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Eleva is an energy-filled coffee shop located at the front entrance of the new Dairy Market food hall at 10th & Grady.

Eleva’s founder, Emilio Baltodano, has a background steeped in coffee. He was born in Nicaragua to a family that had farmed coffee there since the 1800s. During the Nicaraguan civil war, he and his mother moved to Florida as refugees. Emilio eventually found his way back to coffee and post-graduation spent 15 years with the Mercon Coffee Group, souring beans from small coffee farmers across three continents. He left the corporate world and opened the first Eleva in 2018 in New York City.

Emilio’s vision for Eleva is to honor the dedication and hard work of small coffee farmers around the world. Eleva showcases coffees from Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Ethiopia in beautifully crafted cold brews, lattes, and many more flavorful coffees. Eleva also offers delicious food like their hand-crafted empanadas and freshly baked pastries. The coffee and food are all sourced sustainably and ethically from small coffee growers.

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NEWS 7 8 Council questions reforms to Police Civilian Review Board.

9 City grants protected status to six more trees.

11 Panorama Farms thinks outside the coffin.

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I listened to a fair amount of Dave Matthews last week, to get inspiration for our April 28 “You Know You’re from Charlottesville if…” feature. Full disclosure: I wrote both the “…You love Dave Matthews” and “…You hate Dave Matthews” blurbs. Whichever camp you fall into—and I’ll cop to it, I’m personally pro-Dave—you have to admit that it’s neat that he’s from Charlottesville, a megastar who started right here.

Matthews isn’t the only local artist who’s gone on to bigger and better things, either. This week, our cover story is about another band with its sights set high (p. 12). Stray Fossa’s spacey, tumbling tunes have attracted attention in New York and beyond, and the group’s new album, With You For Ever, is sure to win over even more fans.

Live music will be one of the final frontiers of pandemic reopening. Soon enough, though, we’ll be back at the Jefferson and the Pavilion and the Southern and all the rest, cheering for acts large and small. In Charlottesville, those venues hold special importance. Around here, you never know—you just might be listening to the next big thing.—Ben Hitchcock

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“They need to be melted down and transformed, as our culture needs to transform.”

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—local resident Lena Seville, urging City Council to permanently destroy the Lee and Jackson statues

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More name games Charlottesville City Schools have begun the process of evaluating the names of all their facilities, in hopes of removing Confederates, eugenicists, and other scoundrels from the faces of public school buildings. First up in the audit are Clark Elementary, named for General George Rogers Clark, and Venable Elementary, named for Confederate officer Charles S. Venable. The schools held a public hearing this week.

No longer acting After a week of interviewing potential city attorneys, City Manager Chip Boyles recommended City Council permanently hire Acting City Attorney Lisa Robertson during Monday’s meeting. Robertson defended Charlottesville in the yearslong court battle over the infamous Lee and Jackson statues, ending with the city’s victory at the Virginia Supreme Court last month. How’s that for a job interview!

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would be an insufficient measure because it might allow them to retain their sinister symbolic meaning.

“The last few years have shown that few, if any, museums or other institutions that are capable of properly re-contextualizing the nation’s Confederate statues and memorials are willing to accept them,” the letter reads. “Council must ensure that the statues are never again displayed in public.”

At Monday night’s council meeting, half a dozen speakers echoed the points laid out in the letter. “Speed is of the essence,” said former city councilor Kristin Szakos.

“This community has waited for four years to remove these statues, and has seen the harm that they continue to bring to our community with their message of white supremacy.”

The city plans to follow the process for statue removal outlined in the 2020 law passed by the Virginia legislature. Under that law, City Council has total discretion on what to do with the statues, though it is required to solicit public feedback before making any decisions. Council is expected to hold a public hearing on the statue removal process in early June.

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This week, eight former members of Charlottesville’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials, and Public Spaces released a letter urging the city to immediately shroud the downtown statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and to take steps to ensure that the monuments are permanently removed from public view.

In 2016, the commission, made up of academics, researchers, and activists, recommended that the city remove or re-contextualize its Confederate monuments. Now, both the state legislature and the state Supreme Court have given Charlottesville’s City Council the green light to get rid of the statues.

“The statues embody ideologies of white supremacy and are rallying points for those who embrace violence and hatred. They have no legitimate place in any public sphere,” reads the letter. “The murder of Heather Heyer and the injuries inflicted on scores of others will forever be associated with them.”

The former commissioners also emphasize that moving the statues to a less prominent location

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Community members are urging the city to immediately cover the Lee and Jackson statues, as it did in 2017.

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May 3 is now Joy Johnson Day in the City of Charlottesville. Johnson, a longtime public housing resident and advocate for her neighbors, won the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award in April. In the city’s official proclamation, it thanked Johnson for “her unwavering perseverance to housing justice over the past twenty years.”

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harlottesville’s Police Civilian Review Board continues to disagree with city officials over how much power it should wield.

Shortly after August 2017, in response to demands for increased oversight of law enforcement, City Council committed to the creation of a Police Civilian Review Board, a body that would give area residents some checks on the police’s power.

In the years since, the board has been caught in bureaucratic limbo, as its members, elected officials, and law enforcement have quarreled over how much power the board should have. The drawn-out process has frustrated those hoping to see local criminal justice reform.

This summer could offer clarity, as a new law—passed by the state legislature in the wake of last summer’s racial justice demonstrations—explicitly grants broad power to police civilian review boards across Virginia. In an April 27 work session, Charlottesville CRB members proposed a new set of rules for the board, and city councilors expressed concerns.

Under the new law, the CRB is allowed to receive, investigate, and issue findings on complaints of serious misconduct and incidents involving use of force. It also has the power to subpoena documents and witnesses. If the accused party is found guilty of misconduct, the board

can issue a binding disciplinary ruling for cases involving “serious breaches of departmental and professional standards” after consulting with the police chief, including demotion, suspension without pay, or termination.

The new law also gives the board power to review less serious internal affairs investigations, as well as evaluate department policies, practices, and procedures.

Since December, a group composed of current and former CRB members, as well as members of the activist group The People’s Coalition, has worked to align the current ordinance with the new state law, researching various police oversight models and consulting with the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement.

“I have real serious problems,” said Councilor Lloyd Snook of the proposed ordinance. “I have no problems with a good strong review board. But I don’t see this draft as creating a review board, [but] a substitute disciplinary board.”

Councilor Heather Hill and Police Chief RaShall Brackney claimed that the board had not collaborated enough with CPD on the ordinance. Brackney worried there would not be due process for officers under both the CRB and CPD’s disciplinary processes.

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Fine specimens Get to know Charlottesville’s six newly protected trees

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harlottesville wouldn’t be Charlottesville without its trees. When the city adopted a Tree Conservation Ordinance in 2013 to allow special protected status for certain trees, it was an acknowledgment of all their many benefits: beauty, history, a sense of place, and all the “ecosystem services” that trees provide for free. They cool the air and make oxygen; they filter water and hold soil in place.

They’re the quiet heroes of the city.

The ordinance has previously been used to protect only 11 trees, but in early April, City Council used it to designate six more— individuals, all on public land, that are now protected from removal unless council specifically authorizes it.

“These were obvious trees to designate,” says Brian Menard, chair of the city’s Tree Commission, which worked with the Charlottesville Tree Stewards, a volunteer group, to make nominations. “Five of the six were specimen trees”—that is, protected because of their outstanding size and quality—“and that was for a reason, to showcase the best of the species.”

One of these, an American elm, stands outside Clark Elementary School in Belmont.

Charlottesville’s newly protected trees  White ash behind the AlbemarleCharlottesville Historical Society

 Post oak in Maplewood Cemetery  Sycamore by Riverview Trail  Shumard oak by the 250 Bypass  Red oak in Oakwood Cemetery

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 American elm at Clark Elementary

The stately white ash behind the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society.

that seem almost frosted, white on sepia, perhaps giving the species its name. But even if you don’t have time to really commune with the tree—if you’re hurrying past the Central Library, or through Market Street Park—you can see the ash; it’s a giant that’s visible all around the block. The sixth tree is harder to visit; it stands within the loop of an off-ramp from the 250 Bypass onto Rugby Road, so you’re more likely to see it while speeding past in your car. It’s a Shumard oak that is now officially a Memorial Tree, honoring Leroy Snow of Snow’s Garden Center.

