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This Week In Crozet (4/1/26)

This Week In Crozet (4/1/26)

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April 01, 2026

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Local Housing Lobby Earns National Recognition – Albemarle County’s own local housing lobby will be inducted into the national “Public Relations Hall of Fame” in a ceremony to be held on April 1st in New York City. The award follows years of work by the lobby to brand itself a champion of affordable housing in the midst of its self-created housing shortage.

“We are deeply honored and humbled by this recognition,” said Phil McCoffers, Chief Marketing Officer for Albemarle County’s local housing lobby which currently maintains a strategic stockpile of over 10,000 unbuilt homes.

“Solving the housing crisis isn’t rocket science, its Economics 101. To lower housing prices, we need to dramatically increase the supply of our unbuilt homes. Why is that so hard for some folks to understand?”

The local housing lobby will become just the second organization ever inducted into the Public Relations Hall of Fame, joining DeBeers, the international diamond company.

A DeBeers spokesperson heaped praise on the lobby’s ongoing “anti-NIMBY” campaign which has successfully cast local residents as the eternal enemy of affordable housing advocates.

Rare artistic rendering of a local NIMBY (courtesy of Albemarle’s Local Housing Lobby)

“It’s taken DeBeers over a century to convince people that diamonds are scarce even though our mines are overflowing with them. The Albemarle housing lobby has achieved the same effect in a fraction of the time. And to top it off, they’ve even convinced local activist groups to blame their neighbors and local officials for the problem. It’s a public relations masterpiece.”

Local homebuilders also cheered the announcement, noting the lobby’s ability to maintain a "reality distortion field" among residents across the county.

“I mean, it’s just common sense: we’ll never let housing supply exceed demand. We simply won't hammer a nail when housing prices are falling,” said one developer. “What Phil has done in Albemarle is genius. He’s convinced citizens and local officials that if they just give us enough land, money, and approvals for new developments, we’ll eventually flood the market and lower our sales prices. They actually believe it.”

At the time this story went to press, local Supervisors are evaluating whether dedicating several million more dollars to affordable housing initiatives will help increase the lobby’s existing stockpile of 10,000 unbuilt homes. Some also support another proposal to allow new housing developments in the County’s protected rural area, so that the housing lobby could create an entirely new backlog of unbuilt unaffordable homes there too.

In a related upcoming meeting, Supervisors will focus on how to spend an unexpected $7M windfall from the current year’s budget surplus before turning their attention to the tough decisions necessary to close a $7M funding gap in next year’s budget.

This story is a parody…mostly. 😉 Happy April Fool’s Day!

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Forecast

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Things to do

Thursday, April 2

Jarman Gap to Turk Mtn. SNP 9.6 miles 2400 elev. gain plus Steal the Glass! | Meetup | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM | FREE

Chair Yoga | Crozet Library | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | FREE

Play & Learn | Waynesboro Library | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | FREE

Internet Basics | Waynesboro Library | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | FREE

Wine Line w/Andrew Hodson (Members Only) | Veritas Vineyard & Winery | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | $25

Kids n Canvas | Art Hive | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | $25

Trail Run Club | Starr Hill Brewery | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | FREE

Cider Bingo | Bold Rock Cidery | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | FREE

Karaoke Thursday's | Delly Up | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | FREE

Living Succulent Wreath Workshop | Bar Botanical | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Ticketed

Louis & Larrabee Duo | Batesville Market | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | $10

Friday, April 3

Special Edition: AT South District | Meetup | 8:45 AM - 11:45 AM | FREE

Eggcessible Egg Hunt 2026 | Waynesboro | 9:00 - 11:00 AM | FREE

Baby & Toddler Story Time | Waynesboro Library | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | FREE

Easy Friday Morning Rivanna and Coffee Hike | Meetup | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | FREE

Wildrock's Nature Friends | Crozet Library | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | FREE

The Wonderleys | Glass House Winery | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | FREE

TRIVIA | Hazy Mountain Vineyards & Brewery | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | FREE

AFRO ASIA Live @ The Batesville Market | Batesville Market | 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | $15

Drew Pace W/ Jared Stout | Pro Re Nata - PRN | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | $10

Love Dawg — The Foundry Debut! | Basic City Beer Co. | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | FREE

Saturday, April 4

First Saturday Bird Walk | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | FREE

Young Birder’s Club | Ivy Creek Natural Area | 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM | FREE

Humpback Rocks / Dobie Mountain - 10.0 Miles - 2,339' Elev Gain | Meetup | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | FREE

Pancake Breakfast | Rockfish Valley Community Center | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | $8

Hop Into Spring | Chiles Peach Orchard and Farm Market | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $12

Strides in Solidarity 5k - UVA Partners in Health Engage | Meetup | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fiber Festival | Frontier Culture Museum | 9:00 - 5:00 PM

Hike the Highland Mountain Loop (Charlottesville) | Meetup | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | FREE

LEGO Build | Waynesboro Library | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | FREE

Easter Egg Hunt | Blue Toad Hard Cider | 10:00 - 1:00 PM | FREE

Easter Brunch | Old Trail Restoration Restaurant | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | FREE

Whoosh: An Introduction To William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (Performance) | American Shakespeare Center | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Ticketed

White Rock Falls: A Spectacular Waterfall Hike Near Waynesboro, VA | Meetup | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM | FREE

Buddi & Brew Yoga | Seven Arrows Brewing Company | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | $15

Origami With Ari | Crozet Library | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | FREE

Scrabble Club | Waynesboro Library | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | FREE

SPRING POP-UP SHOP GRAND OPENING | Hello Again Consignment | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | FREE

Bold Rock Easter Egg Hunt | Bold Rock Cidery | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | FREE

Don’t Look Up (outside Show) | Pro Re Nata - PRN | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | FREE

Teen Nerf Battle | Waynesboro Library | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | FREE

Bent String Band | Glass House Winery | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | FREE

Luke Combs - My Kinda Saturday Night Tour | John Paul Jones Arena | 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM | Ticketed

Sarah White & The New Band | Batesville Market | 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | $10

Improv | Silver Line Theater Exchange | 7:30 - 9:30 PM | $10

14lbs Returns to The Foundry with Dead Billionaires & Used | Basic City Beer Co. | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | FREE

Sunday, April 5

April 6-8

Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence | John Paul Jones Arena | Wed, Apr 8th | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Ticketed

*Check out the full event calendar - there are a lot of other events happening that we can’t get in newsletter.

On The Lighter Side

Trivia

After rowdy crowds damaged the landscaping at the U.S. Capitol, Congress actually passed a law in 1876 banning children from rolling Easter eggs on the grounds. Which U.S. President saved the tradition by moving the party to the White House in 1878?