March 16th, 2006 issue #0511
March 16th, 2006
4Better Or Worse
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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
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The week in review
Worst driving– second runner up: Salatiel Dedios allegedly crosses a double yellow line on Stony Point Road March 11 and causes Albemarle Police Officer Tavis ...
Editor's Note
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Hook Café open for business
After months of planning, Charlottesville's newest dating option is up and running. The Hook Café is simultaneously a fun new section in the Hook and a lively online space...
The Dish
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FOOD: DISH-Full of surprises: Lee's good fortune and singing chefs
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Full of surprises: Lee's good fortune and singing chefs
The Chinese restaurant Good Fortune, located next to Café Europa on the Corner, recently changed hands and is now sporting a new name: Lee's Grill. The Lee is James Lee, a...
Essays
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ESSAY- Far from home: Where's our wizard when we need him?
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Far from home: Where's our wizard when we need him?
Think of the house you grew up in. Close your eyes and picture it: you walk up the driveway and feel a twinge in your stomach– so much of who you are is embodi...
Question of the Week
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What do you think about wind energy?
Jeff Gauthier:" I'm a big proponent because we live on small hobby farm in Ontario. It's something I'd like to implement, but I'm not sure we have enough wind." Samm... -
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What do you think about wind energy?
Real Estate
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ALBEMARLE 10/28 Sally Seemann-Fretwell to Kenneth N. and Patricia K. Baker, 3.761 acres at 3300 Petal Lane, Rosemont, $759,000. MGR Development Corp. to John T... -
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Real Estate - On the Block
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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Untypical rancher : a real steal, despite the Bypass
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Untypical rancher : a real steal, despite the Bypass
ADDRESS: 626 Watson Ave. NEIGHBORHOOD: Park Street ASKING: $296,000 CITY ASSESSMENT: $193,700 YEAR BUILT: 1957 SIZE: 1,902 fin. sq. ft., 240 unfin. LAND: 0.3...
Real Estate - Update
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Still available
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: October 27, 2005 in issue 0443 ADDRESS: 2638 Jefferson Park Circle ASKING PRICE: $589,000 2005 CITY ASSESSMENT: $282,100 SELLER'S AGENTS: Sonja...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property Auctions
March 16 at 9am at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 2.560 acres at 3943 President's Road, Scottsville Debtor: Nathan J. and Melanie D. Williams Amount owin...
Art Features
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Conglomerations: Eichorst's excessive visions
Did you happen to catch any of this season's Project Runway on the Bravo channel? If so, you witnessed fashion designer Santino Rice week after week go from promisin... -
CULTURE- ART FEATURE- Conglomerations: Eichorst's excessive visions
DR. HooK
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Restless legs: Tingle and twitch the night away
Dr. Christopher Winter came for lunch and told us about all sorts of sleeping problems. He said his office lobby is filled with patients who are snoring, bobbing the...
Movie Reviews
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Fawkes you: One part 'Phantom,' two parts Moore
Fans who flock to V for Vendetta because they hear Natalie Portman is showing a lot of skin may be disappointed when they find out it's only the skin on top of her h... -
MOVIE REVIEW- Fawkes you: One part 'Phantom,' two parts Moore
Music Reviews
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MUSIC REVIEW- Tortured souls: Putting it out there takes nerve
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Tortured souls: Putting it out there takes nerve
Wrinkle Neck Mules performed at Gravity Lounge Friday night, March 10, but I'll get to that in a minute... What if, for as long as you could remember, you've always ...
News
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20 years later: Rape apologist faces court hearing
In the two months since her alleged rapist's January 4 arrest in Las Vegas, UVA grad Liz Seccuro says the media frenzy has at times been overwhelming– with rep... -
Back on-track: I-81 rail applauded
Last year's Interstate 81 study by the Virginia Department of Transportation suggested that railroads didn't stand much chance of getting freight off that congested ... -
Channel change: Duffy lands at the other station
Managers at Gray Television's Charlottesville Newsplex are practically giddy with their latest hire, NBC29's popular former morning news anchor, Beth Duffy. And whil... -
Megatrendsetter: Aburdene boosts local publishing house
In Megatrends 2010, Patricia Aburdene, co-author of two Megatrends best-sellers, envisions a world in which an entirely new form of socially responsible, spiritual "... -
NEWS- 20 years later: Rape apologist faces court hearing
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NEWS- Back on-track: I-81 rail applauded
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NEWS- Channel change: Duffy lands at the other station
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NEWS- Megatrendsetter: Aburdene boosts local publishing house
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NEWS- Sizzling evidence: Parent says guns, firecrackers his
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NEWS- Staff's choice: Fourth Street likely for car crossing
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Sizzling evidence: Parent says guns, firecrackers his
From the start of the explosive allegations against four Albemarle teens, authorities have remained tight-lipped about their physical evidence other than to say they... -
Staff's choice: Fourth Street likely for car crossing
After fed-up Downtown Mall merchants presented a petition to City Council asking for a one-year trial crossing on the east end of the Mall, Council instructed city s...
On Architecture
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Giant symbols: Belmont manor plays its part
When Rock Hudson came to Charlottesville to shoot the opening scenes of George Steven's classic 1955 movie, Giant, he landed at a luxurious Keswick mansion that was suppose... -
Giant symbols: Belmont manor plays its part
When Rock Hudson came to Charlottesville to shoot the opening scenes of George Steven's classic 1955 movie, Giant, he landed at a luxurious Keswick mansion that was ...
The Brazen Careerist
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Online dating: What it reveals about your job
Even when most people have control of their time and their workload, they still report that they're unhappy in their jobs, according to the Harvard Business Review, ... -
THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Online dating: What it reveals about your job
Strange But True
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STRANGE BUT TRUE- Water cycle: Where has that ice cube been?
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Water cycle: Where has that ice cube been?
Q. Drink a glass of water and it's likely you're imbibing at least one molecule that passed through the bladder of Plato or Aristotle. Wow! Bottoms up! –J. Co...
Facetime
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FACETIME- Inspector Gadget: Talking justice with Hague
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Inspector Gadget: Talking justice with Hague
Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean no one's watching you. That silly adage seems strangely apt along the bumpy gravel road that leads to the heavily woode...
Hotseat
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HOTSEAT- Knight shift: WVAW brands its news
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Knight shift: WVAW brands its news
Charlottesville is a small television market– but, even so, freshly minted college grads normally don't nab the anchor spot here. The beauty of start-ups, though, is ...
Letters
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LETTER- Malkmus still Jewin'
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Malkmus still Jewin'
In your March 9 interview with David Berman of the Silver Jews ["Silver Jews: David Berman clears things up"],Vijith Assar writes, "Pavement frontman and former Silv...
Uncategorized
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Morphing: Classical lit into modern theater
There's something unsettling about wearing wet clothes, especially in public places. Audiences at Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses at Live Arts lo...