjoy a night of square dancing. All levels are welcome. Free, 12:30pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

words Sierra Club Program: Plastic Wars. A joint explanation from Frontline and NPR that reveals how plastic makers have publicly promoted recycling, despite privately expressing doubts that widespread plastic recycling would ever be viable. Free, 6:30pm. Online. act.sierraclub.org

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter on the big screen. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. draft house.com

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McDowell and Derrick P. Alridge discuss the life and legacy of Booker T. Washington.

Free, 3pm. Online. virginia.edu

Trivia Night with Sarah. Three rounds of mind-bending trivia. Free, 6pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

Thursday 2/24 music Music in the Atrium. A weekly performance from Jazz 1-2-3. Free, noon. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

dance International Folk Dance. Learn a dance or two, or just watch and listen to the music. Free, 2:30pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecentercville.org

stage How to Live On Earth. In this touching story inspired by the Mars One project, four frontier adventurers prepare for a one-way journey to Mars. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu

words Afghan Marbles: the Expanded Archaeological Archive. Join the UVA Department of Art and the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program for a Lindner Lecture with Martina Rugiadi of the Metropolitan Museum. Free, 6:30pm. Campbell Hall 160, UVA Grounds. virginia.edu Black History Through Generations of an Albemarle County Family. Byrdland: From Being Property to Owning Property tells the story of the Byrd family whose ancestors were enslaved at Castle Hill and Turkey Hill plantations in Albemarle County.

Free, 6:30pm. Online. jmrl.org Booker T. Washington: The Man and His Legacy. UVA Press director Suzanne Morse Moomaw and UVA professors Deborah E.

Arts Underground. Artmaking, drinks, and karaoke inside The Looking Glass.

Free, 7pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org Bingo Night. Test your music knowledge at bingo in the tasting room. Free, 6pm.

Potters Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com S.H.E. Fundraiser Event. Get your sweat on at this special spin class to support the Shelter for Help in Emergency. Price TBA, 6:30pm. MADabolic, 923 Preston Ave. madabolic.com Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Celebrate the 30th anniversary of David Lynch’s surrealist fever dream. $10, 8pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

Friday 2/25 music An Evening with Charles Owens & Friends. Smooth jazz. $15-18, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporch cville.org Beleza Trio. An evening of samba soul.

Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshouse winery.com Bob Bennetta Trio. Piano, bass, and ukulele. Free, 6:30pm. The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org Eli Cook. Live music at the indoor tasting room. Free, 4pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com

stage How to Live On Earth. See listing for Thursday, February 24. $8-14, 8pm. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu New Works Festival. Five one-act plays written, directed, performed, and created

by UVA students. $5, 7pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

words Chet’la Sebree and Kiki Petrosino Poetry Reading. Selections from their latest works. Free, 7pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St. ndbookshop.com

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Paramount Presents: Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Live Action. See the nominees and get an edge in your Oscars pool. $10-12, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net Sip & Shop. Enjoy a glass of Eastwood wine while browsing curated consignment and artisan products. Free, 5pm. Darling Boutique, 115 First St. S. shopatdarling.com

Saturday 2/26 music Berto & Vincent. Brunch with lively Latin guitar. Free, 11am. Tavern & Grocery, 333 W. Main St. tavernandgrocery.com Freightliner Acoustic Duo. Paulo Franco and Jimmy Slagle perform acoustic Latin Americana tunes. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com

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Sue Harlow. Live music at the indoor tasting room. Free, noon. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmand winery.com The Rite of Spring. The UVA Department of Music presents a new arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring for two pianos and percussion. Free, 8pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. virginia.edu

dance Ballroom Dance. A cha cha lesson followed by a social dance. $5-10, 7pm. Unity of Charlottesville Ballroom, 2825 Hydraulic Rd. usadancecville.org

stage How to Live On Earth. See listing for Thursday, February 24. $8-14, 8pm. $8-14, 8pm.

Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu New Works Festival. See listing for Friday, February 25. $5, 2 and 7pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

words Maud Casey. Celebrate the release of Maud Casey’s new non-fiction book, City of Incurable Women. Free, 4pm. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St. ndbookshop.com

classes Pruning Workshop. Find out how much to prune, where to make the pruning cuts, and when it should be done. $35, 9am. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com

Farmer’s Market at IX. Over 60 local vendors with fresh produce, prepared foods, artisan goods, and more. Free, 9am. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org Mad Anthony Mud Run. The 3.5-mile course traverses fields and wetlands, with 16 obstacles. Stay for the afterparty, which features a costume contest and local craft brews. $55-60, 9am. Coyner Springs Park, 2091 Lyndhurst Rd., Waynesboro. runthe valley.com The Sugar Hollow Frostbite 5 and 10K Race. The course will be held on beautiful Sugar Hollow Road alongside the Moorman’s River. $40, 7:30am. Sugar Hollow, 5275 Sugar Hollow Rd., White Hall. runsignup.com

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Indie Short Film Series. Award-winning international and domestic films. $17, 7pm.

Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 W. Market St. light housestudio.org

Princess Mononoke. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. $10, 1pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Tour The Paramount Theater. Dig into the history of the historic theater. Free, 11am.

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ince The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA was built in 1935, it’s had to close its doors a few times—once during World War II and again in the ’60s when the space was requisitioned for classrooms. In 2020, the growing pandemic shut the museum down for a third time.

“There’s certainly nothing in anyone’s living memory that could have prepared us or given us a guidebook on how to deal with a global pandemic, as a museum or any kind of institution,” says Matthew McLendon, the museum’s director and chief curator.

