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It’s an odd moment we’re in. While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been steadily creeping up in the Charlottesville area (as of April 6, there were 95 cases in our health district), we are still mostly in a stage of prevention and preparation. The pandemic has utterly changed the life of our community and devastated many people’s livelihoods. But the news reports from New York, where more than 600 people died in a single day and a field hospital has been set up in Central Park, still feel like dispatches from another planet. Meanwhile, we are all trying to figure out how to live in this changed world. This week, we bring you stories about local efforts to grapple with the same issues that have come up in communities across the country and the world: How do our farmers get their food to customers? (p. 12). How do our public schools make sure kids with wildly different resources can equitably learn at home? (p. 9). How do we prevent our jails from becoming hotbeds for the virus? (p. 8). Like so many other places, we are adapting on the fly, coming up with new solutions, and trying to make it work. We are hoping that the sacrifices we are making now will protect us. We are holding our breath.—Laura Longhine

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This week would have been spring break for Charlottesville City Schools, so the district didn’t plan to offer grab-and-go breakfast and lunch for its neediest students. But City Schoolyard Garden and The Chris Long Foundation have picked up the slack by partnering with local restaurants Pearl Island and Mochiko Cville to provide 4,000 meals throughout the week.

Many local grocery stores have taken steps to protect customers from contracting COVID-19, but some have been more aggressive than others.

As the virus has shuttered the economy, a record-breaking number of Americans and Virginians have filed unemployment claims. For one on-the-nose example of how bad things have gotten, head to the Virginia Employment Commission’s website—or don’t, because it has shut down, overwhelmed by the amount of new traffic.

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While many businesses have been forced to close due to the coronavirus, grocery stores are busier than ever—and their employees have had to continue showing up for work, potentially putting themselves at risk. On March 31, some Whole Foods workers stayed home in a nationwide “sick out” to protest a lack of protections, and call for benefits like paid leave and hazard pay. In response, the company has made some changes, but conditions for both employees and shoppers still vary widely among grocery chains. We checked in over the weekend to see how Charlottesville’s stores stack up. Plexiglass shields have been installed in front of the registers at most stores (Wegmans and Reid Super-Save Market say they are coming soon). Cashiers wear masks and gloves at Whole Foods, while those at Trader Joe’s, the Barracks Road Kroger, and Reid’s currently wear only gloves. Employees at Wegmans and the Food Lion on Pantops have neither. Social distancing markers have been installed to keep customers six feet apart in check-out lines in all stores, and most cashiers wipe down registers between transactions. Of the places we visited, Trader Joe’s seemed to be taking the most stringent precautions, limiting customers to 20 at a time in the store. Employees wearing face masks and gloves sanitize each cart before handing it off to a customer, and cashiers have no physical contact with customers.

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Emptying out Across the country, advocates have demanded that local justice systems reduce the risk for incarcerated populations by letting as many people as possible out of jails. Some such programs are underway—in March, California announced it would release 3,500 people over the next two months. Locally, some prosecutors have enacted progressive emergency measures designed to reduce jail populations. Others haven’t deviated from their usual practices. Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania and his Albemarle counterpart Jim Hingeley have worked with the jail to identify nonviolent prisoners with short amounts of time left on their sentences, and transfer those people to house arrest or release them on time served. The commonwealth’s attorneys have also recommended releasing nonviolent prisoners being held pretrial. That’s resulted in 122 of the jail’s 430 inmates leaving the premises so far. Nelson County prisoners also go to ACRJ, but Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Daniel Rutherford, a Republican who campaigned on aggressively prosecuting drug crimes, has not participated in the efforts to decrease the jail population, says Hingeley. Rutherford did not respond to a request for comment.

“People don’t understand, the commonwealth’s attorneys have so much damn power,” Folley says. “Joe and Jim have the ability to release people to home monitoring free of charge.” Normally, offenders must pay their own home monitoring costs, up to $13 per day. “Home electronic incarceration is not release,” says Hingeley, a point Platania also emphasizes. People on HEI are still incarcerated, and can be returned to the jail without any court getting involved if they violate the terms of their house arrest by doing things like traveling without permission or failing a drug screening. A history of violent convictions will ensure an inmate stays in jail, Kumer says, but there are other considerations, too, like if the inmate is medically vulnerable or where they might go upon release. “We have a large number of individuals who are otherwise nonviolent but they have no place to live,” Kumer says, so they have to stay in jail. Police Chief Rashall Brackney supports the shift to home monitoring. “I am very confident in the commonwealth’s attorneys, as well

Looking ahead The 308 inmates currently inside the jail is the smallest number in at least 20 years, says Hingeley. The emergency measures represent baby steps toward a more equitable justice system. The city-commissioned Disproportionate Minority Contact report earlier this year concluded that black people were disproportionately punished at every level of the local justice system. As it turns out, releasing nonviolent offenders and people serving short sentences disproportionately helps black people: A little less than half the jail’s total population is black, but two-thirds of

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hanell Jackson is home early. The local resident and mother of three had about seven weeks left on her six-month sentence in AlbemarleCharlottesville Regional Jail when she was transferred to house arrest in late March. She’s one of the 61 nonviolent offenders who have so far been released with ankle monitors, as the ACRJ braces itself for the worst-case scenario playing out in prisons across the country: a coronavirus outbreak within the jail. “It feels good to be home and with my family, especially with everything that’s going on,” Jackson says. “In the jail it’s scarier if you get sick. I don’t feel like I would be able to quarantine properly.” Jackson’s concerns are legitimate: More than 5 percent of inmates in New York’s huge Rikers Island complex have already tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the jail has a higher infection rate than any country in the world. In Virginia, three inmates and four staff at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women have confirmed cases of the virus, which is especially concerning given the facility’s history—in 2019, a judge determined the jail had failed to provide sufficient health care after four women died while incarcerated there. Also nearby, local advocacy groups report that 100 immigrants held in a Farmville ICE detention center have gone on a hunger strike to protest their continued incarceration despite confirmed cases of the virus in the jail. The facility, run by the forprofit company Immigration Centers of

America, experienced a mumps outbreak last year. ICE has denied that the current strike is occurring. “The jails and prisons already don’t have adequate health care for people who are inmates,” says Harold Folley, a community organizer at the Legal Aid Justice Center. Given the virus, “if you lock somebody up, I feel like it’s a death sentence to them.” Under normal circumstances, ACRJ has six “hospital cells” for more than 400 inmates. ACRJ Superintendent Martin Kumer understands the concern. “I want to be clear, jails and prisons are not set up for social distancing,” he says. “They’re designed to house as many people as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

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as the superintendent, that they are reviewing those cases and taking a very careful look at each of those individuals who would qualify,” she says. That’s a more tempered tone than some other police chiefs in Virginia: “The COVID-19 pandemic is NOT a get-of-outjail-free card in Chesterfield County,” that county’s police chief wrote in a Facebook post. Last week, two employees at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center in Chesterfield County tested positive for COVID-19. The jail is emotionally isolating in the best of circumstances, Jackson says, and coronavirus precautions won’t help—all visitation has been halted, except attorneys. The jail is offering two free emails and two free phone calls per week to try to ameliorate the situation. (Normally, an email costs 50 cents—“a stamp will cost you more than that,” Kumer notes—and a phone call costs 12 cents per minute.) Fewer people behind bars means prisoners can be more spread out and the facility requires less staff to operate. Kumer says the plan is to segregate—the jail has emptied out and rearranged one wing to house all inmates who start exhibiting symptoms. For now, inmates and officials wait with bated breath to hear the virus’ dry cough rattle through the cell blocks. So far, “no one has been symptomatic enough to test,” says Kumer. Despite these precautions, Kumer isn’t rosy-eyed about the situation. “There’s not a lot we can do if an outbreak does occur,” he says.

