February 20th, 2003 issue #0207

February 20th, 2003

Eight years: for a 'minor' offense

All over Albemarle County there are women like Lisa Robinson. They volunteer at their children's elementary school. They haul the kids to extracurricular events. They yell at their teenagers to pick up their clothes. One thing separates her peers from Lisa Robinson. They haven't been seen by TV cameras making a perp walk in shackles after being sentenced to eight years in jail.

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The week in review

Worst snowstorm: Seven inches (although it seems like more) blanket Charlottesville, the worst since two feet fell in 1996. Best opportunity to skip class: UVA cancels clas...

Barista business: Java Java adds feng shui to coffee scene

What do free-trade coffee, gluten-free pastries, Arts and Crafts design, and a Darden graduate degree have in common? Hint: It's on the way to Ivy and is the perfect place ...

The sky's no limit: Strippers, nudists take to the air

And you thought the friendly skies had turned cruel, what with the incessant delays, the near-bankruptcy of airlines, and the lousy food. Silly you. No, the news from the a...

Foreclosure auctions

February 21, 2003, at 11:30am at the Charlottesville Courthouse Property: 2505 Westerly Avenue Debtor: William Kevin Yancey Originally owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 per...

SOLD!

ALBEMARLE 1/2 Melanie Leight to Christopher D. Gulla, 817 Gilliams Mountain Road, Peacock Hill, $229,500. Christine M. Lindamood and Douglas A. Loria to T. Kelly Ce...

No fixed address: Talkin' trailer-movin' blues

ADDRESS: Carlton Avenue ASKING: $1,500,000. SIZE: 2.23 acres plus three detached homes YEAR BUILT: 1955 NEIGHBORHOOD: Hogwaller CURB APPEAL: 2 out of a possible 10 LISTED B...

On the block update

Featured in the Hook : May 23, 2002 Asking price : $725,000 Selling price: $600,000 Days on market: 248 Address: 3436 Peyton Ridge Road Neighborhood: Turner Mountain sectio...

Obvious Life: If you can't figure it out, well...

Alfred Hitchcock used to tell the audience everything and trust their intelligence and imagination to generate the suspense. In The Life of David Gale, Alan Parker tells th...

Skipping billies: Dave & Tim show bypasses Charlottesville

Widely thought to be his first solo tour, Dave Matthews' latest performance schedule turns out to be a duo tour with longtime DMB sideman and guitar virtuoso Tim Reynolds. ...

Riff rush: Party anthems make you smile

CD ReviewThe DonnasSpend the Night I'm ashamed to say that The Donna's new album, Spend the Night, (Atlantic) is my latest guilty pleasure. Nobody takes The Donnas seriou...
To the quick: Cave finally finds his place

The quiet that fills Nocturama, the new release by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, is one of peace, not suffocation. As a teen in his native Australia, Cave was the neighborho...

Labrador's chance: Spicer's friend gets London hearing

LONDON– On Monday, February 25, five judges will convene in an ornate courtroom on Downing Street, London, a few steps away from Prime Minister Tony Blair's house. Ba...
Moving Mall: Downtown set for mega-changes

Ten years ago, plans to put an amphitheater on the Downtown Mall were all the rage. Now, thanks to $6.5 million in federal funds for a transit center, the City is contempla...
Smooth flying: No closings and no weigh-ins

A recent FAA directive that sent shudders through weight-conscious passengers appears to have left Charlottesville unscathed in the crucial arena of passenger vanity. Altho...
UV-A's: It's easy acing every class

Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot made eyes pop all over the state with its special report last week on grade inflation at Virginia universities. An analysis of grading at four sch...

Down and dirty: Those nasty, nasty humans

Q. Can you guess the filthiest, most bacteria-laden object in a typical household? The toilet bowl? A wet dishrag? Vacuum cleaner lint? Mr. Clean A. It's not an ob...

Perfect fit: Filmmaker Fennell joins ATO Pictures

Quick– what do video producer Marcus Nispel, game show maven Julann Griffin, and actor John C. Reilly have in common? Answer: Charlottesville native Temple Fennell, w...

Rhymes with lovey: Charlottesville rainmaker refuses to retire

Hovey Dabney's elegant office suite doesn't much look like the hangout of a retiree. It's huge enough that he could sublease parts of it to a start-up company, and it's tas...

Bad guy shortage?

I'm not sure what crime Bob Weitzner committed, but there must be a severe shortage of bad guys in Charlottesville for Bob to merit two columns by the Fearless Consumer ["...

All the world: Robert Jospe's CD Bash

From the first lead-in beat of Robert Jospé’s soon-to-be-released CD, Time to Play, the urge to nod your head, trace the simple melody lines with your chin, and shake yo...
Father, forgive me: McDermott's vanishing world

Alice McDermott writes of suburban summers, of first trips on the city bus, and of whistling past the graveyard. She writes of a world where sidewalks are the color of Necc...
Go get 'em: Selling everything to children

Is it a good thing that children are becoming more empowered consumers? What are the moral, spiritual, political, and social consequences of the relentless transformation o...
If you build it... Engineers want people to come

It’s National Engineering Week, and to cap off their week-long celebration, Engineering School is getting out all their toys and inviting the community– especially ...
Probing hate: Could Laramie happen here?

The nation was stunned in 1998 when gay college student Matthew Shepherd was severely beaten and left hanging on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. Shepherd died from his injurie...