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Fardowners is Now a PUB?!

I, for one, am exceedingly please to now have a pub in Crozet. I really liked the old Fardowners, but I’m certainly looking forward to trying out their pub fare and atmosphere.

Courtesy of Fardowners’ email newsletter:

"A Sneak Peek at the new Fardowners…

Read on for more on what the Pub at Fardowners is all about!

Dear Jim,

In case you missed the last newsletter, we were closed last week for some minor renovations and in order to prepare for our newest endeavor – "the Pub at Fardowners." We apologize for any inconvenience, and wholeheartedly invite you to join us as we reopen tomorrow (Monday, August 17th) to unveil our new look and new menu. For you, our valued guests, we’d like to offer the following insight into what’s in store for Fardowners…

The Food

We’ll have lots of appetizing munchies for starters – including but not limited to:
Spinach Dip in a locally made artisan bread bowl
Fresh Wings in Mild, BBQ, or Jerk sauce
Tachos (a wacky twist on the classic nachos!)
A variety of mini sliders with hormone-free beef from Gryffon Aerie Farm in White Hall

Our salads will still feature local greens and produce from Brightwood Farm in Madison

Lots of sandwich options for lunch or dinner
(all featuring local bread from Goodwin Creek in Afton)
A classic Philly with sirloin or chicken
Pulled Pork BBQ with house made coleslaw
Gryffon’s Aerie Sloppy Joe

Several entrees available anytime (we just couldn’t part with these!)
Our classic Grilled Meatloaf with Gryffon’s Aerie beef
Everyone’s favorite Stuffed Pork Chop
Twice-Baked Mac & Cheese

We’ll also continue to bring you delicious, seasonal, and always homemade desserts

Our tasty brunch menu will not be changing much (why mess with such a good thing, right?) and will still be served from 11 am – 3 pm. Difference is, we’ll stay open on Sunday nights now!

* Lots of the regular menu items will be available on our late-night menu as well, so congregate with us as we feature live local artists or come in to watch the big game on one of our new TVs! *

The Drinks

We’re definitely upping the ante in this department. As always, Happy Hour is 4-7 Monday-Friday. Sunday afternoons (from 4-9 pm) we’ll offer up local drafts for $2.50 a pint and $9 a pitcher.

All day until 9 pm we’ll feature deals on
Martini Mondays
Tequila Tuesdays
Wine Wednesdays

The Music

We’re starting off with a bang. Come out on Saturday August 29th to check out Max Collins and Ross van Brocklin of the Kings of Belmont playing an acoustic set, followed by Space Cadet 7. We’re so siked about these guys opening up our new music series that this show will be free! More details will follow, but mark your calendars now!

If jazz is more your style- Bobby Read will be taking time out from touring with Bruce Hornsby for a surprise show at Fardowners before hitting the road again! Join us for some of the area’s best jazz on Sunday August 30. $10 cover charge.

We’ll be featuring local talent more and more. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for news about upcoming events happening on weekends.
We hope you’re as excited as we are, and we can’t wait to see lots of familiar faces this week at Fardowners. Be the first to try our new menu and check out our new look!

Sincerely yours,
Mark Cosgrove
W.C. Winkler
& the rest of the staff at Fardowners Restaurant"

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Brief Notes for 2009-08-16

  • RT @mastomillers: RT @MudhouseCrozet Today's coffee cupping begins at 2:00. Yay for tasting free coffee! [You going?] #
  • RT @etarichmond: Gorgeous afternoon spent touring & tasing @ King Family Vineyard in Crozet – delicious Viognier #Cville [nice!] #
  • Heard a not insignificant rumor about something in Batesville. Working on vetting it now. #
  • @gingergermani I'm partial to Fardowners' in Crozet. Or Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton (only 12 minutes away) #
  • RT @gordonmphillips: Going to Crozet where everything is beautiful. [what a nice thing to say!] #
  • Two State Trooper motorcycle cops running radar on 64 on Afton. #
  • RT @hanchettjim: All Crozet schools made AYP, going through rest of results #
  • Thinking how psyched I am that @ubertwiter now allows multiple accounts! #
  • Found a teacher at Henley – @henley_price – any other teachers at Western Albemarle schools? #
  • Wondering where to watch the USA-Mexico match in Charlottesville today #
  • RT @cvillepiefest: Huzzah for our newest sponsor, The Crozet Gazette (@crozetgazette)! [I can't wait for the piefest!] #
  • Seriously, Google Calendar is down? WTH? #

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How Should Crozet Grow?

