A piece appearing on yahoo.com: "5 Great Cities For Retirees," from Kiplinger.com.
The first place listed is Charlottesville, Virginia. For years Charlottesville has appeared in lists of/stories about attractive and distinctive American cities. I lived there from the spring of 1995 until the start of 2001. It is a wonderful place, and I think often about how much I enjoyed living there.
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/5-great-cities-for-retirees.html