October 17, 2011 – 11:03 pm
At Nest, we’ve been big advocates of using video to help educate customers and clients. We’ve tried a lot of different video ideas over the last few years: property tours, real estate education videos, neighborhood videos, and even a video about Nest Realty’s values. We decided a few months ago to dive a little [...]
April 12, 2011 – 10:04 pm
So, you’ve probably heard by now that Donald Trump is now an Albemarle County property owner. Last week, he purchased the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard at auction. Or maybe we should say he bought the winery and vineyard formerly known as Kluge. You can bet the Kluge name will last about as long as [...]
Spring in Charlottesville is upon us and that means UVa spring athletics are in full swing. If you only think of basketball and football as the big Cavalier sporting events, you’re missing out. Here’s a rundown on some of the nation’s top teams…right here in Charlottesville Cavalier Baseball After 2009′s first run to the College [...]
September 10, 2010 – 12:24 pm
There’s an ongoing debate around our office: What’s the best season in Charlottesville? After last winter, no one is voting that way…and this summer’s heat has knocked summer out of the running. So, it seems to be split pretty evenly between the Spring and Fall. Both are spectacular times in Cville. Since the Fall is [...]
If you haven’t driven through Bundoran Farm, then put it on your schedule this summer. It’s one of the most beautiful spots in Albemarle County. Not only is the land naturally spectacular, but the planning by Celebration Associates (and implementation of the plan) is top notch. I drove through last week with my trusty flip and [...]
The C-Ville has a great story this week on 25 more essential experiences for Charlottesville locals. This is a follow up to their story from last year. There’s a few on here that I haven’t done (#2, Let a heated exchange about the Meadowcreek Parkway destroy a friendship)…and a few on the list that I [...]
In this case, local strawberries at Chiles Orchard in Crozet. These are some of the orchards in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene: And besides, spending an hour or so with the family is a much ore fulfilling experience than going to the grocery store.
… Thanks to BuyLocalVirginia.org, these are some of the orchards in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson : Carter Mountain Orchard Chiles Peach Orchard Dickie Brothers Orchard Drumheller’s Orchard Fitzgerald’s Orchard Flippin-Seaman, Inc. Fruit Hill Orchard Henley’s Orchard Saunders Brothers Farm Market Seamans’ Orchard Silver Creek Orchards Spring Valley Orchard The Apple Shed Vintage Virginia Apples
From the RiverBluff Web site: Located on a bluff overlooking the Rivanna River, RiverBluff is an award-winning conservation community of 22 new homes in the Woolen Mills neighborhood of Charlottesville. The houses are clustered on the brow of a hill, leaving the majority of the 19 acres as common land for the enjoyment of all [...]
We get a little feedback on our Nest Report blog posts that we may be too focused on the numbers and data. So, we’re going to stray a little from our hard-nosed number crunching and start a series on something else we love: Charlottesville. Our 365 Things To Do in Charlottesville series will focus on, [...]
