April 18th, 2002 issue #0111
April 18th, 2002
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Explosive words
By Hawes Spencer and Barbara Nordin
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Best news for Republicans aspiring to party leadership in Virginia: A vacancy is created when state executive director Edmund A. Matricardi III resigns following his indict...
The Dish
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Sandwiches not shelves
C’ville Coffee Company has been serving coffee and treats to parents and tots, students and business people since it opened in November 2000. But now, the family friendly...
Essays
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The triplet effect
By Thomas Fallace
Real Estate - On the Block
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Head for the hill
ASKING: $985,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,607 finished 1,100 unfinishedYEAR BUILT: 2000ADDRESS: “Karlona Woods,” Route 627 NEIGHBORHOOD: Ash Lawn/Morven areaCURB APPEAL: ...
Movie Reviews
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Deadly direction
By Racheal Deahl
Music Reviews
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Six bands, no bucks
Springfest 2002 at Mad BowlSaturday, April 13 By Mark Grabowski
News
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Lake's "deadbeats" owe $500,000
It was a bit of unfortunate timing. The same week that Roy Mathers got a list of delinquent lot owners who owe a whopping $500,000 to the Lake Monticello Owners' Associatio... -
Party fowl
When fourth year UVA student Teddy Nelson and his two roommates decided to host their second party of the semester, they only wanted to provide a good time for themselves a... -
Target practice
The question periodically arises: Does Charlottesville have a Target in its future? And the answer is— yes, county approvals permitting. Target, which h...
Strange But True
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Pun in bed
Q. Funny question, but do dreamers ever crack jokes in their sleep? —Jordan the jokerA. Happens all the time, because the nature of the unconscious mind is that it seeks ...
Facetime
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My name is Wendy and I'm a Daveaholic
Common sense says you don’t meet people you’ve known only through the Internet. But in total defiance of that dictum, Wendy Loo will rendezvous with strangers all over ...
Letters
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Everyone's surprised
Your article about the disappearance of the W. Alton Jones Foundation [News, “Lost Foundation,” 3/28/02] comments on my book, Our Stolen Future, "The research on which ...
Cultural preview
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Breaching the gap
South Asia is hot these days— Bombay, 77 degrees, Lahore, 84— and it’s a hot topic in Charlottesville, too. It seems as though all over the University of Virgin... -
Gardens galore
The explosion that is spring in Virginia attracts people from all over the world. Along with the blooming redbuds and dogwoods, houseguests arrive to admire the colors and ... -
Media blackout
What? No TV for a week? Sounds like a sentence doled out to a kid who failed the midterm exam, came home an hour after curfew, and beat up his little brother all on the sam... -
Rock returns
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Trouble in Paradise
You've heard this story before: Sam and Dinah have a troubled relationship. He's too involved in his work and doesn't spend enough time at home. She's frustrated by the fac... -
Two views of women
Longtime McGuffey artist Judy McLeod brings two series of work to the main display space this month— “Wanted Women (Fugitives from the Law)” and “The Mothers and th... -
Vino in Virginia
Wine is an ancient and hallowed drink. Ancient texts, including the Bible, mention wine, and the gods of Olympus were known to quaff a few drafts of nectar. They even had a...