CurbPlaces Blog

I don’t really understand the name Boylan Heights but I’m a fan more than the name The Joint. I wonder what people will call it for short.

When browsing real estate websites online, ever wish you could look at pictures around the neighborhood rather than at the pictures that are just of the front of the house (and carefully selected by an agent for the best angle)? Maybe look up and down the street to make sure there is a dump […]

Today marks the beginning of the Festival of the Book. This is the 13th annual Festival and will be going on today through the 30th. Tickets can be bought at the Paramount downtown or by phone (434-979-1333) or online. The festival is to promote reading and literacy and most of the events […]

Friday night The Box opened for business. So naturally, we had to check it out. It is a cozy space. It felt very crowded even though it was probably just because you were touching the person beside you because there was not very much unused space. There is also only one […]

Reynold George Samuel, 39 and 7 others were charge with selling drugs and pirated DVDs out of the downtown mall store, Sexshuns. Sexshuns is an apparel and shoe store located on the Pavilion side of the mall. When police raided the store they found guns and numerous illegal drugs. Reynold is not […]

Mellow Mushroom now offers soy cheese for a vegan friendly option. Mellow has always had veggie options like the tempeh hoagie, and veggie pizzas with no cheese. But, as a new option vegans can get cheese on their pizza! John Adamson owner of the Charlottesville Mellow Mushroom said that there have been […]

Siips downtown decided to add live music to their venue. A notice was posted that they will now selectively alter their hours to match up with other local events. Tonight you can hear George Melvin play the piano after the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra at the Paramount. Melvin will begin playing around […]

Crush Wine Shop is now open for business in Belmont. Stop by the shop where you can run in to pick up a bottle of wine, or enjoy time for a tasting. Call Gregg Oxley or Paul Coleman to set up a time for a tasting 434-972-9463.

We’re getting ready to release a huge update to the website in the next day or so (call it the 2.0 version).  This update brings CurbPlaces one giant step closer to being the best site for exploring real estate in town.  The most obvious change will be the organization and layout of the site:  It […]