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FACETIME- Shredding: Childhood dream goes big time Published on Jul 17th, 2008 8 comments John KeefePHOTO BY JEN FARIELLOEric BraunPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO It started back in Cleveland as a garage band jury rig. John Keefe, his brother, and their middle-school friends taped sheet music...
FACETIME- Cud stud: Daly courts danger in bull riding Published on Jul 10th, 2008 0 comments Johnny DalyPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO "Well, a rodeo ain't no ordinary life/ But a cowboy ain't no ordinary man," croons Tracy Byrd. But what may seem a far cry from city sophistication is just an "...
FACETIME- Chestertown bolt: Writing couple gets Starr treatment Published on Jul 3rd, 2008 0 comments Donna Lucey and Henry WiencekPHOTO BY WILL WALKER Bucking a trend in a town that lures writers in and never lets them go, authorly couple Henry Wiencek and Donna Lucey are taking a hiatus from...
Myers' watch: Don't heat the plastic Published on Jun 5th, 2008 0 comments Pete MyersPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Now that Canada has branded them dangerous, the hazards lurking in Nalgene and baby bottles are all over the news, but they're nothing new to White Hall...
FACETIME- Good Shepard: Best place to... be poor? Published on May 15th, 2008 1 comments Karen ShepardPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO When Karen Shepard moved to Charlottesville in February, she was amazed to pay $2.99 for a half gallon of milk at the grocery, "the highest I've ever paid in my...
FACETIME- Mr. Calhoun: The man behind the... guitar Published on May 8th, 2008 0 comments Brian CalhounPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Charlottesville is rife with musicians to an almost comical degree, and the everyman nature of the guitar makes it one of the instruments most likely to be heard...
FACETIME- Dirty dogs: Local animal lover pursues her dream Published on May 1st, 2008 0 comments Patricia WilkinsonPHOTO BY JAY KUHLMANN Last summer, when Patricia Wilkinson got a call from a friend that a snake was loose in the Belmont Lofts condominium complex, she knew just what to do....
FACETIME- Horn born: Locals take Mississippi award Published on Apr 24th, 2008 0 comments Jack Horn Jr. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Jack Horn Jr. runs Martin Horn, a homegrown construction company that's built landmarks like the Charlottesville Pavilion, Scott Stadium, and UVA baseball's...
FACETIME- Bodily functions: Ackerman eats, sleeps, dreams Published on Mar 27th, 2008 0 comments Jennifer AckermanPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Jennifer Ackerman is really into her body. And not just her body– the human body in general. So into it that she considered going to medical school at...
FACETIME- Contest queen: Jenny Gardiner 'cleans house' Published on Mar 20th, 2008 0 comments Jenny Gardiner. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO It's not that surprising that the author of Sleeping with Ward Cleaver writes in the kitchen– albeit a very sunny, spacious Glenmore kitchen. More...
FACETIME- Hickam's tales: Working in a coalmine Published on Mar 20th, 2008 0 comments Homer Hickam PUBLICITY PHOTO It sometimes seems that Homer Hickam is West Virginia's favorite son– or in this case, the state's favorite miner's son. With wit and pluck,...
FACETIME- Intro to Tantra: Johnson and Michaels get off on ancient techniques Published on Mar 20th, 2008 0 comments When New York-based authors Patricia Johnson and Mark Michaels first investigated the spiritual science of Tantra and its immense sexual possibilities, they were stymied. During the first...
FACETIME- Massie fear: No place like <i>Homeplace</i> Published on Mar 20th, 2008 0 comments Beth Massie PUBLICITY PHOTO Small towns have always bewitched horror authors. Stephen King has his Castle Rock, Maine; H. P. Lovecraft had Dunwich, Massachusetts; and, for over twenty years, two-...
FACETIME- Paintball wizard: How one Wahoo got paid to play Published on Feb 14th, 2008 0 comments Eric PrumPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Growing up around Charlottesville, Eric Prum had the usual assortment of teenager jobs: lawn care, food prep, and playing in a rock band (keyboards for "Sparky's Flaw...
FACETIME- Calhoun's coup: Local violinist shines at the Grammys Published on Feb 14th, 2008 0 comments Ann Marie CalhounPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Local violinist Ann Marie Calhoun is two nights away from emerging from the pack of three finalists to win YouTube's "My Grammy Moment" vote to earn a featured...