Now, rather than after the fact, is the time to discuss and voice your opinions.

Crozet Gazette: (also download the complete results of the Crozet Master Plan questionnaire from the Gazette – thank you, Gazette!)

Crozet residents don’t want to see the small town quality of life they enjoy sacrificed to growth pressures and therefore identified future population limits as their top agenda item in the current master plan revision process. They also confirmed their support for the original goals of the 2004 plan, which placed the first priority on the vitality of downtown Crozet and discouraged growth along Rt. 250.

Daily Progress:

County staff plans to present the Planning Commission with recommendations next month about which areas of the Master Plan should be focused on, as revisions are considered. Staff hopes to address the Board of Supervisors in October.

With the input of Crozet residents and the Crozet Community Advisory Council, county staff is eyeing areas of focus, as it examines ways that the Master Plan could be revised:

Population: Among the most controversial components of the plan is its inconsistent population estimates. The Master Plan text refers to a maximum population of 12,000 people, but the plan’s map allows for nearly 25,000 residents.

Downtown: Planners are aiming to keep the bulk of commercial developments downtown, and they’re trying to make sure infrastructure and zoning regulations support that vision.

Developments along U.S. 250: The current Master Plan discourages further commercial developments along 250, an idea welcomed by many residents.

cvillenews:

The county surveyed Crozet’s citizens about the Master Plan—which currently calls for the population to more than double—and it was in that context that they volunteered their concerns about population growth

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Ben Hiked the Blue Ridge Tunnel

Thanks, Ben for the comment!

Thanks for the directions! It was a pretty easy find from the Afton side and definitely worth the short hike.

We traveled the entire length of the tunnel – just be prepared for potentially knee deep freezing water on the Afton end and crawling through two short drainage pipes. These pipes lead through the two walls that Kelly mentions above.

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Brief Notes for 2009-08-09

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An Animal Wellness Center on 240?

You may have seen Sign #36 on 240 between the Cemetery and Tabor …

This is what it’s for:

PROJECT: SP 2008-009 Animal Wellness Center PROPOSED: Veterinary Clinic for small animals ZONING CATEGORY/GENERAL USAGE: C-1 Commercial – retail sales and service uses; and residential use by special use permit (15 units/ acre) SECTION: 22.2.2(5) Veterinary office and hospital; 5.1.11 Commercial Kennel, Veterinary Service, Office Or Hospital, Animal Hospital, Animal Shelter COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE/DENSITY: Community of Crozet, CT5 Neighborhood Center in the Crozet Master Plan which allows for a mix of uses and residential types at net densities of up to 12 units per acre; up to 18 units per acre if in a mixed use setting and CT 1 Development Area Preserve. ENTRANCE CORRIDOR: Yes LOCATION: 1100 Crozet Avenue/Route 240, approx. 400 feet south of the intersection of Jarmans Gap Road and Crozet Avenue TAX MAP/PARCEL: 056A2-01-00-00700 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: White Hall

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Crozet Master Plan Revision Open House

If you’re not involved and informed, your opinion is less likely to matter.

Crozet residents are invited to drop by an Open House scheduled for Monday, August 10, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Crozet United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall to learn about the focus areas proposed for the Crozet Master Plan 5-Year Update. Albemarle County’s Comprehensive Plan requires that Master Plans such as Crozet’s, adopted in 2004, be reviewed and updated every five years.

