September 25th, 2003 issue #0238
September 25th, 2003
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Roll of Dice: Fifeville gets a makeover
"Realtors told us, 'Don't set foot in this neighborhood,'" says Asher Biemann, leading a guest through the spacious– though still unfinished– rooms of his new home, a red brick house on a quarter-acre lot just blocks from the Downtown Mall. A large front porch, hardwood floors, and a working fireplace with an ornate mirrored mantel add character to the 1920 structure.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Worst words for millions still in the dark: "This is absolutely the worst storm ever we've ever experienced"– a statement echoed by power companies in Virginia, North...
The Dish
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Isabel's wrath: The Dark descends on foodville
Blackout on West Main You're expecting 80 people for lunch tomorrow– a wedding party, no less– and then an obnoxious guest with no reservation shows up and cuts...
Essays
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Isabel's big brother: Metro honchos overstep boundaries
At 11am on Thursday, Hurricane Isabel was still two hours from making landfall near Ocracoke Island, at the southern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Yet at that moment...
Question of the Week
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How has Isabel affected your life?
Mervyn Reedy: "It made it difficult with all the power outages. The daily commute back and forth to school is more difficult. A lot of my friends have trees through their ... -
What's your favorite Belmont market?
Eddie Turner: "Gibson's, because I've been going there since I was a kid." Jorge Moreno: "The B&R Market, because it's very close to my home, and they have everythi...
Real Estate
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Update ­ SALE WITHDRAWN
What happened to "On the Blocks" of the past? APPEARED IN THE HOOK: January 9, 2003, issue #0201 ADDRESS: Lanetown Road, Crozet ASKING PRICE: $327,000 LISTING AGENT: Patric...
Real Estate - $old
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REAL ESTATE- $old (Issue #0238)
ALBEMARLE 6/23 Harold W. and Barbara F. Berk to Gregg C. and Kate M. Fiddyment, 1689 Paddington Circle, Glenmore, $895,000. James A. Wannop and Carol Cassidy to Carol M. C...
Real Estate Property auctions
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REAL ESTATE- AUCTIONS FOR DELINQUENT TAXES- Greene County
Friday, October 3, at 10am at the Greene County Courthouse Debtors and properties: Estate of Henry Brock, Jr. Route 230, Ford Avenue Patsy Davis 2.0 acres, Route 33 Battle ... -
REAL ESTATE- Foreclosure auctions
September 25, at 11:30am at the Charlottesville Courthouse Property: 819 Rockland Avenue Debtor: Alex M. Nowell Amount owing: $85,800 Bidder brings: 10 percent of the sales...
Movie Reviews
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Feel the pain: <I>The Rundown</I> kicks ass
If you enjoy seeing other people get hurt– a lot– The Rundown may be your favorite movie since Raging Bull. I think I counted 17 times when The Rock– or h...
Music Reviews
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Happenin': Zaireeka must be experienced
MUSIC REVIEW- Happenin': Zaireeka must be experienced Zaireeka happening by Flaming Lips on CDat Brown CollegeFriday, September 19 "Happenings" just don't seem to ... -
Say what? Label manifests El-P's vision
Label review Def Jux may just be the 'prog-rap' label A while back, I had the privilege of watching the DVD documentary Revenge of the Robots, put out by independent label...
News
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Appealing: Driving breast-feeder blames self
Yet another twist in the case of the former Charlottesvillian– the one who couldn't coach soccer because of his intransigence on background checks– who dictates... -
Crossed wires: Why aren't those power lines buried?
Days before Hurricane Isabel struck, a prescient reader wrote The Hook to suggest that burying power lines would make Charlottesville more attractive and– even more i... -
Decisions, decisions: Sun shines too late for Fridays
NEWS- Decisions, decisions: Sun shines too late for Fridays By Thursday, September 18, the Downtown Mall was stripped bare in anticipation of Hurricane Isabel. Gone were ... -
Defying Isabel: Megamall opens as planned
The valuable D batteries went first. Before it could open for the first time, Virginia's newest Sharper Image– the only one outside the Washington, D.C., area– ... -
Displaced persons: Isabel brings folks to town
Don't tell Charlottesville/Albemarle residents who have spent over a week without power and water, but our part of the world was considered a refuge for many evacuees who c... -
Getting burned: UVA out to halt music theft
Last month, Brianna LaHara was an ordinary 12-year-old: riding her bike to the pool, doing homework at the kitchen table, and illegally downloading hundreds of popular song... -
Insult to injury: Flooded house gets swimming hole
When Ken and Heidi Vanderford's house flooded August 3 because of a collapsed storm drain, they didn't think things could get much worse. Then along came Isabel. Ken Vande... -
Isabel Wreckage
East Market Street neighbors join forces to clear the road of a splintered oak tree. PHOTO BY LINCOLN ROSS BARBOUR Riverview Park brings the river to you. PHOTO BY ... -
R.I.P. WUSA: Sponsorship woes doom women's soccer
In the midst of preparing to defend their World Cup title, the U.S. women's soccer team got a doozy of a distraction when the cash-strapped Women's United Soccer Associatio... -
Write-in: Latecomer challenges Dorrier
Last Thursday, the same day The Hook came out with its round up of Albemarle County candidates (and the area stood braced to welcome Hurricane Isabel), Kevin Fletcher annou...
The Brazen Careerist
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Just so-so: Maybe you're not that good
When you lose your job, the first thing you're supposed to do is leverage your network to find another job. But here's a question I get all the time: "What do I do if every...
Strange But True
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Open wide: Gulping gazelles for dinner
Q. How does a python, half the size of a gazelle, manage to swallow it whole? How long does the meal last? Henry VIII A. Warning: gross snake gastronomy ahead. Needle-lik...
Hotseat
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Peter Griesar: Life in his own superfast lane
Put musician Peter Griesar alone under the glaring lights of the Hot Seat, and he clams up. But in a one-on-one interrogation, the words pour out of him more like a flood t...