December 26th, 2002 issue #0147
December 26th, 2002
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The Year in Review, the best, the worst, and more
Remember the heady, irrational exuberance of New Year's 2000, when Y2K computer snafus were our biggest fear? Yeah, baby, those were the days. And how quickly that little party ended, as 2002 ushered in a whole new era: life after September 11. The year began in a subdued fashion as the nation continued to mourn the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and adjusted to life in the age of fear and the "war on terror."
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Worst Santa behavior: Robbing a Chester drugstore of OxyContin on December 14. Best price on a letter by Jefferson or any other president, for that matter: $1.4 million for...
The Dish
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Come and go: Life and death in the Charlottesville restaurant scene
RESTAURANTS GONE in 2002Petra (4)Out of business. The site is now East to West.Dunkin Donuts (4)Quit the chain and renamed Coffee and Donut Shop.Chang House (6)Burned to th...
Real Estate
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Real estate trends: The year-end round up
Quickest turnaround on an upscale property 872 Locust Avenue (issue 20) Most interesting property Yogaville bunker (issue 7) We can't believe i...
Real Estate - $old
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SOLD!
Charlottesville 11/15 John A. Haas to Jeffrey T. Lenert and Amy E. Row, 1613 Brandywine Drive, $215,800. Martha B. Amato, Trustee, to Elizabeth W. Purcell, unit in ...
Real Estate - On the Block
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On the block update
Address: 834 Filly Run, Cory Farm Seen in The Hook : 2/21/02 Asking: $224,950 Contract price: $224,950 Days on market: 112 days Sellers Agent: Sybil Mahanes of Real Es... -
Tiny "purse": No longer a sow's ear
ASKING: $210,000 SIZE: 1272 fin. sq. ft., 384 unfin. YEAR BUILT: 1950 ADDRESS: 306 12th Street NE NEIGHBORHOOD: Martha Jefferson Hospital CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 1...
Movie Reviews
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2002 in film: Success from old stars and old styles
It wasn't the best of years at the movies, but some of the best moments came from stars of long standing doing some of their best work, and younger directors emulating the ...
Music Reviews
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Packed with poems: Moving readings provide respite
The bustling of the holiday season is in full swing. The usual moral virus has infected many people, forcing them to shop, spend, give, and receive. Nothing new, just the s... -
Touring the city: Walking in Jerusalem takes listeners there
The walls surrounding Jerusalem are pocked with thousands of tiny craters. They're bullet holes, vivid reminders of the volatile frustrations enclosed within this city of a...
News
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Not on my property: Tyler gathers steam
If the proposed re-opening of the Crozet Tunnel [Cover story, "Ain't No Mountain Wide Enough," November 21] and its hopeful intersections of Greenways trails had at least o... -
Razing Trax: House of Dave begins its tumble
As a first step in the destruction of Trax, the nightclub made world-famous by the Dave Matthews Band, workers last week began removing asbestos. Purchased July 1 by the Un... -
Sledding death: Mary Baldwin ponders ban after student accident
A death in nearby Staunton has put a chill on wintertime fun and– temporarily at least– spurred a sledding ban on the hilly campus of Mary Baldwin College. Grac...
Strange But True
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Pop a top: Then watch
Q. Ever "popped" a friend's beer in a tavern? Better be a good friend. –Flounder
Facetime
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Playing the piper: Ryan takes his show on the road
"A story! A story! Tell us a story!" shouts a chorus of young voices on Peter Ryan's newest CD. Never heard of Peter Ryan? You must not have an aspiring thespian in the hou...
Hotseat
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Dan Jordan: Mr. Monticello prepares for L&C mania
Being director of Monticello has many advantages, not least the spectacular view outside Dan Jordan's low-ceilinged office tucked into the gift shop. And for a historian, l...
Letters
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Fancy paw-work on the trail
As a neighbor and frequent user of the Thomas Jefferson Parkway and also as a part-time employee of Monticello (full disclosure), I would like to commend and congratulate a... -
Letter- ZPG for the city
I am amazed that nobody has questioned the push by Maurice Cox and Kevin Lynch to increase the population of the city [News, "Tricky triangle," December 5] (http://www.read...
Cultural preview
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2002 in print: Looking back at local lights
As usual, literary Charlottesville exits the year with aplomb. No fewer than four works tracing their origin to Charlottesville appeared in the year’s penultimate issue o... -
Decorating tips: From first ladies in grand manses
Had enough of your own house over the holidays? Got some extra vacation time? Be a tourist in your own town and get some ideas for next year’s decorations with a visit to... -
More than art: Kluge-Ruhe works do double-duty
Here’s a novel thing about Charlottesville: We actually have a moderately sized gallery devoted entirely to Aboriginal artwork. It’s true. If you’re willing to brave ... -
Sauce it up: Bio Ritmo rolls in with salsa
At long last a band has come to rescue us from the same-old, same-old tedium of a lot of live acts in this locale, replacing the ‘90s pop dirge and banjo solos with somet... -
Whoop it up! First Night Virginia calls for noise
Imagine The Beatles, live, on stage, right here in Charlottesville for three thrilling performances at the Omni Hotel ballroom. On New Year’s Eve, everyone in town can ha... -
Winter treat: Take a fun trip with Gondoliers
First a vocabulary lesson: A gondola is a lightweight narrow barge with ends that curve up into a point, propelled with a single oar from the stern, and used on the canals ...