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  • 31 May

    Who Has “Cville’s Ugliest Office”?

    Announcements, News

    Ugly Office

    Attention Charlottesville professionals. Stop what you’re doing and glance around your workspace. Are you in your damp basement? A windowless closet? A grey-paneled cube? Your coffee-stained car? Are you muttering under your breath ‘man my office is ugly’?

    Well, your unglamorous office could make you a grand winner!

    OpenSpace is sponsoring CHARLOTTESVILLE’S UGLIEST OFFICE CONTEST and the prizes are an Apple iPad and a one month Team 5 membership at OpenSpace!

    You could walk away with a FREE iPad and a FREE month at OpenSpace for you and 4 of your colleagues!! All because your office is that ugly!

    All you have to do to enter the contest is come in person to OpenSpace (between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday – Friday) and submit:

    * Your name
    * Your phone number
    * Your email address
    * Your office location (this is optional)
    * 100 words or less stating why your office is “Charlottesville’s Ugliest Office”
    * 3-5 photos of the uninviting office on CD

    OpenSpace. The alternative to ugly.
    We are conveniently located at 455 Second Street SE, in Charlottesville’s growing Warehouse district, just two blocks off the Downtown Mall and right next to ACAC Downtown.

    Entries will be accepted from Tuesday, June 1st through Wednesday, June 30th at 4:59:59 PM ET. The winner will be announced on Thursday, July 1st.

    Official Entry Form

    Official Contest Rules

    Contest Press Release

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  • 20 May

    Summer Living @ OpenSpace

    Uncategorized

    Summer’s coming early at OpenSpace with our new Summer Hours starting this Saturday! We’ll still see you M-F 8am – 8pm. On Saturday and Sunday, we’re officially “Closed” … gardening? picnicking? time with family & friends anyone? Gotta love Summer Living!

    Comments: 0

  • 29 Apr

    Member Spotlight: Billy Hunt

    Members

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    The Who

    Billy Hunt is a photographer and a videographer. He’s a storyteller, a man about town. Boy is he funny. Or is he being serious? Maybe we call him an illusionist, for he makes being creative look easy and everything seem cool.

    “I almost never do sales. I don’t really approach. I try to do things that I think are interesting and put them out there in the world and hope others think they are interesting too.”

    The Photography
    (Billy Hunt Photography)

    “My lady and I quit our jobs in ’99 and traveled around the world. That’s when I embraced taking pictures. I hit the ground running and haven’t stopped. I love getting out in the world, meeting people, and seeing strange things.”

    Billy has a mix of clients. He says he has the craziest life. He and his camera capture weddings, drag queens, bands, naked people. “Every day is an adventure. It’s nuts and I just try to hang on.”

    The Viral Videos
    (Powhatan Studios)

    A Viral Video is a video commercial that spreads person-to-person through social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, and email. “The videos are getting crazy traction. There is a live component to it. I want it to be interesting. Engage the audience. Something measurable. We are turning traditional advertising on its head. This is the future of marketing.”

    The Why OpenSpace

    “I heart OpenSpace. I do. I am typically around one or two people in my studio and I know them. Here at OpenSpace I am around more people and I can bounce ideas around. It is like an impromptu focus group. I have found work here multiple times and potential employees as well.”

    The What You Might Not Know

    “I used to be in a ZZ Top cover band called AA Bottom.”

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    Now there’s a sharp dressed man.

    Comments: 4

  • 28 Apr

    Member Lunch at OpenSpace!

    Announcements, Members

    Feelin’ hungry?

    Well, it’s time for take-our-members-to-lunch day at OpenSpace.
    Join us for Zazus wraps on

    Wednesday, May 5, from 12PM – 2PM.

    Show up or if you’re already here just take a break and grab a bite.

    It’s a wrap!

    Comments: 0

  • 15 Apr

    Come Celebrate a Craftacular Spring!

    Announcements, Meetings & Events

    Spring Craftacular 2010

    The Cville Craft Attack descends upon OpenSpace for one day,
    displaying stunning, locally made

    pottery
    fine jewelry
    cards
    frames
    mobiles
    journals
    photography
    & more

    By supporting these local artists you will also be supporting The Women’s Initiative, for a portion of the Craftacular proceeds will be donated
    to this empowering local organization.

    Meet the artists face-t0-face, enter the free raffle, revel in art!

    Comments: 0

  • 09 Apr

    Member Spotlight: Susie Matheson

    Members

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    The Who

    Susie Matheson is a blogger and a passionate supporter of Charlottesville’s locals and businesses. Her heart has grasped the opportunity to take everyone and everything she loves in Charlottesville and promote the heck out of them.