When The Fralin reopened its physical galleries on August 28, 2021, it was a changed world, and the museum found itself changed within it. “What we take from art depends on where we are in our own lives and what we need from it,” McLendon says. Art can be a source of change, a source of defiance, a source of beauty, or a source of renewal.

For 17 months, the physical space had been closed as the world sat in quarantine, and as the building underwent renovations.

During that time, The Fralin continued in virtual space, working to develop online programming, lectures, and video tours to adapt to the new environment.

That transition was eye-opening in its own way, particularly in the matter of improving accessibility. “Immediately, on social media, we got reactions from the disabled community and people with physical disabilities saying, ‘For the first time ever, this museum is accessible to me in a much more meaningful, easier way,’ and ‘Please don’t stop this programming once open again,’” says McLendon.

That period also marked a shift in how the museum thought about its responsibilities, he says. After the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the social justice movement around the world, the museum put work into the changes it wanted to make as an institution, including a greater focus on its diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion work, and centering traditionally marginalized voices, not only on its walls, but also in the way the institution operates.

One responsibility is thinking critically about holding objects in public trust, and how to engage the cultures these objects belong to. “One of the things we’ve already talked about is we have these incredible objects of history from what is today Afghanistan and Pakistan, and we have communities in Charlottesville from Afghanistan and Pakistan—so how do we bring them in to talk about this [Gandharan] show or react to this show,” McLendon says.

Curators Laura Minton, Adriana Greci Green, and Hannah Cattarin worked with McLendon to offer a strong comeback for the museum as it emerged from its pandem-

Visitors to The Fralin are greeted by “Structures and Open Window: Emilio Sanchez on Paper.”

ic lockdown. A new round of exhibitions were installed on February 6, giving five of the museum’s seven galleries fresh shows.

On the first floor, visitors are greeted with the geometries of the built environment, and invited to consider how the things around us are constructed in “Structures and Open Window: Emilio Sanchez on Paper.” Some of the constructs the exhibition asks us to think about are race, social and institutional power, and, more abstractly, the duality of design and nature.

Immediately behind that, the visitor is confronted with the nude human body in “Focus On: Laura Augilar.”

“These are so powerful to me in how they speak to the new femme throughout history and moving into photography,” says Cattarin. “There’s a way that all of the myriad implications that she embodies, a fat, queer, Chicana, nuero-divergent, individual, was, in these spaces, pushing back against this history of the new femme in the landscape.”

Upstairs, in the main gallery, “Alternative Futures” plays on loop, a video-based social critique spanning four works visualizing a more equitable world with the understanding that imagination leads to creation.

Adjoining the main gallery, visitors can meander through a variety of themes.

“Gandharan Sculpture” reflects on the Gandharan region of what is now northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, which was famed for its artistic achievement; “Beyond Pictorialism” frames the history of photography in its transition from a documentary

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tool to an artistic medium; “Nostalgia U.S.A.,” curated by the university’s students, examines how we remember the past and sometimes construct the past.

Under McLendon’s leadership, The Fralin has also strengthened its ties to UVA’s Kluge-Ruhe collection. Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt gives credit to McLendon for his commitment to diversity in what The Fralin presents.

“It’s been an amazing experience working with an institution that recognizes that contemporary art today is global, and that artists in remote parts of Australia have as much right to be shown in museums as any artist,” Skerritt said.

The Kluge-Ruhe collection begins a national tour on September 4 at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College with “Madayin,” an exhibition that includes some of Australia’s most iconic works of art.

“What makes this exhibition really special is that it has been curated by Yolngu Aboriginal people from the community, so rather than seeing this history from the perspective of a white art historian, you’re going to see it from the perspective of the people who made it,” Skerritt says. “For a white art historian, like myself, that’s really exciting, to be able to see how another culture understands their art.”

Art has always had a place in connecting cultures and rediscovering history, but recent social isolation and unrest make it more crucial than ever as a key to learning from each other.

“Right now, because of the last few years of the pandemic, people are looking for a space of beauty, a space of fun, a place where they can be restored,” says McLendon. “I worked with an artist years ago who, I will never forget, just said so simply, ‘We ask so much of art,’ and it’s true, we ask so much of art, and art gives us so much.”

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Artist Talk: Deborah Anzinger. The UVA Department of Art’s photography concentration hosts artist Anzinger, founder of New Local Space in Kingston, Jamaica. Free, 6pm. Ruffin Hall 206, UVA Grounds. virginia.edu

Brunch with Sammy. Enjoy brunch with Sammy Horn on piano. Free, 10am. The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Live. The all-female band from Cuba performs jazz tunes. $10-20, 7pm. Unity Church, 2825 Hydraulic Rd. cubanjazz.brownpapertickets.com Max Mandu. Contemplative rock sounds.

Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com UVA Chamber Music Series—Concert 4.

Performances from faculty and guest artists.

Free-$15, 3:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA Grounds. virginia.edu Vincent Zorn. Enjoy brunch with live music.

Free, noon. South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. southandcentralgrill.com

dance Salsa Class. Learn to salsa and strut your stuff. $6-8, 7pm. IX Art Park, 522 Second St. SE. ixartpark.org

stage New Works Festival. See listing for Friday, February 25. $5, 2pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

classes Paint & Sip. Learn a variety of acrylic paint skills and techniques, then paint your own fiery sunset. $35, 2pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarm andwinery.com

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Paramount Presents: Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Animated. See listing for Friday, February 25. $10-12, 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net Princess Mononoke Brunch. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles and a special brunch menu. $10, noon. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com Same Page Community Read Kickoff. Take and make activities, bingo, refreshments, and a free copy of Traci Chee’s We Are Not Free, while supplies last. Free, 1pm. JMRL Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org The Lost World scored by Sirintip. The Jurassic Park of the 1920s, restored and rescored. $10, 5:30pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

music Monday Music Series. Enjoy food and drink paired with live Latin music from Vincent Zorn, Berto & Vincent, or Beleza. Free, 7pm.

