Category: Charlottesville

  • Design firms for McIntire Park East are named

    Just imagine! We all have the opportunity to get involved as the first ever botanical garden in Charlottesville and the new skate park are being designed.  What would you like to see in the botanical garden?  I hope for an area focused on native plants and butterflies, but you may have some other suggestions.

  • Digital Scrapbooking – WordPress, Cvillepedia, Wayback Machine – Lasting history of Jackson-Via ES in Cville

    In 2009  a class at WriterHouse on WordPress publishing got me interested in an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School.  One thing led to another and soon

  • Catch the CAT!

    Many residents of Willoughby Townes and Longwood chose our neighborhoods for convenience and walkability.  In nice weather a walk to the Downtown Mall or to UVa Grounds is a healthy, pleasant diversion, but in bad weather … ?  The new  CAT bus schedule is a huge bonus for all of us in the Charlottesville Fry’s…

  • Giving Tuesday – Dec 3 – Make a difference in our community

    Such a great idea! Please volunteer or donate to your choice of charities and nonprofits on Giving Tuesday.  But why should it be just one day a year?  If you make volunteering a regular part of your healthy lifestyle, both you and our Charlottesville community will benefit in the years to come. “We make a…

  • Meals on Wheels – fall/winter volunteer recruitment drive underway

    MEALS ON WHEELS The fall/winter volunteer recruitment drive is underway, looking for weekly and “on-call” substitute drivers as well as meal packers for its home delivery meal program to Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Crozet, and Scottsville. Meals on Wheels delivers over 265 hot, nutritious lunchtime meals each weekday to homebound neighbors unable to cook for themselves. Your…

  • HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEERS – Lots of Opportunities Available

    Habitat for Humanity is searching for volunteers to fill the many positions they have available. Needs consist of: Habitat Store – cashier, donation specialist, heavy lifter, furniture assembly specialist, cleaning crew, department head and more; office administrative volunteers at the Habitat main office; envelope stuffers at the main office; and partner family advocates. Each requires…