From our friends at the Crozet Gazette:
Harris Teeter will open Wednesday, May 6th, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 a.m.
Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009
For many Charlottesville and Albemarle-area residents, their first experience with Old Trail Village was during the filming of the Steve Carell movie Evan Almighty (released June 2007). The film, a comedy follow-up to Jim Carrey’s Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty follows newly-elected congressman Evan Baxter (Carell) who is contacted by “God” (Moran Freeman) and instructed to build an ark to withstand a coming flood. Many area residents served as extras on-set, and drove through Old Trail Village just to see the ark and the many animal extras.
Key to the film was the building of Evan’s Ark in the midst of his housing development - scenes for which were filmed on-location in Old Trail Village. As a part of the film set, the bow, ribs, and most of the starboard side of the ark was built in Old Trail Village across from the site now under construction for the Village Center and pool parking area. The set construction also included Evan’s “crane”, visible in the right background in the ark photographs.
The ark was demolished following filming; however, some area residents salvaged wood from the temporary construction. Old Trail Village resident Jim Camblos used cedar from the ark’s bow staves to craft bluebird houses for the many families of bluebirds residing in Old Trail Village. Last weekend, Camblos and developer Gaylon Beights (also a resident of Old Trail Village) installed several of the ark birdhouses around Old Trail (pictured below). We’ll keep watch to see when the new bluebird families move in and try to catch some pictures!
If you spot a bluebird in Old Trail Village and can get a picture, email me: andrea@oldtrailvillage.com and we’ll post it on the website.
Bluebird house located in the Western Park field.
Tags: Ark, bluebird houses, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, family activities, filming, Gaylon Beights, park, village life
Posted in Events, News, Old Trail Village, park
Monday, March 30th, 2009
An update to the blog post on March 9th: (re-posted below)
U2 will perform in Scott Stadium on Thursday, October 1st. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, April 3, 10 a.m. Tickets may be purchased online here from LiveNation.
From the March 9th post:
It was announced today that mega-act U2 will be joining the list of stars to visit Charlottesville, VA, performing sometime this fall in Scott Stadium. After months of speculation, the tour list was published on the official U2 website, listing Charlottesville, VA, along with London, Milan, Barcelona, and Paris. The football stadium, home of the University of Virginia Cavaliers, also has been host to the Rolling Stones and local act the Dave Matthews Band. Tickets go on-sale this spring.
Read more about the tour and other locations at the U2 website.
Tags: Charlottesville, Events, family activities, Old Trail Village, scott stadium, Virginia sports
Posted in Charlottesville, Events, music
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Charlottesville, Virginia, which has received numerous recognitions and superior rankings over the years, has added another to the list: #11 in the Forbes nationwide list of Best Places for Business and Careers. High levels of educational attainment in the population, low cost of doing business, favorable ratings for job security and anticipated continued high volumes of job growth all combine to make the Charlottesville area a unique and enjoyable place to do business.
The merchants of the Old Trail Village Center certainly seem to agree with Forbes’s assessment; of the 9 businesses located in the OTVC, 5 are completely new ventures. Trailside Coffee, Derrico’s, Face Value Salon and Studio, Seg-Ville, and Zestivities! are new companies created specifically in response to the opportunities of the Old Trail Village Center and the growth in Western Albemarle County. ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center and Augusta Medical Center - while established businesses - each are making the OTVC their first location for new “branch” business models. Anna’s Ristorante Italiano and Pizza also is opening it’s first expansion in adding the Old Trail location to its successful Maury Street restaurant, already a Charlottesville tradition for over thirty years. ACCESS Home Mortgage and the practice of Dr. George Guess are both relocations of current enterprises.
The Old Trail Village Center will be opening soon - check this Old Trail Village News blog often for postings regarding the upcoming grand opening this spring.
Floorplan of the OTVC Showing Merchant Locations
Tags: ACAC, Access, Albemarle, AMC, Anna's Pizza, Augusta Medical Center, Charlottesville, Commercial Real Estate, Derrico's, Face Value, Guess, OTVC Merchants, Seg-Ville, Trailside Coffee, village life, zestivities
Posted in Charlottesville, News, OTVC
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Beights Corporation is excited to announce the addition of another business to the Old Trail Village Center: Zestivities! Casual Entertaining and Gifts. Developed by owner Victoria Rich, Zestivities! will offer a wide array of gifts for all occasions, wine accessories, and decorative objects for the home.
Rich, a Crozet resident, created Zestivities! in response to a need for more gift options in the Western Albemarle area. Says Victoria, “When you’re going to someone’s home for dinner, or if you’re attending a baby or bridal shower, or a birthday celebration, you need a variety of choices and you don’t want to have to drive to Charlottesville or Waynesboro - sometimes you just don’t have the time for that. Zestivities! will have a full section for baby gifts, as well as keepsake pieces to mark any special occasion.” Her location in the Old Trail Village Center will provide walking distance convenience to Old Trail Village residents and Village Center patrons, and will be just two minutes from historic Downtown Crozet.
To make gift buying and sending even easier for her customers, Rich will also be offering pack and ship services customers as Zestivities! will be an official UPS ship point. Local residents needing to ship packages via UPS will now be able to utilize Zestivities! as a shipping source - a great benefit to those in the Western Albemarle region.
A sampling of items offered in the new shop are:
- Enamel-ware gift sets (safer for babies and toxin-free)
- Picnic sets
- Wine accessories
- Ceramics
- Glassware
- Tervis drinkware
- Quilted items
- Crystal
- a complete line of Virginia Made products
In addition to the gift objects, Rich will also supply a full line of sauces and dips, some custom-labeled and others from fine vendors across the region. Zestivities! will have a tasting bar for customers to sample the dips, sauces, flavored oils, and tapenades prior to purchase.