South and Central Latin Grill, Dairy Market. southandcentralgrill.com

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. the centercville.org

stage New Works Festival. See listing for Friday, February 25. Free, 7pm. Helms Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu

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There’s little that disappoints us more than a well-loved, local restaurant that’s gone before its time. Mangione’s on Main, known for an inviting ambiance as well as the quality of its hearty Italian cuisine, closed its doors just shy of the restaurant’s third anniversary.

“Our lease was ending, and we knew that we did not have it in us to sign up for a long-term commitment,” says co-owner Elaina Mangione. “We are very proud and fortunate to say that we were able to stay open and serve the community in addition to keeping most of our staff fully employed during the challenges of the pandemic. We had an amazing team and we couldn’t be more proud of them.”

While patrons are going to miss everything from the bold linguini with clam sauce to the more traditional spaghetti aglio e olio, Mangione says foodies should “stay tuned!” and teases at something new on the horizon.

“Something really amazing is likely taking over the space and we cannot wait to welcome them to the community,” she says.

Charlottesville/Albemarle Active Mobility Summit. Passionate about walking, biking, running or getting outdoors? Interested in a safer, better-connected community? Learn how to work with others and make a difference at this workshop. Free, 10am. Online. pecva.org

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Monday Night Trivia. Hosted by Brandon “The Trivia Guy” Hamilton. Free, 6pm. Prince Michel Vineyard & Tap 29 Brewery, 154 Winery Lane, Leon. princemichel.com Moonlight. A young African American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. $10, 7pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com North by Northwest. This Alfred Hitchcock classic is a tale of mistaken identity. Pay what you will, 2 and 7pm. Wayne Theatre, 521 W. Main St., Waynesboro. waynetheatre.org

Tuesday 3/1 music Paramount Presents: Colbie Caillat. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is joined by special guest Nick Davisson. $34-213, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. thepara mount.net

Brew’s through The team at Wild Wolf Brewing Company sold its last pint at the end of January after more than 10 years in business. Wild Wolf Brewery was created when entrepreneur Mary Wolf and her son Danny came into ownership of a 100-year-old Nelson County schoolhouse. The pair converted the building into a brewery and event space, and went on to produce a variety of award-winning ales and lagers. After so much success, the Wolf family decided to

Sammy Rae & The Friends. Rooted in classic rock, folk, and funk and sprinkled with soul and jazz. $20-23, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. jeffersontheater.com

dance English Country Dance. See listing for Monday, February 28. Free, 1pm. The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. thecenter cville.org

sell its brewing headquarters and ceased operations on January 30.

It’s like a foodie court on the mall On the flip side of beer news, Rockfish Brewing Co. is expanding its business to a new downtown location (on one side of the former Downtown Grille). This announcement comes shortly after it won second prize at the Crozet Winter Brews Festival for its Nice Marmot Imperial Stout. Rockfish will be the first brewery to have its own storefront on the mall, and aims to open in April.

Adjacent to Rockfish’s new digs is a neighbor with a familiar menu. The Bebedero has moved its location downstairs to occupy the other part of the former Downtown Grille space, and will be serving its traditional Mexican recipes at the newly remodeled restaurant in February.

Tucked into the CODE Building plaza is the new permanent kitchen from FARMacy Food Truck. FARMacy will continue to serve organic Mexican food to go, with a menu of fan favorites from the mobile edition, while doubling down on its commitment to organic, locally sourced ingredients.

Owners Jessica and Gabino Lino’s “food is medicine, so eat good food” philosophy, along with their initial success, proves that you can take the food out of the food truck, but you can’t take the farm out of the FARMacy. Right next door is Ooey Gooey Crispy, the next-level spot for grown-up grilled cheese, soups, salads, and breakfast sammies. Try the Neo-politan, with mozz, tomato conserva, and Parmesan butter, or a buffalo chicken and blue cheese ’wich named for Scott Norwood, the infamous Buffalo Bills’ kicker.—Will Ham

Jolie Fille. Fast and loud Cajun music to celebrate Mardi Gras. Free, 5pm. The Pub at Lake Monticello, 51 Bunker Blvd., Palmyra. lmoa.org

stage How to Live On Earth. See listing for Thursday, February 24. $8-14, 8pm. Ruth Caplin Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd., UVA Grounds. drama.virginia.edu

outside Mardi Gras Bike Ride and Procession. A low-stress ride followed by a bike-optional Karnival Krewe procession. Free, 5pm. Quality Pie, 309 Avon St. pecva.org Reparations Fun Run/Walk. The 9.7-mile route can be run at any time throughout the week, and lets you engage with some of the city’s important African American history while raising money for seven organizations.

No registration fee but donations encouraged, all day. Jefferson School City Center, 233 4th St. NW. jeffschoolheritagecenter.org

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Zena Howard. The award-winning architect is known for her visionary, complex, and culturally significant projects. Free, 5pm.

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A Raisin in the Sun. The landmark first film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play. $10, 2pm. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 5th Street Station. drafthouse.com

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ince 2019, local filmmaker Ty Cooper’ Indie Short Film Series has given aspiring Charlottesville filmmakers a valuable opportunity to showcase their work. “It’s a way for you to enter the business without having to spend a lot of money,” Cooper says.

Shorts are traditionally novice directors’ best way of making a name for themselves, but getting those shorts seen and spotlighted—especially theatrically—can be more grueling than making them.