    She is your local shopping scout and you can find her observations, shopping suggestions, inside information about happenings and hip folk on her daily blog—SCOUT. Susie is dedicated to being honest, fair, friendly, and helpful.

    “I provide a face behind the business and the artists. I support local to help each other live and thrive here. I hone in on things that businesses might not advertise. I am motivated by my love of Charlottesville, not money. I don’t want to be told what I like.”

    The Why OpenSpace

    When creating blog posts and her latest project—a print version of her blog—Susie worked and collaborated in OpenSpace.

    “It’s a great place to meet with others, away from distractions. It is better than a coffee shop. More space, pleasing to the eye, clean. You feel happy and are not looking at your house thinking about all the other things you could be doing.”

    The What You Might Not Know

    “I am from Omaha, Nebraska. Yes, the Midwest with core values, no airs.”

    (Photograph by Billy Hunt)

    Comments: 0

  • 01 Apr

    Work Out with a Discount!

    Announcements, Members

    It’s time to get your groove on at the gym. And now all OpenSpace Unlimited Plan Members can join ACAC for a flat rate of $85/month!

    No hidden fees, no sign-up fees, no cancellations fees.

    OpenSpace and ACAC. Next door neighbors in the Warehouse District offering you the benefits of work and play.

    Current Unlimited Plan Members can exercise this benefit immediately. Just talk to an OpenSpace Concierge on how it’s done.

    Not a current Unlimited Member? There’s no better time to become one. The list of advantages just keeps getting longer. For only $250 per month you get:

    • Unlimited access to snazzy work space
    • 8 Free hours for guests per month
    • Locker with mail delivery
    • Beverages/snacks
    • 2 hours validated parking
    • Access to 3 work studios for meetings/private work
    • ACAC membership for flat rate of $85 per month

    Comments: 0

  • 26 Mar

    Member Spotlight: Zach Buckner

    Members

    Zach Buckner

    The Who

    Zach Buckner is an inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur. He is doing what he believes he was designed to do, what he dreams about.

    He is Founder and CEO of Retail Relay—an online food service putting thousands of local foods, from over 30 local groceries, farms, and restaurants, at your fingertips. Shop and pay online, pick up for free, and go. Save time and gas while going local. Retail Relay’s motto is Better Food, Less Driving, More Living. Retail Relay opened to the public in January 2009.

    “The idea came when I was a father of 3 young kids, working as a consultant, flying around, and didn’t have time to grocery shop. I was driving my metal pod back and forth, from place to place, to get all the things we needed. I thought to myself there must be a better, more efficient way.”

    The Why OpenSpace

    “All of the Founders of Retail Relay started out moonlighting. Working at home, in coffee shops, at odd hours. We grew a little bigger and needed more room, the space. I appreciate the openness of a nice space. OpenSpace is conveniently located, right next the mall, accessible. I can walk to everything.”

    “I need a place that is set up for work. Not super chaotic, not so many people talking about totally random things. A balance. It is hard to work when you are alone, but also hard to work when no one is really working. A place with people who you know, people you want to know. OpenSpace offers this.”

    The What You Might Not Know

    “I am constructing a consultancy in Haiti, in coordination with ESIH University. This is a pre-earthquake project. The idea is to build employment opportunities for computer science graduates. There are hardly any jobs. Now even fewer places to work since the earthquake. We are hoping to create, in partnership with the Haitian government, freelance jobs, software development jobs.”

    (Photograph by Billy Hunt)

    Comments: 0

  • 18 Mar

    Easter Holiday Schedule

    Announcements, Design

    OpenSpace will be CLOSED for the Easter Holiday weekend on both Saturday, April 3 & Sunday, April 4.

    During this two-day break, we will be accomplishing some spring cleaning and renovating.

    One of the tasks will be to apply IdeaPaint in one or more of the Work Studios. This IdeaPaint turns the wall into a dry-erase surface! How cool is that?!? Now your creativity and collaboration will be even more innovative as you write it and share it on the wall!

    Comments: 0

  • 18 Mar

    We’re a Finalist for CBIC Rocket Award!

    Announcements, News

    The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) has selected OpenSpace as a finalist for The Rocket Award—an honor presented to the enterprise that has moved with noteworthy speed from concept toward commercialization. This could be any size company that has developed a new technology or product in a new business or within an existing business.

    The 12th Annual CBIC Awards Ceremony will take place at Farmington Country Club, on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 5:15 PM. The Rocket Award, as well as several other awards for local individuals and organizations, will be presented.

    We are soaring with pride!

    Comments: 0

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