Snap: Burning bushes, but no God

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 6:01pm Sunday May 9th, 2010
and in print issue #0919 dated Thursday May 13th, 2010
news-burningbushesA Charlottesville firefighter extinguishes the blaze.
PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER

While there were several burning bushes downtown Sunday at 3:26pm, God didn't appear (at least not in any obvious way). The May 9 incident destroyed an approximately 20-foot swath of evergreens between parking lots for the Citizens Commonwealth Center and the Omni hotel. There were no injuries, though at least one car might need a repainted hood.

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