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If you Haven’t Walked or Biked on Jarman’s Gap, Why not?

It’s looking good. Last week, my no-longer-a-second-grade-daughter and I rode our bikes from Parkside Village to get ice cream at Trailside Coffee; it’s an easy ride.

I haven’t taken photos of Jarman’s Gap in a while, but I’ll say this – it’s a fantastic road – easy to walk and ride on. It’s surely going to allow better connectivity – both physically and psychologically – between the neighborhoods along Jarman’s Gap and downtown Crozet.

Continue reading “If you Haven’t Walked or Biked on Jarman’s Gap, Why not?”

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Bar with Big Deck coming to Downtown Crozet

I can’t bring myself to call it a “sky bar” … but this will be pretty cool.

The skybar will have 1,600 square feet of open roof and another 1,144 square feet of glass-enclosed bar. With the right alignment, the Claudius Place rooftop could be the primo sunset-watching place in western Albemarle.

1,600 square feet of open roof sounds fun.

And it’s within walking distance of my neighborhood. Continue reading “Bar with Big Deck coming to Downtown Crozet”

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Temporary Parking Lot to be Closed

Parking lot, we hardly knew ye …

via email –
 
New Crozet Library Parking lot to be closed as part of library construction project.

The public parking lot serving the new Crozet Library site on Library Avenue will be closed to the public beginning Monday, June 11, to allow for construction activity to be staged from that space.  Future construction activity may also temporarily impact traffic patterns in downtown Crozet, those activities will be announced in advance to minimize any disruptions or inconvenience to the public.
 
“While we regret the temporary inconvenience of the parking lot closure, we are very excited that this very visible sign of progress on construction of the new library is underway with all the very positive benefits that will bring to downtown Crozet,” said Lee Catlin, Assistant to the County Executive for Community and Business Partnerships.
 

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Crozet Park’s Pool Opens this Weekend (2012 edition)

via email …
  
Last chance to save on Crozet Park Aquatics & Recreation Center (PARC) fees!  Register by Monday, May 28 and pay no joining fees to the PARC facility, which includes full access to the pool, full access to the fitness center, group exercise classes, and member discounts on all programs!   (Savings on Joining Fees:  $75 for Adult; $100 for Family).
 
Last chance to save on pool only fees!  Register by Monday, May 28 and pay discounted rates. 
 
See website for more information on membership rates. 
 
POOL OPENS SATURDAY, MAY 26!  For Memorial Day weekend, we will be open as follows:
 
Saturday, May 26:  10 AM – 8 PM
Sunday, May 27:  12 PM – 8 PM
Monday, May 28:  10 AM – 8 PM
 
FITNESS CENTER OPENS ON TUESDAY, MAY 29!
 
See website for information on hours of operation.
 
Check out all of our aquatics programming.  Additional information added daily!
 
Check out our fitness center programming.  New information added daily!
 
Join us for summer day camp.  Spaces are limited!
 
For those that have already joined, you can pick up your membership key tags starting Saturday, May 26!  We’ll see you soon!
 
Please contact Jessica Maslaney, Site Director, with any questions:  [email protected]. 
 
Thanks for your time!
 
Jessica
 
Jessica P. Maslaney
Site Director, Crozet PARC
 
Crozet PARC/YMCA
1075 Claudius Crozet Park
Crozet, VA  22932
 
434-205-4380
www.piedmontymca.org
 

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Could a Mid-Week Farmers’ Market Work in Crozet?

Driving home yesterday, lamenting how I had missed both the Crozet and Charlottesville markets, I wondered if a mid-week late afternoon farmers market which be feasible or viable in Crozet. What do you think?

The response on FB to my query was quite positive.

As a side note, who updates the Crozet Farmers’ Market page on Local Harvest? The page hasn’t been updated since 2010.

Related:

– Help the Crozet Farmers’ Market (2009)
– What’s the future of the Crozet Farmers’ Market? (2010) Continue reading “Could a Mid-Week Farmers’ Market Work in Crozet?”