Look for more trees to be designated in the future, Menard says. “This is certainly not the last batch,” he says, adding that citizens can nominate trees, too. “The more we designate, the more we call attention to the overall importance of trees.”

“Five of the six were specimen trees, and that was for a reason, to showcase the best of the species.” BRIAN MENARD, CHARLOTTESVILLE TREE COMMISSION

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At the north end of Oakwood Cemetery, a Southern red oak earned specimen status in part for its 80-foot crown spread—a truly resplendent reach that creates, for anyone standing underneath it, a sort of magical outdoor room. The oak, with so many souls interred beneath it, feels as though it ties different eras of Charlottesville history together.

Two headstones, dated 1876 and 1898, seem to mark graves that are actually underneath the tree’s titanic base. Leaves whisper and wave throughout its whole muscular, elbowed structure.

You can get close to the white ash behind the Charlottesville-Albemarle Historical Society, too, if you walk into the diminutive brick-walled garden at the building’s rear entrance. Right up next to the tree’s base, you can examine its bark—deep, close-set ridges

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It anchors the top of a steep bank that separates the schoolyard from Monticello Avenue, and it’s regularly treated by the city against Dutch Elm Disease. In the materials prepared by the Tree Commission, a photo shows a group of young students lining up with their teachers under the elm’s generous shade.

Maybe some of the kids looked up into the canopy as they gathered there, or maybe not.

Whether they noticed it or not, the tree set the stage for that moment in time.

Another is a bur-post oak with a trunk five feet across in the center of Maplewood Cemetery. Menard knows it well, since he lives near the cemetery and has, he says, “spent many hours under it.” In Riverview Park, a sycamore along the trail sprouted naturally on the riverbank, as sycamores do, and is now 65 feet tall, one of the largest in the park.

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the issues that Chief Brackney did,” responded CRB vice-chair Will Mendez.

Both Councilors Michael Payne and Sena Magill pointed out that the board’s investigations may not be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, which could discourage community members from coming forward with complaints.

“Right now we cannot promise that members of the public that their personal information can be protected. That is definitely a detail that needs to be worked out,” said Acting City Attorney Lisa Robertson.

Several councilors expressed concern over the operating procedures for the board’s investigations, but CRB chair Bellamy Brown explained they could better address these specific concerns once an executive director is hired. The city is actively searching for a board director, and has received 64 applications for the position.

Mayor Nikuyah Walker questioned what a proper collaboration between the board and department would look like. “When we’re talking about transforming a system, there’s only so much that the individuals already a part of that system can bring to the table,” she said.

During public comment, initial CRB member Rosia Parker criticized the councilors for their unfamiliarity with the new legislation and focus on the rights of police officers. “City Council has had plenty of time to have investigated and done the research to find out what models would work for Charlottesville,” she said.

“I’m not sure why there is fear for breaking ground and why you should have any fear of creating oversight of the police,” said lawyer Teresa Hepler. “People of color being followed, harassed, and injured by the police are afraid. So how can you be scared to do something different?”

Walker responded that she is “not against anything,” but that she wants to know exactly how the revamped board is going to work before she votes on the ordinance. Payne and Magill agreed that the city must get the ordinance right the first time around, or other localities may be deterred from creating their own powerful review boards.

After further discussion, council and the board agreed to have multiple full-day work sessions to go over each specific power in the draft ordinance with the board’s legal council and Robertson.

Moving forward, initial CRB member Sarah Burke hopes that council will get “up to speed” on the new legislation, and will listen to the community as it works with the board to provide meaningful police oversight.

“What I saw the other night was the City Council grilling the CRB on the model without seeming to have a lot of their own background and research on the issue,” says Burke. “I [also] don’t understand this idea that somehow the CRB should be chastised for failing to listen to the police officers who haven’t engaged with the work.”

Parker also urges council to be openminded, transparent, and willing to change.

“We as the people, we’re going to keep pushing,” she says. “It’s time for change, and the time is now.”

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n 2009, Dr. Latham Murray of Earlysville passed away at age 59 at his childhood home, Panorama Farms.

His family decided to take care of the funeral themselves, building him a homemade coffin and burying him in their family cemetery. Without knowing it, they had given him a natural burial, free of toxic embalming chemicals, exotic wood caskets, concrete burial vaults, and other elements of traditional funerals known to harm the environment.

After performing more natural burials for their parents, Jean and James Murray, the next generation of Murrays now hopes to add a natural burial ground to their Albemarle farm, giving other members of the community the option to say good-bye to their loved ones in a greener way.

“This is a profoundly meaningful way to care for and respect the dead,” says Chris Murray. “This would be a wonderful thing for the community.”

During a green burial, the deceased are typically placed in a simple wicker or woven casket, or covered with cotton shroud or blanket, all of which are biodegradable and allow for natural decomposition. After they are lowered into the ground and buried under several feet of soil, their graves are marked with a flat stone marker or native plants, in lieu of concrete or plastic memorials. Some natural cemeteries even offer organic burial pods, which turn decaying bodies (or ashes) into trees.

“My parents were enthusiastic environmentalists. This is a way to maintain their legacy of environmental stewardship,” adds Murray, whose family has owned Panorama Farms for nearly 70 years.

According to the Green Burial Council, there are currently around 250 green cemeteries in the U.S., including three in Virginia. With the approval of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Panorama Farms could become the first green cemetery in the Charlottesville area.

The 20-acre burial ground would also help raise revenue to sustain and preserve the family farm.

Natural burials have been the norm in Jewish and Muslim communities for thousands of years, and were common in the United States until the Civil War, when wealthy Northerners started paying for their deceased soldiers to be embalmed and shipped home. After he was assassinated in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was embalmed and paraded across the country, leading to the birth of the modern American funeral industry, reports the Smithsonian.

“We’re essentially going back to that principle in Judeo-Christian tradition, which is literally ‘dust to dust,’” explains Murray.

“The current conventional funeral and burial practices, the body basically never turns to dust.”

Natural burials cut out dangerous embalming fluid—a known carcinogen. And they’re greener than cremation, which releases nearly 600 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air and can vaporize harmful metals from dental fillings or surgical implants.

They also save money, costing an average of $2,000 to $3,000, compared to the average $9,000 traditional American funeral.

According to Murray, the board of supervisors has until March 2022 to rule on the special use permit application, but the family hopes to hear back by late summer.

“We love the idea—but it’s not a slam dunk until we actually get the special use permit,” says Murray.

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“It was important to be in a place that really appreciates music, and a place where we felt we could actually jump in and get going. Charlottesville’s lent itself to that in a huge way.” NICK EVANS, STRAY FOSSA

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Stray Fossa’s Nick Evans says Charlottesville’s robust live music scene was a major reason the band settled here in 2017.

more sound than what typically would be created by those three instruments.”

They rented a house together and now record out of a homemade studio in their attic. Nick experimented with guitar pedals; once he settled into a sound the rest of the band took it from there. Will spearheads engineering and production, and his detail-oriented work style involves layering and looping with a precision that allows the group to extend its music beyond the confines of a three-piece, creating the richness they had been searching for.

“I think we’re all very open to genre; we’re all open enough that in two years, we could have a very different sound,” Will says. “[A] big factor that influences our sound is the stuff that we’ve collected over the years. We still use the analog-todigital converter boxes that we had when we were kids. We actually got so glued to it that we bought two; we had to go on eBay because no company still sells these things.”

While Stray Fossa could have chosen to settle closer to home in Nashville, the central Virginia music scene felt like the right fit.

“It was important to be in a place that really appreciates music, and a place where we felt we could actually jump in and get going,” Nick explains.

“Charlottesville’s lent itself to that in a huge way, just because of how important the live music scene is, and how welcoming and gracious we’ve found it to be.”

With its strong network of community venues, central Virginia was a great training ground for booking shows. The group traveled from Blacksburg to Richmond to Harrisonburg and even to D.C. Will and Nick took jobs at the Southern and Zach started handling lights at the Jefferson, strengthening the group’s ties in town.

House shows, they found, were also a great way to connect with other bands. They recall nights playing Charlottesville’s Magnolia House with area acts Gold Connections and Minor Poet, and it was at a house show in Harrisonburg where they first met the duo Illiterate Light, a band rising quickly on the national scene. After shows, Stray Fossa would ask Illiterate Light’s Jeff Gorman and Jake Cochran for feedback on the performance.