Zestivities! will be located with her sister store, Seg-Ville, Inc., on the first floor of the Old Trail Village Center Building I, between the Augusta Medical Center practice and the proposed Old Trail Village Welcome Center.
For more information about Zestivities!, contact Victoria Rich, Owner, 434-823-1902.
Tags: ACAC, AMC, Beights Corporation, Commercial Real Estate, Old Trail Village Center, OTVC Merchants, Seg-Ville, village life, zestivities
Posted in Beights Corporation, Commercial, News, OTVC, Old Trail Village, Real Estate
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Spring has arrived in Old Trail Village and we have events to celebrate! The weather should be rain-free, so come out and enjoy the community life of Old Trail Village!
Saturday, 3/21
8:55 - 9:55 a.m. Old Trail Village Youth Soccer Group. Gather on the Western Park Field in Old Trail Village; the Information Center will be open for those needing restroom facilities and/or coffee. Snack will be provided at the conclusion of the session by the Old Trail Team. T-shirts for the players will be provided next Saturday, 3/28, so be sure to register your child to ensure provision of a t-shirt. We have 4 teams of children 3 1/2-5 years of age, the: Rockets, Comets, Meteors, and Blasters! If you want your child(ren) to participate, please join us!
1 - 4 p.m. Parkview Grand Opening Event! BBQ lunch catered by Big Jim’s BBQ. Prizes for attendees, including: a trail tour from Seg-Ville, free coffee beverages from Trailside Coffee, free golf at Old Trail Golf, and the grand prize - an 8 week membership to ACAC! We’ll also have the “putting green” setup for visitors of all ages to try their hand at winnig a special prize! Tables will be setup on The Common for lunch in front of the newly completed Parkview series model home on Lot #69; tours of the new home will be offered throughout the event.
Sunday, 3/22, 1-4 p.m. Open House Tours If you cannot make Saturday’s lunch and tour event, the Parkview Series is this week’s featured home! In addition to this new home in Ballard Field, other available homes in Old Trail Village will be open for touring.
For more information about these and other events in Old Trail Village, contact
Andrea Sarate, andrea@oldtrailvillage.com, 434.981.4339.
Tags: children, Events, family activities, Old Trail Golf, Old Trail Village, park, Real Estate III, Residential Real Estate, Seg-Ville, soccer, Trailside Coffee, village life
Posted in Events, Old Trail Village, Real Estate, Residential, Residential Real Estate, park
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
The public is invited to view the newest completed home in Old Trail Village, the Parkview by Craig Builders at a special Grand Opening event Saturday, 3/21, 1-4pm.
Residents and visiting families are invited to enjoy Big Jim’s BBQ, games, prizes, and tours of the new home this Saturday. We’ll be giving away lots of prizes, including a Segway Trail Tour from Seg-Ville, and an 8-week Resolutions Membership to ACAC!
For more information about this event, contact the Old Trail Team: team@oldtrailvillage.com, 434-823-8101.
Tags: ACAC, Events, family activities, Old Trail Village, Real Estate III, Residential Real Estate, sales, Seg-Ville, village life
Posted in Events, Old Trail Village, Real Estate, Residential, Residential Real Estate
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Registration for the Ladies Night event at Old Trail Golf is open! The first session, a rules and etiquette seminar, will be Tuesday, March 24th, 5:45 pm.
Pre-registration is required for planning purposes. To register, please contact:
Seth Van Hall
General Manger
Old Trail Golf
434-823-8101, seth@oldtrailgolf.com
Tags: Events, Old Trail Golf, village life
Posted in Events, Old Trail Golf
Monday, March 16th, 2009
The Old Trail Youth Soccer group will begin meeting this Saturday, 8:55 a.m., on the Western Park Recreation Field located in Old Trail Village, Crozet, VA, 22932. Practice will last for 1 hour; and will consist of drills, running, learning soccer techniques, and a “match” at the end.
So far, we have 26 children registered; please contact Julie Bergert, organizer, this week to register your child(ren). Each child will be given a “team” t-shirt, so pre-registration is important.
The t-shirts are being provided by the Old Trail Team. Also, juices, water, and a light snack will be provided for attendees following the first practice to welcome all participants to the group. If you are interested in helping provide snack following practice for the rest of the “season” (through June), please contact Andrea Sarate.
Questions? Please call Julie, 434-242-8591.
*To read an earlier, detailed post about OT Youth Soccer, click HERE.
Tags: Albemarle, children, Crozet, Events, family activities, Old Trail Village, park, soccer, village life
Posted in Events, Old Trail Village, park
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Anna’s Ristorante Italiano and Pizza was the first business to join the Old Trail Village Center in Crozet, VA, announcing their lease-signing in March of 2008. A locally-owned and operated business, the proprietresses of Anna’s Pizza have been operating the eatery on Maury Avenue for three generations. Anna’s Pizza No. 5 on Maury will continue operations, serving Charlottesville families and UVa students; the second location in the Old Trail Village Center will bring their delicious Italian dishes to families in Western Albemarle.
The new location in the Village Center is much larger than the original shop; the family owners (granddaughters of “Anna” who began the business) took advantage of the opportunity to design a space perfectly suited to the expanded menu and services of the new location. In addition to pizza, the menu of the OTVC location will include an assortment of baked pasta dishes and fresh desserts.
A special feature of the OTVC Anna’s Pizza is the room for private events. Area residents will be able to reserve the room to host meetings and special parties, continuing the tradition of hosting youth sports teams for post-game celebrations. Anna’s Pizza at Old Trail will also expand their catering options and may offer delivery.
Next week’s Merchant Feature: Face Value Salon and Studio!