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First Muslim Congressman to be Sworn In using Thomas Jefferson's Koran

First Muslim Congressman to be Sworn In using Thomas Jefferson's Koran!!Quote It's always good when founding father Thomas Jefferson gets in the news. And he's in the news today. A copy of the...

Builders hurting in Charlottesville

From today's HooK.

Big donations in Albemarle politics

The news came out yesterday regarding the largest donations to local political races.There surely may have been more critical elections locally, but I can't remember one.Financially, one can't argue...

Rumors of Albemarle Place’s demise are greatly exaggerated

Following up on the great discussion at Cvillenews about the rumors of the demise of Albemarle Place ...If it were to become a park, there isn't much surrounding residential density from which to...

No better science than you’ll find in Vegas

The odds there are probably as good or better than one's chances to "time" the bottom of the real estate market.When will we reach "bottom"?...  (We'll know in 18 months)Bank of America is exiting...

November Referendum on Growth in Albemarle

Will Goldsmith with C-Ville has an excellent summary of next month's Albemarle County BoS election:In electoral terms, this is an off year, with no federal offices up for grabs.  Typically, voter...

Where did Albemarle Place’s site go?

It's gone.  Much has been written about the massive development known as Albemarle Place over the last couple of years ...  most recently the news that it will be delayed by at least a year.  Where'd...

Efficiency in Government in Albemarle

I haven't even attended my first meeting for the Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee, but I am already curious.  From the letter accompanying the entirety of the Virginia Freedom of...

Open houses in the Charlottesville area this weekend

PDF of Charlottesville/Albemarle is here.PDF of Fluvanna/Greene/Louisa here.Don't forget about the Parade of Homes this weekend as well - go see all the cool new "stuff" being put into homes today.

If we could all set our budgets the way government does

Shocking.A $3.3 million budget shortfall is forcing Albemarle County to consider reducing school programs, among other money-saving measures, officials confirmed Tuesday.County leaders had predicted...

The Fall Newsletter

I am doing the The Fall Newsletter a little bit differently this quarter.  Rather than write more content, I linked to a page on my website with the below stories from RealCentralVA.com over the past...