Theater rentals are expensive, and patrons may shy away from paying 20 bucks to see just one short, so a series of screenings like Cooper’s gives hopeful directors an otherwise unaffordable venue. “They’re able to be seen without paying a whole bunch of money like I pay—I rent the theater for them,” Cooper says.

Cooper’s programs generally include six to eight titles, followed by panel discussions with several featured filmmakers, and his February 26 screenings will en-

compass many genres, including international shorts. “I don’t want the same type of film to show up within this block,” says Cooper. “It’s really based on what I feel is going to be different—what’s going to make the patron’s experience really good. I choose various genres—horror, drama, romance, whatever.”

Since 2015, Cooper has volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival, and he cherry-picks some of his material from it. This allows his audience to “truly see how good

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these local and regional filmmakers are, by comparison,” he says. And, as a promotion and outreach consultant for the Virginia Film Festival, he says he is always looking at films.

Many of the submissions come to Cooper through his website, indieshortfilmseries.com. He carefully curates his series, studying the content and technical qualities of the submitted films. “I’m looking at everything I possibly can, to say, ‘This will be an enjoyable experience for the patron,’” says Cooper, who observes both sides of the viewing experience to balance the patrons’ and filmmakers’ appreciation of the series.

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Experiencing films in a real theater is also fundamental for Cooper. With streaming dominating the market, he elected not to go online, with either the series or his newest film, Amanda. And it paid off. The series opened in 2019 to “an amazing turnout,” and a February 29, 2020, screening of shorts was almost sold out. He says it was catching momentum and about to go monthly before the pandemic closed it down until late last year.

“I just don’t like the whole online festival type of experience,” he says. The communal theater setting was too critical, so he waited until things opened back up.

The Indie Short Film Series’ December 2021 revival was met with a packed house, and the series is scheduled to run monthly or bimonthly until 2023.

Cooper also aims to push Charlottesville as a key destination spot for filmmakers to visit, saying “It’s about building consistency and exposure for the town.” Some of the filmmakers Cooper brought in early on only knew of the city from the infamous August 12, 2017, incident. “They actually didn’t know where UVA was! Now, they know,” says Cooper.

On his post-screening panels, the gleam in the filmmakers’ eyes has been enormously satisfying for Cooper, and he shares their pride: “I see it in their eyes and I love it, because I provided the opportunity, that sense of empowerment for another creator.

And I know where that creator is at, mentally: They want to get their stuff seen . . .

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in Charlottesville, and often invite young people from the community to participate in activities with senior members. Recently, The Center organized a chat between UVA med students and senior members, and there are frequent Zoom events, like a recent discussion on equity in our community presented by UVA’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Albemarle County’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, that can bring young and old together.

At a time when COVID has separated many of us, and increased isolation, especially for more vulnerable older people, it’s all too easy to end up spending most of our time with people roughly the same age or generation as we are. Even before the pandemic, young people working for local tech companies or in restaurants, or continuing their education, often find themselves in social worlds isolated from older people. Likewise, older people entrenched in their careers and family lives, living in retirement communities or isolated in their homes, don’t often have opportunities to interact with younger people.

Much can be done simply by making micro-gestures in our daily lives.

Why not think about striking up a conversation with an older person of a different generation that you see in the grocery store or walking in your neighborhood? Make a random phone or Zoom call to an older person in your life. You never know what kind of cool stuff you might learn.

“I get new perspectives every time I engage with, for example, a UVa student, or our Center members who are sometimes my age but often 20 or 30 or more years my senior,” Thompson said. “With a rapidly changing world, hearing a wide variety of views is vital to my understanding of what it takes for the Charlottesville area to be a healthy community.”

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by AARP that asks a group of millennials to say what age they consider to be “old” and to show what “old” looks like to them. Most said 40s, 50s, and 60s and then pretended to hobble across the street using a cane and write a text message on their phones using one finger while squinting at the screen. But then each millennial is paired with someone older, in his or her 50s, 60s or 70s, and something changes. A 55-year-old does a perfect yoga balance on a small block, something one millennial can’t do. A 70-yearold does karate moves with his younger partner. They teach each other dance moves, balancing exercises. The result?

The millennials quickly change their minds about what they thought “old” was. “Old, now, to me is, like, 100,” says one millennial.

What’s striking about the video is the intimate connection the millennials and older people have with each other by the end. Most are holding hands, embracing, or smiling brightly as they describe their experience.

The experiment reveals how energized both the millennials and older people were by the experience.

Yet, as the need for such an experiment shows, there exist false perceptions and societal walls that often prevent much-needed connections between generations in our society. Not to mention the ageism that exists in our youth-obsessed culture. While we live in an age focused on equity, reducing discrimination, and encouraging diversity, divides and misunderstandings between generations still persist.

“We seem to understand the value of having diverse relationships and connections with people of different socioeconomic, faith, racial or other backgrounds. The same is true for engaging with a wide variety of ages,” said Peter Thompson, executive director of The Center.

“A community is made up of all ages, and the strength of the community depends on all generations,” said Marta Keane, CEO of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA).

“Generations have so much to learn from one another. The seniors have wisdom and experience to share.

They can provide guidance and encouragement, and demonstrate the joy of life. Younger generations have ideas without assumptions/biases and can be open to new ideas. They might stretch what is in one’s comfort zone.”

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Aries (March 21-April 19): “A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it,” wrote author G. K. Chesterton.

