Cover Stories


Dave's debut: Disasters stymie Matthews' move into movies Published on Sep 19th, 2002 0 comments Charlottesville's most famous singer has suffered a strange setback to his fledgling film career. For over two years, footage of his first feature film has been stuck in film cans, and a tug-of-war...
Sticky Mickey: Could Bronx scandal have halted local film? Published on Sep 19th, 2002 0 comments A Little League pitcher leads his team to the World Series, but papers falsified by his father make the star appear younger than he really is. This is the story of Danny Almonte, the Bronx Baby...
Grisham's plea: A time to conserve Published on Sep 12th, 2002 0 comments Need any more evidence that growth issues rank high on the agenda of the high and mighty? Mega-bestselling author John Grisham will soon lend his celebrity status to the PEC, the Piedmont...
He's baaack: The Marshall Plan 2002: Shut the door to Albemarle, ASAP Published on Sep 12th, 2002 0 comments Developers have always claimed that those who object to big boxes and subdivisions are against growth, period. A new organization is out to prove those developers right. Led by anti-growth guru Jack...
John and Breece: Casey reflects on the summer's hottest re-release Published on Sep 12th, 2002 0 comments "As for Breece D'J Pancake: I give you my word of honor that he is merely the best writer, the most sincere writer I've ever read. What I suspect is that it hurt too much, was no fun at all to be...
Source material: West Virginia life inspired writer Published on Sep 12th, 2002 0 comments A newspaper story describes how a farmer fed his murder victims to his hogs. Old men swap tales of foxhunting as they sip coffee in a café. A woman abruptly leaves her fiance. To anyone else, such...
Where were you? 9Eleven remembered Published on Sep 5th, 2002 0 comments Over the past 100 years, only a few events have been powerful enough to sear the national consciousness, to create a universal sense of tragedy and loss: Pearl Harbor, the assassination of John F....
Backpacking 1803: Explore like Lewis and Clark Published on Aug 29th, 2002 0 comments A new toaster museum, a new Waltons museum– whoa, can the area stand any more Americana? Actually, the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center promises to be the biggest museum of them all. With the...
Toaster museum? Kitchen nostalgia pops up everywhere Published on Aug 29th, 2002 0 comments Eric Norcross didn't think he would ever be an authority on toast. One day the art history buff was grumbling to friends about the flaky state of restaurant toast ("It's too cold, it's overdone, it's...
Edgar Bronfman Sr: The man behind the meat Published on Aug 22nd, 2002 0 comments Though he's known locally as the man behind the bison, Georgetown Farm owner Edgar Bronfman Sr. actually grew up around alcohol. The family business was Montreal-based Seagram, the distiller of such...
Slicing the facts: Can Georgetown's meat be beat? Published on Aug 22nd, 2002 0 comments Georgetown claims its meat is the leanest on the market. Pound for pound, both Georgetown ground beef and bison really are lower in fat and calories than any other ground beef on the shelf. "They...
Home on the range: Georgetown Farm's where the buffalo roam Published on Aug 22nd, 2002 0 comments If you've lived in Central Virginia long enough, the sight of cows grazing in pastures or even a loose cow might not be enough to turn your head. After all, they're practically everywhere. But a...
Toy story: New adult shop has town buzzing Published on Aug 8th, 2002 0 comments Once upon a time, Charlottesville had an X-rated adult store called the Pleasure Chest. In a town that doesn't go in for flesh peddling in topless bars, the Pleasure Chest didn't survive the 1980s....
Risky business: Porn-loving merchant does his time Published on Aug 1st, 2002 0 comments While some men have a knack for running from the law, others have actually stumbled into it. Take the case of Robert Lightburn, a local entrepreneur who engaged in a risqué online relationship with...
Sonic boom: Local sound scene doesn't just rock Published on Jul 25th, 2002 0 comments By Mark Grabowski You want a piece of me? Come and get it. Yeah, I compiled the first annual Hook music issue. I chose the bands and decided who got featured and who did not. And I did the incredibly...
Poison Ivy: If you build it, they will scream Published on Jul 18th, 2002 0 comments "Growth may be inevitable, but ugliness is not."From the Scenic Virginia preamble. Ivy cherishes the notion that it's a rural community. The scenery along Route 250 west is mostly white-fenced...
On display: Does the public really want public art? Published on Jul 11th, 2002 0 comments Another man's trash... Part of why ArtInPlace can work, president Elizabeth Breeden says, is its website (artinplace.com). None of the pieces on view around town is signed– only a...
Trail nix: Rivanna neighbor just says no to hikers Published on Jul 4th, 2002 0 comments When landscape designer Jon Dreher went walking on the Rivanna Trail with his dog, Chester, on June 20, he expected a leisurely stroll through the woods. What he got instead was a...
Trouble on Walton's Mountain Published on Jun 27th, 2002 0 comments Fans converge...But not on Walton's Mountain Carolyn Grinnell, president of the Waltons International Fan Club, was there in Schuyler the day the museum opened in 1992. She loves coming up from...
Chronicler of the lost Lost South Published on Jun 20th, 2002 0 comments By Michael Kreyling Charlottesville ought to be on a map of legendary places in American literature. Mr. Jefferson got things started by facing the wilderness from the portico of his elegant and...
Agnes Cross-White Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Agnes Cross-White, 53Editor/publisher, The Tribune Agnes Cross-White calls herself “an equal opportunity attacker.” Her favorite part about running The Tribune, Charlottesville’s only black-owned...
Debbie Wyatt Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Debbie Wyatt, 52Criminal/civil/constitutional lawyer Debbie Wyatt remembers being fascinated reading the 1970 book Tales of Hoffman, about the Chicago Seven trial. Her fascination carried over. Now...
Genevieve Murphy Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Genevieve Murphy, 68Priest, Buck Mountain Episcopal Church Becoming a woman of the cloth was not Genevieve Murphy’s first career choice. In fact, she tried to ignore her calling, thinking, “Surely...
Suzanne Jessup Staton Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Suzanne Jessup Staton, 49Executive vice president, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Central Virginia Suzanne Staton got into the family business of bottling soft drinks through her father. Same with the...
Suzanne Jessup Staton Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Suzanne Jessup Staton, 49Executive vice president, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Central Virginia Suzanne Staton got into the family business of bottling soft drinks through her father. Same with the...
Amy Griffith Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Amy Griffith, 40Owner/manager, Van on the Go When Amy Griffith was working part time at a hotel, people were always asking if there was a shuttle to get to the airport. After seeing poor grad...
Kandi Kessler Comer Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Kandi Kessler Comer, 39Director of golf, Glenmore A typical day for golf pro Kandi Comer could include teaching lessons, meeting with the golf course supervisor, running tournaments, or anything else...
Ann Taylor Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Ann Taylor, 43COO, Gold Violin One of the things Ann Taylor likes best about her job is working with her little sister, Connie, who came up with the idea of selling useful, high-quality items...
Cheri Lewis Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Cheri Lewis, 40President and founder, The Closing Company Attorney Cheri Lewis had an idea: you shouldn’t have to hire an expensive lawyer to do real estate closings. She didn’t think attorneys were...
Joan Schatzman Published on Jun 13th, 2002 0 comments Joan Schatzman, 50Owner, Joan Schatzman Painting When Joan Schatzman sold Muldowney’s Pub in 1985 (it’s now Club 216), she needed a job and couldn’t afford a traditional female job. She knew how to...