Exercise Your
Charlotte also is home to a newly
Options
opened VA-based outpatient clinic,
and a second clinic is in nearby Hick-
ory. The Research Triangle, just south
of the Virginia state line, also offers
easy access to Lake Kerr, Jordan Lake,
and Falls Lake as well as access to a
number of golf communities. Pine-
hurst, the landmark golf resort just
west of Fort Bragg, is well-known for
its amenities and boasts eight courses
designed by the likes of golf course ar-
chitects Don Ross and Tom Fazio.
Virginia’s Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains, N.C. Virginia’s Piedmont is less urbanized
You’ve paid your dues. than North Carolina’s and is anchored
Now enjoy the privileges.
by Charlottesville on the west and
[CONTINUED FROM PAGE 56] expensive Richmond on the east. Historic col-
With 16 different floor
than the rolling countryside. lege towns are the norm, making Vir-
plans, activity-packed days
According to the North Carolina ginia a culturally rich environment.
and Fort Belvoir next door,
Division of Aging and Adult Services, Despite its rising cost of living,
you’ll have some tough
the state’s popularity has resulted in Charlottesville remains one of the
decisions at The Fairfax.
waiting lists for residency at many most popular retirement towns in
retirement communities. But the the country. Home to Thomas Jef-
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real estate and building boom in this ferson’s estate, Monticello, and the
that may reduce future
region continues, despite faltering sprawling campus of the University
home starts and sales elsewhere in the of Virginia, the city is just below
health care costs
nation. According to Gatien, you can the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge
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drive anywhere in the Charlotte area Mountains and offers access to li-
nursing & rehabilitative and see construction. braries, theater, art
care options
“Charlotte is one of the galleries, museums,
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few areas not in real es- North Caro- a thriving downtown
neighborhood
tate meltdown,” he says.
lina and
shopping district,
Gatien is fond of the
area because it offers all
Virginia
continuing education,
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the amenities of a mod-
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presidents, and easy
ern city and is surround- easy access access to lake and
area’s largest retirement
ed by opportunities for
to muse-
mountain recreation.
community for military and
outdoor play such as A variety of country
Foreign Service officers.
ums, shop-
boating, water sports,
and fi shing on Lake
ping, and
clubs as well as the
Wylie and hunting and
weekend
Boar’s Head Inn and
nearby Wintergreen
hiking in the Uwhar-
vacations.
Resort offer access
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also likes the abundance sports, and spas.
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
of professional sports in Charlotte. To the south is the college town
The city hosts an NFL team, the Pan- of Lynchburg and Bedford, home
www.sunriseseniorliving.com thers, as well as NASCAR racing and to the National D-Day Memorial.
www.arrfp.org
a WNBA team, the Sting. “It’s a great Both towns are located in the rolling
place for the sports fan,” Gatien says. Blue Ridge foothills.
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