ANNUAL MANUAL- People in Your Neighborhood

Every week in our "HotSeat" feature, we ask prominent locals about living in these parts. Here now, some recent highlights:

Mark Thompson
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Mark Thompson

Founder, Starr Hill Brewing Company

Why here? Born and raised in Charlottesville, I came back from Colorado to share the gift of great beer.

What's worst about living here? People who think they're important because of their Daddy's last name

Favorite hangout? Anywhere in Crozet

Ann Mallek
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Ann Mallek

Supervisor, Albemarle County

Why here? I returned to my native stomping grounds. 

What's worst about living here? Loss of remembered places  

Favorite hangout? In the tree house with my grandson 

Chris Long
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Chris Long

Defensive end, St. Louis Rams

Why here? My family's from here, and I wanted to play football at the University of Virginia.

What's worst about living here? Traffic, relative to the size of the town

Favorite hangout? The McCue Center

Dahlia Lithwick
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Dahlia Lithwick

Legal correspondent, Slate

Why here? My husband was living in New York, and I was living in D.C., and this was our compromise. True story.

What's worst about living here? Having to wake up at 4am to make it to the Supreme Court by 10. I will be in the first seat in the first car when that high-speed rail gets built.

Favorite hangout? The Discovery museum, Java Java, Greenleaf Park, C'Ville Coffee

Ron Matthews
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Ron Matthews

Superintendent, Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail

Why here? I was meant to be here.

What's worst about living here? The cost of housing

Favorite hangout? Any golf course

Charles Werner
FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLOCharles Werner

Chief, Charlottesville Fire Department

Why here? Career in the fire department. I was hired directly out of high school and was the first firefighter hired at 18.

What's worst about living here? Housing costs and the need for affordable housing

Favorite hangout? The firehouse

Jane Foy
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Jane Foy

Morning show host, WINA-AM

Why here? My husband's business brought us here.

What's worst about living here? Cost of living vs. parsimonious wages

Favorite hangout? Any one of the three county beach parks

Jessica Nagle
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Jessica Nagle

Actress, Director of the Festival of the Photograph

Why here? I moved here from New York, against my will, but now I truly love it here.

What's worst about living here? Lack of salt water

Favorite hangout? Okay, my farm. But anywhere outside– Torrey Ridge on the Parkway, Crabtree Falls, Sugar Hollow

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