Raush Estate Auction

February 17, 2010

The Charles and Josephine Raush Estate Auction on Locust Avenue has been postponed until March 27th because of the snow.  Now you have a chance to plan on going!  The auction will have movie projectors, editing equipment, guns & gun parts, antiques, vintage tools, military equipment, antique and vintage books and other collectibles.
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Snow on the Mall

February 15, 2010

There is already at least half an inch of snow that has accumulated on the mall.  It’s coming down hard.
How much do you think it will snow?

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Charlottesville & Albemarle School Closings and MakeUp Days

February 11, 2010

Albemarle County Schools are still closed today, but their makeup days schedule has been updated.  As of now, the makeup days are set as 2/16, 3/12, 6/14, 6/15, 6/16, and 6/17.  Visit the Albemarle County Schools website for more details and updates about closings and makeup days.  Or follow them on twitter: k12albemarle
Charlottesville City Schools [...]

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Valentine’s Day in Charlottesville

February 10, 2010

I’m giving you 3 easy ways to make your special someone happy on Valentine’s Day!  Prove that you put in a little effort.  It’s always nice to be reminded that you’re appreciated.  Here’s 3 ideas for you to show that you gave the day some thought.
1.)Dinner Reservations, or breakfast or lunch….any meal or vineyard works.  [...]

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Show Me Your MuMu

February 9, 2010

I think it’s so creative, that a couple girls that were interested in finding the best mu’u mu’u, decided to design it themselves. Show Me Your MuMu is the new website to find the perfect mumu for you (no, they’re not bad at spelling, they’re just calling their version the mumu instead of mu’u mu’u). [...]

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Snowboarding at UVA and More Snow Tuesday

February 8, 2010

The roads look so much better this time after the snow.  The main roads are almost completely clear…at least in one lane.  But, side roads, UVA, and the downtown mall are another story.  More snow predicted for Tuesday from NBC 29 with a 90% chance and a  3-5 inches.
This video is from Notes from Peabody’s [...]

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Blizzard #3 in Charlottesville Expected for Tomorrow

February 4, 2010

So much snow in Charlottesville lately!  This weekend 1 to 2 more feet predicted!  Full story on the National Weather website.  According to the City of Charlottesville website, Charlottesville’s average snowfall is 24 inches.  My nephew made a whole snowman family.  It’s the perfect packing snow!  Just to remind us, some of us still love [...]

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Charlottesville Weekend Plans

January 29, 2010

Restaurant week continues through Sunday.  Although Fossett’s is sold out, there are some reservations at the other participating restaurants.  Participating restaurants.
Saturday
Super Fit Games at Crossfit: Crossfit’s own olympics.  Free to watch: 7am-7pm
Cirque de Charlottesville at the X Lounge: $50 includes dinner and show.  Cash bar.  E-Fit Dance & Shergold Studios come together for a pole, [...]

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Cloudbrain at Boar’s Head

January 28, 2010

Today Cloudbrain took a field trip to the Boar’s Head Old Mill Room for restaurant week.  It was amazing.  You have two more days to check it out for restaurant week.  We went after the lunch crowd at 1 pm and it was still pretty crowded.  There are a couple choices of soup (soup of [...]

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Restaurant Week in Charlottesville

January 26, 2010

Don’t forget about Restaurant Week this week.
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All participating restaurants and menus are available at Cville Yum.
Boars Head Inn is offering a 3 course meal at lunch if you’re too busy to plan a dinner.  It’s $15.50 including tax.

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