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COVER STORY
Towing tales
Few things ruin a good night faster than finding out your car's been towed. Some say aggressive towing practices by the owners of two city lots are sending visitors to downtown Charlottesville the wrong message and putting people in danger. Others say lot owners are simply trying to run a business. Should the city get involved?

NEWS
Giles return?
Six months after he stepped down as Chair of Virginia National Bank, Mark Giles appears poised to return– if certain conditions are met. But accusations of cronyism aren't sitting well with the bank's current leadership.

FUN STUFF
Good rap?
The Paramount Theater gets hip-hop, Batesville gets a parade and wine flows freely at Ash Lawn. Get a head start on planning fun stuff!

ON THE BLOCK
Brick house
With gorgeous grounds, a gourmet kitchen, expansive square footage, and priced nearly $100,000 under assessment, in this case, it may well be true that the Earlysville bird gets the worm!