“They reminded me of me and Jeff when we started out,” says Cochran. “They’d ask us to tell them directly what worked and what didn’t work.

It was very serious and they were very dedicated from the get-go.”

Both drummers and producers, Cochran and Will established a kinship that remains. Will sent Cochran early mixes of the tracks that make up With You For Ever.

“When I first heard [the finished album] I took a step back,” says Cochran. “This isn’t just a Charlottesville band; this isn’t just my friends’ band anymore. ...The work that they did...took it from a cool, local, regional band to the next band that the world is waiting to discover.”

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each other’s houses slowly morphed into gigs around town and at area summer camps. Nick’s friend and classmate, Scott Owsley, would hang around in those days, too—but his instrument of choice was a camera. Now a television editor in New York City, Owsley taught himself how to edit using concert footage that he filmed during Stray Fossa shows in Sewanee, the summer before he and Nick went off to college.

“The town itself has a culture around trying new things and defining your own artistic voice and I think a lot of it for them was figuring out what their voice would be,” Owsley says. “I definitely noticed that they started down that path in high school— not finding the sound itself, but it seemed like at the time they knew that that was the next step for them at a certain point.”

After high school, the musicians took a step back from Stray Fossa to follow their own paths. Nick attended Davidson College in North Carolina and, after graduating, moved to Berlin to do environmental advocacy work. Zach also graduated from Davidson, and returned to Sewanee to conduct psychological research. Will came to Charlottesville to attend the University of Virginia, and continued to build on a political ecology research project in Belize that he completed for his undergraduate thesis.

Academic interests aside, they remained committed to playing music together, and all three moved to Charlottesville in 2017 to pick up where they’d left off—in search of their voice.

“We very much had to reinvent the wheel and learn how to play live together again,” says Zach. “Part of that was trying to figure out how to fill a room with only three people in a way that we were satisfied with.

There’s tons of power trios out there—drums, bass, and guitar—and we always have a desire to produce

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tray Fossa’s “Commotion” is a warm, upbeat indie jaunt—a glassy melody pings away over an active drum track while far-off vocals give the whole thing a touch of the surreal. The tune clocks in at under three minutes, but that was enough to catch the attention of NYCbased talent scout Matt Salavitch in mid-2018. Salavitch was looking for new and interesting artists to book for Rockwood Music Hall, a Lower East Side independent venue that’s been a beacon for up-andcoming and established artists for more than 15 years.

When he heard “Commotion,” Salavitch was immediately struck by its sound.

“It evoked some of that Brooklyn shoegaze dream-pop,” he recalls.

It turned out that the band with the big, shimmery sound was neither big nor from New York, but a trio out of central Virginia. Salavitch booked the group right away, and Stray Fossa joined the ranks of artists like Norah Jones, The Lumineers, and Sting when it took the stage at Rockwood.

Brothers Nick Evans (guitar) and Will Evans (drums), along with their childhood friend Zach Blount (bass) make up the homegrown band, which had been operating as a strictly independent entity: When they played the first Rockwood show, they had no management or label, tackled regional show bookings on their own, and recorded all of their music in a de-facto studio they fashioned in their living room.

But after their New York performance, Salavitch was so taken with the group that he offered to lend a hand with management responsibilities.

“The fact that I discovered Stray Fossa and they came to my attention was evidence of what they already had going outside of the Charlottesville scene,” he says.

The group gained traction with a handful of singles and EPs, and there was no doubt that the music resonated with a wider audience. So their new manager encouraged them to record a proper full-length album.

With the space afforded by the pandemic and ensuing quarantine, the trio did just that. Released in early April, With You For Ever is a lush collection of synth-laden pop-rock. And it was a long time coming, to say the least.

The band members grew up in Sewanee, Tennessee, a small mountain town located between Chattanooga and Nashville. Nick and Will were raised in a musical household, where their parents’ record collection consisted of legendary albums by Simon & Garfunkel, David Bowie, and Brian Eno. “We had this great library where [our dad] would get these concert DVDs, and he would basically give us a running commentary on his musical heroes,” Nick recalls.

In early high school, Nick (who is two years older than Will), picked up his dad’s guitar and began learning how to play. Will followed suit, taking up the drums, and inviting his best friend Zach to try his hand at the bass. Hours spent playing at

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For more than 150 years, camp has been changing lives — allowing all children to feel successful, especially those who may struggle with traditional educational settings.

Camp is full of fun and excitement, but it is so much more — developing children who are better equipped to lead in the twenty-first century with skills such as independence, empathy, the ability to work as part of a team, and a broader world view.

• Camp is a safe and nurturing environment that enhances social skills. Camp is for everyone, so children and youth have the opportunity to meet and interact with peers from outside their school environment.

• Camp supplements traditional education. Camps use intentional programming to create a balance of experiential learning opportunities that are physical, emotional, and social.

• Camp provides experiences that promote self-confidence and future academic growth.

American Camp Association® (ACA) independent research shows that parents and camp staff, as well as the campers themselves, report significant growth in several areas, including leadership, independence, social comfort, and values and decisions.

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According to John Lawrence, the contemporary approach came about for two reasons. One, the previous Mudhouse locations went into buildings constructed in the 1890s, while the 10th street facility was newer. Two, java is going in some badass new directions.

“Coffee has been around for centuries,” Lawrence says. “But we work with specialty-grade coffee, and what folks are doing with it now is working a lot on the process of fermenting the cherries to amplify and bring out existing inherent flavors—amplify what’s there already. If we think of that as a more modern feel, well, we want to offer a more modern experience for our coffee drinkers.”

The 10th Street Mudhouse design also vibes well with the cutting-edge equipment installed at the location, Lawrence says.

Beyond the obvious modern flourishes, the new Mudhouse space’s design is highly intentional throughout. As patrons enter it, they’re greeted by bright colors intended to call to mind life on the coffee farm— the greens of the fields in wall hanging tapestries, the orange-yellow of the sun in bespoke hanging sculptures designed by local artist Lily Erb.

“John and Lynelle approach coffee and the people that grow that coffee on an individualistic, case-by-case basis,” says Cecilia Nichols of Formwork. “They have an intimate relationship with the beans and the people involved in getting the beans into that coffee. Our work in many ways mirrors that. We care a lot about the details and respond to the assets of each site we work on.”

As customers continue to advance through the new Mudhouse space, the design team introduces them to photographs and text, becoming more specific about the coffee-making process, before they get to the barista and place their order.

Above the main floor of the coffee shop is another unique spot: a rooftop sitting area bedecked by a large faux grass bed. “We were working with Cecilia—she was sketching out the seating and benches,” Lawrence says, “and we had this turf, and we all thought, ‘Let’s just make it a big bed.’ It’s fun.”

For Formwork’s Robert Nichols, the new space was a logical next step for Mudhouse, which grew from a humble coffee cart to its current portfolio of three cafés and a roastery.

The location is closer to the University of Virginia than the other Mudhouses and lended itself not only to the modern design, but also to a segmenting of space that allows students and other groups room to spread out. “[John and Lynelle are] constantly taking steps to keep their business vital and new and educating themselves and their customers,” Nichols says. “When we work with them, we have lengthy conversations, and they usually revolve around new thinking and reassessing just about everything.”

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creative solutions and opened up more opportunities to integrate technology, and she sees faculty and students experimenting with livestreaming original content in the future, but “there is nothing quite like being in a room shared by storytellers and witnesses to that event,” she says. “I think we’re all yearning for the collective dialogue that comes with sharing the same space.”

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granted when considering live performance, and its loss can be challenging to the theater actor. An audience feeds the actor, just as having others bear witness to our own choices and actions feeds us. Theater is not for the actor, it’s for the audience.”

Both RushTix and Kubic might agree on the importance of the audience, but Paiz-Bourque sees her platform as the future, noting Netflix and Spotify “eclipsed” television and radio because the streaming services are always available and have unlimited reach. In the Times story, she claimed “RushTix could eclipse Live Nation because it’s streaming, it’s global, it’s unlimited.”

Lambert has appeared on “Reno 911!,” “The Last Show Left on Earth,” “Today” and “Last Call with Carson Daly,” all of which are built around teamwork and a set. She

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Online shopping. Which pandemic trends will remain, and which will fade? Charlottesville native Kate Lambert, a comedian whose resume includes The Second City and Chicago Improv act The Katydids (which sold the hit “Teachers” to TV Land), is part of something that producer Jill Paiz-Bourque of the livestream site RushTix bets will survive.

