November 14th, 2002 issue #0141

November 14th, 2002

Cismont ceremony: Bless the beasts and the hunters

On November 28, an atypical religious service will take place at Grace Episcopal Church near Keswick. For over 70 years, the dozens of hounds belonging to the Keswick Hunt Club have received a special Thanksgiving treat. With its hymns, gospel readings, and recitation of the Lord's Prayer, the Blessing of the Hounds has all the trappings of a regular Episcopal Sunday service– until the part where the hounds (and riders, horses, and foxes) receive the rector's blessing.

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Hounded: What's so wrong with fox hunting?

On a steel gray October morning, dozens of horses and riders gather below a white colonial-style home called Jacquelyn Hall near the pastoral Orange County burg of Somerset. Despite the lowering clouds and damp chill, few of the riders have opted for rain jackets; a handful of scarlet coats float among the blue, brown, and navy. The horses stand quietly, their legs not yet streaked with Virginia's red clay.

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The week in review

Published November 14, 2002, in issue #41 of The Hook Best midterm election for Republicans: While Virginia's Republican incumbents were expected to win, the party claims e...

Mountain brewed: Coffee comes to Pantops

It's finally happening, and it's about time. Folks on the east side of town from Zion Crossroads to Glenmore are seeing their shopping center, Rivanna Ridge, conveniently l...

Guilt tip: Voters gave DNA a boost

The guilt or innocence of a man executed for murder is less important than adhering to legal niceties, the Virginia Supreme Court declared recently. Roger Keith Coleman was...

Foreclosures

November 19, 2002, at 3pm at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 1379 Orchard Drive, CrozetDebtor: unknownOriginally owing: $37,125Bidder brings: 10 percent of sales ...

SOLD!

Charlottesville 10/30 Erica L. Kjellberg to MCO Virginia Homes Incorporated, 750 Belmont Avenue, $168,000. Joel B. Jones to James R. Kingdon, 345 Monticello Road, $...

Columbia gem: Far enough above the James

ASKING: $149,900 YEAR BUILT: 1941 SIZE: 1,915 fin. sq. ft., 299 unfin. ADDRESS: Ross Street NEIGHBORHOOD: Columbia CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Deborah Mu...
On the block update

Address: 1771 Lambs RoadSeen in The Hook : 7/25Asking: $450,000Contract price: $435,000Days on market: 77 daysSellers Agent: Pat Boyle at Roy Wheeler Realty Co. 951-51...

Poor imitation: Femme Fatale could be fatal

With thousands of people in the world suffering from constipation, "piece of shit" is not a phrase to be used loosely; but after wasting two hours of my life watching Brian...

Lone Dave: Say it ain't solo

Nancies.org is reporting that the long-rumored Dave Matthews-as-solo-act is taking its first step: Dave is planning a solo tour. According to Nancies, numerous college stud...

Oldies but goodies: Symphony offers ageless pleasures

The Charlottesville-University Symphony Orchestraat Old Cabell HallSunday, November 10 It's no secret that classical music, in the eyes of the determinedly youthful deniz...
Where ya been? Putting faces to tunes at last

You know how there are some bands whose names just seem to pop up consistently every few years? Sometimes a band can be elusive. Maybe you showed up late to a festival and ...

Car trouble: Thief demands justice-- and gets it

When a thief stole a car from Edgecomb's Imported Auto on Avon Street Extended, no one at the used car lot and service station expected to see the car again. But then again...
Hangin' with Regis... and Kelly, Letterman, and Affleck

For the second time in two years, Jody Matzer will be hanging out on national television with Regis Philbin. However, there's little chance that the Stanardsville author wi...
International incident: Kiddie tuition freaks foreign scholars

"I couldn't sleep at night," was the reaction of a Chinese scientist at UVA when he heard that Albemarle County wanted to charge tuition exceeding $6,000 annually to studen...
Lagging reservoirs

The biggest Halloween treat for drought-stricken residents was news that the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir was full. More puzzling is why, despite rain, the smaller Sugar Ho...
Porcelain power

It's raining... money. City spokesman Maurice Jones says that 365 households have taken advantage of the City's $100-per-toilet rebate program. Before the first wave ...
Radio pays: Will webcasters wind up in court?

When last reported ["Phat fees: The day the music died?" August 22], webcasters were about to be hit by enormous royalty fees for broadcasting music over the Internet. From...

Blue hue: The azure stream of conciousness

Q. At a posh art show, color was the theme: All the canvasses were white, the gallery walls were white, white wine was served. So why was the exhibition titled "Blue"? J....

Star witness: Winner's a conversion fan

As if it weren't enough for a young first-time author to be sought by the Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio, Lauren Winner is pulling in some local publicity tr...

George Allen: The senator from Virginia eyes White House?

Charlottesville hasn't been able to claim a U.S. president in about 200 years. If you were to pick the Virginian with local ties most likely to take a shot at occupying the...

Get down: Muck about for a good cause

As much as everyone knows now that water is such a precious resource, as soon as it rains, most people return to their original ways of flushing and drinking and watering w...
Ghosts of the past: Frank Black returns to Starr Hill

Lately I’ve been listening to some of the proto-alt rock group the Pixies’ earliest studio recordings, thanks to spinART Records’ recent release of Pixies– aka ...
Memoir as memorial: Lvov lives on at Leopolis press

Molly Ulam had been separated from her husband of 28 years for a few months when his health failed and he reached back out for her support. For eight years she shuttled bet...
Party down: Live Arts opens holiday show

Wild, wicked, scandalous… with bathtub gin and bedroom eyes, this is a party you don’t want to miss! That's the hype for the latest offering from the folks over at Live...
Unsinkable: Titanic exhibit fascinates all ages

It’s the stuff of legends.In 1912, the RMS Titanic— the largest, most opulent vessel in the White Star Line— set sail from England carrying more than 2000 people on c...
Visible language: Pranger exhibit a sight to see

If someone were accidentally to happen upon Ben Pranger’s exhibit at the Second Street Gallery, it would be perfectly acceptable to forgive them for thinking they had stu...