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A conference in Charlottesville, VA spoke to the question of innovative options for aging in community.

The panel is moderated by Dene Peterson of the ElderSpirit Community and panelists include: Marione Cobb of Twin Oaks; Monica Abbleby of the ElderSpirit Extension Project; Zev Paiss, co-founder of the Elder Cohousing Network; Marty Klaif of Shannon Farm; and Carolyn Ohle, Director of Innisfree Village.

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Blue Ridge Cohousing is getting good press in the Charlottesville area. They got a very nice radio spot that you can listen to here:

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The story discussed some concerns about innovated storm water management. Hopefully this can be resolved.

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The Charlotessville Daily Progress has an article on the first cohousing community in central Virginia, Blue Ridge Cohousing.

"It's like a regular development except people have chosen to live closer to each other and be more interactive in their community," said Lazar, who lives in Shadowlake Village in Blacksburg, a cohousing development. For example, he says, he cooks meals for another family on Mondays and they cook for his on another day of the week. Residents end up driving less because community members interact in a shared space, such as a clubhouse, he says, and porches face each other.

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