Bobbie's Blog

I lived in Clifton for years before moving to Warrenton and enjoyed lunch regularly at Thursday's.  To my delight they opened in Gainesville.  If you haven't tried them yet ... I highly recommend them.  I didn't realize until last week that they also have Karaoke on Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. - 11:...

It has been so frustrating showing homes over the past few months with the foreclosures and combo boxes that are being used.  I'd like to thank the agents that use CSS to obtain the codes as well as those that list the code numbers in the MLS.  Unfortunately, there are too many agents  that requi...

From my standpoint, this is  the most beautiful time of year and I encourage you to get the family together and enjoy either a day of  apple pickin', one of the areas harvest celebrations, corn maze or pumpkin patch scouring when you venture into Virginia's countryside. One of my favorites is th...

And, yes there is an end in sight.  Have you noticed that all the businesses on the  south bound lane of 29 in Gainesville have been closed and boarded up and wondered what's happening.  In August, VOT began moving utilties on Route 55 (John Marshall Highway) as part of the $198 million I-66/Rt. ...

I am so excited that we have a Wegman's store in Gainesville.  The long awaited grand opening is scheduled for November 2nd at 7:00 a.m.  You can apply for the shoppers club card on line at http://newstores.wegmans.com/ .  You can also sign up for their newsletter, check out the store lay-out and...

$269,900 = Single Family for Townhome Price.   55+ gated resort style community.  Beautifully manicured grounds and wonderful friendly neighborhood.  Walking trails, putting green, indoor pool, billiards, social events and more.  This lovely home features a wonderful light and bright open floor p...

2008 Annual Childrens Festival will be held at Crocket Park in Midland on October 11th from 1pm -5pm (rain date Sunday Oct 12 - 1pm-5pm.) Fun for children ages 3-12.  An educational day designed especially for children.  Featuring face painting, grain art, fantastic presentations, pony rides, moo...

Announcing  "In Touch Gainesville" Developed to provide relevant community information for Gainesville residents.  Check it out.  There are some great homeowner tools -- get your homes value in real time.  Search for homes and get pertinent information about the buying and selling process as well...

  I've been glued to CNN all week listening to the pros and consof the "bail-out" plan.   What astounds me is that the peopleresponsible for the oversight of our financial markets that ignored the warning signs to begin with are the same peoplewho are now devloping a strategy to correct it. Is t...