Crozet, Virginia

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• Convenience over frills: 24-hour gyms bulk up
  

  Charlottesville-area residents who are looking to sneak in a workout whenever possible now have more places to do it.

• Briefly
  

  The Virginia Department of Transportation Northwestern Operations Region will extend safety service patrol hours Nov.

• City, County Wrestle with Budget Questions
  

  After years of increasing property valuesa 'and property taxesa 'the collapse of the real estate bubble has left both Charlottesville and Albemarle are facing some hard decisions on their budgets and tax rates.

• Mystery Bestsellers for November 14, 2008
  

  A list of the top 15 mystery hardcover bestsellers for the week ending November 14, 2008 has been posted on the Hidden Staircase Mystery Books website.

• More than 1,000 Enter Tele-Town Meeting
  

  Albemarle County schools are finding different ways to hear what you have to say about their upcoming budget.

• Get Ready for a Tax Hike, Albemarle County Residents
  

  Actually, it's not a tax "hike" but an assumption that the mil rate in Albemarle County will be raised next year.

• County planners vote to end review of Crozet business park proposal;...
  

  On November 11, 2008, the Albemarle County Planning Commission held a work session on the proposed Yancey Mills Business Park in Crozet.

• Possible Business Park in Crozet Discussed with Planning Commission
  

  Yancey Mills Business Park would be 148 acres and sit along Route 250 West in Crozet.

• A very good year?
  

  How good a vintage will 2008 be? The grapes from that year have been harvested, processed, and now they're in the cellar becoming wine.

• Thompson-Davis
  

  The marriage of Miss Channing Noel Davis, daughter of the Honorable and Mrs. John Maston Davis, all of Sharps, to Mr.

• Planning commission recommends no changes to the secondary road plan
  

  At their October 21, 2008 meeting, the Albemarle County Planning Commission discussed potential changes to the Six-year Secondary Road Plan the County submits to the Virginia Department of Transportation each ...

• Food- the Dish- Good Fortune: Crozet gets Chinese, Ix gets hookahs
  

  It was a momentous day in Crozet dining history last week, as the little hamlet to the west welcomed its first Chinese take-out restaurant in recent memory.

• Downtown parking: On-street spaces in high demand
  

  When Dave Stipe drove into downtown Charlottesville on Wednesday, he went straight to the Market Street Parking Garage because of his past luck with the city's on-street parking.

• City market: looking like a million bucks
  

  It's official: the farmer's market is no podunk operation. Last weekend, according to the Piedmont Environmental Council the Charlottesville City Market passed the $1 million sales mark for the season.

• Food- the Dish- Pork spending: High-end bacon beckons the belly
  

  In this economy, politicians claim they won't pork barrel, so we've recently been wondering where all that bacon is going.

• Gas still pricey in Charlottesville
  

  Although local fuel prices have plummeted by 21 cents in the past week, the cost of a gallon of gas in the Charlottesville area remains vastly more expensive than in Northern Virginia, Richmond, Roanoke, ...

• A growing partnership
  

  The trouble with using local foodstuffs in the restaurant world is that availability is unpredictable and expensive.

• 60 years: Sandridge
  

  STUARTS DRAFT - D.W. and Ella Sandridge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at a reception given by their children at Calvary United Methodist Church.

• Hundreds Flock to Crozet for Arts and Crafts Festival
  

  Hundreds of folks enjoyed the beautiful weather today in Crozet at a festival featuring artists and craftsmen from around the world.

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City Description

Crozet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is situated along the I-64 corridor approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Charlottesville and 21 miles (34 km) east of Staunton. Originally called "Wayland's Crossing", it was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel Claudius Crozet, the French-born civil engineer who directed the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The population was 2,820 at the 2000 census. Crozet is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Crozet is located at 38°4′12″N, 78°42′6″W (38.069922, -78.701576). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,820 people, 995 households, and 757 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 755.7 people per square mile (291.9/km²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 279.0/sq mi (107.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.91% White, 5.89% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population. There were 995

City Contained By:

• Albemarle County
• Virginia

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 9.58295600824 km squared

City Featured in Films:

• Evan Almighty

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