Chanell Jackson was transferred to house arrest because the local justice system is preparing for coronavirus by reducing the population inside the regional jail.

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School closings intensify equity issues By Brielle Entzminger reporter@c-ville-com

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Jack Jouett teacher Heather Dow sits in her car outside the middle school to utilize the public WiFi. Dow lives in Greene County, and does not have a fast enough internet connection to take Zoom calls for work.

about the city’s transition to distance learning. “I know they’ve been working on trying to set up hot spots for students, but I don’t know if it will be accessible to everybody. And [still], not everyone has a school-provided laptop,” he says. “My brother, who is in sixth grade, wasn’t provided one, so he’s had to use mine to do his work.” However, Dreesen-Higginbotham’s CHS teachers, who currently use Zoom, are doing a “very good job at instructing their classes and organizing lessons, so that they can be inclusive to everybody,” he says. After spring break, both CCS and ACPS will provide more formal online—and offline—academic instruction and enrichment for each grade level. “We’re looking at finding specific solutions for individual families, whether online, offline, or a combination,” says CCS spokeswoman Beth Cheuk. “Offline could simply mean working with kids by telephone, by regular mail. We’ve asked teachers to be creative, so that there isn’t any student who is disadvantaged by their access to technology,” adds Giaramita. While students will learn new material through distance learning, there will be no grading (or SOLs). Instead, teachers will provide feedback on a regular basis. To former CHS teacher Maggie Thornton, now a Ph.D. candidate in educational leadership at UVA, this is an opportunity for local schools to explore different types of evaluation systems. “I hope that we can make lemonade out of these lemons, and re-evaluate a lot of our policies—grading is certainly one of them,” she says. “We’ve [also] known for a long time that our standardized testing system has created

a lot of inequality,” Thornton adds. “We can be rethinking assessments at this time, and how we can make it more formative and more useful in instruction.” Both school divisions want to ensure that as many students as possible graduate or are promoted to the next grade level. Per guidance from the Virginia Department of Education, students who were on track to pass before schools closed will do so. But on April 6, ACPS announced that if distance learning is not “the best fit” for a student, they will have the option to complete the school year by attending classes in July, or (excluding seniors) during the next school year. While ACPS’ lesson plans will not go into effect until April 13, Giaramita says one of its distance-learning initiatives has already been implemented: Check and Connect. Students will now be contacted at least once a week by a teacher, counselor, administrator, or principal to talk about their distance learning experience, what assistance they need, and what their internet access is like. So that no student is left out, this contact can take place by phone, email, video call, or even snail mail. CCS has also asked teachers to connect with each of their students to identify which ones need additional support, regarding WiFi or other issues. Such practices may be particularly beneficial to those who do not have parents at home to help and support them throughout the day. “So many service workers are being considered essential, and are doing essential work. But that means often that their kids are going to be home alone without adult interaction,” Thornton says. “The relationships between teachers and students are [going to be] key.”

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ith Virginia’s K-12 schools shuttered for the remainder of the academic year, our city and county districts have moved into uncharted territory: figuring out not only how to teach thousands of students outside of the classroom, but also making distance learning accessible and equitable for all. The districts say they are still developing formal distance learning programs, which will be rolled out after spring break, on April 13. In the meantime, some teachers in both the city and county have provided students with optional online modules and activities, reviewing previously taught material. Educators have also been using video conference services like Zoom and Google Hangouts to bring kids together. Accessing these resources, however, is more difficult for some than others. Up to 30 percent of Albemarle County Public Schools students don’t have adequate access to the internet at home. And while Charlottesville City Schools do not have division-wide data on students’ internet access, its most recent CHS student survey indicated that 6 percent of households have no internet. To bridge this digital divide, ACPS has boosted the WiFi signal at all of its schools, as well the Yancey School Community Center, allowing anyone to get onto the internet from parking lots. Several hundred cars have already been spotted taking advantage of this crucial resource, according to ACPS spokesman Phil Giaramita. ACPS has also leased part of its broadband spectrum to Shentel, enabling the company to expand internet to more rural, underserved households in the area. With the lease revenue, it’s ordered about 100 Kajeet Smart Spots, which are “devices you can install in your house that will access the network of local carriers in your area,” explains Giaramita. Once they’re delivered, “we’re going to start distributing those to teachers [and students] who don’t have internet access at home,” and will order more as needed. In the city, CCS recommends that students who have inadequate internet access connect to an AT&T or Xfinity hot spot, as both companies have recently opened up all of their U.S. hot spots to non-customers. The district is also distributing hot spots to students who are unable to use those publicly available. Both city and county school districts are giving laptops to students in grades two and up who need them. ACPS also plans to distribute iPads to kindergarteners through second graders. At CCS, learning guides are available online for pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade students with suggested activities that do not require access to the internet. Despite these efforts, CHS senior Jack Dreesen-Higginbotham remains concerned

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“Absolutely it is my goal to have these practices last,” he says. “From my perspective these are things that we should be doing.” The emergency measures offer an unusual opportunity to see progressive policies in practice. “We are going to be accumulating information about the effects of liberalized policies with respect to sentences and bail decisions,” Hingeley says. “I am optimistic that that experience—as hard as it comes to us, in this emergency—that experience nevertheless is going to teach us valuable lessons. And we’ll see big changes going forward.” “I can take the initiative, but other people have to agree,” Hingeley says. Platania also emphasizes that judges are a coequal branch of government to prosecutors, and though there’s been great “judicial buy-in” during this emergency, that won’t necessarily be true in the future. “I do hope that this will change the system,” Folley says, “but it takes a number of people with courage.”

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the people transferred to HEI due to coronavirus are black. “There’s a lot of folks who are not paying attention to people who are incarcerated,” says Folley. “When you think of people incarcerated you think, automatically, they are criminals, right. But what people should know is they are human, too.” “I think they definitely should offer [HEI] more,” Jackson says. “There’s still rules and regulations that you follow, but some people have minor violations and they’re being incarcerated and taken away from their family. At least on home monitoring you can stay home and take care of your family. Because every day is precious.” Jackson says she loves cooking, and she’s been doing plenty of it since she got home. Her favorite thing to make is lasagna; she just pulled one out of the oven. “I’m very family oriented. I’m very happy to be home with them,” she says. “I have a younger daughter, she’s 1, so I’ve been catching up with her, spending time with her…Everything is mama, mama where’s my mama,” she says, laughing. Will the change last? That depends who you ask. “We’re taking some calculated risks with some of these decisions,” Platania says—he doesn’t want to “overreact one way or another.” He says it’s “absolutely” possible that the local justice system takes a more progressive view of sentencing and bail decisions after coronavirus. “But you know to turn that on its head,” he adds, “if we make a decision to release someone on a nonviolent larceny offense, and they break in to someone’s house and steal something or hurt someone, do we then say well, everything we did was unsafe and foolhardy?” Hingeley, who ran his 2019 campaign as a candidate for prosecutorial reform and alternatives to incarceration, is more direct.

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Due to the escalation of the COVID-19 virus and the CDC’s recommended preventive measures of social distancing, those of you who are planning on staying home can still receive our amazing Keswick Vineyard wines! We are currently offering free shipping online for new orders of 3 bottles or more. Please visit our website at www. keswickvineyards.com to place your order or to get current updates of our business operations.

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Currently closed due to onset of COVID 19 virus. We will be following CDC and Virginia health recommendations. Tentative opening date set for Saturday, April l8. Check our website or Facebook page for update.

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VIEWING THE PAST Always wanted to visit Monticello but never had the time? And now you have the time, but the front door at TJ’s place is locked. Fear not: Monticello is using Zoom to provide a virtual opportunity to explore one of the U.S.’s most iconic sites. Connect with people from around the world through a live, guided tour, with info on Thomas Jefferson’s philosophies and inventions, and the lives of enslaved people at his Charlottesville plantation. $10, monticello.org.

