January 19th, 2006 issue #0503

January 19th, 2006

Wrong haul? Group wants I-81 truckway derailed

Not too far in the future, in some hotspots, Interstate 81 might swell to eight to ten lanes. And in a few areas, the roadway could widen to 12 lanes– six in each direction, a vast Valley viaduct. The expansion– at a cost of about $13 billion– would gobble up houses, businesses, and maybe even a Civil War battlefield or two.

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The week in review

Most closely watched DNA testing: That ordered by Governor Mark Warner on Roger Keith Coleman, who went to the electric chair in 1992 for the rape and murder of his ...

The Sultan's deli: Zandi's Lebanese-style dinners

As Dish recently reported, Zandi's Subs & Deli on 29 North is now open for dinner, serving traditional Lebanese and Persian food. After 25 years as a lunch spot, son Re...

Death marches: Warner leaves healthy legacy

My brother-in-law, Pete, thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jane Fonda were the worst products of the 1980s. Because of them, Pete's taking walks ev...

Waddaya think of I-81?

Art Wheeler: "Obviously, I'm not a traffic engineer. We need traffic ingenuity to deal with our increasing population." Raven Velaquez: "We need to cut it out with ...

$old

ALBEMARLE 9/8 Key Commercial Inc. to Joseph W. and Margaret A. Reed, Key West well lot, $5,000. Anthony J. and Jennifer S. Viola to Babu R. Jayaraman, unit i...
SOLD

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: May 19, 2005 in issue 0420 ADDRESS: 1900 Cobblestone Lane, Candlewyck ASKING PRICE: $711,000 SELLING PRICE: $554,000 COUNTY ASSESSMENT: $432,90...

Commercial construction permits

ALBEMARLE 11/1-12/1 Montessori Community School of Charlottesville, six wall units, no duct work, no price given. Free Union Baptist Church, 12' x 20' prefab...

Flipper: New gold rush: buy, fix, sell

ADDRESS: 108 Park Lane West NEIGHBORHOOD: Jefferson Park Avenue ASKING: $399,900 CITY ASSESSMENT: $205,400 YEAR BUILT: 1933 SIZE: 1,800 fin. sq. ft., 900 unfin. sq....

Property Auctions

January 24 at 3:30pm at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: 8 Par Court, Fairway, Lake Monticello Debtor: Robert K. and Nancy K. Mahaffey Amount owing: $171,603 Bidde...

Believe it: All pain 'down there' isn't a UTI

I'm gullible. I tend to believe people are honest, but as a result I tend to fall for stupid things. For example, I once believed a person who said "gullible" isn't ...

MOVIE REVIEW- 'Match Point': Is Woody Allen's magic back?

Woody Allen must watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, the network that feted his 70th birthday with a documentary and quintuple filmathon. Match Point, widely haile...

MUSIC REVIEW- Two Red Shoes: Inspired by All-Stars

Two Red Shoes aren't bad. Especially when they're a pair of classic Converse All Stars. All Stars are the original sneaker (the "Chuck Taylor" model really got thing...

Beebe's back: Accused rapist surrenders

Less than two weeks after he was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly raping a 17-year-old fellow UVA student at a fraternity house in 1984, William Nottingham Beebe volunta...
Denied: Planners nix mall crossing

Ever since Seventh Street closed more than a year ago, businesses on the east end of the Downtown Mall have been clamoring for a replacement crossing. The Charlottes...
Happy again: Albemarle First finds taker

Having been burned in a check-kiting scheme and then left at the altar when shareholders of Millennium Bankshares nixed a proposed merger, Albemarle First Bank has f...
Movie buzz: Evan Almighty blesses Crozet

Charlottesville has seen its share of movie stars– some live here while others are frequently rumored to be considering living here– and it has served as...
NEWS CAPTIONS- Shortcuts: New roads thrill locals

Wise men say that building more roads isn't the answer to traffic problems. Try telling that to locals grooving on two new arteries: the North Grounds Connector, whi...
NEWS- Silver bullet speeds up

Coors to expand Elkton facility Coors Brewing Co. plans to expand its Elkton facility to the tune of $24 million. The move announced January 4 will add eight ...

Parking pleasure: New Street garage wows Staunton

This is the second in a series of occasional stories about Staunton. In the early-1970s, the old Strand Theater in Staunton was torn down to make room for a parking...

Real thing: Dress (and be) authentic

I took my mom on a recent business trip. It was apparent that I was underdressed, so we went shopping. I planned to get rid of my ratty sneakers, but my mom said I n...

One down: Quarterback needs schooling

DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. Did this guy need to go back to quarterback school, or what? He threw the football well, but on rollout passes would always l...

Eager reader: Gallagher picks Caldecott winner

Genevieve Gallagher has read pretty much every picture book published in 2005. That's 575 and counting, with more coming in every day. Her zeal suggests a Type A librarian,...

Bern-ed up: Ewert eyes Capitol Hill

Bern Ewert has the chief executive thing down, brooking no nonsense from bumblers who don't do their jobs or get their facts right. That includes the U.S. Congress. In fact...

Grief was my subject

When your reporter, Lisa Provence, misrepresented my written account of jury duty in the Andrew Alston trial last summer [July 28, 2005: "No malice: Alston juror cit...
LETTER- Avoid TSS another way

I would like to thank Lisa Provence and The Hook for last week's article about Toxic Shock Syndrome. The article showed an honest regard for women's health issues, and was ...
Mafia will play on

In the music calendar listing for the memorial gig for our fallen band member, Kelly Perdue, on January 8, the Hook speculated that 'This might be Mando Mafia's last...