July 24th, 2008 issue #0730

• DR. HOOK- Eat up! But be sure food is bacteria-free
• FRIDAYSUPDATE- Snap to it: Alligator brings it all back home
• SPORTSDOC-- On the warpath: It's time to banish 'Redskins'
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- $85,000 solution: Local lender settles with state

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- Abandonment issues: Goldfarb looks into the overlooked

News

• Of Paramount importance: JPJ's manager takes over theater
• Eugene Foster dies: Found Jefferson-Hemings genetic link
• Man dies on Mall
• Night of violence shakes Charlottesville
• Family abuse? On Primetime's eve, woman files on Abshire
• Twin Oaks commune founder dies at 77
• Grilling on drilling: Oil dominates Gilmore & Warner's first debate

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Not by-passed: Living in limbo in targeted Squirrel Ridge

Essays

• ESSAY- Dumb drivers: Choosing congestion over inspiration

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Ice box blues? Eliminate stinky fridge smells

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Man/boys overboard: Two pea-b rains in a pod

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Bricks and mortar? Council approves $7.5 mil Mall project

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- Hearty sale: Ponderosa hits the trail

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Which local thoroughfare works best?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- STILL AVAILABLE

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Renovation junction: Everything old is new again

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Caterwauling: Music soothes savage beasts

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Crackberry woes: Stop blaming that useful little device

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- High Street gem: La Michoacana deli wows fans