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MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE We’re staying in, but we are still here with you! Please continue to share your virtual and livestreamed events on the C-VILLE Weekly Culture Calendar. If you cannot enter events via your SceneThink account, please email us at arts@c-ville.com.

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Shakespeare scholars have been dominating online arts outlets with clickbait headlines about the Bard’s burst of creativity during a bubonic plague quarantine in 1606. He’s said to have “churned out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra that year,” which may have led to his takeover at the original Blackfriars Theatre in Elizabethan London. In a modern twist, we are now privy to some of Shakespeare’s finest work via American Shakespeare Center’s own cinema-quality streaming service, BlkFrs TV, from the replicated Blackfriars Theatre in Staunton. $10, americanshakespearecenter.com.

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One silver lining of our new stay-at-home society is that it’s provided hours of quality family time. Hours and hours—with no end in sight. Luckily, Live Arts’ Online Treasure Trunk Theater offers parents some guilt-free virtual assistance from Edwina Herring. New stories, games, crafts, and more arrive weekly in your inbox, and kids can interact at their leisure—while you decide when it’s time for an early happy hour. $50, 6 classes. livearts.org.

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When Front Porch music school’s executive director Emily Morrison temporarily closed the doors to the popular venue, she was ready to break another barrier by livestreaming the robust programming students and fans have grown accustomed to. “We’ve talked for years about how streaming could enhance our live venue, making the concert experience accessible to people who can’t go out or who can’t afford concert tickets,” Morrison says. On Friday, she’ll pull out her banjo and take the virtual stage along with Gabe & Austin Robey & Friends for another installment of Save the Music. 8pm. frontporchcville.org/save-the-music.

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Lee O’Neill of Radical Roots Community Farm is one of many local farmers who has had to get creative with her business and distribution plans this year.

Food web

Local farms find new ways to connect with customers By Erin O’Hare living@c-ville.com

t this point in the season, farmers have planted potatoes and strawberries. They’ve sown radishes, carrots, beets, and kohlrabi. They’ve transplanted broccoli and onions from interior pots to outdoor beds, and any day now, they’ll put in the warmer-weather crops like corn and peppers. But as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order has shut down farmers’ markets and restaurants, and local farmers have had to rethink how to get food to their customers…and how to maintain their income to ensure there’s a harvest next year. “At this time of year, we have a lot invested in the ground and not a lot of cash on hand,” says Jim Marzluff of Sweet Greens Farm in Scottsville. “Those first few markets are really important to us.” More than half of Sweet Greens’ revenue comes from local farmers’ markets. “It’s such a good way to sell produce in this area,” says Marzluff. That number’s even higher—95 percent—for Whisper Hill Farm, also in Scottsville. “We’re going to have tons of produce,” says farmer Holly Hammond. Hammond and Marzluff plan to put what they’d normally sell at the market into community supported agriculture shares. Both farms had moved away from the CSA model in recent years, but right now, it seems like the best option to feed customers and financially sustain the farms. Though they understand the dire importance of practicing social distancing,

farmers, who already adhere to very strict food safety standards, are frustrated by the new rules. Lee O’Neill of Radical Roots Farm says that markets could likely observe even stricter measures than grocery stores— limiting how many people are in the space at once, allowing only farmers to touch the goods—and so she wonders why the markets are not also considered essential. To help fill the gap, Local Food Hub is offering a drive-up, no-contact micro-market. Customers can go to the organization’s website to order locally produced fruits and veggies, milk, eggs, cheese, meats, and more. At the pickup location, LFH employees and farmers place the bagged order in the customer’s trunk. Farmers say there’s also been increased interest in CSA programs from customers over the past two weeks, particularly from those who are anxious that there might eventually be a food shortage. Bellair Farm, located just outside of Charlottesville, is perhaps unique in that its business model is based almost entirely around a CSA program, which farm manager Michelle McKenzie says could provide enough produce for 700 families for its 22-week duration. (A half share, enough for the average-size family, costs $390 for the season, about $17 per week.) While Bellair won’t have to adapt its business much, it will stop its market-style CSA pickup and switch to pre-packaged bags that customers can retrieve quickly. Radical Roots will also offer a few CSA shares this year to make up for its lost market business, and it’s participating in Local Food Hub’s micro-market, but O’Neill expects her farm’s “saving grace” will be

communities, “people who might not otherwise have access to fresh produce,” says Richard Morris, farm and foodroots program director at UACC. During the 2019 season, UACC’s three gardens, located at the Friendship Court, South First Street, and Sixth Street housing developments, had a combined 25,000 square feet of vegetable-bed space. But with the Friendship Court and South First Street spots slated for redevelopment, UACC was only able to plant at Sixth Street—4,400 square feet of bed space—for the 2020 season. “We’re down, but not out,” says Morris. With less than one-fifth of its previous planting area to work with, he says they’ve employed some intensive growing techniques, such as vertical planting.

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its wholesale business with area groceries like Feast!, Integral Yoga, and Whole Foods. There’s no guarantee, though, that customers on tight pandemic budgets will opt for the slightly more expensive, locally grown organic tomato, rather than the cheaper, corporate farm-grown one. “Usually we can’t produce enough” for the stores, says O’Neill, but she imagines this year could be different. While most area farms work out how to distribute their bounties, one farm located in the heart of Charlottesville worries it won’t have enough food for its consumers’ needs. The Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville offers city residents the opportunity to collaboratively grow and harvest organic produce that is then distributed at no cost to public and subsidized housing

The Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville, which grows and distributes produce to public and subsidized housing communities, has lost more than 80 percent of its planting-bed space.

Dining decline Farms that supply to area restaurants, and not just individual customers, face enormous challenges, too. As restaurants have either closed completely or switched to carry-out and delivery models, they’re not cooking as much, which means placing fewer, if any, orders with small farms. Around half of Free Union Grass Farm’s business comes from local restaurants. This year, farmer Joel Slezak planned to raise 2,500 ducks and sell 90 percent of them to local restaurants. But a few weeks ago, orders from restaurants “disappeared overnight,” and Slezak canceled his duckling order. Instead, he’ll raise chickens and laying hens, whose meat and eggs, respectively, are easier to sell to home cooks via the farm’s website. Slezak says he’s had increased interest from individual customers, and despite the loss of his restaurant clientele, business is booming. He does worry that at some point, individual customers will run out of money and not be able to afford local food prices, which tend to be higher than those at grocery stores. Ara Avagyan of Double H Farm has some worries, too. From December through May, his farm relies entirely on restaurants for its income. “That’s just enough” for the Avagyan family to pay the bills and keep the lights on. He continues providing to restaurants throughout the spring, summer, and fall, but he relies on farmers market sales of leafy greens, eggs, pork, and more, for the money to feed his livestock: dozens of cows, hundreds of pigs and chickens. Double H has pivoted to direct-to-customer sales through its website, and is selling to small groceries like Integral Yoga, but Avagyan says only time will tell if that model will be successful.

As unemployment rates soar, Morris expects that those members of our community who are already food insecure (about 17 percent of the city’s population) will have greater demand for produce…and that more of our neighbors will become food insecure in the coming months. He hopes that other, larger farms and distributors with excess produce might donate it to the UACC’s new Harvest a Bushel for the Community program.

Overall, farmers say they want this moment to help the community understand the reliability, and thus the importance, of local food. It’s part of their mission, after all, to feed their neighbors. “For me, having this very clear, outlined mission of what my role is in this crisis has brought me more peace than anything else in this time,” says McKenzie. “Knowing that I’ve got a job to do, and my job is to grow food, safely. That’s what I keep returning to.”

