Category: PLACE

And the ribbon is cut … Bike Walk Play JPA & bridge party were a lot of fun for all!

Charlottesville is always a fun PLACE for families! We have been walking and biking on a temporary bridge during construction, and the new bridge is really nice with sidewalks on both sides! It was fun to be on hand at noon yesterday for the ribbon cutting by members of City Council and for the free…

August 19, 2012
Are you ready to Meet Yer Eats? | 21 farms this year and a brand-new website!

Visit the new Meet Yer Eats website/blog for more information.

August 3, 2012
McIntire Park East Draft Master Plan

… another piece of our Charlottesville PLACE puzzle City Parks and Recreation Department staff will present the Draft Master Plan for the east side of McIntire Park to City Council on Monday, July 16, at 7:00 pm at City Hall. There will also be a public hearing on the Plan at the Council meeting. 02…

July 16, 2012
Remember your sunblock, sunglasses, and hat when visiting the City Market!

Visiting the City Market is part of a healthy lifestyle, but remember to stay safe in the summer sun. Remember your sunblock, sunglasses, and hat when visiting the City Market! In time the City may see fit to provide a permanent location with a cover for the Charlottesville City Market, but until then stay safe…

July 2, 2012
PLACEMAKING – the Charlottesville Downtown Mall is an important “third place”

… “What you’re seeing is further evidence of the demand to live in more urban, walkable, transit-friendly communities,” said Stewart Schwartz, director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth. “A big part of this is place-making — creating vibrant, interesting places where people can see each other and be seen. They’re what urbanists call third places.…

June 25, 2012
Vinegar Hill Project Canning Cooperative – the SPIRIT of Charlottesville is alive at City Market!

Waste not, want not! I remember as a child going with my family in early morning to a nearby orchard to buy (at a very low price) a bushel of “culls” – peaches that had fallen from the tree during the night and were beginning to bruise making them unfit for sending to stores. We…

June 25, 2012