FACETIME- Found art: Toledano resurrects forgotten painter Published on Jan 17th, 2008 0 comments Roulhac ToledanoPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO When art historian Roulhac Toledano first came to know the work of painter William Aiken Walker in 1968, she found that while his Reconstruction-era paintings...
FACETIME- Lighting the fire: Father, son find healing with candles Published on Nov 15th, 2007 6 comments Atman Johnson and his son Param.PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Atman Johnson remembers 2002 as a dark year. He lost his wife to heart disease and his job as a food supplier. Making life even harder: Johnson...
FACETIME- Roast time: Tragers savor beany connections Published on Oct 18th, 2007 0 comments William and Joe TragerPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO "Coffee is all about human relationships," says William Trager, "from the farm to the roaster to the barrista with the customer." He ought to know. For...
FACETIME- Paradigm shift: Coach takes Tandem to state finals Published on Oct 11th, 2007 0 comments John DavisPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Tandem Friends School had never been a sports powerhouse. The small independent school south of town was known for nurturing artistic talents including the bass...
FACETIME- Sacred history: She helps violence survivors get bearings Published on Sep 13th, 2007 0 comments Roberta CulbertsonPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO In 1955, as the five-year-old daughter of an American humanitarian aid official, Roberta Culbertson was kidnapped in Lebanon by a violent fringe group and saw...
FACETIME- Unhappy anniversary: Katrina survivor makes new life, gumbo Published on Sep 6th, 2007 0 comments Carolyn Brooks escaped the Lower Ninth Ward and can't go home again. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Not only is Carolyn Brooks' house gone, her whole neighborhood is gone– still devastated two years...
FACETIME- Recyclist: Coast-to-coasting to save the environment Published on Aug 30th, 2007 0 comments George McFaddenPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO George McFadden has always been the outdoorsy type, and he's always been on the unusual side of science. As a sophomore in high school volunteering for...
FACETIME- Donor by design: Dahlstrom's decors diminish discomforts Published on Aug 16th, 2007 0 comments Kathy DahlstromPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Kathy Dahlstrom says she has always been creative and outgoing. Four years ago, as a three-year breast cancer survivor, she decided to combine those traits with...
FACETIME- Garrett's DNA: Man of (wrongful) convictions Published on Aug 9th, 2007 0 comments Brandon Garrett PHOTO BY WILL WALKER Brandon Garrett is very aware that innocent people can be wrongfully convicted. He's represented them, and he wanted to see if his clients' situations were...
FACETIME- Writing life: Kendra Hamilton renews her poetic license Published on Jul 19th, 2007 0 comments Kendra Hamilton PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Kendra Hamilton is an award-winning poet and journalist, but in Charlottesville she's better known as Madam Vice Mayor. "In a way, Charlottesville is divorced...
FACETIME- Star power: Skrutskie's devices clear the dust Published on Jul 12th, 2007 0 comments Michael SkrutskiePHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Michael Skrutskie can't remember when he first became fascinated with astronomy. "I was a scientist from birth," he says with a grin. "I was out in the backyard...
FACETIME- Stylin': Taming horses to taming manes Published on Jul 5th, 2007 0 comments Tashi Dolkar and Gyaltsen Sangpo Druknya PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO How did two native Tibetans, one of whom lived a nomadic existence, wind up owning a fashionable hair salon on the Downtown Mall? The...
FACETIME- Vickery dock: architect finds teapot in a tempest Published on Jun 28th, 2007 0 comments Robert VickeryPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO As Charlottesville's downtown grows ever more expensive, one of the more informed minds is keeping an eye on the situation from the house he built just a stone's...
FACETIME- Law's school: Fighting disabilities, one dog at a time Published on Jun 21st, 2007 0 comments "They don't fold, but they can get laundry out of the dryer," says Peggy Law of the identical black lab siblings who are in advanced training at Service Dogs of Virginia. As it turns out, the dogs...
FACETIME- Spud spoof: Eric Hurt back with donut sequel Published on Jun 14th, 2007 0 comments ERIC HURTPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Has Spudnuts become a Charlottesville classic? It might, if Eric Hurt has his way. The 29-year-old filmmaker premiered the first episode of The Spudnuts Show to an...