As unemployment rates soar, the UACC’s Richard Morris expects that those members of our community who are already food insecure (about 17 percent of the city’s population) will have greater demand for produce…and that more of our neighbors will become food insecure in the coming months. April 8 – 14, 2020 c-ville.com

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With no bar to tend to at the moment, Tavola’s cicchetti bar team recently launched a Cocktail Quarantine video series. Episode one featured “quarantinis:” Husband and wife duo Rebecca Edwards and Steve Yang, both recently recognized as top 100 bartenders in the U.S., shook up their favorite variations on the martini. The best

It’s five o’clock...on Zoom? What would we do without Zoom and Facebook Live? In the time of social distancing, these platforms are allowing friends to connect and businesses to creatively reach their customers. The Wine Guild of Charlottesville and King Family Vineyards are hosting happy hours and virtual tastings, which allow people to come together while keeping their distance. Want to join the fun? Follow the Wine Guild and King Family on social media for upcoming virtual events.

Survival by takeout Quarantine is for pizza lovers, or at least that’s the way it seems. Both Crozet Pizza and North Garden’s Dr. Ho’s

Lampo Humble Pie have added additional phone lines to keep up with ordering demand. And a recent Instagram post from Lampo showed to-go pizza boxes piled high, and asked followers to guess the number of boxes shown. Those feeling fancy have takeout options too, with restaurants including The Farmhouse at Veritas and C&O now offering multi-course meals for pickup. Bet you never thought you’d enjoy steak chinoise in your pajamas, did you?—Meg Irvin

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In these trying times for the restaurant industry, chef Harrison Keevil of Keevil & Keevil Grocery and Kitchen is using his talents to serve others. What originally started as a free lunch (about 20 meals each weekday), has expanded to include breakfast and dinner, and by April 13, Keevil is planning to offer 500 meals a day out of his kitchen. He’s currently funding it himself and taking donations at @keevil-kitchen. He’s also keeping it local by using as many area sources as possible—think Caromont cheese, Albemarle Baking Company pastry, and locally grown vegetables. If you know of someone in need, email keevilkitchen@gmail.com for delivery coordination.

part? They’re taking requests. Go to @cocktailcoupleva on Instagram or tavola cicchetti bar on Facebook, and send a direct message or leave a comment with your cocktail of choice. Don’t forget to leave a virtual tip! In the same spirit, The Local’s beverage director Alec Spidalieri developed a cocktail recipe book, which is available on a pay-what-you-can basis as a downloadable PDF. Visit his website for payment information and to download the content: alecspidcocktails.wordpress.com/.

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Focused group Porchraits capture residents at a distance By Erin O’Hare arts@c-ville.com

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Local photographers banded together for Porchraits, a fundraising project that sends them all over town to take pictures of people in front of their homes.

It’s as much an “act of solidarity” as it is a fundraiser, an attempt “to create some visual representation of ‘we’re all in this together.’” PHOTOGRAPHER KRISTEN FINN

TUNES • Nick Rubin More than ever, we’re treating pop music

attributed the sustained popularity of the

functionally—we choose and use tunes to

O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack

get us going in the morning; to set the right

to a yearning for simpler times following

vibes for cooking; to get amped for a night

the tumult of the 2000 election and the

out. But creating a functional playlist for oth-

shock of 9/11. Now, in the midst of

ers can be perilous. Consider the wedding

ominous news, upended routines, and

DJ, who takes responsibility for the enter-

multiplying demands, Spotify relaxation

tainment of everyone at the reception, and

playlists have found their moment—

whose success or failure is rooted not just in

NPR’s new “Isle of Calm” playlist picked

his judgments, but in his visible actions. At

up 20,000 followers in no time; Spotify’s

a reception with 10-year-olds, hippie uncles,

“Ambient Relaxation” has nearly a million.

and everyone in between, musical tastes

can be comically divergent, but it doesn’t

promising peace of mind, but a catalog of

matter—if you’re the DJ and they’re not

music to explore, and maybe in which to

dancing, you’re blowing it.

find a few moments’ relief. You could play

Sometimes, particularly in tumultuous

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wo weeks ago, Eze Amos was “bored as hell.” Usually the photographer is running around Charlottesville at all hours, snapping candid shots of everyday life in the city—buskers, beer drinkers, sidewalk chalkers, protesters—shooting weddings, or completing assignments for this newspaper. But with everyone staying home for social distancing, Amos and many other photographers have lost their paid gigs and the chance to work on their passion projects. While scrolling through his phone, Amos read an article about Cara Soulia, a Needham, Massachusetts, family photographer who, in this time of quarantine, began taking pictures of families in front of their homes for a series she calls #TheFrontStepsProject. Soulia’s work energized Amos—he couldn’t sleep that night. He just had to do this in Charlottesville, and he knew he couldn’t do it alone. Since then, Amos and four other photographers—Tom Daly, Kristen Finn, John Robinson, and Sarah Cramer Shields—have photographed more than 200 families and individuals outside their Charlottesville-area homes for Cville Porch Portraits (@cville porchraits on Instagram). Soulia’s work also inspired local photographer Robert Radifera, who launched a similar project to benefit the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.

Amos isn’t bored anymore, and he’s not likely to be any time soon: About two dozen requests come in every day. There’s something uniquely lovely and intimate about making images of people outside their homes. “In photography, we often go to the pretty places, not always to the true places, or the personal spaces,” says Robinson. “Places bring something out of you, or are a reflection of what you bring in.” Taken separately, these images say a lot about who the subjects are as individuals. Someone chose to be photographed in her cozy bathrobe and panda bear slippers. A family posed in matching, carefully handmade Easter outfits. In one photo, kids have strewn their toys about the porch; in another, someone has arranged her flower pots just so. There are grandparents using their photo to say hello to their grandchildren. Taken together, these images say a lot about who we are as a community. It’s as much an “act of solidarity” as it is a fundraiser, says Finn, an attempt “to create some visual representation of ‘we’re all in this together.’” The project keeps these five photographers employed, and they’re splitting the profits 50-50 with the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists, established last month by The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative and the New City Arts Initiative, with some help from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. Already, the photographers have donated $5,000 to the

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times, it seems that certain music becomes

spirit of Brian Eno, whose ambient music

broadly functional for large swaths of

aimed to “accommodate many levels of

society—it’s been said that Beatlemania was

listening attention.” In any case, I hope

partially the response of a nation in search of

you find something that works for you in

joy following JFK’s assassination. Some

this strange season.

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Fleetwood Mac

Con Todo El Mundo (2018)

“Albatross” (1969)

Take away “Maria También” and you’ve got nothing but understated, supremely chill funk that’s perfect for online cocktail hours after putting the kids to bed.

You know how some old dude is always ranting about how the old Fleetwood Mac was the best, and how Peter Green is the most underrated guitarist ever? He coulda just played you this lightly breezy, patchouli-laced gem.

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Brian Eno “Discreet Music” (1975) Starting with Eno himself, this half-hour process piece of overlapping, slowly morphing tape loops clearly marks out the with Ambient 1: Music for Airports.

Green-House Six Songs for Invisible Gardens (2020) As I wrote not so long ago, this album casts a lovely spell, as celestial tones plinking and pulsing synthesizers and various malletophones.

