I have made some significant changes to this blog over the past two days.  Many hours of tweaking, testing, etc. later and I think I have it where I want it (for the next few days/weeks, at least).  After trying several other themes, I came back to the one I use on realcentralva – tiga.  I have added the following:Recent commentsA “submit a story” pagePerhaps most different is the “Announcements” section to the right – If you have an event you would like to announce, visit the handy-dandy submit a story page and – voilà – it will be added as soon as I get to it.What do you think?  Is the old theme better?I think the new theme is more functional than the last and I’m thinking about keeping it …

Thanks to the recent story in the Crozet Gazette on realcrozetva, this blog has received several (many?)  new visitors.  Thankfully, two have so far answered the call to write for this blog!  Starting today, I am going to, assuming continued interest, establish a “readers’ forum” highlighting stories written by readers.  If you have an idea, please email me.  If you want to become a regular writer, please email me.  Soon there will be a “write for this blog” button in the sidebar.

The goal of realcrozetva is one of community contribution.  I want realcrozetva to be a destination for discussion, for information, for sharing of thoughts and ideas specific to Crozet.One of the best things to come from the arrival of the Crozet Gazette is that people are talking about it and talking about current issues affecting Crozet because of the Gazette.  That’s what I want for realcrozetva.com.  If this blog becomes a destination for people to learn about Crozet goings-on, and I segue from author/editor to contributor because others have taken on this mantle, fantastic.  This blog would be a success.  A more informed populace is (in this ideal world) a better one.As always, if you want to write, or have a story idea, please email me.This is a similar goal to another local site, cvillenews, but I couldn’t find one of Waldo’s many requests for others to take on his role.

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.

I have just released my October Newsletter!  This version is mostly the same as the general Newsletter, but is tailored a bit specifically for Crozet.Email me if you would like a copy mailed or emailed to you.