Jim Baldi


Payback time: Baldi pleads guilty to embezzlement charges Published on Jun 20th, 2013 12 comments James Baldi, the former restaurateur and accountant who abruptly skipped town three years ago and lived under an assumed name in San Francisco before being arrested in early January, has pleaded...
California leavin'? Baldi gets hearing Published on Feb 7th, 2013 3 comments A month after his San Francisco arrest on embezzlement charges stemming from Charlottesville accounting work, former Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi will appear in a California courtroom on Friday, February...
"Dario": A new name and other details of Baldi's life on the run Published on Jan 23rd, 2013 22 comments Local restaurateur and accountant Jim Baldi's disappearance in July 2010 came to an abrupt end with his January 4 arrest in San Francisco on embezzlement charges stemming from past business...
Baldi arrested: Accused embezzler nabbed in California Published on Jan 9th, 2013 84 comments Former Bel Rio Restaurant owner Jim Baldi, who has been on the run since July 2010 after police issued a warrant for his arrest on a felony embezzlement charge, has been arrested in California. "This...
Before Bel Rio: Jim Baldi and the death of Boheme Published on Sep 7th, 2010 29 comments "First it was Clive, then it was Jim, who I'd known for 20 years," says Boheme owner Tom Fussell, of his former chef, Clive Papayanis (left), who has been charged with embezzling from the restaurant...
Unanimous vote: City Council lowers nighttime noise law to 55dB Published on Aug 16th, 2010 39 comments Bel Rio, 8am, August 17: quiet for now. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Just five months after lowering the limit from 75 to 65 decibels, City Council voted unanimously Monday to lower the late-night noise...
Baldi watch: Bel Rio owner faces embezzlement charges Published on Jul 29th, 2010 34 comments Former Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi appears to be officially on the run. FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR A pleasant homecoming for Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi appears less likely, as Albemarle County police say...
Baldi watch: Bel Rio owner's absence prompts media scramble Published on Jul 27th, 2010 32 comments Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR Since the Hook first reported last week on the mysterious disappearance of Bel Rio owner James K. Baldi, local reporters have busily dug up new...
Where's Baldi? Bel Rio closes, owner vanishes Published on Jul 20th, 2010 96 comments Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi. FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR Bel Rio, the Downtown Belmont restaurant and music venue that has sparked a passionate debate over noise-levels at night spots–-which led...