March 27th, 2003 issue #0212
March 27th, 2003
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My house as a life: When architects design for themselves
Driving around town, you've probably seen them: the louvered orange house with the terraces down by Riverview Park; the machine-like structure with the big green "V" over on Farish; or the three-story wall of glass brick gleaming in the woods above Meadowbrook Road. With luck, you didn't swerve off the road. What do these eye-poppingly modern buildings have in common? They're all houses architects have built for themselves, places where the wildest theories of structural design are put into practice for the architects' own personal pleasure.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Best reason for non-stop television watching: The United States begins its war on Iraq March 19. Worst potential disaster to consider, as if war and terrorism aren't enough...
The Dish
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Grape expectations: Governor signs laws at new Kluge shop
Kluge Estate Farm Shop uncorks 'grape' expectations. "I'm honored to be here at this humble wine shop." These introductory words by Governor Mark Warner sparked laughter at...
Essays
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Dirty bomb: No reason to be afraid
Stockpile food, get a pocket radio, hoard batteries, and find an easily sealed place in your apartment. Make a plan to flee the metropolis. If there is an inland waterway, ...
Real Estate
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Foreclosure auctions
April 3, 2003, at 9:30am at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: 13 Cliftwood Drive, Palmyra Debtor: Laurie R. Vevilacqua Originally owing: $75,920 Bidder brings: $7,5...
Real Estate - $old
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Sold!
Albemarle 2/13 Larry G. and Sandra K. Zeman to Vernie W. and Betty Ann G. Lowry, 2.61 acres at 555 Shelton Mill Road, gift. Andrew T. and Christina M. Hucek to Davi...
Real Estate - Off the Block
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Off the block: Cochran's Mill
Address: 435 East Rio Road Appeared in the Hook : September 5, 2002 in issue #31 Asking Price: $415,000 Selling price: $343,000 Days on market: Seller's and Buyer's A...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Look again: Farmhouse hides its gifts
ASKING: $349,000 SQUARE FEET: 2500 fin. sq. ft., 600 unfin. YEAR BUILT: 1910 ADDRESS: 777 Black Cat Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Keswick CURB APPEAL: 8 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY...
Movie Reviews
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Don't! Don't ask, tell... or see
After all the schedule changes that followed the 9/11 attack, it's incredible that Columbia went ahead and released Basic during the war in Iraq. It's not as if there wasn'...
Music Reviews
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Contradiction? Dark Little Rooms go outside in the light
Little Dark Roomsat Plan 9Saturday, March 22 Most of my Saturdays and Sundays look about the same: get up, work on Hook, slowly, until it gets dark, and then– like a ... -
Cut a rug: Chasing the elusive two-step
KimystryDürty Nelly's and Tragic ThievesJaberwokeFriday, March 21, 2003 Dancing is dead. People don't dance no 'mo. Why is it that there is so much music, but so little ...
News
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A time for sanctions? Grisham strikes back in St. Anne's case
March 21 was a busy day for John Grisham. That evening, he was a relaxed and engaging speaker to a packed house at Culbreth Theater as part of the Virginia Festival of the ... -
Mas, non mas? New Belmont restaurant sold
The buzz from Belmont restaurant Mas' recent arrival hasn't even died down, and the brand new tapas bar is already changing hands. "Mas is going to have a new owner," says ... -
No brie boycott: French goods still moving locally
With the anti-French sentiment that's been sweeping the nation since U.N. talks broke down, local vendors of French goods have been on heightened alert would Charlottesvill... -
Road protest: Resistance was futile
Score one for the protestors. They shut down one of this City's biggest intersections, and the only thing close to violence came from what looked like an inconvenienced soc... -
Savage squirrel: An unusual attack in McGuffey Park
When four friends met for a picnic lunch one recent sunny Saturday, they expected to discuss the lecture they'd just attended on the relevance of nature to spirituality. In... -
Unstable cable: Bankruptcy leads to jacked rates
When Ben Hicks, a manager at Orbit Billiards on the Corner, opened the restaurant's most recent Adelphia cable bill, his stomach fell faster than a scratched cue ball. Inst... -
Washed out: Flood slices popular road
A recent day-long rain spelled the end of part of West Leigh Drive, a popular cut-through between Route 250 and Owensville Road near Ivy, and nearly killed the occupants of... -
Washed-up: State bans selling secret junkers
Come July, buying a used car in Virginia will become a little less risky. That's because "title-washing" will no longer be legal, thanks to the passage of House Bill 1521. ...
Strange But True
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Drop dead? Mice survive great falls
Q. Some animals carry around their own parachute in case of falls. Who is among this foresightful set? S. Little A. Rats and mice, along with their smaller animal...
Facetime
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Rebel with a pen: Author leaves the jungle
Bob Anderson is a spirit of the rain forest, and the only rule he bows to is the law of the jungle. "I had nothing but contempt for people who are into discipline. I would ...
Hotseat
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Rob Vaughan: Lord of the lore
It was a dark and stormy night... No, actually, it was a cold and rainy January day when Rob Vaughan got the serendipitous phone call that would change his life. He'd been ...
Letters
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Don't fear the Clear
Sure, control of six radio stations here is crazy. [News, March 13: "MIXed message: Will FCC 'clear' WUMX sale?"] (http://readthehook.com/93179/news-mixed-message-will-... -
Happy Sidney
Thanks a million goes to Rebecca Beirne, Marcus Hahn, the Hogwaller Ramblers, and all the birthday party-goers who attended Sidney Tapscott's 80th. Sidney talked about the ... -
Kutchai's twisted tale
I am writing in regard to your article about housing. [March 20: "Crowded house: It may be cozy, but should it be illegal?"] (http://readthehook.com/93193/cover-crowded... -
Many gigs are free
In the article "Freebie no more" [News, March 13] about Fridays After 5 charging admission, organizer Tony LaBua, was quoted as saying, "We are the only venue in the state ... -
UVA's failure the crowding source
In your otherwise excellent article on the negative impacts of student housing on residential neighborhoods around UVA ["Crowded house: It may be cozy, but should it be ill...
Cultural preview
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Fishy business: Finny festival in Waynesboro
Did you know that Waynesboro is one of only one two Virginia towns with an urban trout stream? At first glance, the South River may appear to be just another beautiful Shen... -
Hear that? It's the seasons changing
UVA music professor Matthew Burtner spent his early childhood in a small village on the Arctic Ocean, the mountains outside of Anchorage, and on fishing boats on Alaska's s... -
Jam-tastic
Something tells me that the Wednesday night performance of North Carolina’s The Recipe is going to be big. The band possesses all those traits a lot of people in town hol... -
Not make-believe: Kids can visit the neighborhood
It was an especially poignant moment when I learned that Fred Rogers had passed away. The man loomed especially large for me, because I was raised in Mister Rogers’ neigh... -
Sketchy: Herblock could be biting
When it comes to the dour, farcical invention that is politics, a dose of humor is certainly welcome. This spring, the UVA Center for Politics hosts a symposium on humor in... -
Welcome back: Traveler tours his "home"
There are writers who avoid the pedestal from which they might be admired. They write of the mundane phenomena of the world with humility, and we appreciate their insights ...
Uncategorized
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Wartime bookfest: Lit lovers soldier on
The ninth annual Virginia Festival of the Book was a more somber celebration of the word than usual. On Wednesday, March 19, with President George W. Bush's deadline to Sad...