December 20th, 2007 issue #0651

• CORRECTION- Wrong service branch, wrong Keith
• CULTURE-ART Year in Review- Visual recollection
• DR. HOOK- Fat complex: 2007 was year of the pig
• PHOTOPHILE: Only in Charlottesville: best shots of 2007
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Year In Review: Parking woes high on misery list
• YIR- Staying resolute: Hotseat sitters' to-dos for '08

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Cover Stories

• COVER- Tough times: The best and (mostly) worst of 2007

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Winter worries: Be prepared

Letters

• LETTER- Hear the one about the cop?

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Elisa DeLeon: 2006 Honda Pilot

News

• NEWS- D-Day: Dump clean-up deadline looms, worries neighbors
• NEWS- Dueling lawyers: Authority balks at mega-mansion guest house
• NEWS- Inside story: Madam Hook reveals secrets of 2008
• NEWS- Mall crossing: Lewis demands recuse, crossing opponents lose

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Busy building: The year in review

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your prediction for 2008?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SOLD

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Cream of the block: Hip (w)edgy mid-town condos

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Piece of cake: Getting the most from fewest cuts

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Happy new year: Stuck? Fix your social skills

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Wayback machine: How foodies will remember '07