Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Moustache May 2008

May 6th 2008 by Kelly in General 0

I have never heard of Moustache May until I moved to Charlottesville. For the month of May those who participate take a picture of themselves everyday with their growing moustache. Creative moustaches and pictures tend to get a lot more comments. I have a few Charlottesville friends that are participating, but […]

Make Yourself at Home…Anywhere in the World

March 28th 2008 by Kelly in General 2

Make Yourself at Home…Anywhere in the World is HomeExchange.com’s way to appeal to homeowners to switch homes with a stranger. There are over 20,000 homes available for swap on the site, so it must be a good way to go on vacation. HomeExchange is just one website that links users that want to […]

New Restaurant on the Downtown Mall

March 13th 2008 by Kelly in General, Local News, New Development, Restaurant, Restaurant Opening 1

The downtown mall was missing a Mexican Restaurant. I know that everyone seems to love Guadalajara and that it’s not that far of a walk from downtown, but it will be nice to have a Mexican Restaraunt on the mall. The new Restaurant will occupy the old Kiki location and construction is […]

Use 411 for Free

March 13th 2008 by Kelly in General 0

Today Mathew Rathburn on VAR posted a trick to avoid the $1 fee of contacting 411 from your phone.   Text message google at 466453 on your phone, it will spell out google.  Fill out the message portion with the location and zip code for example: CafeCubano22902.  Send the message.  Google will text you back with […]

Women Move Up the ladder in Real Estate

March 11th 2008 by Kelly in General 0

Real Estate has traditionally been a way for women to be involved in the workforce and still have flexibility, even before flex-time and family benefits were considered in other professions. Career minded mothers were able to balance a career and a family, but it seemed that men still had the top jobs in the […]

Become Our Friend on Facebook

March 7th 2008 by Kelly in General 0

CurbPlaces is on facebook! We now have a fan page on facebook! The page lets you see updates to the blog. Become a fan! Help spread the word about the new place to explore Real Estate in Charlottesville. Learn more about the Charlottesville community and be updated about the […]

Another Downtown Hotel Will Be Nice

February 29th 2008 by Kelly in General, New Development 0

Construction on the new hotel has begun and it is right in the middle of the downtown mall! My sister got married a few years ago, 5 to be exact, and family came from all over. Most people were from Georgia, Indiana, and South Carolina, it was a lot of fun to see […]

My Search for a Home

February 13th 2008 by Kelly in General 0

Since I recently had to find a new place to call home I can tell you a little about my experience in finding an apartment/condo. I was ready to live on my own (I’ve had roommates my whole life, from brothers and sisters to friends) and wasn’t ready to make the jump to buying […]

Welcome to the CurbPlaces Blog

June 19th 2007 by Daniel in General 0

This is the official blog for CurbPlaces
If you have been following CurbPlace’s progress on the Cloudbrain Blog, please update your RSS links and feeds.  All future CurbPlaces announcements and posts will happen here.
CurbPlaces is a new site for exploring real estate and neighborhood information in Charlottesville, VA and the surrounding area.   It pulls real estate […]