
Bite-sized newsletter breaking down sustainable living trends and headlines for the Charlottesville area and beyond.
✅ Climate stories and hot takes
🏡 Curated houses and pets to love
📊 Weekly personalized polls
⚠️ Road closures and other annoying life things
📪 1x/wk, Fridays midday
🖍️ Written by Charlotte Salley, formerly at Morning Brew now at The Cool Down
“This is the BEST newsletter ever” — spouse, in exchange for me getting us Bodos
CVILLE CLASSIFIEDS (Dec 12 -19)
🐶 Pet of the week: Chip! This guy loves people, good sniffs, and a comfy sun spot (4-year-old hound, 60 lbs).
🍪 Meal of the week: Is cookies. Ethos is hosting a cookie potluck with Chris Martin of BakerNoBakery. Bring one or two dozen of your favorite holiday cookies, and enjoy trying everyone else’s (free, RSVP here). Seasonal mulled wine is also on the menu.
♻️ Reduce, reuse, recycle, but on a 20-year planning horizon: If you have thoughts on how to improve the recycling and composting opportunities in the region (including friction points!), spend <5 minutes with this survey. It’s anonymous, but the deadline is Dec 15.
🏠 Tiny house of the week: This early 1900s carriage house was fully renovated in 2020 and comes with hardwood floors and a clawfoot tub (2 bed, 1 bath, $245k in Staunton’s historic district). Not sure it has a yard though.
🏡 Cool rental of the week: Recently renovated cottage in the Rugby Road extended area, with utilities and furniture included ($2,850/month, 2 bed/1 bath).
💼 Job of the week: Assistant Director of Communications & Public Engagement for the City of Cville ($96k - $121k).
🔋 Remote job: Copywriter at Bantam Communications ($40 - $50/hour).