March 2nd, 2006 issue #0509
March 2nd, 2006
4Better Or Worse
Editor's Note
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Warm your [heart] online
Dear Readers, Thanks for not being cross because we didn't choose any of your suggestions for a new name for our totally revamped personal ads. Interested readers will reca...
The Dish
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Bistro maestro: Uncork the Boar's Head's best-kept secret
Obviously, Dish isn't very good about keeping secrets. But we have to admit we were tempted to keep this one to ourselves. In fact, it's not something the Boar's Hea... -
DISH- Bistro maestro: Uncork the Boar's Head's best-kept secret
Essays
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ESSAY- Lost connection: Why no one visits anymore
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Lost connection: Why no one visits anymore
When the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks met at the Super Bowl in February, they treated Americans to more than just the nation's most famous football g...
Question of the Week
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's best and worst about being a kid?
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What's best and worst about being a kid?
Ron Witherow:"The best part is not having cares. The worst is homework." Eric Jenson:"The best part is the lack of responsibility, and the worst part is trying to fi...
Real Estate
Real Estate - $old
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ALBEMARLE 10/13 Southland Homes Inc. to Charles W. and Margaret H. VanWinkle, 0.459 acres at 1713 Monet Hill, Montgomery Ridge, $653,200. JaZan LLC to Harvey J... -
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Real Estate - Commercial Construction Permits
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Commercial construction permits
CHARLOTTESVILLE 2/9 5th and Water St. LLC, tenant upfit, 119 5th Street SE, $2,000 Canvasback Real Estate and Investment, new roof, 715 Henry Avenue, $14,000. ... -
REAL ESTATE- Commercial construction permits
Real Estate - Off the Block
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Off the Block
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: November 24, 2005 in issue 0447 ADDRESS: 217 Ninth Street NW ASKING PRICE: $279,900 SELLING PRICE: $255,000 2005 CITY ASSESSMENT: $109,100 DAYS TO CO...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Grove-y spot: Modernism packaged just so
ADDRESS: 1605 Grove Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenbrier ASKING: $578,000 CITY ASSESSMENT: $356,100 YEAR BUILT: 1957 SIZE: 2,644 finished square feet, 999 unfin. LA...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property Auctions
March 6 at 11am at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: two parcels of 10 acres each and one parcel of 13.6 acres in "Columbia District" Debtor: unknown Amount ...
DR. HooK
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Yawner: Tired people have issues
I would never survive in jail. When I was a UVA fellow, I interviewed at the local jail for a moonlighting position. I suddenly related to my mother's experience as ...
Movie Reviews
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Going the distance: '16 Blocks' is a long way
Have you heard the one about the old drunk who finds redemption? If you haven't heard it, you've surely seen the movie. It's a Hollywood staple that often scores Osc... -
MOVIE REVIEW-Going the distance: '16 Blocks' is a long way
Music Reviews
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CD roundup: From hilarious to forgettable
The desk is beginning to pile up. CDs are everywhere: in cases, out of cases, on the floor, in drawers, on the windowsill. As I stare at this mountain of bottled-up ... -
MUSIC REVIEW- CD roundup: From hilarious to forgettable
News
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Bomb plotters?: Suspects to be tried as juveniles
Three of the four teens facing felony charges for an alleged plan to blow up Albemarle and Western Albemarle high schools appeared in court February 22. Judge Susan ... -
Extra, extra: Film lures 'background' hopefuls
By 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, a line of people already wrapped around the downtown block. Armed with headshots and wearing expressions of determination, members... -
King's Dominion: County fights late school start
The most wonderful time of the year for parents eager to shoo their young out of the nest and back to school may have to wait until September. What critics dubbed th... -
Kinkade loses: Fraud found in gallery's demise
Arbitrators awarded $860,000 to two former Charlottesville Thomas Kinkade gallery owners who accused the artist and his company of hiding business risks and using Ch... -
NEWS- Bomb plotters?: Suspects to be tried as juveniles
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NEWS- Extra, extra: Film lures 'background' hopefuls
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NEWS- Hollymedium: There grows the neighborhood
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NEWS- King's Dominion: County fights late school start
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NEWS- Kinkade loses: Fraud found in gallery's demise
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NEWS- News... on the move
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News... on the move
James Mosher moves a Hook newsbox Monday, February 27, a day when every single newspaper box– well over 100 of the colorful devices– left the Downtown M...
On Architecture
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Glory days? Staunton bets its future on the past
Nothing illustrates Staunton's past glory, decline, rebirth, and new ambitions better than the renovation of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Built in 1924 at a cost of ... -
ON ARCHITECTURE- Glory days? Staunton bets its future on the past
The Brazen Careerist
Strange But True
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STRANGE BUT TRUE- Swallowed up: Hanging around for lunch
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Swallowed up: Hanging around for lunch
Q. Can't say why anybody'd want to, but could you eat while hanging upside down? –D. Fledermaus A. Swallowed food is grabbed by the smooth muscle of t...
Facetime
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Everson's rolling: Filmmaker is in demand
While most UVA faculty members took a breather between fall and spring semesters, filmmaker and art professor Kevin Everson was jet-setting in the name of his craft.... -
FACETIME- Everson's rolling: Filmmaker is in demand
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FACETIME- Fischer's price: Hired by Keswick, he rocked
Hotseat
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Daily planner: Tucker watching county growth
Bob Tucker comes from a rural past much like the one Albemarle is struggling to preserve. He grew up on a farm in Moultrie, Georgia, that raised Black Angus cattle, ... -
HOTSEAT- Daily planner: Tucker watching county growth
Letters
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Deal with the threats-- now
After reading the comments by those out of the know, namely Waldo Jaquith [February 9: "Explosive: Details sketchy in school plot"], one wonders why 9/11 is referred... -
Kluge should buy own lobbyist
Just happened on the article [February 2: "Out-lobbied: Wholesalers hogtie wineries"} linked through erobertparker.com. This quote got my attention: "'That's because... -
Kroboth driven crazy
Your cover story about the masked would-be murderer [February 16: "Horror in the hallway: Masked assailant faces sentencing"] is terrifying, both in the reality of w... -
LETTER- Deal with the threats-- now
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LETTER- Kluge should buy own lobbyist
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LETTER- Kroboth driven crazy
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LETTER- Water ordinance a washout
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Water ordinance a washout
I'm glad that Richard Price was willing to admit that PS2 Properties had "made some mistakes... and had some erosion problems" in their creation of the RiverBluff "conser...