June 12th, 2008 issue #0724

• DR. HOOK- Change up: Transgenders seek understanding
• EDITOR'S NOTE- Farewell to a house reviewer
• FOOD- REVIEW- Zinc: Taking a 'bistro' to new levels
• FRIDAYSUPDATE- In on it: Jospé and Maxwell team up
• SPORTS DOCTOR- King Kobe: Is the MVP more a curse than a blessing?
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Buyer beware: Understand what 'medical discount plan' means

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• CULTURE- ART FEATURE- McGuffey melting: Jacobson's old-school transformations

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- The war comes home: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Charlottesville connect

Essays

• ESSAY- Gideon's strumpet: The move to a room with no view

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Early heat: Treat it like summer

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Focused: Festival a snap for Jessica Nagle

Letters

• LETTER- A barking dog is a mistreated dog
• LETTER- Give O'Connell credit
• LETTER- Rich tax breaks cost the poor
• LETTER- What about presumed innocence?

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Garcon! Le petit déjeuner at Tiffany's

News

• NEWS- Duped councilors? Three now slam O'Connell's water leadership
• NEWS- Slim margins: Station owners claim hardships too
• NEWS- Zero tolerance: Baby DUIs put one-year jail option on tap

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Huja speaks: Mall project can be done for 'a lot less'

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- How closely do you follow the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SOLD

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Dignified restraint: In Scottsville, everything in moderation

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Baby talk: 'Mama' and 'da-da' not always first

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Blogosphere: Your next big career destination

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Crazy for cakes: Bakery makes its Downtown debut