November 4th, 2004 issue #0344
November 4th, 2004
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Dodgeball: A true (real estate) story: and a tax break for the rich and famous
Nearly four years ago, when former Tyco CFO Mark Swartz paid $17 million for historic Enniscorthy, the most expensive real estate purchase in Albemarle County history, he took advantage of a tax break that kept both the price and his identity secret– and saved a couple of rich guys close to $50,000 in recordation taxes.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Most surprising National Book Award finalist: The 567-page report of the 9/11 Commission, for which Miller Center chief Philip Zelikow served as executive director a...
Editor's Note
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Welcome to Dr. Hook-- er, Dr. Hong
This week the Hook welcomes Dr. John Hong, creator of our first health column, "Dr. Hook." An internist in private practice on Pantops mountain, Hong has been published in ...
The Dish
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World-class cuisine: Fuel Co. lures Chicago chef
Travel does wonders for the palate. Dish just blew back into town from a few days of wining and dining in the magnificent Windy City.
Essays
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Jumbo lumps: Why Geico fears Googling
The sale of targeted advertising is one of the few business models that actually work on the Internet. Google has been an industry leader in creating ways to display releva...
Question of the Week
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Who did you vote for?
Don Smith: "I wrote in my choice. I believe Bush and the neocons planned and executed 9/11. Both Kerry and Bush are Skull and Bones fraternity brothers, and there's very ...
Real Estate - $old
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ALBEMARLE 9/1 Kathleen A. and Randell L. Hubbard Jr. to Don E. and Mary Helen Detmer, 1.0 acres near Mount Fair, $15,000. Constance K. Crummette to Susan M. Lane, 1215...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Green tile: Four Seasons a colorful option
ADDRESS: 29 Woodlake Drive ASKING: $169,900 BUILDING: 1428 fin. sq. ft., 52 unfin. LAND: est. 0.08 acres YEAR BUILT: 1971 NEIGHBORHOOD: Four Seasons CURB APPEAL: 5 of 10 LI... -
What happened to on the blocks of the past?
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: February 12, 2004 in issue 0306 ADDRESS: 0 Ivy Depot Lane ASKING PRICE: $679,000 SELLING PRICE: $605,800 DAYS TO CONTRACT: 270 days SELLER'S AGENT: Su...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property Auctions
November 8, at 1pm, at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 402 Wynridge Drive, Minor Townhouses Debtor: Sandra Hecht Amount owing: $92,000 Bidder brings: $9,0...
DR. HooK
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Flu shots: Roll sleeves up... if you're elderly
Some people beg for the flu shot each October. Others are petrified of getting one. "Last time I got a flu shot, I was sick as a dog. I almost died!" they say. (I always wo...
Movie Reviews
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Alfie's back: Laying down with Law
It seems like everything but Cher has changed in the 38 years between Alfies, but the 2004 version proves that isn't so. Cher's not even around. Her old title song (alleged...
Music Reviews
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All covers eve: Getting them just right
Sierra atDürty Nelly'sSaturday, October 30 To me, the country-rock band Sierra seemed like a strange choice for Dürty Nelly's Halloween show, but what do I know? The tur... -
Seeing double: Del, Zion 1, Opio mix it up
Bukue One, Zion I, Haiku D'tat, Del Tha Funkee HomosapienThursday, October 28at Starr Hill Music Hall It was Eric who showed up in a long-ago early December with the first...
News
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Butterfly ballot? Absentee form instructions murky
Andrew Devereux, a Charlottesville resident studying in Baltimore, was stunned when he opened the envelope containing his absentee ballot. Even with all eyes on voting prac... -
De-Valued: Value America bosses settle claims
Five years after a holiday-season wave of layoffs had over 300 Value America employees packing their cubicles, a class action suit against the company's officers has... -
Deceleration: Backward glances at the Speed fest
03Engines revved, idled– and sometimes stalled out– before finally cruising to a halt four days later with the last reel of the Speed-themed 17th Virginia Film ... -
Slowed down: City puts brakes on moped freedom
You may have seen them. Or maybe just heard them. Noisy mopeds careering down Charlottesville's streets, riders with heads bare, sometimes a passenger hanging on for dear l... -
Wash out: Pieces of a dream (house)
The dream-house-turned-nightmare has come crashing down. On October 26, city crews demolished 2210 North Berkshire Road, the former home of Ken and Heidi Vanderford. Chroni... -
Widow's peak: City's Rivanna Trail case crumbles
Charlottesville's razor wiring widow, Shirley Presley of Bland Circle, won a stunning victory last week in a Charlottesville courtroom. Less than three hours into the Octob...
The Brazen Careerist
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Answer woman: Questions you really asked
It's the Penelope Trunk Q&A column. I like to think my columns answer the questions that people don't ask but should. But today I'll answer the questions that people ac...
Sports Doctor
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SPORTS WRAP
SPORTS WRAP Worst Shocker: The No. 2-ranked UVA men's soccer team suffers a heartbreaking 2-1 upset to arch-rival Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The loss not only snaps the ...
Strange But True
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Type A canine: Dogs have personalities too
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. The personality survey had 34 items, focusing on the four traits of energy, cooperativeness, emotional sensitivity, and intel...
Facetime
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Swanson's song: Sports fiction eases grief
It's the summer before her senior year in high school, and Leah Weicznkowski has just made the regional Olympic development team in the under-18 division soccer. She's blis...
Hotseat
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Hey, Simpson: C&O's Dave's still at it
It would be all too easy– and a big loss for them– for a self-absorbed UVA student or an overly hip yuppie to miss the coolest little nook in Charlottesville. T...
Letters
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County defenses indefensible
I enjoyed your investigation of those mysterious pricey planters at the County Office Building [October 21: "Seeking security? Plant defensively"]. How has the building sur... -
Don't blame Nigeria
I delved into Lisa Provence's latest news piece [October 7: "Nigeria's latest: scam targets classified ad buyers] with great interest, eager to find out the circumstances u... -
Keep dogs at home
I must comment on the facetime article "Mosby's Mom" in the October 14 Hook. What happened to Mosby (a dog) was entirely preventable. His owners– if they really loved... -
Soering's seeking publicity
I am repulsed by the attempts in Jens Soering's cover story "No Way Out" on October 14 to somehow assign responsibility to Paul Martin Andrews for the course of events in ... -
Tax and regulate weed
Regarding Nick Gillespie's excellent October 8 essay ["Your bong: Basis of "narco-terrorism"?], the illicit drug of choice in America is domestically grown marijuana, not C...