Winchester Virginia & Shenandoah Valley - 3/1/2008

As a full time resident since 1984 and a part time area resident (weekends) since 1956, I've watched the growth of this dynamic community up close. I've been a REALTOR in the Winchester area since 1987 focusing on residential, land and farms. Winchester is unique in that most of it's downtown has been preserved and renovated. Many of it's historic areas are much as they have been for the last 2 centuries. The area is gifted with many preserved historical sites associated with the Revolutionery War and the Civil War where many pivitol battles were fought to preserve the union. Winchester has been home to George Washington, Patsy Cline, Admiral Richard Byrd and Pultizer prize winning author Willa Cather. The area is at the cross roads of major highways which have contributed to its comercial and manufacturing growth since pre-colonial days. Feel free to contact me online for further info on the area via www.WinchesterVisitorsCenter.com.

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Cities are not part of counties - 2/21/2008

Virginia, the Old Dominion, follows the old English distinction between cities and counties. A city in Virginia is not part of a county and a county has no jurisdiction over a city. This is unique in the United States. Under old English common law, a county was the area controlled by an Earl (English equivalent to a Count). A city was granted a Royal charter which placed it directly under the protection of the Crown with special privileges. A county police officer has no authority in a city and vice versa (except in the case of "hot" pursuit). A Virginia city is granted its charter by the General Assembly (the oldest democratic legislative body in the new world). Cities can petition the General Assembly to annex part of a neighboring county but not the opposite. To complicate matters, there are cities and counties with the same name that have no relationship with each other (the City of Richmond is about 50 miles from the County of Richmond). The final confusion is that because Virginia is over 400 years old, there are relics of old jurisdictions which no longer exists. There is a Charles City County but the actual City of Charles disappeared several centuries ago!

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Looking for comments - 2/10/2008

I would like to hear opinions about living in Virginia, specially in Herndon's area.

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Which State? - 1/20/2008

I just want to know is it better job opportunities and quality of life better in Virgina or North Carolina and which cities of the two states has more?

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Culture - 8/2/2007

Recreation activities abound, but don't expect an ounce of open-mindedness in regards to culture from the majority of the state.

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not so bad - 6/10/2007

the economy is real low unemployment is high the new way the property taxes are done is going to make it hard on the unemployed. but other than that the city is okay.

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happy living, less crime and good places - 5/17/2007

look for better live and less crime and good neighbor, and also better work to transportation

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VA - 5/6/2007

Has four seasons, moderate weather.

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Arlington-high cost of living - 4/8/2007

Arlington is a very expesive place to live.

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Virginia Rules - 4/6/2007

Virginia is a great place to live!

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Affordable Housing - 3/21/2007

I am in going to be relocating within the next year, and I'd like some information on houses in the area

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Northern Virginia Transportation - 3/17/2007

Getting around in Northern Virginia is a nightmare unless you travel at night or sunday morning.

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Interested in relocating to Charlottesville area - 3/10/2007

Interested in relocating to Charlottesville area

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Just too humid! - 12/31/2006

Although I've lived in Northern Virginia/eastern West Virginia all my life, the humidity and outdoor pollens are becoming intolerable.

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Lousy secondary road system - 11/20/2006

narrow, twisty, curvy, if you're enroute to a distant somewhere & off the interstate then good luck finding your way...

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Richmond Area - 8/21/2006

Winters are generally mild with temperatures averaging in the low 20 degrees and each snowfall about 2-10 inches. Spring and Winter strugle for power during the months of February and March and April finds the temperatures rising and the last frost of the year usually passing. Summer is fickle, weather flopping from the bearable 80+ degrees to the most unbearable 100+ degrees. However, the unbearable weather doesn't last very long and ends with a healthy rainstorm. Late August finds autumn in full swing and the beautiful colors of our local flora climax around the first week of October.

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It Will Always Be Home - 7/31/2006

Virginia is for lovers.

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Northern VA traffic is HORRIBLE! Worst in the cou - 7/28/2006

Northern VA traffic is HORRIBLE! Worst in the country?

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Quality living - 7/26/2006

Fairfax County and Northern Virginia is a short drive to mountains, seashore and Washington DC. An hour and a half to West Virginia,s state parks is a inexpensive way to commune with nature and swim in mountain water fed lakes.

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fairly conservative and not much to do in the the - 7/9/2006

Virginia is a beautiful place to live with the mountains and the oceans within a days drive from most any place you may live. However, it is also a fairly conservative state with an over abundance of churches. And unless you live in N VA or the Hampton Roads area, you are going to be pressed to find much to do. Richmond is fairly active too but the rest of the state is pretty dead when it comes to social activities.

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