Hilliard Ensemble Franco-Flemish Masterworks (2012) Dead Prez? No, Des Prez! Eight hours of sublime polyphony from the 15th and 16th centuries, featuring masses, motets, and such. It isn’t just for Catholics anymore.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20): Built in the third century B.C., the Colossus of Rhodes was a monumental statue of the Greek sun god. It stood in the harbor of the island of Rhodes, and was called one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alas: An earthquake struck the area 54 years after it was finished, knocking it over and smashing it into fragments. Three centuries later, many of the chunks still lay scattered around the harbor. I offer this as a teaching story, Taurus. If there are any old psychological ruins lying around in your psyche, I encourage you to conduct an imaginary ritual in which you visualize throwing those ruins into a big bonfire. Clear the slate for the new beginnings that will be available once the COVID-19 crisis has settled down.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): “Argue with anything else,” writes author Philip Pullman, “but don’t argue with your own nature.” Amen! That’s always good advice for you Geminis, and it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. A certain amount of disputation and challenging dialogue with other people will be healthy for you, even an effective way to get clarity and advance your aims. (Don’t overdo it, of course.) But you must promise never to quarrel with or criticize your own nature. You should aim at being a radiant bastion of inner harmony and a powerhouse of self-love. Do whatever’s necessary to coax all your different aspects to work together in sweet unity.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Like many Cancerians, painter Marc Chagall cultivated an intimate relationship with his dreams and fantasies. His fellow artist Pablo Picasso remarked, “When Chagall paints, you do not know if he is asleep or awake. Somewhere or other inside his head there must be an angel.” Being a Crab myself, I know how essential it is for us to be in close connection with reverie and the imagination. Every now and then, though, there are occasions when the demands of the material world need our extra, focused attention—when our dreamy tendencies need to be rigorously harnessed in behalf of pragmatism. Now is one of those times.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there an influence you’re ready to outgrow, Leo? Are there teachers who have given you all they have to offer, and now you need to go in search of new founts of inspiration and education? Have you

squeezed all possible value out of certain bright ideas and clever theories that no longer serve you? Are you finished with old sources of excitement that have lost their excitement? These are the kinds of questions I encourage you to ask yourself in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time to celebrate the joyful art of liberation—to graduate from what might have been true once upon a time, and prepare for the wide-open future after the COVID-19 crisis has mellowed.

wisdom always accomplishes evil.” I think that’s an interesting thought for you to consider during the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you want your care and compassion to be effective, you’ll have to synergize them with tough intelligence. You may even need to be a bit ferocious as you strive to ensure that your worthy intentions succeed and the people you love get what they need.

Virgo

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are there any ways in which you have been wishy-washy in standing up for what you believe in? Have you shied away from declaring your true thoughts and feelings about important issues that affect you and the people you care about? Have you compromised your commitment to authenticity and integrity for the sake of your ambition or financial gain? In asking you these questions, I am not implying that the answers are yes. But if in fact you have engaged in even a small amount of any of those behaviors, now is an excellent time to make corrections. As much as possible, Capricorn, focus on being trustworthy and transparent.

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your words of power in the coming days are simple: deep, low, down, below, dig, dive, and descend. I invite you to meditate on all the ways you can make them work for you as metaphors and use them to activate interesting, nourishing feelings. There’ll be very little worth exploring on the surface of life in the coming weeks, Virgo. All the hottest action and most valuable lessons will be blooming in the fertile darkness.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before the COVID-19 crisis arrived, were you ensconced in roles that were good fits for your specific temperament and set of talents? Did you occupy niches that brought out the best in you and enabled you to offer your best gifts? Were there places that you experienced as power spots—where you felt at home in the world and at peace with your destiny? Once you’ve meditated on those questions for a while, Libra, I’ll ask you to shift gears: Meditate on how you’d like to answer similar questions about your life in the future. Once this crazy time has passed, what roles will be good fits for you? What niches will bring out the best in you? What will be your power spots?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.21): “Fen” is a word that’s not used much these days. It means a marsh or a boggy lowland. Decades ago, Scorpio poet Marianne Moore used it in a short poem. She wrote, “If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.” In my opinion, that’s an apt battle cry for you right now. You shouldn’t be upset if people tell you that certain things are impossible for you to do. You should be grateful! Their discouragement will rile up your deep intelligence and inspire you to figure out how you can indeed do those things.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Goodness alone is never enough,” wrote author Robert A. Heinlein. “A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without

Capricorn

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Physicist Edward Teller believed there is no such thing as “exact science.” And in his view, that’s a good thing. “Science has always been full of mistakes,” he said. But he added that they’re mostly “good mistakes,” motivating scientists to push closer toward the truth. Each new mistake is a better mistake than the last, and explains the available evidence with more accuracy. I suspect that you’ve been going through a similar process in your personal life, Aquarius. And I predict that the good mistakes you’ve recently made will prove to be useful in the long run.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Few astrologers would say that you Pisceans are masters of the obvious or connoisseurs of simplicity. You’re not typically renowned for efficiency or celebrated for directness. Your strength is more likely to be rooted in your emotional riches, your ability to create and appreciate beauty, your power to generate big dreams, and your lyrical perspective on life. So my oracle for you this time may be a bit surprising. I predict that in the coming weeks, your classic attributes will be very useful when applied to well-grounded, down-to-earth activities. Your deep feelings and robust imagination can be indispensable assets in your hard work on the nuts and bolts. Expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes: Real Astrology.com, 1-877-873-4888.

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bloom and withdraw through layers of

(March 21-April 19): Moses did 40 years’ worth of hard work on behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt. Yet God didn’t allow him to enter into the Promised Land. Why? At the end of his travails, Moses made a minor mistake that angered God beyond reason. Petty? Harsh? Very much so. I’m happy to say that your fate will be very different from that of Moses. Some months from now, when your labors bring you to the brink of your own personal version of the Promised Land, not even a small error will prevent you from entering and enjoying it. And what you do in the coming weeks will help ensure that later success.

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territory he made explicit three years later

Aries

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relief fund and are on track to make another donation of the same size soon. Folks can sign up for a portrait via cville porchportraits@gmail.com and pay what and if they can, on a sliding scale from $0 to $250. When the photographers arrive on site, they take care to maintain at least 10 feet of distance between themselves and their subjects, per CDC guidelines. “That’s what a telephoto lens is for,” says Finn with a laugh. Finn has experienced a range of emotions during the shoots, from tearing up while talking with a woman who was recently laid off, to feeling a bit starstruck when local civil rights legend Eugene Williams contacted her for a portrait. Whether photographing an old friend or a new acquaintance, the photographers are learning more about themselves. Robinson usually gets up close with his subjects, so the physical separation is new. For Amos, even this distance feels close—as a street photographer, he doesn’t often interact with his subjects all. As the photographers bond with the photographed, they share these moments with the rest of the community via social media, hoping to foster a sense of connection—and some strength and comfort—despite our distance. “I think everything that Charlottesville has been through has us hungry for resilience, and we’ve trained and built for reciprocity and resilience,” says Robinson, noting that community leaders have worked hard to build that in the wake of summer 2017. “We all learned that we need to be there for each other, and we have to…remember to be strong, but also be tender.” With that in mind, Amos aims “to show what the community looks like,” to show the racial and ethnic and economic diversity of the Charlottesville area that is often overlooked or erased in the images media, businesses, tourism groups, and others choose to project. Sure, the fundraising matters, he says, but inclusion matters more. “We want everyone to feel like they are part of this, that they can be represented” in this project, in this place, in this moment in time. “This is for everyone.”