“When the pandemic hit, auditions and productions shut down,” Lambert says. “People couldn’t be in the same room anymore, so you had a bunch of creative people by themselves, looking for outlets.” She chose to quarantine with her parents at their home overlooking the Rivanna Reservoir.

“It was so difficult for so many, and I think humor is so critical in a time like this,” says Lambert. “I participated in a virtual sketch show and, since I was quarantining with my family, my brother and sister-in-law helped me film.”

Performers like Lambert went to great lengths to find their audiences, and audiences wound up discovering new acts and coming back for more. Paiz-Bourque signed several new clients, and her strong move into this new realm drew the attention of The New York Times, which recently published “Is Livestreamed Stand-up: Here to Stay?”

On May 25, Lambert will host RushTix’s “Very Punny,” a 60-minute “pun off ” for audiences worldwide—however, it will also have a live audience, something RushTix claims comedy is all about.

So if even a streaming comedy production company acknowledges that a live audience is an important part of the experience, where does the future lie? Opinions differ. For UVA Drama instructor Marianne Kubic, the future is on the stage, in front of people. Kubic notes that challenges faced this year led to

During the pandemic, Kubic and her department focused on capturing the details of their performers’ work, choosing to pre-record, edit, and present one-off shows rather that stream the performances.

“If we streamed multiple performances, none of these would have a live audience in the room for the actors to sense and respond to,” Kubic says. “We take that ingredient for

Charlottesville native Kate Lambert came home to quarantine and found success with livestreamed comedy. She will host “Very Punny,” a live, 60-minute online “pun-off” on May 25 at 6pm. For more info, go to rushtix.com.

has an established life in Los Angeles, yet she returns to Charlottesville often. A horse lover, Lambert says her favorite way to clear her head is to escape on long drives through central Virginia farm country.

“My parents recently moved back to Charlottesville,” she says, “and when I come to visit, I always feel like the people you grew up with know you in a way a newer friend can’t. I mean, they knew you when you peed your pants playing hide and seek in preschool and had to wear underwear from the lost and found. That really happened to me.

The ’80s. What a time,” she says, laughing.

Place clearly matters to Lambert, and so do the people who make it home. But her art matters, too, and time will tell if she and others find their audience through a glowing screen or the haze of a darkened club.

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reasonable people who have been brought together by their circumstances.

The characters’ connection is at the core of Together Together. There is a push and pull between them as they bump up against boundaries and share their visions of what the future holds. Matt hopes for a deeper connection and more time with Anna and her womb; Anna tries not to get too attached to a friendship she knows is temporary. They each owe it to themselves to act in their own interests, but they’re also the only two people who understand what they’re going through.

Toeing the line between comedy and drama, Together Together joins the club of lowkey films made by very funny people. Skeleton Twins, Adult Beginners, and Obvious

Child all let comics show off their acting chops by highlighting vulnerability and human connection.

Helms, best known for “The Office” and The Hangover trilogy, has been dipping into sentimental parts for some time. Harrison, the newcomer, started out in stand-up comedy. Both performances are unguarded and poignant. Harrison’s acting shouts volumes in the midst of this quiet film, and shines as she reacts to Matt’s overeager but well-meaning nature.

One aspect of Together Together that does take some adjusting to is the passage of time.

Going in, we expect that at least 40 weeks will pass during the film’s 90-minute running time. There is no embarrassing insem-

ination scene or other trite milestones that we are used to seeing in pregnancy-focused movies. While this omission is mostly refreshing, it does put the onus on the audience to assemble the timeline.

Together Together R, 90 minutes Apple TV Together Together never asks you to relate to surrogacy or what decisions you would make if you were in this situation. It’s a view into humanity and friendship that results from the connection of two uncommon lives.

Much of the humanity and the tenderness of Together Together comes from the simplicity of its plot.

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he world is always changing, and the stories we tell need to change with it. While the circumstances in Together Together might feel like a modern phenomenon, the emotions and connections within it are timeless.

The film begins with Anna (Patti Harrison) meeting Matt (Ed Helms) for the first time. This is not your typical Hollywood meet-cute, where they bump into each other on the street or mistakenly try to grab the same bunch of flowers at a florist. Matt is interviewing Anna to be his gestational surrogate and carry a child for him. The meeting is awkward, but their anxiousness comes across as endearing.

Matt is doing this on his own, with no wife or partner. Anna is young and needs the money, but she’s not desperate. Matt tells Anna he has chosen her, and Together Together gets on its way.

Much of the humanity and the tenderness of Together Together comes from the simplicity of its plot. There are no significant roadblocks or gotcha moments that feel cruel to the audience or the characters. No unnecessary drama falsely enhances the already complicated emotions in their world.

Thanks to gentle writing and stellar performances, the film is quiet and paced in a way that gives us time to get to know the characters and their motivations.

Both Matt and Anna are written as honest, forthcoming people who want to do well by one another. Matt wants a child more than anything, and he seems to want to understand Anna’s life. Anna, a little more guarded, is still open and forthcoming, and her relationship with fertility is complicated. Together Together is a far cry from Baby Mama: These are two mature,

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In the month of May, we’re releasing our trio of rosés: the Quintessential, Gentle Press, and Barrel Aged.

The Quintessential rosé is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, and is done in a traditional style of Provencal rosés with light notes of strawberry and lavender. The Gentle press and Barrel Aged rosés are both comprised of Chambourcin, but are fermented and aged very differently. The Gentle press has a pale pink color, with tart notes of watermelon candy. The Barrel Aged rosé has a deep rich rose pink tone, and warming spices accompanied by raspberry on the palate.

As the Shenandoah National park reopens, we are releasing our specialty Shenandoah park themed wines! The Black Bear is made from 100% Cabernet Franc, this wine showcases aromas of blackberry and black pepper with an herbal background. Welcoming tannins offer a good structure with a spinning acidity. Perfect for your outdoor BBQ and grilling dinners filled with beef, pork, mushrooms, and peppers! A portion of the proceeds is donated to the National Trust for the park.

We are open 7 days a week 11am to 5pm, offering curbside pickup and for those visiting we have bottle sales only Monday through Thursday and Friday through Sunday offer wine by the bottle, glass and tasting flights (four 2 oz pours). The following areas are available for customers: outside tables, deck off tasting room and well-spaced seating inside our Pavilion. Groups greater than 10 not permitted. We ask that customers refrain from moving inside and outside tables.

Children and Pets are welcome but pets must remain outside of buildings. Customers are welcome to bring their own picnic baskets, chairs, blankets and glassware.

Please note that we cannot pour into glassware brought from home.

Please follow entrance and exit signs when coming into the tasting room to purchase wine. Restrooms are available in tasting room and pavilion, one patron at a time. Visit our website, www.53rdwinery.com on our Covid operating procedures.

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Our uncrowded rural Madison County area has mountains, streams and lots of beautiful views along scenic back roads. The tasting room is nearby many hiking and biking trails along the Shenandoah National Forrest and is a perfect respite after your day out!

Enjoy some peace and quiet relaxation in this challenging environment. Sit on our lawns or pick up a bottle or three of our award-winning wines to take home. Reservations available and recommended (especially for Saturdays). No reservation fee or minimum purchase. Walk-ups accommodated on a space-available basis. To order wine for local delivery or UPS shipping, visit our website!

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Open daily – Mon-Thurs. 3-6 PM , Fri-Sun 12-6 PM NEW: Offering tasting flights daily.

Table service, well-spaced, led by DuCard staff host, crystal glassware, red, white or mixed flights. An elegant way to get to know our wines.

Fridays- Friday Night out at Ducard (5:30 - 8:30 pm) come out and kick off the weekend with dinner and live music at DuCard.

May 8th – Second Saturday Concert

by Scuffletown (6-9 pm) May 15th- Music on the patio with Kat and the Travellers 40 Gibson Hollow Ln • Etlan, VA 22719 (540) 923-4206 www.ducardvineyards.com

EASTWOOD FARM AND WINERY Apple Pear Cider

May 8th- Pop-up shop with Dogwood Tree Florist (12-5pm) May 9th- Mother’s Day brunch: make

The Barn & Veranda and Outdoor Tasting Room are open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Indoor & outdoor tables are available on a first come basis.

