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View Our Newsletters & Event Spotlight: Paint the Town Orange

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Event Spotlight: Paint the Town Orange: Friday September 3, 5pm – 9pm on the Downtown Mall.
Welcome the start of the University of Virginia's football season. The UVA Marching band will parade up the Mall to the Charlottesville Pavilion. Downtown Businesses will show their orange and blue pride with their window displays. Come show your Orange & Blue pride! Brief schedule of events: 5:00PM - event begins. Inflate bounce house. Cheer and Promotions staff "get spotted". Staff promo table and hand out items. 7:55PM - Band begins march from Omni hotel. 8:15PM - Band arrives at Pavillion. 8:20PM - Coach London and student-athletes speak at Pavilion. 8:25PM - event ends. All events take place on the Downtown Mall unless otherwise noted. Downtowncharlottesville.net or 295-9073 for more information.

Downtown Businesses Offering 2 Hours Free Parking with Validation

Downtown Businesses Offering up to 2 Hours Free Parking with Validation to Patrons:

30 – Minute Parking
Cha Cha’s
Post Office
1 – Hour Parking
Alakazam
CVS
2 – Hour Parking
408 E. Market St. Suite 204 510 Partners
Abundant Life Chiropractic
Albemarle Co. Historical Society*
Albemarle County Court (Jury Duty)
Albemarle County Social Services
Alma & Mela
Alwood Partnership
Anderson & Strudwick
Angelo
Anne Marie & Co.
Ashlawn Opera Festival
Asia Specialty
Baggby’s Gourmet Sandwiches
Baker’s Palette
Bank of America
Bella Boutique
Bend Yoga
Bikram Yoga
Blue Grass Grill and Bakery
Blue Light Grill
Blue Ridge Eco Shop
Blue Whale Books
Boutique Boutique/Shoe Store Next Door
C & O Restaurant
Caspari
CB Richard Ellis
Chamber of Commerce
Chaps
City Circuit Court
City Council
City of Charlottesville
Cityspa
Cloudbrain
Community Jewish Day School
Congregation Beth Israel
County Police Dept.
C-ville Massage
Davenport & Company
Derriere de Soie
Downtown Grille
Downtown Integrative Medicine
East South Partnership
Enoteca
Enterprise Properties
Feil Petit & Williams
Fire & Water
Freeman’s South
H & R Block
Hamilton’s Restaurant
Hampton & Everett P.C.
Henry’s Restaurant
Hip Joint
Hiromi Tai Chi
Holy Comforter Church
Huey and Bjorn
Jefferson Madison Library
Jeweler’s Eye
KMR Hair
Leclair Ryan
Live Arts*
London’s Bathecary
Management Services
Marco & Luca Noodle Shop
Mar-Glo’s Salon
Market Street Market
Market Street Wine Shop
Masonic Corporation
McGuire Woods
Melting Pot
Men and Boys Shop
Michie Hamlett
Mole Hole
Moxie
Needle Lady
Network Chiropractic
New Dominion Bookshop
The Nook
OAR
Oasis Day Spa
Old Michie Theater
Oneil Mortgage
OpenSpace
O’Suzannah
Paige, Benegal S. DDS
Palais Royale
The Paramount Theater*
Payne and Hodus
Peking Chinese Restaurant
Piedmont Environmental Council
Pilates of Virginia
Providence Foundation
Qim
Quilts Unlimited
Quince
Race Jewelers
Reflections Salon
Regal Cinema
Sal’s Pizza
Salon Druknya
Sander’s & Company
Scott and Kroner
Shuey, CPA Ronald E.
Smith Barney
SNL Financial
Snook & Haughey
Snooky’s Pawn Shop
Speak Language Center
Spectacle Shop
Spring Street
Stifel Nicolaus
Studio 206
Suite 2
Suite 204
Sushi Ten
Swanson and Associates
Tastings
Thomas Jefferson Planning Commission
Timberlake’s Drug Store
T. S. Eways
Tru Pilates
Tuel Jewelers
Union First Market Bank
United Bank
Virginia Discovery Museum
Virginia National Bank
Visitor’s Center
Vivian’s Art for Living/Art to Wear
Wachovia
Whitehead Warren
Williams Mullen
Young Men’s Shop

* = Valid at Water Street Garage Only

For more information, call Charlottesville Parking Center, Inc at 977-1812.


 

Shop Charlottesville this Season!

The Shop Charlottesville website was launched in April 2009, and the campaign is sponsored by the City of Charlottesville in partnership with city-based merchants and business owners. The aim of the campaign is to promote awareness of the great variety of shops and restaurants right here in Charlottesville! Visit this site and discover all the options Charlottesville has to offer.

Why Should You "Buy Local"?

1. It keeps dollars in our economy.

2. It creates local jobs.

3. It helps fund local government.

4. It supports area non-profits.

5.It helps the environment.

6. It invests in entrepreneurship.

7. It makes us a destination.

Visit http://www.shopcharlottesville.org/ for more information.