Amen to that! Please regard his observation as the first part of your horoscope. Here’s the second part: It’s sometimes the right approach to move in harmony with the flow, to allow the momentum of elemental forces to carry you along. But now is not one of those times. I suggest you experiment with journeys against the flow. Go in quest of what the followers of easy options will never experience. Do it humbly, of course, and with your curiosity fully deployed.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): “You’re never allowed to step on people to get ahead,” said TV personality and author Star Jones. “But you can step over them if they’re in your way.” I suspect the coming months will be a time when you really should step over people who are in your way. There’s no need to be mad at them, criticize them, or gossip about them. That would sap your energy to follow your increasingly clear dreams. Your main task is to free yourself from influences that obstruct your ability to be the Royal Sovereign of Your Own Destiny.

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Cancer (June 21-July 22): As you enter an astrological phase when vast, expansive ruminations will be fun and healthy for you, I will offer you some vast, expansive thoughts. Hopefully, they will inspire your own spacious musings. First, here’s artist M. C. Escher:

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Deb Caletti made the following observation: “You have ordinary moments and ordinary moments and more ordinary moments, and then, suddenly, there is something monumental right there. You have past and future colliding in the present, your own personal Big Bang, and nothing will ever be the same.”

In my vision of your destiny in 2022, Pisces, there could be several of these personal Big Bangs, and one of them seems to be imminent. To prepare—that is, to ensure that the changes are primarily uplifting and enjoyable— I suggest you chant the following mantra at least five times every day: “I love and expect good changes.”

“Wonder is the salt of the earth.” Next, author Salman Rushdie: “What’s real and what’s true aren’t necessarily the same.” Here’s poet Allen Ginsberg: “When you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it then becomes sacred.” A proverb from the Omaha people: “Ask questions from your heart, and you will be answered from the heart.” G. K. Chesterton: “Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.” Finally, playwright Tony Kushner: “I’m not religious, but I like God, and he likes me.”

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): “Out of love, you can speak with straight fury,” wrote author Eudora Welty. Here’s how I interpret that in light of the current chapter of your life story: You have an opportunity to recalibrate some misaligned energy. You have the necessary insight to fix an imbalance or dissolve an illusion or correct a flow that has gone offcourse. And by far the best way to do that is by wielding the power of love. It will need to be expressed with vehemence and intense clarity, however. It will require you to be both compassionate and firm. Your homework: Figure out how to express transformative truths with kindness.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo political science professor Tatah Mentan was born and raised in the African country of Cameroon, which has never fully recovered from its grueling colonization by Germany, France, and England. The democratic tradition there is tenuous. When Mentan first taught at a university in the Cameroonian capital, authorities found his ideas too controversial.

For the next 16 years, he attempted to be true to himself while avoiding governmental censorship, but the strain proved too

stressful. Fearing for his safety, he fled to the U.S. I’m turning to him for advice that will serve you well in the coming weeks. He tells us, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Anything you do from the heart enriches you, but sometimes not till years later,” wrote author Mignon McLaughlin. I’m pleased to inform you, Libra, that you will soon receive your rewards for generous actions you accomplished in the past. On behalf of the cosmic rhythms, I apologize for how long it has taken. But at least it’s finally here. Don’t underestimate how big this is. And don’t allow sadness about your earlier deprivation to inhibit your enthusiastic embrace of compensation.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): No matter how reasonable and analytical you are, Scorpio, you possess a robust attraction to magic. You yearn for the refreshing invigoration of non-rational mysteries. You nurture urges to be delighted by outbreaks of the raw, primal lust for life.

According to my astrological assessment, you are especially inclined to want and need these feelings in the next few weeks. And that’s good and healthy and holy! At the same time, don’t abandon your powers of discernment. Keep them running in the background as you enjoy your rejuvenating communions with the enigmatic pleasures of the Great Unknown.

and grow touch starved. Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.” This is always important to remember, but it will be extra crucial for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. I advise you to be ingenious and humble and frank as you collect as much physical contact as you can. Be polite and respectful, of course. Never force yourself on anyone. Always seek permission. With those as your guidelines, be greedy for hugs and cuddling and caresses.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19): “Education, fundamentally, is the increase of the percentage of the conscious in relation to the unconscious.” Author and educator Sylvia Ashton-Warner said that, and now I’m telling you—just in time for one of the most lesson-rich times of a year that will be full of rich lessons. In the next nine months, dear Capricorn, the proportion of your consciousness in relation to your unconsciousness should markedly increase.

And the coming weeks will be a favorable phase to upgrade your educational ambitions.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re entering a phase of your cycle when your ability to boost your finances will be stronger than usual. You’ll be more likely to attract good luck with money and more apt to discover useful tips on how to generate greater abundance. To inspire your efforts, I offer you this observation by author Katharine Butler Hathaway: “To me, money is alive. It is almost human.

If you treat it with real sympathy and kindness and consideration, it will be a good servant and work hard for you, and stay with you and take care of you.”

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Diane Ackerman tells us, “In the absence of touching and being touched, people of all ages can sicken

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(May 21–June 20): Gemini-born Gina Rowlands is retired now, but she had an award-winning six-decade career as an actor.

At age 20, she decided what she wanted to do with her life, and her parents offered her their blessings. She said: “I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit college and be an actress, and she said, ‘Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!’ And I told my father, and he literally said, ‘I don’t care if you want to be an elephant trainer if it makes you happy.’” Dear Gemini, in the coming months, I would love for you to receive similar encouragement for your budding ideas and plans. What can you do to ensure you’re surrounded by influences like Rowlands’ parents? I hope you embark on a long-term project to get all the support you need.

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Headed Up Up UP!

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e look forward to daffodils popping up and temperatures rising every spring.

Unfortunately, this year a trio of less welcome economic indicators joins them: Inflation at its highest in 13 years, interest rates headed north, and housing prices following suit.

