June 23rd, 2005 issue #0425

June 23rd, 2005

Talk tablet takes shape

The writing surface of the monument are panels of Buckingham slate supported by a simple concrete wall approximately fifty-five feet long and seven feet high. Standing in front of City Hall, it will contain two sections, one inscribed with the First Amendment and one a large chalkboard where people can write and erase messages. In front of the wall, a trench filled with chalky white gravel or crushed brick will provide the writing materials, and a podium will stand to one side.

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Writing on the wall: What the chalkboard will really do

Besides real estate and the latest DMB disc, one hot topic in town is provoking heated debate: the community chalkboard and monument to free speech. (Or as it has been formally titled, Charlottesville's Community Chalkboard and Podium: a monument to the First Amendment.) Paving its way are eight years of questions about what it will really do for the community– and to the community.

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The week in review

Oddest bedfellows: City councilors Kevin Lynch and Rob Schilling, who rarely agree on anything, both vote against appropriating $3.8 million in state and federal funds to t...

Fun new columns!

The Hook is pleased to unveil two new columns in this issue, "Gimme Shelter" and "My Ride." * No, Gimme Shelter is not a moment-by-moment countdown to the upcoming Rolling ...

Petite Fleurie: New bistro pois'd to open

Just a few weeks after opening, Fresco the little Mexican café that took over the Baja Rapido spot in Central Place shut its doors. Dish is still trying to unravel tha...

Kudos, kiddos: Walk, for mom's sake

No. I'm not going to walk on graduation day. It's just not important." That's what my son said two years ago. His fiancée, Amber, and I looked at each other, silently comm...

What do you think of the new First Amendment Monument?

Eliza Quanbeck: "I haven't even seen it yet, but it sounds good." George Krieger: "I think it's a wonderful idea. I'm a big supporter of the First Amendment." Steve G...

$old

ALBEMARLE 4/14 Michael R. Baylor to William J. and Marsha G. Reeder, 208 Alpine Court, Mill Creek, $222,000. Bedri C. Cetin to Michael J. and Maryann H. Schill, 10....

Commercial construction permits

ALBEMARLE 6/1-6/9 Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc., remove 12 existing antennas at Carrsbrook site and replace with 12 new antennas, $2,000. Rio Associates Ltd. c/o Dumbart...

Best of both: Old and new in Batesville

ADDRESS: 1562 Burchs Creek Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Batesville ASKING: $619,000 YEAR BUILT: 1873 SIZE: 2,590 fin. sq. ft. LAND: 3.98 acres CURB APPEAL: 8 out of 10 LISTED BY: Jes...

SOLD!

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: February 24, 2005 in issue 0408 ADDRESS: 713 Lexington Avenue ASKING: $470,000 SELLING PRICE: $365,000 DAYS TO CONTRACT: 63 SELLER'S AGENT: Gigi Heral...

Property auctions

June 27 at 4pm at the Louisa County Courthouse Property: 1.5 acres at 3570 Leatherwood Lane, Maidens Debtor: unknown Amount owing: $72,100 Bidder brings: $7,000 or 10 perc...

Summer Running: See a movie, save a life

Olympia Dukakis said in Steel Magnolias something like, "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me." I have some distant relatives who complain about everythin...

Parrot trap: The birdman of Telegraph Hill

In what's shaping up as the decade of the documentary, non-narrative films are breaking into subcategories. Fahrenheit 9/11 reached a mass audience through a combination of...

All things come... Ten years later, a Corner Bodo's

It's 6:59am at the front door of a University Avenue storefront, and there's a gaggle of about 20 people standing under a sign that reads "Bodo's." But one eager patron has...
Blast wall: Rolling roadblock stops traffic
Boulder redux? Robb v. terrorists at jail

In these perilous times, when risk assessments of buildings are almost routine, Albemarle Sheriff Ed Robb's recent evaluation of the local jail has turned some heads. Robb'...
NEWS- Supe whoop: Griffin's ouster cost city $291,000

Now they know. After a nearly 10-month sojourn in Charlottesville, Superintendent Scottie Griffin, who resigned in April, walked away with $291,000 in her pocket. "I'm not ...
Pavilion-ville: State of the art-- with portalets

Loretta Lynn has come a long way from her Butcher Hollow childhood, but when she performs July 30 at the still-under-construction Charlottesville Pavilion, she'll recognize...
Rollin' rollin? Pro-rail group gathers steam

The "Trojan Train," as it's derided by critics, could be coming to Charlottesville within two years if its chief local backer gets her way. In a press conference slated for...
Swartz stole: Enniscorthy plutocrat guilty

With details of the $18 million Manhattan apartment with a $6,000 shower curtain and a $2 million birthday party in the Mediterranean, the case against former Tyco CEO L. D...

Hey, there: This column's for you

My brother Erik told me that I should make my headlines more cryptic so more people will read my column. I informed him that most people think the purpose of a headline is ...

Flutterby: Morphing for a mate

DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. What is the purpose of butterflies? I ask because my sister gave me a new shower curtain decorated with dozens of them, making me won...

Mactavish's mile: Filming a cure for cancer

Despite being only 40 years old, screenwriter and filmmaker Scott Mactavish has garnered considerable recognition in both of America's entertainment industry capitals. Yet ...

Econ 101: Mystery novelist polishes his Spearman

It's been a decade since UVA economist Kenneth Elzinga and his cross-continental colleague Bill Breit released a mystery novel, but fans of the unusual mixture of Murder 10...

Cops should try psychic

In reading the article about local psychic Noreen Renier, I became extremely disappointed in the Charlottesville police squad. We've got a serial rapist in our town who's b...
No finding food on 250 West

Since moving to Charlottesville two years ago, we have become avid Hook readers. We use it religiously to gather information on the area and stay abreast of local happening...
Stick with staples

Published June 23, 2005, in issue 0425 of the Hook I was at a neighbor's over the weekend and found him busy putting in a huge garden. As lots of gardeners do, he uses a la...
Where was Fountainhead?

I was disappointed to read the local music article [June 9 cover story: "Loud & Clear: 2005 local music issue"] and not see the band Fountainhead. Their name was under ...

Cultural calendar, June 23-30., 2005

Cultural calendar, June 23-30., 2005 THURSDAY, June 23 DANCE CARD Practice Swing: The Charlottesville Swing Dance Society hosts weekly practice ...