November 21st, 2002 issue #0142
November 21st, 2002
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Ain't no mountain wide enough: To keep Crozet from tunneling a new attraction
Claudius Crozet is more than a name on a neighborhood park or a tiny town. Although he's been dead for 138 years, he's a hero in engineering circles. "He was ahead of his time," says Howard Newlon, a civil engineer and UVA faculty member. "We need more of those." -
Bar none: "The Cookie Lady" delivers
The summer of 1976 ushered in a new era in cross-county bicycling with the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, aka "Bikecentennial Route 76." Thanks to one Afton woman, that summer also saw a new era in cookies. Since 1976, June Curry, known to her fans as the Cookie Lady, has been providing sweet sustenance to bicyclists who pause in the quaint village of Afton. -
Crozet's Blue Ridge Tunnel
Construction period: 1848-1858 Stone-removal: black powder, hand drills, chisels Smoke-removal: He built a Burgoyne exhaust system, in which inverted tubs trapped the fumes and, after they were immersed in water, expelled them into a network of pipes and valves. Water-removal: He connected hand- and horse-powered pumps to an 1,800-foot length of three-inch iron pipe which discharged 60 gallons a minute and is believed to be the longest siphon on record. -
Crozet: The town followed the man
Claudius Crozet put his tunnel on the map, but it took an Albemarle town to put him on the map. The construction of the nearby Miller Manual Labor School (now known as just the Miller School) in 1875 prompted a desire for more links with the outside world and created the need for a way to bring construction materials to the site. -
The others: Three out of four ain't bad
Published November 21, 2002 in issue #42 of The Hook What happened to the other three tunnels Claudius Crozet designed to make the march through Afton Mountain? *Greenwood, 538 feet long, was blocked by concrete in 1947. *Brooksville, 869 feet long, was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for Interstate 64. *Little Rock, 100 feet long, is still in use for CSX and Amtrak trains.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Best sign we won't run out of water– this year: Governor Mark Warner lifts state bans on car washing, refilling swimming pools, and watering golf courses November 12,...
Editor's Note
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Editor's note
* We extend a warm welcome to incoming "Walkabout" editor, Christina Ball, who has taken the reins of that culture section our proofreader, Lynn Jameson, who, incidentally,...
The Dish
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Ta-ta-ta-tapas! Small dishes, big potential at Mas
From the look and feel of it, an architectural and culinary renaissance is about to hit Belmont. And its name, from the Spanish for "more," is Mas. Dish popped into the old...
Essays
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Caller I.D. vs. caller id
Caller I.D has revolutionized telephone etiquette. A helpful (though guilt-laded innovation) for the callee, the invention is potentially devastating for the caller. And no...
Real Estate
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Foreclosures
November 26, 2002, at 9am at the Madison County CourthouseProperty: 13.645 acres on State Route 607 in BrightwoodDebtor: unknownOriginally owing: $102,400Bidder brings: $9,...
Real Estate - $old
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SOLD!
Charlottesville 11/6 Gary A. Kenney to Donald L. Kenney, 916 Anderson Street, gift. 11/7 David A. and Amy R. Spence to Thomas Brannock, Trustee, lot on Wine ...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Herndon House: Cottage part of Scottsville rebirth
ASKING: $164,000 YEAR BUILT: 1830 SIZE: 1,500 fin. sq. ft., 200 unfin. ADDRESS: 347 Main Street NEIGHBORHOOD: Scottsville CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Cam...
Real Estate - Update
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On the block update
Address: 3888 Rolling Road Seen in The Hook : 9/26 Asking: $389,000 Contract price: $375,000 Days on market: 35 days Seller's Agent:...
Movie Reviews
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Double-oh-no!
As Die Another Day went on and on, I was worried about two things: 1) It would never end; and 2) There would be a pop quiz about the plot. With 20 films in 40 years, each t...
Music Reviews
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Big letdown: Phish's Fishman isn't enough
I haven't eaten pork in at least a decade. Not for religious reasons or because of some age-old doctrine on the grossness of swine, but because every time I eat it somethin... -
Pleasant surprise: Maiden gig makes fans smile
Post Modal Collectiveat OrbitSunday, November 17
News
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Busy courthouses
It's no news to anyone that real estate transactions are zooming, thanks to record-low interest rates and interest in living in these parts. With the exception of Charlotte... -
Dove-ville: Locust Grove wages peace on Iraq
Published November 21, 2002, in issue #42 of The Hook BY LISA PROVENCE [email protected] Santa Cruz, California; Ithaca, New York; Locust Grove Neighborhood Association?... -
Observerama: El Jefe has left the building
No doubt the first reaction of many Observer readers upon hearing that Jeffrey Peyton is no longer publisher is to wonder, what's going to happen to Emma? That's because Pe... -
XXX-rated ordinance: City wants to regulate adult fun
Charlottesville's long and colorful history includes brothels, sex shops– and even porn flicks packaged as "businessman's special" matinees at the now abandoned Terra...
Strange But True
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Flatus impossible: Whoever denied it supplied it
Q. Are there people who don't "pass wind"? One woman swears she never has, and her husband confirms this very strange admission. J. Carrey A. "I don't believe this...
Facetime
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Kaboodling: Jones' kiddie show gets syndicated
Peter Jones is one of those lucky individuals who figured out early what he truly loves. Fortunately for both him and the kids he entertains, he's been able to shape that l...
Hotseat
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Mitch Van Yahres: Elder statesman-- oak and maple, too
When Mitchell Van Yahres was approached in 1968 by a group of Democrats to run for City Council, he claims, he was probably "their third or fourth choice." At the time he w...
Letters
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"Subsidized toadies" pathetic
Kudos to Courteney Stuart for exposing some of the mess that is Jaunt to your readers ["Cab Wars," November 7, 2002] (http://readthehook.com/92711/news-cab-wars-jaunt-c... -
Bravo for hunters!
I enjoyed Suzannah Evans' foxhunting article very much ["Hounded: What's so wrong with foxhunting?" November 14, 2002] (http://readthehook.com/92725/cover-story-hounded...
Cultural preview
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California dreamin': UVA museum shows western works
In many things cultural, New York City overshadows the rest of the country. But California, that upstart, roller-skate state where the frontier came to an abrupt halt, seem... -
Time travel: Jeffersonian Festival recreates history
Those who venture downtown this weekend may feel as if they’ve been caught in a time warp. Governor Thomas Jefferson has proclaimed a Day of Thanksgiving in this year 178... -
To err is human: Writers speak up for sinning
Is believing in sin passé? Have we traded fear of damnation for the therapist’s couch and self-help? Even with fire and brimstone preachers, apocalyptic prophets and a h... -
Triple threat: Keenan Lecture draws talent
Lawrence R. Keenan, UVA class of ‘66, a lawyer and a playwright, died in 1999 from complications of bone cancer. In his honor, his friends and family established the Keen... -
Twist (don't shout): New yoga studio offers variety
A common cry around town: “What is that roll you’re carrying?’When I’m similarly accosted, usually still aglow from my morning Astanga practice, I unroll my bright ...