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62 REALTORS® Inducted into the 2019 CAAR Professional Honor Society The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR) announced the induction of 62 REALTORS® into the 2018 class of the CAAR Professional Honor Society during a ceremony on Thursday, March 12 at the Hillsdale Conference Center. This prestigious accolade has been a long-standing award program at the state level and was instituted by CAAR in 1996 to recognize standards of industry excellence. A total of 192 REALTORS® have reached this pinnacle achievement in the local program’s history. The 2019 class marks the 24th year for six CAAR members and the first year for four members. The selection process for each year relies on four core areas: association involvement, professional development, leadership and volunteer participation, and success in either production of sales or ability as a managing Broker. Congratulations to the following members: 1 - 4 Years | * First Year Quinton Beckham Emily Dooley Erin Garcia S. Lisa Herndon Julie Holbrook Geoff Hoover* Barbara Kelley Jason Kirby* Amanda LeMon Katelyn Mancini

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The Affiliate of the Year recognizes a CAAR affiliate member who goes the extra step to help further the goals and objectives of the Association, CAAR members, their clients, and the community at large. The 2019 award recipient was Zenas Choi of Towe Insurance Services. The Rising Star of the Year award recognizes a REALTOR® member who has held an active salesperson’s license for 18 consecutive months or less and balances sales volume and education with CAAR events and civic duties. The 2019 award recipient was Kristin Sorokti of Story House Real Estate. The Sales Associate of the Year recognizes a REALTOR® who is a top sales producer, active in the Association and the community, and continues to improve his or her skills by engaging in continuing education courses and the achievement of professional designa-

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tions. The 2019 award recipient was Errin Searcy of Story House Real Estate. The REALTOR® of the Year honors a member who has participated in the REALTOR® Associations at the local, state and national levels. Involvement in civic and community organizations is necessary, as is a high level of education and a dedication to the profession. The 2019 award recipient was Quinton Beckham of Keller Williams Alliance – Charlottesville. To conclude the awards ceremony, CAAR inducted three members to the CAAR REALTOR® Hall of Fame, the highest career honor. These REALTORS® have made significant, outstanding, and exceptional contributions to the local, state, and national Associations, and have served for a combined 120 years. Recipients included: Robin T. Amato of Real Estate III Commercial Properties, Percy Montague, IV of Montague, Miller & Co., and Judy Savage of Keller Williams Alliance – Charlottesville. The 2019 Professional Honor Society & Awards Breakfast was sponsored by Hal Johnson of Guaranteed Rate. Photography provided by Tod Cohen Photography. About CAAR – The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® serves more than 1,300 real estate professionals and affiliate members throughout the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. Widely recognized as the leading voice for real estate in Central Virginia since 1925, CAAR members bring professionalism and high ethical standards to every business transaction. The Association advocates for the protection of private property rights and provides tools and technology for members to achieve expertise in serving the needs of customers and clients. The CAAR membership is committed to enriching the region’s neighborhoods by engaging in a variety of educational programs as well as community service events each year.

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3023 Beech Grove Road Under $200K in the Nellysford area! Brick ranch 3 BR, 1.5 BA home with hardwood floors, woodstove, sunroom. and oversized family room for entertaining. Nearly level yard with a detached garage/workshop featuring a paint area and pit for working on automobiles. New roof about 4 years ago.Close to Wintergreen Resort and the attractions along Nelson 151. Home has been rented for a number of years. A great investment property. $199,900

2448 Abington Dr | Charlottesville

1701 3rd St | Waynesboro

1857 Findlay Mountain Road 142 acres of field and

This Brick Front Townhome is walking distance to forest, springs and streams. TheOne coreStory of this Cape 4,500 squareCod Style 2 BR home with relaxing foot, 3 BR, 2 BA home, a log structure, now the kitchen, Hollymead Town Center. Beautiful LIGHT-FILLED covered front porch. This charming home features large mayhas dateanfrom the late&1700s. Expanded c. 1850, and sized closets, and a nice sized Kitchenwith 2-car garage attached. Kitchen ISLAND bedrooms, ample again in 1999. Antique charm abounds original breakfast nook. OPEN CONCEPT LIVING on first floor. Diningwith combo area. Convenient location for commuting. flooring and moldings. The 1999 addition has details $215,000 | montaguemiller.com/mls=595698 $275,000 | montaguemiller.com/MLS=598702 $120,000 | montaguemiller.com/mls=598714 found on the 1850 home. Entertaining space with vaulted Carol Costanzo | 434.962.1419 Trish Owens | 434.825.5393 ceiling and sunroom on ground floor, and a balcony Kyle Olson | 540.649.4131 library and master suite on the second. There’s a pool house adjacent to the in-ground pool, and the yard is enclosed by a Jeffersonian serpentine wall. MONTAGUEMILLER.COM | 800.793.5393 | Serving Central Virginia for over seven decades. $649,000

Great light filled 2nd floor corner condo in Riverbend. The “Potomac” model features a unique flowing floor plan with 2 large master suites, each with en suite full bath. Community Pool, Fitness Center and Clubhouse.

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80+ acres of rolling Piedmont countryside with 2 extraordinary custom 3 bedroom homes surrounded by expansive yard, stone walls, and rolling fields. World-class barn converted into office/man cave with fireplace, tall ceilings, oak interior and loads of charm. Meticulously restored 1754 log cabin, $325,000 ALBEMARLE COUNTY Blue Ridge Mountain views, total privacy and long frontage on the Mechum River. Ideal family compound or retreat. Convenient to mountain trout stream, Charlottesville, shopping, schools and UVA. MLS#601958 $4,650,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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3859 PRESIDENTS ROAD

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LA FOURCHE

Significant historic gem in heart of Keswick with a lovingly restored & updated c. 1788 main house with attached tavern, 12 dependencies & party barn on 4 acres. Views of the historic Southwest Mountains. Minutes to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#587033 $2,150,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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• Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath, home • One level luxury living • 1350+/- sf on 1.4 acres • Vaulted ceilings, ceramic tile floors • New kitchen and bathrooms • Rear deck, high end appliances

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• 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Baths, 3,300+ Sq. Ft. • Beautiful Solid Oak Floors on Main Level • Granite Counter Tops & Stainless Appliances • New Master Bath with Tiled Shower • Side Screen Porch, Circular Paved Driveway • Stone Robinson Elementary School District

707 Rosewood Dr. $262,000 RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

Just west of Charlottesville, near Ivy, is this beautiful 92-acre home on elevated site with spectacular panoramic views of mountains, fields, and forest. This property is one of three preservation tracts of Ragged Mountain Farms. MLS#595833 $2,475,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

COMING SOON IN LAKE REYNOVIA LOCUST HILL

A winning combination of history, a charming residence with guest cottage, and a premier location in Ivy! The circa 1766 cabin was the birthplace of the explorer Meriwether Lewis.Many historic architectural details. Privately sited on 2.34 acres MLS#600869 $1,495,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

133 BLUE RIDGE DR

$424,900

#COMINGSOON IN TUR 2 UNITS AVAIL Shannon G. Hudson

540.661.2083

2 BED 2 BATH W/S • Classic home in a classy neighborhood • 5 bedrooms w/3 masters, 4.5 baths • Landscaped w/brick courtyard & fountain • Partial basement w/1 car garage • Sunroom, FP, built in bookshelves

117-3: $170,0 102-3: 7102 Blackwells Hollow Rd MLS 589947 $163,0 BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN VIEWS

248-acre Albemarle County property convenient to Charlottesville. Gently rolling land with streams, pasture,woods, and immense privacy. Numerous building sites with charming, c. 1860, 3-bedroom 2-bath farmhouse. MLS#584740 $1,850,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.186

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• New 3 Bd, 2 Ba, One Level, 1550 sq ft • Beautiful Cul de sac location, Wooded View • No HOA, Well & Septic = No Water Bills • Many Upgrades, 2 Car Garage, Quality Local Builder • Fluvanna Co, Near Schools, Hi Speed Internet • Still time to pick colors. Ready Feb 2020 • MLS 598132

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INGLECRESS$327,000

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• 3 bed 2 full bath one level single family home. • Screened porch addition for year round enjoyment. • Private yard. • Split bedroom design with gleaming hardwoods & tons of natural light. • Large garage w workshop space & Extended driveway • Offered at $347k

Designed by Shank & Gray Architects, this beautifully built and well-maintained home is a delight to see. First floor master bedroom with bath. Second level contains 4 additional bedrooms and 2 full baths in sought-after, close-to-town location. MLS#581994 $965,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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$360,000

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HISTORICAL Georgian Revival mansion built c.1878 by Gov. James Kemper on 373 splendid acres, offering guest cottage and a complement of farm buildings. Long frontage on Rapidan River. MLS#574009 $3,900,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455 Visit: www.WalnutHillsVa.com

