May 29th, 2003 issue #0221

May 29th, 2003

Unhappy camper: Hiker takes a walk in the courts

By early May, Margaret Jackson figured she'd be hiking somewhere in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, photographing blooming rhododendrons and mountain laurel along the Appalachian Trail. Instead, she found herself sitting on a hardwood bench in Charlottesville's General District Court, waiting for a man who she says took her money, her trust, and nearly destroyed her dream. Life has been anything but happy trails for Jackson these past few months.

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4Better Or Worse

The week in review

Best reason for Cavaliers to celebrate: UVA wins the NCAA lacrosse championship May 26. Worst reason: State funding continues to drop at Virginia's flagship university, rea...

The Dish

Lease lost: Not a marvelous night for Moondance

Rumors have been swirling around town lately about the reasons for the imminent closure of Moondance, the established eatery owned and operated by John Slaughter in the sma...

Essays

Potent weapon: Make sanctions, not war (yet)

Military action dominates the media coverage, but recent developments underscore, once again, the effectiveness of economic sanctions in punishing rogue regimes and persuad...

Real Estate

Foreclosure auctions

June 5, 2003, at 12:30pm at the Nelson County Courthouse Property: 667 Front Street, Lovingston Debtor: Brian M. West Originally owing: $67,000 Bidder brings: $6,700 or 10...
Off the block

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: August 8, 2002, issue #27 ADDRESS: 4525 Clark Road, White Hall ASKING PRICE: $262,000 SELLING PRICE: $230,000 DAYS ON THE MARKET: 60 SELLER'S AGENT: B...

Real Estate - $old

$old!

ALBEMARLE 3/31 Carl R. and Noel M. Purdy to Per O. and Pamela S. Sjolinder, 0.011 acre at 646 Miller School Road, $3,000. Fonda P. and Albert Crawford Sr. to Dragan...

Real Estate - On the Block

Up the creek: It's just you and the deer

ASKING: $325,000 SIZE: 2045 fin. sq. ft./ 2200 unfin. sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1989 ADDRESS: 689 Burchs Creek Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Western Albemarle CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possib...

Movie Reviews

Fish story: Nemo wows the small fry

David Letterman would love to introduce two box office champions: "Neo, Nemo... Nemo, Neo." Somewhere between sentimental scenes at the beginning and end, amid enough melod...

Music Reviews

Cash-strapped: Gibbs group worth every penny

C. Gibbs and the Cardia Bros.at Miller'sFriday, May 24 "Strap-ons" and "weird-ass pets" were just some of the topics covered in the unusually hilarious inter-song dialogue...
Rasta legends: High old time at Wailers' show

The Wailersat Starr HillThursday, May 22 The Wailers achieved international fame with Bob Marley in the mid-'70s, but that blip is just one point on a lengthy timel...

News

Air war: Speed limit really is enforced by planes

With spring in full bloom, a Charlottesvillian's thoughts often turn to day-tripping by car. If you've ever considered those "Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft" signs to be ...
Big dig: UVA's arena begins its rise

No longer must UVA suffer the indignity of having the smallest basketball dome in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Years of fundraising will begin to bear fruit this Friday, ...
Cut the cheese: New reg limits home-grown chevre

Goat farmer John Coles has spent the past 25 years manufacturing goat cheese and fighting for his right to sell it. Now his Satyrfield Dairy Farm faces a new regulation tha...
Let your finger... Touch-screen, get fat faster

Fast food squawk boxes are so 20th century, and some customers can be forgiven if they've grown tired of straining to hear whether they've been offered a chance to try a go...
Negligence? $8 million suit filed in Grant's death

It's difficult to miss the simple sign hanging at the entrance to Spencer's 206 music shop downtown, "Dave Grant, you are missed by many friends and all your bandmates." An...
O.R. in a trailer: UVA's newest medical facilities

In September, Martha Jefferson Hospital is set to open its swanky new $17-million Outpatient Care Center at Peter Jefferson Place on Pantops Mountain. In July, UVA will unv...
Until July 8: Albemarle land-baron's trial postponed

The federal tax-evasion trial of the former chief financial officer for Tyco International has been postponed until July 8. Mark Swartz, who pleaded innocent, had been sche...

Strange But True

Heavy duty: Grab barbell, then jump

Q. Your long-jumping buddies get tired of losing to you, so they decide on a handicap: You must jump while holding a three-kilogram weight in each hand. "That oughtta do it...

Facetime

Allard's anguish: Illuminating the 'untouchables'

Bill Allard spent a morning with a proud man slathered in human excrement. The man, resigned to his life as sewer-cleaner, was born as one of India's "untouchables," the su...

Hotseat

There once was a... Dare leads Limerick to blaze trails

Everyone likes to be first, but only a few of us can point to as many trail-blazing accomplishments as Crystal Limerick: She was the first female Albemarle County police of...

Letters

Earl's the real thing

I thoroughly enjoyed the cover story on Earl Hamner ["Earl's world," May 15] (http://readthehook.com/93466/cover-earls-world-almost-being-real-place). He and I worked t...

Cultural preview

Experiments: Science and humor under the lights

Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, The Effect of Gamma Rays on the Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, depicts one of the most tragic mother figures in contemporary theat...
Get Rhythm: Scottsville fete makes a big splash

In her book Scottsville on the River, Virginia Moore describes the “front porch era” of her sleepy little town in southern Albemarle in idyllic terms: a place where the...
Growing up: Devon's new CD goes Upstate

By my calculations, Devon Sproule, or “Devon” as she’s better known around town, is at most 21 years old. She’s been written about in The Village Voice and The New ...
Happy trails: Hike the wilderness... of Pantops!

With the Blue Ridge Mountains just a stone’s throw away, it’s easy to overlook the many trails in Charlottesville’s own backyard-– Monticello Parkway and Ivy Creek ...
Keene for camping: Teddy went a-birdin' at Pine Knot

Nestled in the woods near Keene is an unassuming clapboard cottage. Its unassuming appearance makes it surprising that this rustic abode was once a Presidential retreat. Ba...
Posing: Smith can't forget the shoot

The University of Virginia Art Museum’s fresh new exhibit of work by photographer Rodney Smith is a retrospective, and there are surely some early photos on display: a st...