January 31st, 2008 issue #0705

• CORRECTION- That would be H.B. 324
• DR. HOOK- It's that time: One-upping the common cold
• EDITOR'S NOTE- Face the music
• INTERVIEW- Freedom: From Woodstock to the Gravity Lounge
• ONLINE- Hook Music: Concerts in your computer, face
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Payday lenders: Beating back rate caps in Richmond

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• CULTURE- ART FEATURE- Expanding horizons: Leslie Banta's mental landscapes

Cover Stories

• COVER- The perfect storm: Family tragedy plays out in court

Essays

• ESSAY- What if... Obama wins? Will Europe quit its carping?

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Clutter buster: Focus on the little things

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- A separate peace: Why jailer Matthews feels house proud

Letters

• LETTER- 'Walk' signal too brief
• LETTER- Yay Whitehead; boo Clintons

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Jeff and Karen Ward: 2005 Lexus RX 330

News

• NEWS- <i>Choke</i> job: ATO snags $5 million at Sundance
• NEWS- Jayner's place: Tenant sought for murder victim's house
• NEWS- Net widens: Cashier at Staunton porn store indicted

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- American dumpster: Builders deep-six too much material

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's a fair punishment in the Balfour case?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SOLD

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Dairy delight: Plain vanilla exterior, buttery richness within

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Blind images: They'll see you in their dreams

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Gastropub hubbub: Journos 'flee' to Lexington