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If you're visiting our office or you're coming into Charlottesville for the day, we recommend...
LOCAL DINING:
- The Carving Board Cafe is 5 minutes from our office, the best sandwiches in town!
(434) 974-9004, Albemarle Square Shopping Center, on Rt. 29 near Rio Road intersection
- Chick-Fil-A's new stand-alone restaurant is also 5 minutes down the road, EXCELLENT customer service and food!
(434) 872-0187, on Rt. 29 in the Lowe's shopping center, adjacent to Rio Hill shopping center
- Stop by Bodo's Bagel Factory for a delicious bagel sandwich--they are famous in C'ville!
(434) 293-5224, 1418 N. Emmet St., Charlottesville, on Rt.29 near the 250 Bypass
- If you're north of town, be sure to grab a burger or hot dog at Martin's Grill, great food & prices!
(434) 974-9955, Forest Lakes Shopping Center, on Rt. 29 near Hollymead and the airport
- For a memorable seafood dinner, don't miss Bonefish Grill. Tell the manager Karen told you to try Lily's chicken, but made with salmon (for a few bucks more)-awesome!
(434) 975-3474, Hollymead Town Center on Rt. 29, near the airport
HOTELS:
- Stay at the Fairfield Inn, Marriott, nice and affordable.
(434) 964-9111, 577 Branchlands Boulevard, Charlottesville
- Stay at the Boar's Head Inn Resort, full-service resort, four diamond dining, championship golf, top-rated tennis, tranquil spa.
(800) 476-1988, 200 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, adjacent to our office
SHOPPING:
- Stop by the famous Downtown Mall for some great shopping!
A vibrant collection of more than 120 shops and 30 restaurants located near historic Old Main Street, Charlottesville. (434) 977-1783 (Visitor's Bureau)
Local Information/News:
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE:
Guide to Charlottesville
Charlottesville Government
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
Interactive Discovery Map of Charlottesville
Map of Downtown Mall
Charlottesville City Services
Charlottesville & Albemarle County Utilities
Charlottesville City Schools
Charlottesville Demographics
Monticello Avenue: Charlottesville & Albemarle County Community Network
"Best of C-ville" Winners
Charlottesville's College Town Standing
University of Virginia Health System
Ride The Downtown Trolley (Charlottesville Transit Service)
Charlottesville Guide
ALBEMARLE COUNTY:
Albemarle County Web Site
Albemarle County Newcomers FAQs
Charlottesville & Albemarle County Utilities
Albemarle County Schools
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
GREENE COUNTY:
Greene County Web Site
Greene County Schools
ORANGE COUNTY:
Orange County Web Site
Orange County Dept. of Tourism & Visitors Bureau
Orange County Schools
Orange County Chamber of Commerce
LOUISA COUNTY:
Louisa County Web Site
Louisa County Schools
LouisaOnline, Community Web Site
LakeAnnaOnline, Lake Anna Community Web Site
Blue Ridge Shores Community
FLUVANNA COUNTY:
Fluvanna County Web Site
Fluvanna County Schools
Fluvanna County Chamber of Commerce
FluvannaOnline, Community Web Site
Lake Monticello Owners' Association
Lake Monticello Utilities
NELSON COUNTY:
Nelson County Web Site
Nelson County Schools
Nelson County Community Web Site
Wintergreen Resort
LOCAL NEWS:
"The Daily Progress" Newspaper (Albemarle/Charlottesville)
"The Hook" Newspaper (Albemarle/Charlottesville)
"C-ville" Newspaper (Charlottesville)
NBC 29 (local NBC affiliate)
Charlottesville Newsplex (local CBS, ABC & FOX affiliates)
"The Central Virginian" Newspaper (Louisa/Fluvanna)
"Orange County Review" Newspaper
Local Attractions/Entertainment:
Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson
Ash Lawn-Highland, Home of James Monroe
Michie Tavern
Central Virginia's Civil War Battlefields
Virginia Discovery Museum
Virginia Museum Of Natural History
Blue Ridge Parkway
Skyline Drive
Shenandoah National Park
The Blue Ridge Skyline Drive-Events & Places to Visit
Virginia's Blue Ridge
Natural Bridge
Luray Caverns
The Walton's Mountain Museum
Blue Ridge Wineries
Wintergreen Resort
Charlottesville / Albemarle Airport
Virginia Tourism
The Guide To Historic Virginia
Virginia Time Travelers- Explore Virginia's museums & historic sites!
