Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Jim Duncan
I heard a rumor or two today about a couple of chains that may be making their way to the Crozet area. How would that change the Crozet area? Currently we have been able to maintain a “small-town” feel, with local restaurants, dry cleaners, pharmacies, etc. What impact would large-scale national chains have on Crozet? What, if anything, could be done to prevent or encourage these types of stores to come? Would anybody care?
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Posted on November 30th, 2005 by Jim Duncan
WCAV has a nice story about Crozet’s tunnel under Afton Mountain.Did you know the first railroad tunnel under Afton Mountain in Nelson County used to be the longest railroad tunnel in the United States?Built by Claudius Crozet, the tunnel may soon be a hiking trail. Little gems like this make Crozet a unique place to live. Now if I could only make the time for hiking again!On a personal note, Claudius Crozet is the namesake for Crozet Hall, the mess hall at VMI and home of darned near the worst food I have ever eaten.
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Posted on November 21st, 2005 by Jim Duncan
Does anybody want to write for RealCrozetVa?My vision for this blog is for it to become a hub for the Crozet community. If you want to know about the pancake breakfast at the Crozet Fire Department (which I learned about only on my way to church yesterday), or you want to discuss Crozet’s growth and the County’s complicity in their lack of infrastructure, or want to start a group that will lobby for mass transit, come here. An example is last week, the post about Innisfree Village was, for lack of a better term, useful.Write about what your vision for Crozet. Make it heartfelt, make it candid. If nothing else, make your voice heard.
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Posted on November 11th, 2005 by Jim Duncan
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s blog has a good post about the County’s recent transportation strategy meeting.
Current “advertisement date” for construction is December 2008Accelerated action on preliminary engineering for two NEW streets in the Crozet Master Plan: Eastern Avenue (between Routes 240 and 250) with a bridge at Lickinghole Creek and a new Main Street starting at Crozet Avenue. The goal with both streets is to work with property owners to get alignment established and to complete engineering design of the bridge (current estimated cost is $6 million for the bridge)Change is upon us. Get Ready.
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Posted on November 1st, 2005 by Jim Duncan
With this little corner Starr, Starr Hill’s brewing operations announce their Crozet presence.
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Posted on November 1st, 2005 by Jim Duncan
Yet another reason why I enjoy living in Crozet - the community.Normally, when a group of teenagers is spotted covering the outside of a building with paint, the words “graffiti” and “vandals” come up.But when the group is made of Western Albemarle High School students and the building is the Great Valu grocery in Crozet, the word that comes up is preservation….So far, the mural is a reflection of the four seasons in Crozet. The next stage of the project will be a townscape of Crozet from the 1950s and 1960s, including buildings that already have been torn down. West did the research on the history of Crozet, finding old photos to help her with sketches.I love that we have this kind of community that can come together for something as valuable as this mural.
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