Couch reservations may be made on our website.

2531 Scottsville Rd. (5 mi from Downtown Charlottesville) Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 264-6727 www.eastwoodfarmandwinery.com

KESWICK VINEYARDS 2019 LVA Rose 100% Touriga Nacionale. This is a dry Provencal style wine has amplified aromas of freshly cut red berries, citrus fruit and a hint of green apple. The palate is light and vibrant with lovely acidity, good palate weight and length. Flavors of cherry, strawberry and raspberries are dominant before warmth shows a touch more of the citrus tones and slight spiciness on the finish. Perfect on its own during the warmer months or paired with shellfish and oysters on the half shell.

Tasting Room Hours We welcome guests daily from 10am5pm. No reservations are required for open air, first-come, first served seating at our courtyard tables. Guests may also bring their own blankets and lawn chairs and spread out on the lower hillside. Please remember face masks are required for all guests ages 5+ when not seated. Wine is available by the flight, glass and bottle, and only our outdoor areas can be accessed at this time. A selection of pre-packaged meats, cheeses, crackers, and spreads are available for purchase.

May 22nd- Unicorn mini photo sessions with Aaron Watson 1575 Keswick Winery Drive Keswick, VA 22947 keswickvineyards.com • (434) 244-3341

KILAURWEN WINERY Kilaurwen Red A non-vintaged wine comprised of Touriga Nacionale, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, it has a deep garnet flavor and the aromas of cigar and leather. Rich black cherries and spice warm the palate with a touch of tobacco and licorice. This is a great wine to enjoy with Sunday roasts, venison steaks, or while sitting around a late night fire pit!

Our season opening will be the weekend of April 17 & 18. Hours will be from noon - 6 pm. First come, first serve at outdoor umbrella tables in our Boxwood Garden. Enjoy the mountain views while sipping your favorite Kilaurwen wines which are available by the bottle, the glass and DIY tasting flights. You’re welcome to bring your own picnic or snacks to enjoy with our wine!

COVID regulations still in effect require 6 foot spacing, mask wearing except when seated at tables, and group size limited to 6 people.

Pippin Hill is a culinary vineyard in the heart of Virginia’s wine country.

Reservations are highly encouraged and can be made via Resy for indoor and Veranda seating. We do have walkin availability for Grab-and-Go Lawn Seating as well. Please note our staff diligently checks IDs as part of our ABC licensure compliance as well as guest safety. If your party has a guest who is under age 21, we do require you to have a reservation at a table.

Walk-ins are welcome based on availability. Reservations via Resy are recommended for indoor and Veranda seating.

Hours: Tuesday – Thursday: 11 am – 5 pm; Friday – Sunday: 11am to 4:30pm Sundays- Live music on the hill!

Each Sunday from 1-4 PM, Pippin Hill welcomes local musicians to perform on our Veranda. Check our website for varying artists.

May 7th- Featured Farmer Fridaythe Grubby Girl! Visit us on select Fridays from 12-4pm to shop each week’s featured farmer! This Friday, we welcome Amanda of Grubby Girl, selling her handmade soaps and bath products.

Special orders are available any day of the week to those preferring to arrange gate-side pick up at a date and time of your choosing. Place order by calling 434-985-2535.

May 14th- Featured Farmer FridayHanna of You’re In Luck Farm! Visit us on select Fridays from to shop each week’s featured farmer! This Friday Hannah will have her top quality, sustainable, plant-based products for daily life.

1543 Evergreen Church Rd Stanardsville, VA 22973 (434) 985-2535 www.kilaurwenwinery.com

5022 Plank Rd., North Garden, VA 22959 (434).202.8063 www.pippinhillfarm.com

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The Barn, home to our indoor Tasting Room, is open on a reservation-basis with a few new menu items including the Red Reserve and Virginia Classics Tastings as well as an assortment of snacks including cheese and crackers, crackers and bars from Good Phyte, fine chocolates from Gearharts, and mixed nuts and clementines. Please make reservations on our website. Our drink offerings also include non-alcoholic options.

2020 Rosé Our Rosé is both floral and fruity in the aromatics, like a basket of cranberries and watermelon with a few rose petals thrown in for fun. The plush palate of grapefruit gives way to tart raspberry, with a touch of meyer lemon. While this wine is not sweet, the fruit qualities balance out the dry wine, and that makes it perfect for the spring and summer months, chilled and close enough to refill your glass without having to get out of the hammock.

May Hours: Thursdays (4-8PM), Fridays (4-8PM), Saturdays (12-8PM), Sunday (12-5PM)

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Eastwood is a women-owned business created by a group of wine lovers and agriculture enthusiasts producing awardwinning Virginia wines. We embrace the power of storytelling and the vision that there is no ceiling you can’t break. For Women’s History Month, send us your stories! We would love to highlight you along with some of the amazing women who are building Eastwood. We look forward to toasting you in one of our tasting rooms soon!

May 14th- Live Music by the Porch Dogs (4 – 8pm)

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Made from estate-grown and handpicked apples and pears, this cider is fruit forward and refreshing with balanced sweetness and acidity. Honeyed apples and pears are detected on the nose while flavors of fig, spice, and a hint of sage characterize the palate. Available as a sparkling & still cider.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Vera Pavlova writes, “Why is the word yes so brief? It should be the longest, the hardest, so that you could not decide in an instant to say it, so that upon reflection you could stop in the middle of saying it.” I suppose it makes sense for her to express such an attitude, given the fact that she never had a happy experience until she was 20 years old, and that furthermore, this happiness was “unbearable.” (She confessed these sad truths in an interview.) But I hope you won’t adopt her hard-edged skepticism toward yes anytime soon, Taurus. In my view, it’s time for you to become a connoisseur of yes, a brave explorer of the bright mysteries of yes, an exuberant perpetrator of yes.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “It’s a temptation for any intelligent person to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self,” writes author Donna Tartt. “But that is a mistake.

Because it is dangerous to ignore the existence of the irrational.” I’m sending this message out to you, Virgo, because in the coming weeks it will be crucial for you to honor the parts of your life that can’t be managed through rational thought alone.

I suggest you have sacred fun as you exult in the mysterious, welcome the numinous, explore the wildness within you, unrepress big feelings you’ve buried, and marvel adoringly about your deepest yearnings.

(May 21-June 20): In indigenous cultures from West Africa to Finland to China, folklore describes foxes as crafty tricksters with magical powers. Sometimes they’re thought of as perpetrators of pranks, but more often they are considered helpful messengers or intelligent allies. I propose that you regard the fox as your spirit creature for the foreseeable future. I think you will benefit from the influence of your inner fox—the wild part of you that is ingenious, cunning, and resourceful.

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(June 21-July 22): “The universe conspires in your favor,” writes author Neale Donald Walsch. “It consistently places before you the right and perfect people, circumstances, and situations with which to answer life’s only question: ‘Who are you?’” In my book Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings, I say much the same thing, although I mention two further questions that life regularly asks, which are: 1. What can you do next to liberate yourself from some of your suffering? 2. What can you do next to reduce the suffering of others, even by a little? As you enter a phase when you’ll get ample cosmic help in diminishing suffering and defining who you are, I hope you meditate on these questions every day.

(Sept. 23-Oct.22): Science writer Sharman Apt Russell provides counsel that I think you should consider adopting in the coming days.

The psychospiritual healing you require probably won’t be available through the normal means, so some version of her proposal may be useful: “We may need to be cured by flowers. We may need to strip naked and let the petals fall on our shoulders, down our bellies, against our thighs. We may need to lie naked in fields of wildflowers. We may need to walk naked through beauty. We may need to walk naked through color. We may need to walk naked through scent.”

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The poet Anne Sexton wrote a letter to a Benedictine monk whose real identity she kept secret from the rest of us. She told him, “There are a few great souls in my life. They are not many. They are few. You are one.” In this spirit, Leo, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to take an inventory of the great souls in your life: the people you admire and respect and learn from and feel grateful for; people with high integrity and noble intentions; people who are generous with their precious gifts. When you’ve compiled your list, I encourage you to do as Sexton did: Express your appreciation; perhaps even send no-strings-attached gifts. Doing these things will have a profoundly healing effect on you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As Scorpio author Margaret Atwood reminds us, “Water is not a solid wall; it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, being like water will be an excellent strategy for you to embrace during the coming weeks.

