February 24th, 2011 issue #1008
February 24th, 2011
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Hottest story: High winds on February 19 fan flames throughout the state that threaten homes in Ivy and White Hall, and burn one down in Louisa. Latest city coun...
The Dish
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Close call: Federal Realty boots Padow's
Two months after a Padow's Hams & Deli franchise opened in the Barracks Road Shopping Center in 1996, co-owner Desiree Dawson and her husband welcomed the birth of a ba... -
Grand Opening set for Peter Chang's
Get ready, Charlottesville, the culinary event of the year happens Tuesday, March 1. That's when Peter Chang, the elusive chef who came and went, will have the VIP Gra...
Essays
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Going viral: New law could criminalize your sharing
“Eww! You’ve got cooties!” Sound familiar? Admit it: You had cooties a few times back in elementary school. Of course, anyone you touched after that pronouncement als...
Real Estate - $old
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Property transactions
ALBEMARLE 6/24Victor M. Modic to Sean Michael Bias, 2506 Brandermill Place, Brandermill, $354,000.Dunterry LLC to Michelle D. Lawson, parcel in Monticola, $147,600.Douglas ...
Real Estate - On the Block
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New in Belmont: She shines brighter than her neighbors
Address: 1114 Elliott Avenue Neighborhood: Belmont Asking: $335,000 Assessment: $330,800 ...
Real Estate - Update
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Off the block
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: November 18, 2010 in issue 0946 ADDRESS: 49 East Point Road, Lake Monticello, Fluvanna County ASKING: $189,000 (was $199,000)ASSESSMENT: $219,...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
February 24 at 11am at the Charlottesville Circuit CourtProperty: 1112 East High StreetDebtor: Melissa M. Russell and Fred M. TrainorAmount owing: $527,000Bidder brings: $1...
Art Features
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Southern (dis)comfort: Photographers expose their roots
“You don’t have a southern bone in your body,” a friend recently remarked. She meant it as a compliment, but the truth is I consider myself quintessentially southern....
DR. HooK
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Clueless: Sometimes patients don’t want to know
Blonds are ditzy? Why would someone’s hair color make her dumb? If you think about it, how many real blonds exist? Most blonds I know get a little help from their friend ...
Movie Reviews
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Un-conventional: "Cedar Rapids" sinfully sweet
You are making the mistake of thinking of Cedar Rapids as a small town. In Cedar Rapids, a sweet comedy with a dirty mind, it is the metropolis, a sinkhole of sex, sin and ...
Music Reviews
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Ghost stories: Local metalheads now stronger but more paranoid
Where do you go after you've already blasted into outer space? After local prog-rockers Corsair released their debut record approximately one year ago, they immediately beg... -
Interview: Picking away at the hard questions with the Carolina Chocolate Drops
Dom Flemons and his band have an uphill battle as long as one of our culture's prevailing images of a black man in a cowboy hat is Sheriff Bart from Mel Brooks' satirical w...
News
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Ragged indeed: Neighbors say dormant burn pile sparked massive blaze
Could it be that somebody in Ivy didn't get the memo that Saturday, February 19, was a "red flag day," a time of high winds and dry conditions that were prime time for fann...
On Architecture
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New 'Skybar' restaurant coming to the Mall
It's been a long time coming, but it appears that Downtown landlord Gabe Silverman has finally found a long-term tenant for the old A&N building on the east end of the ...
The Brazen Careerist
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All yours: The Oscar for career inspirations goes to...
When the Oscars run (probably overtime) on Sunday, I don't know who to root for. Back in 2003, I was rooting for Lost in Translation for best picture. Not that I have seen ...
Sports Doctor
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Cold turkey: Imagine life without the NBA and NFL
Saturday, February 19, 2011: remember that day. Circle it with a red pen on your calendar, and mark it with a big X. Come next fall when you realize you’ve spent all week...
Strange But True
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Flying horses: Twas photoman Muybridge who concluded 'yes'
Q. Can a horse fly? Seems like nonsense, yet the question prompted railroad baron and former California governor Leland Stanford to join forces with photographic wizard Ead...
Black and White
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The road to hell is paved with bradford pears
Michael Dirr was in Charlottesville February 10 to speak at the 28th Annual Central Virginia Landscape Management Seminar, presented by the Piedmont Landscape Association. ...