(via @JimDuncan)

You might know you are in Charlottesville when you read a craigslist ad that required that you only eat vegetarian food.  We know that because we did a post on it and it was actually advertised on the Charlottesville Craigslist.

We can now add “Voted for Obama” to the list of Charlottesville Craigslist Elite (CCE).  For real, check out this Craigslist ad titled “Must Be Awesome:”

Hi!
My roommates and I are looking for a 4th to share a house in Fry Springs (JPA).
We are looking for someone who shares our values:
*Respectful
*Artistic
*Only one of us is vegetarian but we all eat like it.
*Positive
*Voted for Obama
*nonjudgmental. unless you didn’t vote for Obama.
*our DVD collection is full of romantic comedies. But you don’t have to watch them.

We are 2 women and 1 man. 2 of us are UVa employees (1 professor and 1 office drone) and the 3rd is a bank employee. We occasionally have people over but always ask each other first. We’re not partiers, but we are social.

So now it’s cool to discriminate against people who don’t think share your political beliefs?  I guess the hardest part really is sharing artistic values.  Oh the irony of being nonjudgemental unless you didn’t vote for Obama irks me!  This is worse than discriminating against vegetarians, but I guess you probably would really want to live in that house if you were a staunch XXXXXXX supporter, since, you know, they are so nonjudgemental, positive and respectful.

Maybe we can put together a cVillain craigslist housing ad which would include: »Read More

A rather sad email fell across our desks this morning.  It’s from J.E. “Chip” Harding, the Albemarle County Sherrif.  He explains that:

The number of evictions in Albemarle County has risen approximately 40% since 2006. So far this year we have seen approximately 285. With the economy currently on the “down swing” we can only anticipate the numbers to continue to climb. In an effort to bring assistance to families in jeopardy I spent some time researching and meeting with agencies that might be able to provide assistance. They have all agreed that it would be helpful if the Sheriff’s Office provides referral information as early in the eviction process as possible. Starting today a letter from my office will be attached to all civil process affiliated with eviction.

It’s a sad time for people who own houses beyond their means. As Jim Duncan explains in his analysis of the 2nd quarter housing marketing, “I think that the calls for the proverbial “bottom” are premature.” So, if you are in this sinking ship, you can at least get a little help from Albemarle County.

Chip provides a lot of information in the letter:

You can call Love, INC at 977-7777 MACCA- CARES at 295-3171 ext.4 and the Salvation Army at 295-4058. Piedmont Housing Alliance at 817-2436 has counselors specialized to assist you in avoiding foreclosure.

[Read the Full Letter Here] [pic]