July 10th, 2003 issue #0227

July 10th, 2003

  • On Target: How will the supes vote?

    A rezoning hearing may sound like a snooze fest, but that won't be the case when Hollymead Town Center appears before the Board of Supervisors on July 16.   At stake for its three developers is whether the neighborhood model precludes big boxes and profit, and whether a cash-strapped VDOT that can't afford to improve highways overrules the County's comprehensive plan designating Route 29 north a growth area.  

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  • Ready or not: Here it comes

    On a recent Saturday, Hook staffer Lynn Jameson drove to the Target in Short Pump. She ran into a familiar face from Crozet, and then another friend from near Pantops. "Does everyone from Albemarle County shop at Target on the weekend?" she wondered.

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4Better Or Worse

  • The week in review

    Worst 4th of July casualty: Alexandria resident Matthew John Kelleher, 23, drowns in the Rivanna River when he's swept over the Woolen Mills dam. He's found July 6 about a ...

The Dish

  • Front and Center: Zocalo heats up the hub

    ¿Donde esta el zocalo? If you ask this question in Mexico City– as in just about any other city or town in Latin America– you'll be pointed in the direction of...

Essays

  • Shopping bags: We are what we schlep

    We urban warrior women, celebrated for our composure, guard a dirty little secret: We pack for the end of the world every single day. We can take it with us. Our men and ou...

Real Estate

  • Foreclosure auctions

    July 15, 2003, at 11:30am at the Fluvanna County Courthouse   Property: 5.0 acres at South Creek Farms near Bremo Bluff   Debtor: Roger L. and Sandra F. Carroll ...

Real Estate - $old

  • $old!

    ALBEMARLE 5/1  John D. and Alicia H. Urmston to John W. Forester and Jennifer S. Jennings, 851 Swan Ridge, Redfields, $282,900. MGR Development Corp. to Christine R....

Real Estate - Off the Block

  • Off the block

    APPEARED IN THE HOOK: March 27, 2003, issue #212 ADDRESS: 777 Black Cat Road, Keswick ASKING PRICE: $349,000 SELLING PRICE: $335,000 DAYS ON MARKET: 145 days SELLER'S AGENT...

Real Estate - On the Block

  • Futuristic: Jetson-like living at River Run

    ADDRESS: 1276 Chatham Ridge Road ASKING: $249,500 SIZE: 1880 fin. sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 2003 NEIGHBORHOOD: River Run CURB APPEAL: 6 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Martha Cam...

Movie Reviews

  • Free Williemina? Whale Rider dark and deep

    For 30 years, American movies have been empowering young women with the message they can be anything and do anything they want. Now the message has reached the rest of the ...

Music Reviews

News

  • Authorized auction: But still no Dowdell verdict

    Six weeks have passed since a federal judge began the punishment phase in the trial of one of the world's biggest thieves. And while judge J. Harry Michael is still ruminat...

  • Capshaw Center: Fifth Street mixed-use development

    The first time lines were drawn over the desirability of big boxes in Albemarle County was 1999, when James B. Murray Jr.'s Brass Inc. tried to develop a parcel off Fifth S...

  • Flushed: No ifs or ands, just butts

    Peggi Gallant's Arlington Avenue office looks much like a typical massage therapist's room. Warm lighting, aromatic products, and a long padded table impart a relaxed ambie...

  • Historic Belmont: Official designation in the works

    Once a humble blue-collar neighborhood, Belmont keeps racking up trendiness points. In March, Dave Matthews Band manager Coran Capshaw reportedly purchased Mas restaurant. ...

  • Oh, Boyd: Solo album gets thumbs down

    If Boyd Tinsley's new CD is a "true reflection" of his merit as a solo artist, the violinist might best keep his strings attached to the Dave Matthews Band. So say several ...

  • Pooch promenade: New mall goes to the dogs

    Charlottesville shoppers, prepare yourself– two new shopping centers will soon be unleashed on Richmond just a hop, skip, and jump down I-64. In addition to similar n...

  • You're grounded: A shocking update at Giant

    These days, customers may be getting less of a charge out of shopping at the Pantops Giant but that's a good thing. As the Hook reported in April, some patrons of the groce...

The Brazen Careerist

  • Storied career: Tell stories to get ahead

    When someone asks "What do you do?" a one-word answer will put your career on ice. You need to have a story. When you want to establish a connection with someone, a story p...

Strange But True

  • Too high: No O, down you go

    Q. The meteorite-slamming-into-Earth theory to explain the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is well known. What's the too-high-flying balloonist theory? ­P. Fo...

Hotseat

  • Go-to guy: The Reverend Alvin Edwards

    Alvin Edwards thought he cussed too much to be a preacher. But that bad habit didn't stop him from going into the ministry, running for City Council, and serving as Charlot...

Letters

  • Condon doesn't know Kluge

    At the Kluge Estate and Albemarle Farm, our land is bustling with life. Over the last 20 years I have worked hard to create an environment of sustainable agriculture. In re...

  • Old as the hills

    Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your special music issue [Sonic Boom, July 3] (http://readthehook.com/issues/0226). The roundtable discussion was a lot of fu...

  • Reader could have helped

      Your music roundtable [July 3 cover story sidebar] (http://readthehook.com/issues/0226) had great promise, but you should have included at least one consumerR...

Cultural preview

  • Art, films? Store pictures aren't moving

    Sanjay Vora must have been a solid employee as well as a talented artist. Vora’s former employer, Charlottesville’s art video rental joint, Sneak Reviews– an esta...

  • Culture central: Ash Lawn operas spice up summer

    Ash Lawn-Highland, the estate of James Monroe, has a long history of encouraging cultural development. In 1793, Thomas Jefferson coaxed Monroe to purchase the land adjoinin...

  • Light-speed reading: No pottering about with Harry

    Imagine if the company running the fictional “Hogwarts Express” were to inaugurate a frequent-flier style promotion, whereby every trip along the route of Harry, Ron, a...

  • Martha's malt? New brews at Monticello

    Monticello microbrew? It’s no news that Thomas Jefferson was quite the wine connoisseur, but did you know that beer was actually the dinner beverage of choice at Monticel...

  • The Silent Type: Everything but passion

    The Richmond-based band The Silent Type contains among its ranks a former member of defunct local heroes Excitebike, singer/guitarist Nathan Altrice. Excitebike was, until ...

  • Tots on top: Special events lure little ones

    It is a rainy Wednesday afternoon when three-year-old Katie, accompanied by her mom and baby brother, ducks into the Virginia Discovery Museum to play. Katie likes the dres...

Full Stories List for July 10th, 2003 issue #0227

4Better Or Worse

Cultural preview

News

Cover Stories

Essays

Photophile

Hotseat

Letters

Movie Reviews

Music Reviews

Real Estate

Real Estate - $old

Real Estate - Off the Block

Real Estate - On the Block

Strange But True

The Brazen Careerist

The Dish

The Fearless Consumer