It seems the only real estate market stats heading downward are number of homes for sale and days on market.

These decreases pile on to make our area’s spring market challenging for buyers and a not to be missed opportunity for sellers.

Prices and Rates Up “Housing prices have risen 10 percent per year for the past couple of years,” says Denise Ramey, with Long & Foster and President of Virginia REALTORS®.

“The rate of price increase is expected to

slow down but prices are still going up.”

A casual look at the MLS or a conversation with any REALTOR® confirms this.

Greg Slater, with Nest Realty, says, “I just listed a home in Old Trail (Crozet) for $1.27 million. Three years ago, maybe once every 18 months you’d get a home that would break the $1 million threshold. Now there are six to eight per year, and I expect that number to keep rising.”

And upward trending mortgage rates are not helpful. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the first of several rate hikes in the federal funds rate in mid-March.

Higher mortgage rates can lead to a drop in housing prices (theoretically).

Higher monthly payments, eliminate some buyers from the market and decreased demand promotes lower prices.

But inflation is a factor.

Principal Broker/Owner Cynthia Hash, of Find Homes Realty, explains,

“In early January, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 3.45 percent from 3.22 percent the previous week. The higher the inflation rate, the more interest rates are likely to rise. That introduces uncertainty about whether the market will continue to be a seller’s market come spring and summer of next year. Therefore, to get top dollar, homeowners that are thinking about selling might want to jump on the opportunity to sell sooner rather than later.”

There is still a lot of space between current mortgage rates and the dreaded four percent mark. “Rates have been below four percent for the past decade, and I expect that they will stay below four through the remainder of 2022,” says Slater. “That is still a really good mortgage interest rate for buyers.”

Price fluctuations vary across the region. CAAR’s Home Sales Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2021 shows Nelson

County’s median sales price increased by 26 percent, while Fluvanna and Greene Counties saw 15 and seven percent increases, respectively. Meanwhile, median sales prices in Louisa County dropped by two percent and Charlottesville saw a one percent decline.

Just over the Blue Ridge Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County have generally lower sales prices, but these too are rising. REALTOR® Tony Girard, with Long & Foster knows the area well.

“Waynesboro and the surrounding areas are growing. There are multiple large developments underway and seem to be gaining steam.

“We are 26 miles to Harrisonburg, and 26 miles to Charlottesville, making it such a sweet spot. Prices are rising here, too. But in general, they are more affordable on this side of the mountain, making it very attractive for buyers to take a close look.”

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The second factor likely to keep prices moving up is the lack of inventory.

Hardly a House to be Found “Don’t expect prices to come down anytime soon,” advises Girard. “We have seen five to twenty offers on some properties. Until we have a significant influx of homes, prices will continue to rise with those kinds of offers.”

Inventory is at historic lows. Ramey reports, “We are at 0.9 months of inventory now. On a statewide level, that’s only one-half of a listing for each real estate agent. The shortage of homes to sell is staggering.”

At the end of the year, there were only 43 listings in Nelson County, down 46 percent from a year ago. Albemarle County inventory is down 50 percent from last year.

Slater confirms, “As of 12/31/21, there were just 158 homes for sale in Albemarle County. That’s crazy low. And that’s why we will continue to see prices go up. That $1.27 million dollar house in Crozet?

There were three buyers within 24 hours.

At the other end of the spectrum, a twobedroom home, listed for $300,000, had 16 offers. And this was January. We’re not even into the spring market.”

Even with the number of high-quality builders working in this region, their combined output isn’t likely to move the needle on the supply and demand imbalance.

That leaves sellers squarely in the driver’s seat.

Sellers: “Sell Now!” But sellers shouldn’t be lulled into thinking things will stay like this forever.

Ramey says, “I advise anyone considering selling in the next couple of years to sell now if they can. Don’t wait and think things will improve a year from now. We don’t have any idea what next year will bring. If you have a place to move, sell now while inventory is at an all-time low.”

Girard warns the buyer-seller imbalance doesn’t give sellers carte blanche to ask for an inflated price. “Sellers need to understand that even in this market, their house needs to be priced correctly.

If so, it will most likely be a quick sale

tion. Instead, work with a trusted agent to be prepared, know what you can afford, and what your non-negotiables are.

Girard makes sure his buyers are ready but not frenzied. “We have many conversations around being prepared to act. They need a crystal-clear picture of what is going on in today’s market and how many offers some homes have been getting.”

In addition to being ready to make an offer, they need to be prepared psychologically for the long haul.

“Getting buyers to understand the entire process in the beginning as well as the possibility of disappointment and frustration is key. When clients know what to expect, they have a higher trust and appreciation of the entire process and are more likely to be successful.”

When buyers panic, they make rash decisions, sometimes spending more than they can afford or buying something they don’t want.

buyers need to do,” says Ramey. Know what your non-negotiables are and what features are most important. That way you won’t be tempted to make an offer and get stuck with a house that doesn’t meet your needs.

“I showed a house in Hollymead that went on the market yesterday and already had three offers. But I would be surprised if this house met many of the buyers’ needs. Buyers should not rush to buy if it doesn’t meet at least a few critical factors: location, condition, and resale value. In the long term, it’s better to get this right and not end up with something you don’t like, and can’t sell. Don’t panic and feel like you need to buy just to get any house at any cost.”

But buyer fatigue is real. “Some buyers are throwing up their hands and renewing their leases because they can’t risk being shut out of the for-sale market and lose their rental unit too. It’s a tough place to be.”

“There’s no doubt that a rise in interest rates is going to cut some buyers out of this market,” says Wina Hubbard, REALTOR® with Montague Miller & Co. “We may see a slight decrease in competition, particularly at the lower price points but probably not enough to rebalance this seller’s market. The buyers at the margins will be the ones most likely hurt.”

