Trees flourish in the soils and climate of our area.
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Scott Stadium
UVA football game in CHO yesterday
Patrons bags are checked for bombs and booze
Has the policy regarding alcohol fostered sales of the beer-belly and the wine rack?
Obama Rocks
Andy says the rocks come from a local quarry. Varying shapes available. The graphic of POTUS is engraved in the rock, then emphasized with blue paint. Blue a safe color choice…
Managing chaos
President Obama in CHO yesterday. A combination of festival and lockdown but naturally it’s best if it feels like a festival.
Andy Lofton of Obamarocks.org on hand with his product.
I’m guessing this fellow was not a supporter.
A perimeter was established.
Not a good day to cross the railroad tracks.
Watchers were watching.
It takes a village to protect and coordinate for a Presidential trip.
IAD interior
A sculpture, a sign? “Wall for Peace” by Anil Revri, 2011. Article here.
iso Peggy Olsen
We have the product but we have not had quality creative people.–Susan Payne – Payne, Ross & Associates
Good listening available two hours and fifty minutes into the Charlottesville City Council’s August 20 meeting. Interesting if you are a fan of local politics and Mad Men.
Hear the pitch, hear the clients offer feedback and advice to the Creatives. Hear about placemaking, branding, telling the story, creating the creative, pushing product to screens, authentic experience, extracting more time and money from tourists. Hear political correctness go a round with the copywriter…
Shocking, and I’ll let you go, the hour is late, but I’ll tell you, your number one tourism attraction that comes up from all the statewide surveys that are done is birding, isn’t that surprising?–Susan Payne
My one fervent hope. Please please please do away with the “home of the Cavaliers” sign at the airport. New slogan, new sign:
Charlottesville-Albemarle, for the birds….
stockyard cat
it’s the thought that counts
feet first
