CCAC Meeting. 18 January at Crozet Library. Play our cards right, and we could go to Smoked after the meeting. Who’s going? #CCAC0117
Crozet Real Estate Conversation – Looking back at 2016, forward to 2017
The Crozet real estate market … David Ferrall and Jim Duncan (that’s me!) met at PRN last week and talked about the Crozet real estate market in 2016, and speculated a bit about the 2017 market.
But the conversation is never about just real estate … we also talked about businesses that have opened in Crozet (Smoked Kitchen & Tap – née Smoked BBQ, Morsel Compass, Blue Ridge Bottleshop in Piedmont Place), changes (Southern Way moved from its spot across from Starr Hill to the old Three Notch’d Grill building, Great Valu changed hands), our favorite charities, and of course, our love for Pro Re Nata brewery.
All in under 6 minutes! Questions about the market? Ask us, or stop by PRN on 19 January at 5pm.
Close 250 for Two Weeks, Or Slow-Go for Several Months?
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CULPEPER — The Virginia Department of Transportation invites the public to attend an upcoming design public hearing on the proposed replacement of the Route 250 (Ivy Road) bridge over Little Ivy Creek in Albemarle County.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 3045 Morgantown Road, Charlottesville.
Update from VDOT/Facebook
$500K. Closing for two weeks is $500K cheaper than single-laning for months.
The Facebook post accompanying this post was useful, and engaging. Thank you so much to VDOT for listening & responding on Facebook & Twitter. Their being where many of the people were was great.
Update 2

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Crozet Transforms from Suburban Outpost to Health and Fitness Epicenter
While lovely suburban neighborhoods, mountain vistas, and excellent schools have been the hallmark of Crozet’s popularity, a new scene is helping to shape Crozet population both figuratively and literally – Health and Fitness. For a town with a relatively small population, the number of community assets to support our health and fitness reflects the high demand.
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Steve Landes Town Hall at the Lodge – 1-3-2017
The tweets are here for posterity.
- Good meeting.
- Lots of great & relevant topics
- About 40 people, including quite a few from WAHS’ Leadership program
- We need more such involvement.
- Thanks to The Lodge at Old Trail for hosting!
Click through, scroll down, make your way back up.
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A Fit Crozet
Crozet is a fit place.
As frequently happens, I was answering a question for a buyer client moving to Crozet – “where are the gyms and yoga in Crozet?” I started rattling off the a litany of such places; that led to my asking the question on the Crozet FB page.
Crozet, while not a town, is becoming more and more self-sufficient; going to Charlottesville is less necessary (unless you know, for a job). I’m hoping that Perrone Robotics‘ move to downtown Crozet will be a big jumpstart for the “needing jobs in Crozet” aspect.**
That said … (let me know what I/we missed!)
Fitness/workout/healthy things to do in Crozet
- The Crozet Cycling Club
- Crozet Running
- #RunCrozet
- Boot Camp for Real People at Crozet Park
- radFIT Training
- Zumba, yoga, martial arts at Greenwood Community Center
- Santosha Yoga Crozet at Piedmont Place
- Crozet YMCA
- + Master Swim team at YMCA
- The Polarity Barn (yoga, Nia)
- ACAC- Crozet
- Crozet Arts – Ballet, yoga
- Jazzercise Crozet
- DNA Movement – “we currently offer in-home/in-park personal and group training.”
- Foundations Pilates
- Crozet Trails Crew
- “I’m telling you! Crozet is more than just a suburban spot, it’s a fitness hot bed! A real selling point for the community. I think adding the Crozet Trails group too – they are a real asset adding tons of miles throughout the area.” (from FB)
- Western Workout Crew
- Mint Springs trails
- Perimeter trail at Crozet Park
- PT Plus
- Albemarle Ballet Theater
*I know some people do new year resolutions, so hopefully this will help fulfill some of those!
**Maybe next time Crozet/Albemarle have a shot at a Deschuttes or Stone brewery, they won’t flub that opportunity.
Read Part 2 of “Fit Crozet” – Crozet Transforms from Suburban Outpost to Health and Fitness Epicenter
Zumba Classes at Greenwood Community Center
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Zumba
Get ready to dance yourself into shape! Zumba is best described as an exhilarating Latin inspired fitness class that combines all the rhythms in Latin music.
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Reviewing Crozet in 2016 through the RealCrozetVA lens
2015 was interesting. 2016 continued the interesting. Through November, 140 stories were posted here on the blog. A lot more throughout the RealCrozetVA ecosystem. I’ve done this recap for a couple years and I find it useful, informative, and helpful for me; I hope it is for you as well.
What do you think were the biggest stories of 2016 in Crozet?
These are a few, but by no means the only, or biggest, 2016 Crozet stories
- Great Valu sold
- The CCAC, CCA, and CBOT are redoing the Crozet Master Plan.
- Piedmont Place opened
- Barnes Lumber redevelopment continues its path
- More houses and neighborhoods, very few infrastructure improvements
- Tweeted CCAC meetings every month; these are often long and boring, but are profoundly important.
- The Crozet Cycling Club grew
- The Crozet Calendar continued to be useful to many
Crozet is and will remain a wonderful place to live. Let’s see how we can work together to grow wisely, keeping as much as we can that makes Crozet a special place to be.
The RealCrozetVA ecosystem is: The RealCrozetVA blog, RealCrozetVA Twitter, RealCrozetVA facebook, and RealCrozetVA Instagram. The RealCrozetVA home is and will always be the blog, because I own it … and the rest likely can and will change. I’ve found the archives here invaluable.
Questions? Comments? Email or call me anytime.
January (11 posts)

- Looked at crash data on 64 between Crozet & Charlottesville
- Median home prices continued to rise … and rose throughout the year
- Snow days in Crozet are awesome
- CCAC meeting – Adelaide, Restore n Station, Downtown Crozet
- Crozet real estate conversation for January 2016 – I love doing these with David; we hope you enjoy them and find value.
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Recycle Christmas Trees at Crozet Park
Small Changes Coming to Great Valu
Since Great Valu sold a few weeks ago, small and not-so-small change have been taking place.
Notable changes
- New produce shelves
- New wine shelves
- Moved the eggs
- Suggestion box
- Perhaps my favorite – near the suggestion box is the Great Valu timeline and the already-submitted suggestions.
There are surely more changes I didn’t notice in my quick trip through, and more to come.