December 21st, 2006 issue #0551

• CULTURE- YEAR IN REVIEW 2006
• DR. HOOK- Celebrity teachers: What I learned from the stars this year
• HOTSEATED- Secrets of the 2006 HotSeat sitters
• HOTSEATED- Secrets of the 2007 HotSeat sitters
• MOVIE REVIEWS- 2006 in review: A big year for the littles
• MOVIE REVIEWS- 2007 in review: What a long, strange year it's been
• YIR- ESSAY: New Year's resolutions

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- Party art: Kickin' events bring art to life

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Stuck in the midterm with you: The best and worst of 2006

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Take a load off: Make firewood measure up

Letters

• LETTER- No more midgets

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Jennifer Hoffman: 1988 Ram Raider

News

• NEWS- Gunning it: 'Carmen's law' gets public hearing
• NEWS- Jury of one's peers: Wannabe judges plead their cases
• NEWS- The beat: Retiring veteran cop tells all
• NEWS- Thirst for adventure: Across the Sahara by foot in 90 days
• NEWS- Top secret: Madam Hook reveals secrets of 2007

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Busy builders: Another year of explosive growth

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- Sheer spectacle: The best of 2006

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION PERMITS-
• REAL ESTATE- OFF the Block- SALE WITHDRAWN
• REAL ESTATE- The 2007 roundup: yee-ha!
• REAL ESTATE- The 2007 roundup: yee-ha!

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Good management: Farmhouse offers history and potential

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Stuffing Santa: Old Elf gets too many sweets

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Be special: Generalists spread too thin

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Dining devotees: Charlottesville fat city for foodies

The Fearless Consumer

• FEARLESS CONSUMER- How <i>not</i> to: Contracting <i>contretemps</i> dominate 2006