December 17th, 2009 issue #0850

• BLIND DATE CHALLENGE: John and Tara
• CORRECTION- RSWA, not RWSA
• DRHOOK- Treat the patient: Lab work, tests not first priority
• EDITOR'S NOTE- Notice this: Double issue next week
• REALESTATE- UPDATE- OFF THE BLOCK- SOLD
• STRANGEBUTTRUE- French hens: Cheapest of the 12 days of Christmas
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Quit yer Pipe down and give London a chance

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Departing Fern: Misses engineering, might affect plan
• Sayonara, Sally: Thomas gets celebrated at C.O.B.
• Jury verdict: RSWA's star witness convicted of attempted extortion
• Sally Thomas to be feted Monday
• Shemorry's farewell: Hitman-hiring husband gets 9.5 years
• Shifting focus: Abstract photography twists the lens
• Seeking lifeline, Biscuit backers may bail
• Captain Frank's: The sea comes to downtown Palmyra
• Charlottesville Marathon flattens out
• Not just for kids: Seniors need Santa, too
• Snap o' the day: Skyline with man in tree
• Perriello's place II: Olbermann calls Whitehead 'worst'
• The Rutabaga- Pillory Place: Council augments restaurant smoking ban
• Snap: 'It's Dee-lish'
• Local tv station fear-mongers
• Snap: Height of the squall

On Architecture

• Visual History Tour: Vinegar Hill destruction 2.0
• Snap: Crozet house whacked for no library

Cover Stories

• COVER- Person of the Year: Joel Salatin's salad days

Essays

• ESSAY- Real clunker: How we should have treated old cars

Letters

• LETTER- You made it all up

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Effects: Avatar a stunning visual delight

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Do you eat local food?

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Shady lady: Woodsy Ednam contempo offers rocks, privacy

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Stuff: Less really is more, especially bed bugs