“Water is patient,” Atwood continues. “Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember you are half water. If you can’t go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In a letter to a friend in 1856, Sagittarian poet Emily Dickinson confessed she was feeling discombobulated because of a recent move to a new home. She hoped she would soon regain her bearings.

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself,” she quipped, adding that she couldn’t help laughing at her disorientation. She signed the letter “From your mad Emilie,” inten-

Q&A tionally misspelling her own name. I’d love it if you approached your current doubt and uncertainty with a similar light-heartedness and poise. (PS: Soon after writing this letter, Dickinson began her career as a poet in earnest, reading extensively and finishing an average of one poem every day for many years.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Now is a favorable time to celebrate both life’s changeableness and your own. The way we are all constantly called on to adjust to unceasing transformations can sometimes be a wearying chore, but I suspect it could be at least interesting and possibly even exhilarating for you in the coming weeks. For inspiration, study this message from the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast: “You are never the same twice, and much of your unhappiness comes from trying to pretend that you are. Accept that you are different each day, and do so joyfully, recognizing it for the gift it is. Work within the desires and goals of the person you are currently, until you aren’t that person anymore.”

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author Toni Morrison described two varieties of loneliness.

The first “is a loneliness that can be rocked.

Arms crossed, knees drawn up; holding, holding on, this motion smooths and contains the rocker.” The second “is a loneliness that roams. No rocking can hold it down. It is alive, on its own.” Neither kind is better or worse, of course, and both are sometimes necessary as a strategy for self-renewal—as a means for deepening and fine-tuning one’s relationship with oneself. I recommend either or both for you in the coming weeks.

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Ween. Always Ween.

Silk Sonic.

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George Strait, Garth Brooks, Gene Watson, Fleetwood Mac, Lady A, Old Dominion.

Lyle Lovett, with or without his Large Band.

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Nirvana.

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Beck, seen him twice at the Sprint Pavilion.

Tool. They were supposed to come last April but the pandemic nixed it.

Bonnie Raitt, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes, Norah Jones.

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Billy Strings, Widespread Panic, S.C.O.T.S.

Weird Al.

Hackensaw Boys.

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Pelt, Daniel Bachman, Dais Queue.

Dierks AND Lake Street Dive.

Mumford & Sons; Jason Isbell.

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I’d love to see DMB add a stop at JPJ to the end of their tour in November/ December.

The Afghan Whigs.

Blackheart.

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They Might Be Giants.

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(March 21-April 19): Created by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century, the Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous paintings. It’s hanging in the Louvre museum in Paris. In that same museum is a less renowned version of the Mona Lisa. It depicts the same woman, but she’s unclothed. Made by da Vinci’s student, it was probably inspired by a now-lost nude Mona Lisa painted by the master himself.

Renaissance artists commonly created “heavenly” and “vulgar” versions of the same subject. I suggest that in the coming weeks you opt for the “vulgar” Mona Lisa, not the “heavenly” one, as your metaphor of power. Favor what’s earthy, raw, and unadorned over what’s spectacular, idealized, and polished.

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(Feb. 19-March 20): England’s Prince Charles requires his valet to iron his shoelaces and put toothpaste on his toothbrush and wash all of his clothes by hand. I could conceivably interpret the current astrological omens to mean that you should pursue similar behavior in the coming weeks. I could, but I won’t.

Instead, I will suggest that you solicit help about truly important matters, not meaningless trivia like shoelace ironing. For example, I urge you to ask for the support you need as you build bridges, seek harmony, and make interesting connections.

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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 creating a one-of-a-kind offering.

MLS#597954 Andrew Middleditch, 434.981.1410

KESWICK ESTATES

Exquisite English Country home on 2.5 acre. Very private with lovely views of the golf course and distant mountains. The architecturally designed, 7,000+ sf. residence offers LR, DR, gourmet kitchen, library, office, media room, and 5 BR. MLS#611738 $1,695,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

FARMINGTON

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 www.320FarmingtonDrive.com

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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 $1,449,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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SUNNYSIDE

Remarkably large parcel located convenient to Charlottesville and UVA. Exceptional Blue Ridge views, charming farm house (in need of restoration).

Under VOF easement but with divisions into already predetermined parcels. MLS#585228 $4,400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

KESWICK COUNTRY CLUB

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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Beautifully restored 1780s Colonial on 293 acres in Northampton County. This historic home has 4 BR, 3 full & 2 half BA. Access to deep water on the Machipongo River which flows into the Atlantic. Rare offering. MLS#614051 $1,495,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 WoodlandsFarmVa.com

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Private 4.29 acres, spacious Traditional brick home, built circa 2006, 4 BR and 4.5 BA, attached 3-bay garage and detached 2 bays. Meriwether Elementary District, NO HOA, only 6 miles to Barracks Road Shopping Center. MLS#614079 $1,250,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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Circa 1880, wonderful light-filled home with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and approximately 4,200 finished square feet of living space on 2.34 acres, surrounded by a 288-acre farm protected with a conservation easement.

Panoramic views of the surrounding pastoral countryside and the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Situated near the Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Mountains, and several vineyards and breweries, in the Western Albemarle School District only 15 miles to Charlottesville. MLS#616135 $978,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

TOTIER HILLS FARM

Exquisite brick mansion, superb quality construction and features in over 9,000 fin. sf. 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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SWEET RETREAT

4-bedroom mountain home on 14+ acres with gorgeous views of the Rockfish Valley & Blue Ridge Mtns. Oversize windows, heart-pine flooring, soaring ceilings. Minutes from skiing, hiking, excellent food, & beer & wine trail. MLS#610115 $995,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 www.330GraceGlen.com

RUSTLING OAKS

Attractive, well-built residence on 4.09+/- mostly wooded acres, end of cul-de-sac location, 3 BR, 3.5 BA, high ceilings, beautiful hardwood flooring, large well-proportioned rooms, fin. bonus room above 2-car garage, full unfin., walk-out basement. MLS #614704 $1,385,000. Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

OLD VIRGINIA

Beautiful, mostly open rolling Albemarle County parcel offering 51.8 acres, sweeping panoramic mtn. views, bold stream, pond, & old unrestored log cabin.

Has division rights & potential for conservation easement. 16.2 miles west of Charlottesville.

MLS#615504 $780,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

RICHMOND

Nearly two acres in the City of Richmond on desirable Rothesay Circle with potential river views.

Open woodland with mature hardwoods and small fields. Minutes from Carytown, James River Park, and downtown. MLS#2031412 $449,000 Philip Reed, 804.833.8325

CLOWES HOUSE

Circa 1870 residence in the heart of Gordonsville with historic character, original architectural detailing, & updated systems. Walk to the many amenities of Historic Main Street Gordonsville or take a short drive to Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#615710 $289,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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#614424 $227,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

EDNAM FOREST

A true gem perched on 1.5 private acres in Ednam Forest! This stately c. 1963 4-bedroom Georgian is well-located within walking distance to Boar’s Head Inn & Sports Club. Nearly level lawn surrounded by beautifully manicured landscaping. MLS#608474 $1,785,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

FOOTHILLS FARM

Private, peaceful, and scenic with idyllic setting and views! 170 acs. of pristine farmland, circa 1921, 4-bedroom farmhouse. Currently used as cattle farm, includes barn and additional outbuildings. MLS#613650 $1,585,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD

Nice, mostly wooded residential building lot in Meriwether Lewis School District! Great privacy, 1.72± acres, beautiful rural setting in an area of large farm and estate properties. Located approximately 15 miles NW of Charlottesville. MLS#613685 $125,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GREENTREES

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

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LONESOME MOUNTAIN ROAD

5-acre lot that has not been available for many years. This country but close-to-town location is conveniently located with quick access to Historic Downtown Mall, UVA, NGIC, airport, and North Fork Business Park. MLS#593160 $250,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

25.4 acres with varying topography and amazing rock outcroppings. Unique design opportunities to create a stunning residence with magnificent views. Convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. Fiber optic available. MLS#593358 $554,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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CAAR Homes Sales Report First Quarter 2021 Market Report Key Takeaways Economic Conditions • In the first quarter of 2021, the pace of economic growth both statewide and in the Charlottesville region has slowed somewhat. However, consumer spending and job growth likely will accelerate this spring.

