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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. […]
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Construction Zone! Work or just kibitz – cvillepedia Workgroup – May 16, 10am – Java Java
Hope you can join us!
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Charlottesville is a PLACE where people in a parade recognize friends along the route!
The Medallion at First and Main is now installed at the point where the downtown area is divided into its four quadrants. Thanks to Steve Trumbull of Charlottesville Then and Now for this meaningful gift that marks our PLACE!
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Down to the Wire – Charlottesville City Council will soon decide the future of McIntire Park East!
We have the opportunity to create a beautiful, world-class public garden right here in the heart of Charlottesville! Just imagine a garden featuring native plants for ALL of our citizens to enjoy for generations to come located within walking distance of our Downtown Mall. McIntire Botanical Garden (mcintirebotanicalgarden.org) is a non-profit already in existence and […]
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Deepak Singh at Festival of the Book 2012
It was such a delight to attend the Cultural Leaps session on Friday at this year’s Festival of the book. As an ESL tutor/mentor, I am very interested in newcomers’ impressions after arriving in America from other lands. All of the presentations were excellent, but very special for me was hearing Deepak Singh and […]
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