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Important Phone Numbers
Restaurants In Charlottesville
Bed & Breakfasts, Inns, Resorts:
South Street Inn, Charlottesville
Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville
Keswick Hall at Monticello
The Lafayette Inn, Stanardsville
Mark Addy Inn, Wintergreen/Nellysford
Prospect Hill, Louisa County
Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen Mountain
Hotels/Motels:
The Cavalier Inn, at the University of Virginia
Comfort Inn, Emmet Street/Route 29
Comfort Inn, Monticello
Courtyard Marriott, Route 29 North
Courtyard Marriott, at the University of Virginia
Doubletree, Route 29 North
English Inn, Emmet Street
Fairfield Inn Marriott, Route 29
Hampton Inn & Suites, at the University of Virginia
Hampton Inn, Route 29
Omni Hotel, W. Main Street
Quality Inn, Emmet Street
Red Roof Inn, W. Main Street
Residence Inn Marriott, Millmont Street
Super 8 Motel, Route 29
"Living the Green Life - Greenest Cities in the South":
By Jedd Ferris
What makes a green city?
The color green doesn’t always flush to the surface in the Dirty South. It’s not surprising considering the industries that have historically shaped us. Paper mills, tobacco farms, and coalmines have long degraded our waterways, air quality, and human health. But in many places we’re getting better. BRO decided to sniff out the greenest towns in the South—urban dwellings that are the kindest to their environment and their inhabitants. We’ve focused on a number of factors including municipal leaders taking on progressive initiatives to reduce energy consumption and pollution emissions, as well as health factors like water and air quality (unfortunately poor in most of the region). In a lot of communities it’s locals taking matters into their own hands, starting eco-innovative companies, building practices, and action groups. We searched for in-town outdoor recreation opportunities including greenways, bike accessibility, and parks. We also looked at public transportation, the availability of walkable work commutes, and the percentage of the population that actually does it. And finally we factored access to local food, which helps boost local economies and public health.
About Charlottesville, Virginia
The small city has grown to a population of over 130,000 including surrounding Albemarle County. It makes a light of progressive politics shine out of the Central Virginia Blue Ridge foothills and one that has created an eco-friendly community that likes to push the envelope. At the municipal level, Mayor David Brown has signed the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. In accordance with the pledge the city currently employs 22 alternative fuel vehicles, including 16 compressed natural gas vehicles and six hybrid-electric vehicles. It?s also considering the possibility of introducing biodiesel blends into its vehicles in the future. Mix that with the census fact that over 20 percent of the workforce walks or takes a mode of public transportation to work and you can certainly call Charlottesville emissions conscience.
Last summer two local groups launched Charlottesville Grows, an effort to plant community gardens in low-income neighborhoods around the city to cultivate affordable, healthy food. The volunteer-maintained pilot garden went up on the southeast side of downtown with donations from local businesses and fertilizer from a community compost program.
For a relatively small city Charlottesville also headquarters a number of environmental organizations including the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and the Piedmont Environmental Council, and innovative eco-savvy companies. One of the most prominent is world renowned eco-architect William McDonough?s environmentally-intelligent design firm that has done famous projects all over the world including Chicago?s City Hall Green Roof and Nike European Headquarters?the most energy efficient office of its size in the Netherlands. Greenlight Energy is a national developer of large-scale wind energy that has projects in 15 states. Nature Neutral offers enviro-friendly building supplies, and Savvy Rest offers a line of fairly-traded, natural custom-ordered latex mattresses with organic encasing guaranteed to be made with no child labor.
Food for Thought: In addition to three natural food stores including 30-year stalwart Integral Yoga, the downtown City Market offers fresh produce, herbs, plants, crafts, and baked goods from local vendors every Saturday from April through October.
Green Space: Despite the town?s close proximity to Shenandoah National Park and the A.T., there is no need to leave Charlottesville to find a trail. The 20-mile Rivanna Trail circumnavigates the town and connects four parks as a perfect option for a quick hike, trail run, or even an alternate route to work. Just south of the city limits Walnut Creek Park has 30-miles of sweet singletrack. Another popular running spot is the Sauders-Monticello Trail on Carters Mountain.
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