Month: September 2014

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New Crozet Library Hours

Good stuff can happen when the community raises its voice.

Via press release:

Crozet Library Adapts New Hours

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approved funding for additional open hours at the new Crozet/Western Albemarle Library. The library will now be open Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m. The additional evening hours are designed to better serve students and residents who are unable to visit the library during the day.

The library will now be open 52 hours a week: 1-9 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays; 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Wednesdays; 9 a.m. -5 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Since opening last September, library use in Crozet has increased by 80%, with over 2,000 new registered library users.

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What does “Community” mean (to you)?

We had an interesting – and different conversation – yesterday on WNRN’s Wake Up Call with Rick Moore. Rick changed up our pre-discussed topics and focused on community – discovering, building, maintaining, becoming a part of – community.

I’d like to think it was a really good discussion, and I ended up talking quite a bit about Crozet. If you’re interested, the show notes post with a link to the podcast is here and the direct link to the podcast is here Cville Podcast.

Since the inception of RealCrozetVA, the subheading of the blog has been either “community blog for Crozet, Virginia” or today’s more succinct,  “Crozet’s community blog.” We talk about “community” a lot here … what do you think?

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New Look to RealCrozetVA

You’ll notice some changes at RealCrozetVA. I’m playing with a new look while trying to keep the functionality and usability of the site as high as possible.

There’s still quite a bit I’m going to try to make time to make better (notably the calendar, the search for homes page(s) and a few other things), but the focus will remain trying to provide as much useful, relevant content as possible.

A couple things I like – the upcoming events on the left sidebar (would love to have more music shown here), comments prominently on the right and the link to the Facebook widget on the right, stronger imagery at the top, and generally a cleaner look – for desktop and mobile.

Feedback, suggestions (and help) always welcomed and appreciated.

A question for you mobile users – which looks better? (click through)

Continue reading “New Look to RealCrozetVA”

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September 2014 Crozet Gazette is Out

This month’s Crozet Gazette is out, and it’s chock full of great stories. Some highlights (read the whole issue!):

– From the Editor: 100 and Counting

– An awesome letter to the editor from someone who just moved from Crozet. Truly a must-read.

– Crozet Park Launches Campaign to Build Amphitheater & Pavilion

– QuickStart Tennis Courts Open at Crozet Elementary

– Crozet Welcome Sign Vandalized.  Degenerates.

– Wind Turbine Parts Company Eyes Crozet for New Manufacturing Plant (This could be big. And good for Crozet)

– Old Trail Plans Focus on Housing First – lots of changes; Anna’s is closing, Trailside is getting new owners, ”

“Entertainment-based commercial tenants will be our focus” for filling the new buildings, (the Developer) said.”

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Safe Route to Crozet Elementary update

Remember the Safe Routes to School grant from a number of years ago?

Today would be a good time to email the county Board of Supervisors saying you want them to make those improvements this year.

This is the only improvement made to that route in the past five years – for which I (and many others) are immensely grateful. Really. It makes riding bikes a lot more accessible.

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