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Brown's law: The art of the 'necessary no' Published on Dec 8th, 2005 0 comments Santa comes early for the city of Charlottesville– December 5, to be exact, the date when all property owners better have their real and personal property tax checks written. And deep inside...
Crying children: Johnson hears 'em everywhere Published on Dec 1st, 2005 0 comments It's been a long time since R.A. Johnson became the pastor at Zion Hill Baptist Church– exactly 50 years. But on October 30, the Albemarle county native celebrated his retirement. Now, he'll...
Designing woman: Katie Swenson's big ideas Published on Nov 24th, 2005 0 comments Katie Swenson wanted to be a dancer. She spent six years auditioning (and waitressing) in the Big Apple, where she collaborated with the Blue Man Group and Twyla Tharp's dancers, eventually working...
New spin: The evolution of Maurice Jones Published on Nov 17th, 2005 0 comments Maurice Jones is worlds away from City Hall and his former job as its spokesman. In his swanky new digs at the Miller Center off Old Ivy Road, instead of writing press releases and dealing with...
Reluctant: Koleszar vs. Goliath Bell Published on Nov 3rd, 2005 0 comments Democrat Steve Koleszar's Achilles heel against the 58th District incumbent may not be Koleszar's modest $50K stash against Rob Bell's massive $300K war chest. It may not be that the 58th is a...
McCrystal ball: Long shot eyes election surprise Published on Oct 27th, 2005 0 comments Tom McCrystal has discovered he likes knocking on strangers' doors. Sure, it was a little hard the first few times the moderate Republican approached a Democrat's house. "I remember walking up a...
Selling T.J.: Third time the charm? Published on Oct 20th, 2005 0 comments Tom Jakubowski pulls up to Ragazzi's in a Cadillac with a license that reads, "RIO DIST." The former bra salesman is a man not easily intimidated. He's already run for the Board of Supervisors twice...
Pottsie Potts: Underdog with a cause Published on Oct 13th, 2005 0 comments Russ Potts introduces himself to– well, to just about anyone who crosses his path. "Nice ad," says a potential voter of his pot-banging television commercial that may become a classic. Potts is...
Course work: Glickman comes out swinging Published on Oct 6th, 2005 0 comments Pictures of Dolly Parton, Bill Clinton, and dozens of other celebrities line the walls of Mark Glickman's office at the east end of the Downtown Mall. But this is not a case of a starstruck fan...
Stick it: Howard pulls right strings Published on Oct 6th, 2005 0 comments Charlottesville will watch with fascination when the Rolling Stones, some of the foremost practitioners of classic rock in history, take the stage this week. We have some superb musicians in town the...
Tour director: It's more than rock 'n roll Published on Sep 29th, 2005 0 comments Tres Thomas can't talk. He's sitting in a trailer at Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and has a Stones show to oversee that night. He won't have time to chat with a reporter until the...
Site clean-up: Slutzky vies for Rio seat Published on Sep 22nd, 2005 0 comments Cyanide poisoning ultimately proved to be a good thing for David Slutzky, and led to the formation of his successful environmental clean-up company. In the early 1980s, he was working for a...
Fast track: Hoffman's third time out Published on Sep 15th, 2005 0 comments After graduating from high school, some teenagers go to college. Others go into the workforce. Lauren Hoffman went out on tour. "As soon as I graduated from high school, I had a band, and then I was...
Paige's pages: Cav is <I>Playboy</I>'s Miss October Published on Sep 15th, 2005 0 comments As most UVA fourth-years polish resumes and attend job fairs, one UVA co-ed has positioned herself to begin a career she never imagined when she began school three years ago. Positioned provocatively...
Rookersville: Welcome to the neighborhood... model Published on Sep 2nd, 2005 0 comments Dennis Rooker is the kind of lawyer who wears a plaid, short-sleeved shirt to work, and sports slightly longish hair and keeps a coat and tie in his office closet for his more formal duties as...
Unknown: Schoenewald takes on Rooker Published on Aug 25th, 2005 0 comments Christian Schoenewald has no name recognition. But although he's lived here only two years and almost no one knows who he is, he's challenging Dennis Rooker, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, for...
The fixer: Leitao to Cavs: UConn Published on Aug 18th, 2005 0 comments Obviously UVA's new basketball coach will feel the pressure to pull the Cavaliers, the bottom-feeders of the ACC, back into the winner's circle. But Dave Leitao– even in 2005–...
Marshall's plan: Filling Parkway's $27 million Rx Published on Aug 11th, 2005 0 comments For someone who describes himself as "just a pill roller and a farmer," retired pharmacist and former Albemarle Board of Supervisors Chairman Forrest Marshall has friends in high places. That's why...
Mr. Casual: Smiling through the big tent flap Published on Jul 28th, 2005 0 comments Audiences will soon be able to laugh at the elements as they enjoy evening concerts under man-made shade at the new Charlottesville Pavilion. Likewise, it's impossible to rain on Kirby Hutto's...
Age defying: JABA's hippie CEO Published on Jul 21st, 2005 0 comments Gordon Walker is usually photographed in a suit, appropriate attire for the CEO of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, the chairman of the Albemarle School Board, and a grandfather. He shows up for...
Pipe dreamer: Frederick wants millions (of gallons) Published on Jul 14th, 2005 0 comments For a utilities director, Thomas Frederick's experience is hard to beat: he's been an expert on the subject for 25 years, most recently in Asheville, that hip enclave in the Carolina foothills. Last...
French connection: Shaps shapes local grapes' taste Published on Jul 7th, 2005 0 comments Central Virginia hasn't been kind to New Yorkers lately. Brooklynite Pete Gillen resigned as the UVA's men's basketball coach in March after seven seasons and a lone NCAA Tournament appearance. Worse...
Rose-colored glasses: Robert Harllee's wine-tinted world Published on Jul 7th, 2005 0 comments Wine expert and self-described "Middle-Earth geek" Robert Harllee is taciturn by nature. But let him go off on a tangent about his favorite subject- wine– and you'll likely get a passionate...
O, lucky man: Phillips and the rockets' red glare Published on Jun 30th, 2005 0 comments Whether it's a 1,500-person conference, a family reunion, or Charlottesville's Fourth of July fireworks celebration– Dave Phillips can organize it. "They're all the same and have the same...
Econ 101: Mystery novelist polishes his Spearman Published on Jun 23rd, 2005 0 comments It's been a decade since UVA economist Kenneth Elzinga and his cross-continental colleague Bill Breit released a mystery novel, but fans of the unusual mixture of Murder 101 and Econ 101 may...
Seven-year hitch: Duffy's an anchor in a storm Published on Jun 16th, 2005 0 comments NBC29 News at Sunrise anchor Beth Duffy looks fresh and alert– even sunny– as the weekday broadcast begins at 5:30am. What viewers don't know: she not a morning person, but they'll never...
Enough Supervision: David Bowerman bows out Published on Jun 9th, 2005 0 comments Here's what David Bowerman won't be doing when his fourth term on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors ends December 31: "I don't think I'll be hanging out at Board of Supervisors' meetings," he...
Second act: Sisson's fun-filled part Published on May 25th, 2005 0 comments Barry Sisson is having a little too much fun. He's about to follow his critically acclaimed first film, The Station Agent, with his first as executive producer. So on the eve of the premiere of...
Teen beat: 'Annoying' is not a disorder Published on May 19th, 2005 0 comments For a while this spring, clinical psychologist Peter Sheras flirted with the idea of tossing his hat into the 57th District ring. He figured the contentious legislature could benefit from his...
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