EDNAM Quality-built, spacious home priced to sell below tax assessment value!!! 5 bedrooms, 4 Lori Click 3-level brick home, 434-326-7593 main • 3 bedrooms, full 2 fullbaths, baths, including 1,730 Fin. Sq. Ft. level master Walking distance of renovated • 19 +/- Acres, suite. open & ready to be fenced for animals BOARS HEAD • Quality brick home with “good bones” RESORT. This • Needs cosmetic TLC traditional residence features hardwood • Brick, detached 2 car3-FPs, garage large with electric opener floors, rooms, attached 2• In-ground pool, needs alarge new liner MLS #594708 carjust garage, covered front porch as well as terrace-level porch across entire width of home. THIS HOME REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT VALUE and a quality residence!!! MLS#591365 $785,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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3 bedrooms 3 full baths Massive decking Beautiful stone fireplace Mountain Views Over 5 acres 3248 SF $465,000

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QUAKER MLS# 598510 GLEN FARM TURTLE CREEK

701 magnificent acres at the base of Doubletop Mountain. Featuring 20 acres in apple orchards, perfect for a first-class vineyard. Convenient to Camp Hoover, Shenandoah National Park, and many fabulous hiking trails. MLS#588709 $2,795,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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2 UNITS AVAILABLE 2 Bed 2 Bath w/Solarium Superiorly well maintained Tenants until Spring 2020 Keep as an investment or owner occupy May work out a deal for cash buyers obtaining both units • 117-3: $170,000 - 102-3: $163,000! INGLECRESS

Superiorly well maintained Tenants until Spring 2020 Tucked on a private 4+ acre beautifully wooded, secluded lot minutes west of town is this stunning Jay 434.974.1500 to home. keep as an investm Dalgliesh Option designed 3-BR, 4-BA Exceptional 943 Glenwood Station Ln construction, comfortable spaces complete with Suite 203 work out deal for cash wonderful May details, 3 FP, decks, and screenedaporch. Charlottesville VA434.981.1863 22901 MLS#600218 $945,000 Steve McLean, both units

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INDIAN RIDGE DRIVE

This is the VIEW LOT that you are looking for. Sweeping Blue Ridge views for miles. 5 acres open, remaining 8+ acres in woods. Well in place. Bring your builder or architect. 15 minutes to Hollymead Town Center. MLS#590233 $399,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

GLENMORE

0.75 acre lot on a quiet cut-de-sac near lovely Lake Lochen. With extensive wrap around frontage, the shape and topography of this premier lot allow for the utmost flexibility in design, size and siting. MLS#599250 $269,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

TILMAN ROAD

Lovely mature 2-acre parcel of land in the Meriwether Lewis Elementary School District. Wonderful views with privacy in beautiful rural setting. Great location just minutes west of Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#585959 $249,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

YELLOW MOUNTAIN

Perfect combination of open fields and woodland, with expansive, long-range views of the Blue Ridge Mtn. from several homesites on this 75+ acre estate parcel. Property shares a common border with Mint Spring Park. Minutes to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#587056 $975,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

CHURCH POINT FARM

944 acres along the lower Chickahominy River, with 8 miles of shoreline, The property consists of marsh, farmland,woods, and cypress swamp and is managed for waterfowl, deer, turkey and dove. Features 3 BR brick dwelling. MLS#1912243 $4,475,000 Philip Reed, 804.833.8325 www.churchpointfarm.com

RIVER LAWN

Delightful combination of wood and pasture land overlooking the James River. Surrounded by larger estates and farms in a quiet and beautiful part of southern Albemarle County. Under easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. MLS#569753 $745,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

25.4 acres with varying topography and amazing rock outcroppings. Unique design opportunities to create a stunning residence with magnificent views. Convenient to Charlottesville and UVA. Fiber optic available. MLS#593358 $554,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

EDNAM FOREST

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boarâ€™s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MATTHEW MILL ROAD

11.12 acres, ideal tract for development into smaller lots as was done by neighboring property, Oxford Hills. Zoned R-1. County has indicated lots of 10,000 square feet possible. Public water available. MLS#598558 $400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EXCEPTIONAL LARGE ACREAGE

2 wonderful estate parcels in coveted Ragged Mountain Farm. Excellent building sites, complete privacy, beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain views. Murray/Henley/Western Albemarle school districts. 84.79 acres: MLS#563174 $995,000; 100.22 acres: MLS#563171 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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WILMINGTON ROAD

Located 1 mile east of Wilmington and surrounded by large farms are 2 attractive wooded building lots. Great opportunity to build your dream home as lots have no restrictions. These nearly level lots are 10 minutes to Palmyra and yet have rural charm and appeal. Steve McLean 434.981.1863

MEADOWBROOK HILLS

4-bedroom Colonial in the heart of Charlottesville, convenient to UVA & Downtown, beautifully upgraded & renovated! Features a traditional floor plan with 3,000 finished square feet over 3 levels. An outstanding offering not to be missed! MLS#589158 $650,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

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he beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” – Harriet Ann Jacobs So here it is Spring 2020. Hard times come and hard times go, and Historic Garden Week, an annual rite of spring, isn’t happening this year, but the season’s beauty defies cancellation, lifting the spirits, and making grown men and women want to dig in the dirt. Look out the window—that’s not a livestream, those are real live flowers blooming. “When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy,” as the 19th century poet Minnie Aumonier put it—or when society is temporarily ill-advised—“there is always the garden.” Virginia’s garden clubs have been celebrating spring’s new birth and making it even lovelier for over a century now. “I’d always tended to think of garden clubs as an excuse for idle well-to-do women to socialize,” says one avid local gardener. “But I was wrong. Members were serious hands-on gardeners, and believed deeply in the importance of gardens to society in the new post-agrarian United States.” They banded together in 1920 to found the Garden Club of Virginia; they hosted a flower festival in 1927, that raised $7,000 to restore original trees at Monticello; and at a luncheon in May of 1928 to raise funds for the restoration of Fredericksburg’s historic Kenmore Plantation, they dreamed up an even bigger idea: Historic Garden Week. Dubbed “America’s Largest Open House,” 29 tours showcase Virginia’s most picturesque gardens and private homes. Hosted by 47 member Clubs and 3,400 volunteers, it’s the largest volunteer effort in the Commonwealth, and has raised more than $17 million for the preservation of public gardens since it was first held in 1929. Preservation projects are currently underway at numerous locations across the state, including Monticello, Montpelier, Poplar Forest, Mount Vernon, and the Pavilion Gardens at the University of Virginia. Nearly 50 projects have been completed to date. Let’s look at some of the Garden Club of Virginia’s local affiliates.

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Albemarle Garden Club “A group of passionate gardeners and conservationists located in Albemarle County,” Albemarle Garden Club is the oldest garden Club in the area, having been established in 1913, and is arguably the most historic. In 1927, Club member Mrs. William R. Massie established a medal to be awarded annually to a Club or Club member “accomplishing the most outstanding work in the protection, restoration or preservation of the natural beauties of our Commonwealth.” Its Regional Summer Flower Show at Farmington that same year was a precursor to Historic Garden Week. Today the Club counts as its goals stimulating the knowledge and love of gardening; restoring, improving and protecting the environment through programs and action in the fields of conservation, civic improvement and education; protecting native trees, wild

flowers, and birds; encouraging conservation of natural resources; promoting civic planting and encouraging roadside beautification; and aiding in the restoration and preservation of historic gardens in Virginia. Every autumn for the last 60 years the Club has offered the Nellie Hough Memorial Gardening Course, named in memory of the member whose idea it was in 1940. Open to the public, the course runs for six weeks and covers such topics as trees, shrubs, flowers, native plants, landscape design, pest management, and horticulture. Each class is held at a different location, usually in a garden, and features an expert speaker. Albemarle Garden Club also organizes the biannual Design Forum, which brings in nationally acclaimed landscape designers and authors. Past speakers have included interior designers Charlotte Moss and Bunny Williams, and architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson. Proceeds from both events fund local civic projects.

