October 9th, 2003 issue #0240
October 9th, 2003
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Albemarle Place: Ahead of the cut-through curve
Cut-throughs. Neighborhoods hate 'em. But apparently retailers take a more benevolent view of drivers who use their shopping center streets as shortcuts. The new Albemarle Place has designed a cut-through road to lure customers in by offering them another way to stay off U.S. 29. Albemarle Place Boulevard will link U.S. 29 at the Main Post Office to Hydraulic Road at Cedar Hill Road, according to planner/designer Frank Cox of the Cox Company. And because of the new road's high-capacity access, he isn't worried that it might become clogged with commuters. -
Attention Kmart shoppers: Check out that Hillsdale Connector!
PHOTOS BY JEN FARIELLO Anthony Rush, EmployeeCar Lovers Carwash in the Kmart Plaza What do you think about the new road? I really hadn't heard about it, but it will take a lot of traffic from here. Will you miss the Kmart cut-through? That's a pain. It's really bad because you can't get out of here. Only three cars get out before the light turns red. Which shopping center has the easiest access? Barracks Road. -
COVER- Egads! The road Greens like: Which way will it go?
Everybody does it– even cops and elected officials. The Kmart parking lot is a notorious shortcut through private property that lots of locals take to avoid a long line of cars at the intersection of Hydraulic Road and U.S. 29. -
Go east, young fan: UVA connects with less fuss
One of the advantages of building a road on your own property and having large donors pay for it is that it streamlines the approval process. Unlike the Hillsdale Connector, which has been on the books for years and whose steering committee is still wrangling over which of several routes it will take, UVA's North Grounds Connector has been approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation and is good to go.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Worst week for Rush Limbaugh: The conservative talk radio host resigns October 1 from an ESPN pre-game show after commenting that Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan M...
The Dish
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Pop a cork! Getting a taste for the bubbly
Weddings, anniversaries, romantic candlelit dinners– champagne is definitely the drink of choice for special occasions like these. Like caviar and fine chocolate, we ...
Essays
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Loathsome: Bush-haters' vitriol runs big risks
In the acidly witty 1999 movie The Election, a mild-mannered high school civics teacher becomes consumed with his hatred of an obnoxiously perfectionist, overachieving stud...
Question of the Week
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What's your favorite road?
Tony Lechmanski: "My favorite road? That hit me off guard. I don't really know a whole lot of roads in Charlottesville. My favorite would be where I grew up in California,...
Real Estate - $old
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REAL ESTATE- $OLD
ALBEMARLE 7/1 Eric and Heather Ann Rhyne to Iain C. and Colleen Gainov, 1274 Fox Crest Way, Foxcroft, $226,500. Quintin L. and Marie H. Phillips to Charles Phillips...
Real Estate - On the Block
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STILL ON THE BLOCK
What happened to "On the Blocks" of the past? APPEARED IN THE HOOK: May 22, 2003, issue #0220 ASKING: $725,000 ADDRESS: 924 Rugby Road LISTED BY: Owner, Douglas Murphy, 295...
Real Estate - Update
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REAL ESTATE- UPDATE
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: October 9, 2003, in issue #0240 ADDRESS: Spring Valley Road, Afton ASKING PRICE: $99,500 SELLING PRICE: $83,000 DAYS TO CONTRACT: 123 SELLER'S AGENT: ...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Foreclosure auctions
October 15, at 11am at the Charlottesville Courthouse Property: 1324 Hilltop Road Debtor: William D. and Valadon E. Sheffield Amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: $15,000 ...
Music Reviews
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Let down: Searching for a purpose?
Built To Spillat Starr HillOctober 5 Maybe it was because I had something in the back of my mind, looming like a ghost ship on a foggy night, but I didn't enjoy Built To S... -
MUSIC REVIEW- Cool Jacket: <I>Moves</I> will move you
My Morning JacketIt Still Moves , ATO Records The title of My Morning Jacket's latest LP is certainly apropos. Upon first listen, even an ardent music fan could find ...
News
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Coming home: <I>Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
NEWS- Coming home: Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster The subject of The Hook's September 11 cover story ["George's monster: Nearly 40 years later, Garrett looks back on... -
Fashion scare: Clancy book wreaks havoc in Mall
It's 11am in Fashion Square Mall, and as shoppers flock through Victoria's Secret, a sudden spray of bullets takes down three women, their limp fingers making one final car... -
Kluge-ville: Town meeting doesn't sway neighbors
All summer, Patricia Kluge's neighbors have been simmering about her plans to build a subdivision on 511 acres adjoining her vineyard. Last week Kluge launched a major publ... -
Mr. 460,000: Dave's disc sells well
SOME DEVILISH NUMBERS: As expected, in its first week, Dave Matthews' first solo album, Some Devil, sold really well: 469,000 discs, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ... -
No toilets: But plenty of history at Earlysville church
The history of religions is often bloody, and the idea of different denominations sharing one building could be risky. But Earlysville founder John Early had faith it was p... -
Non-fired worker: More flaws at Bright Beginnings
Bright Beginnings, a group of four daycare centers in the Charlottesville area, has again run afoul of state licensing laws. In the latest incident, an employee remained on... -
Parallel universe: "Connector roads" all the rage
Back in the day when the Virginia Department of Transportation wanted to make Preston Avenue a six-lane road, VDOT's working road-building philosophy was, "How wide can it ... -
Rave reviews: And stellar box-office for <I>Agent
NEWS- Rave reviews: And stellar box-office for Agent Barry Sisson got the treat of a lifetime in January when the first film he financed, The Station Agent, won three awar...
The Brazen Careerist
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Beach volleyball: The joys of uncertainty
If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The thrill of living is that you don't know what's coming. In other word...
Strange But True
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Spinning: Dentist's drill tops a cycle
Q. As things get revved up, which spins faster, your computer's hard drive, your car's engine, or your dentist's drill? M. Goround A. Today's hard drives go at 1...
Facetime
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Cat man Kostich! Greene kitties get new home
When news got out that Greene County builder Ted Kostich would be donating nearly $40,000 of his own money to build a shelter for the cats of Greene County, he got some goo...
Hotseat
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Felica Rogan: Grande dame of Virginia viticulture
When you're the spokesperson for Virginia's wine industry, there's one given: You're always photographed holding a glass or a bottle of wine. And when asked to pose for The...
Letters
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Call it gentrification
I take it I'm among the interviewees Antoinette Roades accuses of perpetuating "the politically convenient notion that [Fifeville] has always been overwhelmingly black and ... -
Correction: Get the date right
Crikey, my neighborhood really is all the rage, isn't it? I was glad to see your real estate maven say nice things about 405 Ridge St. [On the Block, "Challenging: V... -
Hack away: Trim more
Okay, the idea of burying the power lines is impossible. [September 25 news: "Crossed wires: Why aren't those power lines buried?"] How about the idea of trimming the trees... -
Lack of ethics haunts mom
Regarding the Peabody story [News, "School story: Peabody Mom gets son expelled," August 14, 2003], this is my third letter to you which I was assured would be published. A...