Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce Summarizes some of Charlottesville’s Recent Rankings
Thanks to the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce for this nice summary of recent rankings for the City of Charlottesville! I’ve elaborated on many of these and tried to catalogue them here already on the Charlottesville Rankings page , but I definitely missed a few along the way and will be adding more to the page soon! … From the January 21 Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce ChamberBits Newsletter; Recent other acknowledgements for the City of Charlottesville include:
4th Best Place to Live in the Country – Kiplinger’s Magazine 2009 Best Place to Launch a Business – Fortune Magazine 2009 11th Best Town to Find a Job – Forbes Magazine 2009 One of the 30 Coolest Neighborhoods, Belmont – Men’s Health Magazine 2009 18th Safest Mid-Sized Cities in the Country (populations between 150,000 and 500,000), Farmers Insurance 2009 AARP, Top 10 Healthiest Places to Retire, 2008 Best Places to Retire, Black Enterprise Magazine , 2nd in 2008 Best City for Living and Launching a Business by Fortune and Money Magazines – 18th Place in 2008. Best Small Market for Business by Forbes Magazine – 9th Place in 2008.
Thanks to Tom Sellman with C&F Mortgage for this great find! Men’s Journal Magazine February 2010 Volume 19, Number 1 According to Men’s Journal Magazine, Charlottesville is competitive on the following items; Local Farms Short Commutes Sidewalks Low Pollution Green Spaces Good Weather The other top ranking cities were; Iowa City, IA Boulder, CO (we are often compared to this city) Logan, UT Northampton, MA
According to the CAAR Year End market Report, our inventory of homes is slowly declining. Of course this was the main aim of the First TIme Home Buyer tax credit, and we are all anxious to see what will happen to inventory once it expires.
I could not have been more excited than I was to hear that Restaurant Week was coming to Charlottesville last year, and now, it’s back! From January 25 – 31, Charlottesville has 20+ restaurants participating in “Restaurant Week”, which involves $26/person prix-fixe menus, all of three courses- an appetizer, entree, and dessert. … From the Restaurant Week website; “For any diner who has ever dreamed about fine dining without breaking the bank, Restaurant Week is that dream… come true. Modeled on similar events in other cities, this is seven days of good food and good fun. Diners get to choose from each participating restaurant’s special prix fixe menu and enjoy three courses— an appetizer, an entree, and dessert— for just $25 [CORRECTION- actually $26 this year].