• Consumers’ confidence about present and future economic conditions improved in March.

• Mortgage rates ticked up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, although it is likely that rates will stabilize and remain low for the rest of 2021.

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• Sales activity was relatively flat in the CAAR market this quarter. There were 815 sales in the region during the first quarter, 3% fewer than last year.

• Sales prices continue to rise throughout the area. At $335,000, the first quarter median sales price climbed 11% from last year, a gain of $33,000.

• The inventory in the region continues to be very low and is continuing to get smaller. There were just 540 active listings in the CAAR footprint at the end of the first quarter, down 61% from a year ago.

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• 11% | Percent change in median sales price in the CAAR region in Q1-2021 compared to a year ago • $27.2 | Million dollars more in total sold volume in the CAAR footprint in Q1-2021 compared to last year • -61% | Percent change in active listings at the end of Q1-2021 in the CAAR market compared to a year ago • 1.4| Months of supply in the CAAR footprint in Q1-2021, which is down from a year ago

Economic Overview Economic conditions in Virginia improved in early 2021; however, the pace of job growth in the commonwealth has slowed. With the distribution of Federal

stimulus funding and greater availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, consumer spending will rise and job growth will accelerate this spring. The improving economy will support strong housing demand.

While the Virginia economy has been adding jobs since the summer, there has been a slowdown in early 2021. There were about 3,700 fewer jobs in February than there were in January, after the addition of 16,300 jobs between December and January.

After falling for several months, the unemployment rate in the Charlottesville region was higher in January and February 2021. The regional unemployment rate was 4.6% in February, which was down from 5.0% in January but is an increase from 3.9% in December. The region’s unemployment rate remains below both the statewide and national rates. The local economy should improve in 2021 and the unemployment rate likely will fall in the months ahead.

New residential construction activity has remained relatively steady in the Charlottesville region over the past nine months. In January and February 2021, there was a total of 195 permits issued for the construction of new homes, including 147 single-family homes and 48 housing units in multifamily buildings (including duplexes). Compared to January and February 2020, the number of permits for new housing construction is up 31%, with an increase of 47% in permits for new single-family homes.

Despite the steady homebuilding activity, the pace of new housing construction remains below what is needed to meet demand. At the same time, rising lumber and other materials costs have increased the cost of delivering new housing.

Consumer confidence measures improved in March. A consumer confidence index above 100 indicates people are feeling more optimistic. In March 2021, the measure of confidence in the present economic situation was 118.9, up from 91.3 in February. The measure of consumers’ confidence in future economic conditions rose to 112.6 in March, moving above 100 for the first time since October.

Mortgage rates increased for several weeks in February and March. According to data reported by Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate increased from an average of 2.73% in mid-February to 3.18% at the end of March. Average rates fell to 3.13% in the first week of April. It is unlikely that the Federal Reserve will raise rates in 2021, even with improvements in economic conditions. As a result, mortgage rates likely will remain low throughout the year.

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The CAAR area housing market had a relatively slow start to 2021. As a result of a slowdown in March, home sales were fairly flat in the first quarter compared to a year ago. Despite the slowdown this quarter, home prices in the region continue to surge, which is also keeping the sold dollar volume above last year’s level. The low supply of homes continues to make for a very competitive market for buyers, which in addition to driving up home prices around the region, is also causing homes to sell much faster, on average.

The CAAR area market is one of the most competitive in Virginia as the supply of active listings continues to shrink rapidly. There were just 540 active listings in the region at the end of the first quarter, less than half the number of listings available a year ago (-61%), which is a reduction of 858 listings. The chronically low supply in the region’s housing market reflects broader market trends both in other parts of Virginia and nationally. In Virginia, there was a total of 15,787 active listings at the end of the first quarter, which is down 46% compared to a year ago.

Many would-be sellers are opting to renovate or expand their homes instead of selling. In other cases, homeowners are hesitant to sell their homes because price points have been rising rapidly so buying another home to move into in a tight market makes less sense financially than staying put in their current home.

There were about 1.4 months of supply at the end of the first quarter in the CAAR footprint, down from 3.6 months a year ago. The months of supply metric is calculated by taking the average monthly sales over the preceding 12-month period and dividing it by the inventory of active listings.

Sales Overall, sales activity in the CAAR housing market was flat during the first quarter. There were 815 sales in the region, 21 fewer sales than a year ago, a modest 3% reduction. The slowdown in activity this quarter occurred in March, as sales declined in all jurisdictions in the footprint compared to the prior year.

Sales in January and February were relatively strong, outpacing last year’s totals by double digits. The pullback in March sales likely reflects the very low supply in the region, which has given buyers very few options.

In the first quarter of 2021, there were 29,128 homes sales in Virginia, which is up 19% compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Prices in the CAAR housing market continue to rise rapidly, a trend that has been consistent for the past five years.

The first quarter median sales price in the region was $335,000, up 11% from last year, a gain of $33,000. All local markets in the CAAR footprint had very strong price growth this quarter. The consistent price growth reflects a competitive market for buyers, as inventory in the region’s housing market continues to dwindle to historic lows.

In Virginia, the median sales price in the first quarter was $325,000, which was up 12% compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Sold Volume Despite the relatively flat sales activity this quarter, surging prices in the CAAR market pushed up the total sold dollar volume. There was approximately $332.9 million of sold volume during the first quarter in the area, which is 9% more than a year ago, a gain of about $27.2 million.

The sold volume has been trending up in the region for more than two years.

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Days on Market As supply continues to shrink, homes are selling much faster on average in the CAAR area. The average days on market in the first quarter was 43 days, which is about a month faster than last year (-33 days). The amount of time it takes to sell a home in the region has been trending down for years; the average days on market this quarter is about two months faster than in the first quarter five years ago. Statewide, the average days on market in the first quarter was 34 days, which is down from 53 days in the first quarter of 2020.

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Hawksbill Mountain, at 4,050 feet, is Madison County’s highest point

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“There’s no place like it.”

Fiona Tustian, REALTOR® with Howard Hanna/Roy Wheeler Realty Company, didn’t even know she was looking for Madison. Visiting the area from Connecticut, she had no idea where she wanted to live. “One snowy day I came across an old farmhouse and said that’s the one.”

That was 16 years ago and she’s still here.

Julie Holbrook, REALTOR® with Nest Realty Group, moved to Madison County in 1990 for her husband’s job. “Once you get here, you don’t want to leave. I love my home overlooking the Hebron Valley.

And now I have two sons moving back to properties near us because they love it too. I am truly fortunate.”

Jennifer Gilley grew up on a farm in Madison County. When her parents moved out of the farmhouse in 2015, Jennifer and her husband sold their small farm and moved back to her home farm.

They are now raising their three children on Heaven’s Hollow Farm and have begun diversifying their operations with direct-to-consumer sales.

Three of the top draws to Madison County are the outdoor recreation oppor-

tunities, a robust agritourism sector, and the extremely small Town of Madison.

Active and Outdoors Madison boasts plenty of best in class, especially in outdoor recreation. Highest peak. Best hike. Best scenic drive. Most luxurious glamping site. The list goes on.

With more than 50 of its 327 square miles inside Shenandoah National Park (SNP), it’s no surprise that Madison beckons to adventurers.

Hawksbill Mountain, at 4,050 feet, is Madison County’s highest point and is

in Shenandoah National Park. Featuring a 2,500-foot ascent from Timber Hollow, hiking to the summit is a popular challenge.

Not to be outdone, Old Rag Mountain was named by Outdoor Magazine as one of the 25 best hikes in the world. Fitting of its stature, Old Rag’s parking area is filled before 8:00 a.m. on most weekends.

To enjoy hiking and waterfalls in one trip, there’s none better than Whiteoak Canyon. Six waterfalls range from 35 to 86 feet, with swimming holes at the base of each. Options to extend the hike

convert this trail to a strenuous 8.2-mile circuit.

Together, these neighboring mountains and canyons draw experienced hikers to Madison County for one or more challenging days. Easier treks are also available throughout this section of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

If water has more appeal than climbing mountains, Madison still delivers.

The Rapidan River comprises the southern border of the county. Together with its major tributaries, the Rose, Robinson, and Conway Rivers, the Rapidan offers first class fly and trout fishing. Paddling outfitters and public access points serve these rivers well.