The Crozet Master Plan update now underway is not intended to change the overall goals set by the community in 2004, but to look at specific focus areas that may need modification. The review process will also consider requests from individuals for specific changes to the land use map and plan.

Features of the plan that may need modification have been identified by the Crozet Community Advisory Council (CCAC), the public, County staff, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors. A questionnaire completed by residents of the Crozet Growth Area and their neighbors in western Albemarle during June 2009 established many of the public’s central areas of concern regarding the plan. Those focus areas will be on display at the Open House for the public’s information.

County staff and members of the Crozet Community Advisory Council will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. The focus areas will be presented to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for their review and approval this fall. Following Board approval, the community will be involved in developing recommendations for the actual revision of the plan throughout this winter and spring.

Lee P. Catlin
Community Relations Director
Albemarle County
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 296-5841 (office)
(434) 531-8092 (mobile)

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Lots of Construction Equipment in the Meadows

Wondering what it is for …

The construction equipment is here:

Update 07 August 2009: Naturally, Charlottesville Tomorrow has the answers:

The County received $700,000 from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to support the creation of the Crozet Meadows Project. The project begins construction next week and will rehabilitate 28 existing homes to Energy Star standards and will build 38 new units for seniors.



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Brew Ridge Trail Festival

The inaugural Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival will feature great live music and beers from "Brew Ridge Trail" members Starr Hill, Devils Backbone, Blue Mountain, South Street and Albemarle Cider Works.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd
ON THE GROUNDS OUTSIDE OF
DEVILS BACKBONE BREWING COMPANY – NELSON COUNTY, VA

NOON-8PM
ALL AGES WELCOME!
$15 IN ADVANCE/$20 DAY OF SHOW
BUY TICKETS AT THE ADVANCE PRICE – GET FREE MUSIC FROM THE PERFORMERS AND A CHANCE TO WIN THE BRTMF GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE (see details below)

Performing live on the NTELOS WIRELESS Stage:
Sons of Bill
The Infamous Stringdusters
Jesse Harper (of Old School Freight Train)
William Walter & Tucker Rogers
Robbing Mary
Earl Knox

BUY TICKETS AT THE ADVANCE PRICE – GET FREE STUFF!

Get free songs from each of the bands performing when you purchase your tickets through Musictoday! Songs include a live track from Sons of Bills legendary Paramount Theatre show in June as well as live tracks from The Infamous Stringdusters performing at DelFest and in Chicago at The Morse Theatre. CHECK YOUR MUSICTODAY EMAIL CONFIRMATION FOR THE LINK TO THE FREE TUNES!

BREW RIDGE TRAIL GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE GIVEAWAY

Every order purchased in advance will also be automatically entered into our grand prize package giveaway. The winner will be announced before Sons of Bill takes the stage and here are some of the great prizes we’ll be giving away that day!

  1. An opportunity to watch Sons of Bill’s set backstage with 1 guest
  2. Meet and Greet with Sons of Bill after their performance
  3. Signed commemorative festival poster by Sons of Bill and The Infamous Stringdusters
  4. Free merchandise from all the bands
  5. Free merchandise from Starr Hill, Devils Backbone and South Street
  6. Gift Certificates to Beer Run, Zocalo, Devils Backbone and South Street
  7. Free merchandise from Nelson County

VISIT THE BREW RIDGE TRAIL WEBSITE

For more information on the music festival. You can also find out more info on the Stampede on Horseshoe Mountain, a mountain bike race that will take place from 9-11AM. The race finishes at the main entrance of the festival grounds.

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Brief Notes for 2009-08-02

  • Had my first closing delayed thanks to the new lender Disclosure laws. Sweet. #
  • RT @cvilletomorrow: RT @DailyProgress: Crozet leaders ask county to advance historic district http://bit.ly/3VZfU #
  • WTF-Neighbor's car stolen from their driveway last night/this am in Crozet – Blue Honda Civic – JSY-1778 #
  • RT @haminga: Excited Old Crozet School registration opening soon-the list of classes looks great! http://www.oldcrozetschoolarts.org/node/17 #

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