But worse than not buying a house at all is buying something you can’t afford.

“It’s important for buyers to fully understand the costs of ownership and how mortgage rate increases impact monthly payments. Don’t make a purchase that will put you in a terrible position financially.

Expect increasing mortgage rates and stay within your comfort zone, so you can enjoy the house you do end up buying.”

The other panic decision is settling for something you don’t want. “This is some of the most important prep work

On the other hand, having lost out on a few bids makes for a better buyer.

“Buyers have to understand that 65-75 percent of sales in Albemarle and other counties are immediate sales,” says Slater.

“They have to be ready to go see it immediately and make an offer immediately.

That’s why knowing your price limits and your must-have features are so important.

A buyer who has missed out on three or four sales is usually better prepared than someone making their first offer. That seasoned buyer knows what it feels like to lose out on offers and knows what it takes to win.”

Hope springs eternal that low mortgage rates and slowing price hikes make this spring real estate market one where seasoned buyers and willing sellers can still win.

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“Right now, new construction can’t make up the difference in the inventory shortage. There has been a tremendous slow down on lot creation. What used to take two or three weeks, now takes three or four months. You can sign a contract today and if the build is delayed by three or four months, then add another six to eight months to build, you’re already at a year,” Slater adds.

Ramey concurs. “Housing start projections are low. One of the biggest obstacles for builders is finding lots and getting developments approved.”

The delays in permitting are problematic. Add those to a dysfunctional supply chain and labor shortages and you have buyers whose houses were supposed to be delivered eight months to a year ago still waiting to move into their new homes.

Semi-custom builder Craig Builders is active in several communities. Ben Davis, VP of Sales says, “It’s a challenge to build a home right now, but we have a great group of people who are committed to finding creative ways to ensure our customers are moving in on time.”

That includes constant communication with the customers to help them plan how to rent or coordinate the sale of their current house to prevent having to move twice.

“I expect pricing and supply shortages will get worse before they get better. We are having to order almost everything two to three months earlier to avoid scheduling delays so our timeline from groundbreaking to completion doesn’t get dragged out.

“We limit the number of homes we build each year to ensure we deliver a quality product and service to each customer without overcommitting. We are starting to build Villas and Elevator Townes in Old Trail Village with some fall 2022 move-in dates to help bring inventory to the market.”

with multiple offers. Properties that are coming out of the shoot with too high a price will probably be on the market longer and ultimately sell for a lower price.”

“It’s a challenge for the listing agent to figure out how to list the property knowing there is upward pressure,” says Slater.

“Even with the depths of demand we are experiencing, homes can still be overpriced.

REALTORS® analyze a lot of data to help a buyer set a fair price to attract buyers.

Sellers should pay attention. In cases with multiple offers, it’s usually buyers setting the elevated value, not sellers.”

Buyers Keep Your Wits This market has been tough on buyers. It’s difficult to watch mortgage rates go up, inventory go down, prices rise, and days on market plummet. With all those data points moving in the wrong direction buyers may panic or give up.

Neither of those choices is a good op-

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Land: $249,500 Home: $382,000 TOTAL: $631,500

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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

RIVER LAWN

Delightful combination of wood and pastureland with a spectacular bluff for a building site overlooking the James River in southern Albemarle County.

Property is under easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. MLS#569753 $745,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

ROUND HILL

Panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mtns. and scenic Rivanna Reservoir frontage is offered from this spectacular 120-acre Albemarle County estate featuring a 5 BR manor home. Excellent location close to the city limits and the Charlottesville airport! MLS#625402 $5,450,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

Striking residence on a private 5+ acres in the heart of Keswick, one of the most beautiful and protected areas in Albemarle County. Architecturallydesigned with numerous custom features, the floor plan of this stunning residence is thoroughly thought out; one level living with flexible space.

The front entrance opens into a lightfilled, vaulted ceiling great room with chef ’s kitchen and spacious living area.

Minutes from the world class Keswick Hall, Charlottesville, UVA, and Pantops.

MLS#626196 $1,195,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

GREY OAKS

In the heart of this exceptional country estate is an immaculate, 6-BR, 6.5-BA home offering outstanding views overlooking a 2-acre lake to the Blue Ridge Mtns. Total tranquility, over 53 rolling acres, wonderful outdoor spaces, and a 1,800 sf barn. MLS#617485 $4,165,000 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, 434.981.1863

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

MOORELAND

Classic Virginia brick home, circa 1855, on 22 acres, just seven miles south of Charlottesville. Property includes a cottage, outbuildings, shared ownership in a beautiful pond. Lovely mature landscaping and mountain views. $985,000 MLS#624421 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.moorelandva.com

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HB3 FARM

Proximity, privacy, and panoramic views on 28 acres six miles from UVA. The property features an outstanding, spacious farmhouse with formal and informal spaces capturing the surrounding landscape.

Recent additions include gunite pool, spectacular pool house, and garage with finished space above. Expansive porches, stocked pond, barn with tack room, riding ring, trails, workshop, gym, and more comprise this one-of-a-kind offering. MLS#626078 $4,875,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 or Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

Two wonderful estate parcels comprised of 185.01± acres in coveted Ragged Mountain Farm. Excellent elevated building site, complete privacy, and beautiful views. Murray/Henley/Western school district. MLS#621083 $1,895,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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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

FRAY’S GRANT

Great investment opportunity! 2-two acres lots $99,000 each, or $275,000 total. Also, 21 acres, Blue Ridges views, creeks $170,000. Each 2+ acres lot is on private setting. Only 10 minutes to airport, excellent shopping, Bonefish Grill and Starbucks.

Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

SIMMONS GAP ROAD

5-acre lot with mature hardwoods. Great opportunity to build with no HOA. Private building site amongst beautiful woods. Located between Free Union and Earlysville but so convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#621177 $140,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

EMERALD RIDGE

22-acre lot in Western Albemarle! Wooded, wonderfully private and offers the ideal location for an elevated building site with the potential for big year-round views. Enjoy a picnic, fishing, hiking, and swimming at nearby Mint Springs Park. MLS#621504 $295,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

LAMBS ROAD

Private, wooded lot, that’s conveniently close to Charlottesville, but still in Albemarle County. The property contains large, mature trees and a small stream that winds through the middle. 3 potential division rights. MLS#626128 $259,000 Jeremy Fields, 434.270.1220

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

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

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

MISSION HOME ROAD

146.88 ac. in Albemarle & Greene County. Privacy & protection adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park!

Full division rights & multiple home sites. Extraordinary timberland. Views of the mountains, along with easy access to trails & Skyline Drive. MLS#620276 $1,200,000 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

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BUFFALO RIVER ROAD

Elevated 21-acre tract, mostly mature hardwood forest and road frontage in northwest Albemarle.

Elevated homesite offers potential panoramic Blue Ridge Mountain views with some clearing. Adjacent 21 acres also for sale. MLS#625864 $170,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

COMMONWEALTH DRIVE

One story 2,147 SF commercial office building at corner Westfield RD just off Rte 29S. Zoned Commercial Office (CO) use includes administrative and business offices, professional offices, medical, dental and more. CVCMLS#30317750 $749,000 Mark Mascotte, 434. 825.8610

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HOME SALES STATS

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ENDING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20, 2022 THERE WERE 67 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS

n 18 were in Albemarle with an average price of $623,551 n 9 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $446,822 n 3 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $416,278 n 3 were in Greene with an average price of $374,417 n 6 were in Louisa with an average price of $406,580 n 4 were in Madison with an average price of $275,000 n 7 were in Nelson with an average price of $421,286 n 9 were in Orange with an average price of $415,220 n 3 were in Staunton with an average price of $328,500 n 5 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $283,220

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Note: Real estate tax information gathered from local government Web sites and is believed but not guaranteed to be accurate as of publication date. Towns may assess real estate taxes in addition to those charged by each county.)

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

GREENE COUNTY

CITY OF STAUNTON

LOUISA COUNTY

CITY OF WAYNESBORO

MADISON COUNTY

ALBEMARLE COUNTY

NELSON COUNTY

www.charlottesville.gov Real estate tax rate: $.95 per $100 ci.staunton.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.92 per $100 www.waynesboro.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.90 per $100 www.albemarle.org Real estate tax rate: $.854 per $100

FLUVANNA COUNTY

fluvannacounty.org Real estate tax rate: $.884 per $100

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greenecountyva.gov Real estate tax rate: $.82 per $100 www.louisacounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100 www.madisonco.virginia.gov Real estate tax rate: $.71 per $100 nelsoncounty-va.gov Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

ORANGE COUNTY

orangecountyva.gov Real estate tax rate: $.804 per $100

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Crossroad Corner Shops | North Garden Family owned and operated since 1994, this beautifully maintained shopping center sits amongst the rolling hills of bucolic southern Albemarle County. The intersection on which its sits has supported businesses since 1820 and currently boasts traffic numbers of 16,000 vehicles per day. Designed to serve the community, the shopping center contains restaurants, a convenience store and gas station, medical offices, a bank, and numerous offices.

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$4,500,000 | Percy Montague | 434.981.1958

2417 Ridgeview Rd | Reva Renovated 1900’s farmhouse with all of today’s modern technology! 3 BR, 1½ BA farmhouse, with detached garage/shop located in the Reva area of Madison County just minutes from Route 29. Offers high speed INTERNET.

$319,000 | montaguemiller.com/VAMA2000422 Carrie Brown | 434.806.2048

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Langdon Woods Dr | Albemarle Proposed custom home To-Be-Built by European Homes of Albemarle on this beautiful lot in a community of nature in northern Albemarle County. Superior quality with open floor plan and spacious owners suite.

$875,000 | anitadunbar-realtor.com/617300 Anita Dunbar | 434.981.1421

119 Charles St | Gordonsville Newly renovated 3 BR, 2 BA farmhouse in the town of Gordonsville. New heat pump with propane back up for heating and cooling, new kitchen including granite counter and stainless appliances. Nice sized back yard on 0.5 acres

$229,900 | montaguemiller.com/VAOR2001576 Cindy Reed | 540.395.2167

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1a Middle Fork Rd | Palmyra

Cedar Ct | Charlottesville

Wonderful opportunity to build your dream home in Keswick Estate! This remarkable 3 acre parcel is NEARLY LEVEL to gently sloping with mature trees and backs up to the award winning Full Cry golf course at the 6th tee.

Evergreen Subdivision-15 lots ranging from 2 to 178 acres located on 2 state maintained roads in Fluvanna Co. Lots approved for 3 BR conventional septic. Build on homesites in a quiet rural location commutable to Charlottesville.

Office Space Lease - Located off Barracks Road, on Cedar Court for lease. Excellent, easy to access location.

Multi use basement office space, with 5 large office rooms.

$395,000 | newleafcville.com/623261 New Leaf Team | 434.214.6121

$374,900 | cartermontague.com/596272 Carter Montague | 434.962.3419

Office Space Lease Rate $1200 Monthly Kyle Olson | 540.649.4131

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