Even if your idea of enjoying the outdoors is peering through a car’s windshield, you won’t be disappointed. Route 231 runs right through Madison County and is one of the top 10 scenic by-ways in the US.

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In Central Virginia, breweries and wineries with spectacular views mean big business. And Madison County boasts five of its own including DuCard Vineyard, the only solar powered vineyard in Virginia; Early Mountain Vineyard;

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and Revelation Vineyards featuring its 1830s log cabin in the heart of the Hebron Valley.

Bald Top Brewing combines history and libations with a 1940’s historic hay barn converted to a tasting room.

Seeking to broaden their customer base, two typically stand-alone agritourism attractions merged, bringing the best of both worlds together. Prince Michel Vineyard and Tap 29 Brewery is the perfect pairing offering the convenience of a winery and a brewery under one roof.

Blue Quartz Winery and Shotwell Run Brewing Company is the newest entry in Madison’s combined winery and brewery space. Here you can regale your companions with tales of your adventures as you view Old Rag Mountain with a post hike wine, cider or seasonal craft beer brewed onsite. Fieldstone Trails offers guided horseback rides through and overlooking the Blue Quartz vineyards.

After spending the day touring the wineries and breweries, there’s no need to head home. Whether you’re roughing it or glamping, an astounding array of overnight options allow you to enjoy the night skies away from urban light pollution.

Rose River Farms, with three 1,100 square foot cedar and glass yurts in Syria not far from Old Rag, has been named the most luxurious glamping in Virginia.

Graves Mountain Lodge borders SNP and offers resort-like amenities and a variety of overnight options on 1,500 acres.

Madison Vines RV Resort and Cottages is upgrading the existing campground and adding new structures, 75 additional RV sites, a fitness center and pool.

These and other distinctive guest houses, cabins, lodges, and bed and breakfast inns cater to Madison County visitors who want to extend their adventures into the night.

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home to only about 300 residents.

But the outlook is bright.

Ask Jacob Floyd who opened the restaurant Mad Local in 2017 after serving in the Coast Guard and Reserves. Floyd is hyper-focused on supporting other downtown Madison businesses and serving local fare. He gets everything he can from local sources. Bread and baked goods come from the bakery across the street, meat and vegetables from local farms.

In turn, Floyd enjoys tremendous support from the community. Customers know they are getting a great meal at Mad Local and the money that Floyd takes in gets recirculated many times over

through the restaurant’s local suppliers, creating a strong economy from which everyone benefits.

Floyd is optimistic about the future of Madison. “The town council is getting new perspectives and doing things that will make it a downtown where people want to spend their time and money.”

For his part, Floyd is going all in. This month he will open 117 Market Place, a new storefront two blocks from Mad Local. He will keep his focus on local and unique products, from salsas to spices, eventually venturing into on-site dining.

Keep your eye on this little town in the heart of Madison County.

County Economy As expected, much of the county’s economy is based on its rural nature and access to the outdoors. Major employers include retailer Plow & Hearth; Box In Box Out, an order fulfillment and inventory management company; Madison Wood, making high quality treated wood products; Woodberry Forest School, a boy’s high school; and the hospitality and agritourism sectors.

A barrier recognized by the County Board of Supervisors is the lack of widespread Broadband service. They are aggressively addressing the problem and planning for nearly universal expansion.

Madison’s economic success is tied to what makes it different, because that’s what makes it attractive for residents and visitors. Where else can you enjoy a Wool and Wine Festival and Sheepdog Trials?

“One way we celebrate our unique heritage and natural resources is through our festivals,” says Tracey Gardener, Tourism and Economic Development Director for Madison County. “Two of our big celebrations, Graves Mountain Festival of Music and The Taste of the Mountains won’t be back until 2022 due to the pandemic and the crowds involved. But this month we have our Annual Tour de Madison on May 15, and our Sunflower Festival in June. Almost every weekend, people are out celebrating what’s special about Madison County.”

Housing The real estate market in Madison is enduring the same trials as other housing markets in Central Virginia. Tustian says, “The numbers for Madison County are astonishing. Right now, we only have 27 listings. In a normal spring that might be 80 to 100 listings. There are fewer owners selling and houses are getting snapped up quickly. The median days

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on market here is down to eight. And prices are creeping up. What used to be in the $200 thousands is now in the $300 thousands.”

Holbrook reports, “It’s getting tougher for first-time homebuyers to break into the market here. There just aren’t that many properties on the low end of the price spectrum. The good news is that, historically, homes tend to hold their value here over time.”

Another dynamic keeping inventory down and prices trending up is Madison County’s proximity to Washington. “We are in the perfect location for folks coming from Northern Virginia, whether they are retiring here or want a second home,” says REALTOR® Patti Dixon Lillard, with Montague, Miller & Co. – Madison.

“It’s less than 80 miles to D.C. And to compound the problem, not many people are leaving unless they are aging out and want less maintenance.”

Urban and suburban housing selections are mostly absent. Tustian says, “We are rural and are trying to keep it that way, so you won’t find suburban housing developments here. The county only allows owners to subdivide every 10 years.”

With just 13,200+ residents, Madison’s population density is less than half of that of its neighboring counties. As a result, the bucolic open spaces and rolling pastures invite country living enthusiasts to call this home.

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Madison was carved out of Culpeper County in 1792 and named for a family that had extensive landholdings and business dealings in the area, and whose famous son later became the fourth President of the United States.

It is home to American history.

Aptly, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Natural Heritage Area that runs from Monticello to Gettysburg includes Madison County. Civil War battles are commemorated at The James City Battlefield located south of the Culpeper County line along U.S. 29, while Jack’s Shop Battlefield lies along Route 231 at Rochelle.

Madison County’s other presidential connection is as the site of President Hoover’s summer retreat used throughout his presidency to escape the heat, humidity, and pressure of Washington.

In August 1929, Hoover addressed the citizens of Madison County, thanking them for their hospitality, describing his retreat as “the excuse for return to the woods and streams with their retouch of the simpler life of the frontier from which every American springs.” Hoover’s speech is commemorated annually at Hoover Ridge Park. His Rapidan Camp eventually became part of Shenandoah National Park.

Today Madison County continues to protect and preserve what makes it different.

Even the way residents experienced the pandemic may have been uniquely Madison. Holbrook says, “We became better neighbors because of COVID. Instead of retreating and isolating, we found a way to get to know each other, to help each other. That’s one more benefit of country living.”

Fiona was lucky. Julie came for her husband’s job. Jennifer took over the family farm. Eric moved north from Florida for a farm, the climate and sense of community. Jacob came to Madison after military service to open his restaurant, Mad Local. All five have realized dreams for what their life in Madison County would become.

Jennifer’s husband, Jacob Gilley, says, “I have been fortunate to travel many places in my life, but I still believe Madison County and Central Virginia are my favorites. Madison’s rolling hills, beautiful farmland, mountain views, strong community, and proximity to lots of historic and natural parks makes it attractive for me.

“Madison has done a great job of strategically controlling growth, ensuring that all the reasons people love Madison persist.”

It’s uniquely Madison County, just the way people like it.

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HOME SALES Live STATS It Up ENDING THE WEEK OF MAY 2, 2021

THERE WERE 152 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS n 52 were in Albemarle with an average price of $452,666 n 18 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $467,603 n 13 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $308,692 n 6 were in Greene with an average price of $300,417 n 15 were in Louisa with an average price of $338,853 n 3 were in Madison with an average price of $299,833 n 10 were in Nelson with an average price of $428,050 n 24 were in Orange with an average price of $319,337 n 7 were in Staunton with an average price of $221,900 n 4 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $184,225

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CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

GREENE COUNTY

CITY OF STAUNTON

LOUISA COUNTY

www.charlottesville.org Real estate tax rate: $.95 per $100 www.staunton.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.95 per $100

CITY OF WAYNESBORO

www.waynesboro.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.90 per $100

ALBEMARLE COUNTY

www.albemarle.org Real estate tax rate: $.854 per $100

FLUVANNA COUNTY

www.co.fluvanna.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.925 per $100

www.gcva.us Real estate tax rate: $.775 per $100 www.louisacounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

MADISON COUNTY

www.madisonco.virginia.gov Real estate tax rate: $.68 per $100

NELSON COUNTY

www.nelsoncounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

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ORANGE COUNTY

www.nelsoncounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.61 per $100

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