Rivanna Garden Club

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For Rivanna Garden Club president Martha Wertz, an art major in college, gardens are “amazing artistic creations.” Though she lives in a Charlottesville condo, Wertz speaks fondly of the delphinium, foxglove, and bleeding hearts in her flower garden in Maine, where she spends the summers. “I have an oldfashioned climbing rose that’s probably 30 years old. We have Joe Pye weed in the later summer that always has scores of monarch butterflies on it.” “I have learned so much about plants and gardens and gardens as creative things from being in a garden Club,” Wertz says. “Rivanna is a very diverse Club, with excellent horticulturalists, excellent artistic arrangers, and passionate conservationists. Our official Club flower is the lilac. One of our members maintains an historic collection of lilacs that goes back to our founding in 1922.” Since the 1930s Rivanna Garden Club has held a Christmas bazaar on the first Saturday in December. “We decorate and make wreaths, homemade desserts, soups and casseroles, and high-end artistic things and raise money through that,” Wertz explains. “Then we turn around and give that money away through proposals from area non-profits. The money we raise in December goes directly back into the community.” The Club awards annual scholarships to Nature Camp, a co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education, and to ARC, which holds natural history day camps. With Albemarle County’s approval and assistance, it has designed, planted, and maintained a “bio filter” (rainwater retention basin) in Claudius Crozet Park in Crozet. Members also participated in the Albemarle County Riverbank Project, which planted three thousand trees on the banks of the Rivanna River.

Dogwood Garden Club Eileen deCamp is a Piedmont Master Gardener, a Rivanna Master Naturalist, and President of Dogwood Garden Club. While it counts on 20 current members,

Members were serious hands-on gardeners, and believed deeply in the importance of gardens to society in the new post-agrarian United States. patients. We provide arrangements for one of the UVA Pavilions for Historic Garden Week. I would like to do more in the community, but that will come as we grow our Club.” Meanwhile, Dogwood Garden Club is reviving a half-forgotten annual custom. “Every year at our May luncheon we bring May Baskets to decorate our tables, and then we take the flower baskets to a local senior living home. Last year I took them to English Meadows in Crozet and they were so happy to receive them and placed them on the tables in the dining room! Wouldn’t it be nice to bring back the tradition of May Baskets?”

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Organized in 1949, the Charlottesville Garden Club has four mission goals: to restore historic gardens and landscapes, to conserve Virginia’s natural resources, to inspire a love of gardening, and to educate its members and the general public. Charlottesville Garden Club members have helped plant gardens at Penn Park, the Daughters of Zion cemetery, Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention, the McIntire Botanical Garden, and in a plot alongside Route 29 South. This February at Mon-

ticello it ceremoniously planted three sugar maples. The Club also provides financial support for ARC, the Daughters of Zion Cemetery, and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. One historic property that has benefitted from the Garden Club of Virginia’s conservation and restoration efforts is the Club’s original meeting place, Morven, just up the road from Monticello and Ash-Lawn. Thomas Jefferson once owned the 7,379-acre estate and referred to it as “Indian Camp,” for its proximity to a Native American settlement. In 1813 Jefferson deeded the land to David Higginbotham, a local merchant, who engaged regional architect Martin Thacker to design and build a three-story brick manor house in the late-Georgian/Federal Style. Samuel and Josephine Marshall bought Morven in 1906 and expanded the Main House with a two-story addition by Baltimore architect Howard Sill. It was at Morven that Josephine and eight other women formed the Albemarle Garden Club for “the study and culture of flowers.” Landscape architect Annette Hoyt Flanders restored its formal and cutting

gardens in 1930, adding entrance gates, 29 brick detailing, and slate seats, and making designs to plant shrubs, perennials, and annuals in a palette of purple, blue, pink, white, and yellow. The late John Kluge donated Morven to the University of Virginia Foundation in 2001. Kluge expanded the gardens, which today include tulips, pansies, phlox, lilacs, viburnum and deutzia, a dove tree, a pair of Osage orange trees, and a Chinese chestnut. Another longtime beneficiary of Garden Club tender loving care and expertise is UVA’s Morea Garden and Arboretum on Sprigg Lane, off Emmet Street just north of Alumni Hall. Jefferson’s choice for UVA’s first professor of natural history, John Patten Emmet, built Morea’s historic Federal-period home in 1830. Albemarle Garden Club planted its arboretum, which in addition to mulberry trees to feed silkworms, now includes hollies, native Virginia plants, plus Kentucky coffee trees, Osage orange trees, and a champion linden, in 1963. And now it’s 2020, which means that this May the Garden Club of Virginia will celebrate a century of service. “I think that the Club is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago,” Wertz says. “Our members work, we have different lifestyles than women did then, but I think that the opportunity to gather and be committed to something and work together is if anything more valuable in today’s world. Especially at this very difficult time, gardens are a reminder that the natural world is a solace. Growing things are a huge solace.”

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DGC dates back to 1960 when participation was an easier matter. “Garden Clubs are having a hard time right now as members age and are no longer able to attend meetings and younger folks have jobs and children and can’t make meetings during the day,” deCamp says. “I think many garden Clubs are taking a look at how they can bring in new members by having evening meetings sometimes, or meeting on weekends.” In this moment unprecedented in living history, when meetings of all sorts are suspended, DGC members are staying in touch through emails and phone calls. “Today was Flower Friday,” deCamp says, “and we have been sharing photos of what’s blooming in our gardens along with a favorite springtime quote!” Since her election as President in May 2019, deCamp says, her focus has been on growing the Club, “so we have a larger membership to help with volunteer projects. I am working on getting to know members and bringing us together with fun field trips but still with a focus on design.” “We are proud that we were able to honor our military last Memorial Day. As you drive up to Monticello, you can see our Blue Star Memorial Marker in front of the entrance to Monticello Memory Gardens across from Michie Tavern. We are very proud of that and so thankful to our military members!” “As far as community service goes, we help with the tuition for a local student to attend Nature Camp every year. We provide flowers in the month of March every year to UVA Hospital so their volunteers can make up bouquets for

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Horse Farm with beautiful timber frame constructed home with over 3400 fin.sq.ft is a must see! Large deck to entertain guests & captivating mountain views in a private setting. A spacious great room with hydronic heated flooring, large windows, beamed & vaulted ceilings & wood burning floor-to-ceiling stone FP gives it a cozy touch. 2 master bedrooms/baths on separate levels, one with its own private balcony, heated bath floor + so much more! 1 car att. garage, carport & work shop. 5 stall barn, 15+ ac of fenced pasture, game hunting & more! MLS#600948, $925,000

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(before I was in the industry) when my parents first considered doing a reverse mortgage themselves. My Mom asked me to help her do some research and that’s what started me on my path of wanting to eventually be the expert on the subject. It’s amazing to me today that I still hear the same false rumors from people sometimes that I heard two decades ago. The mortgage company does not take title to your home and yes the heirs still inherit the home upon the borrower’s passing. Those are the two most misunderstood topics. And yes the money you receive is not income so it is not taxed as some people think. Also, Medicare and Social Security are not effected by the proceeds that you receive from a reverse mortgage. And yes it’s true that you are not required to ever make a payment for as long as you live in the home.

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I am very patient when I speak to clients and take my time explaining everything face to face with absolutely no pressure to move forward because I remember how much my parents appreciated it when the person that they worked with showed them the same respect. I have never experienced the Sunday night blues of knowing that you are going back to work the next day as some people talk about. My job is a career that I never plan on retiring from because I genuinely enjoy working with my clients and seeing how their lives are benefitting from eliminating debt and by opening up a line of credit that can be used to help them for the rest of their lives. Every client’s story is a little bit different but they are all hoping to achieve a better life and I enjoy being a small part in that story.

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