March 31st, 2011 issue #1013
March 31st, 2011
All of this issue's content will be online by around 5:05am on the morning of March 31.–editor
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Equinoxer to activist: The making of a soldier in the war against the war on drugs
"Just say no." –First Lady Nancy Reagan
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Saddest accident: UVA first-year Thomas W. Gilliam IV dies March 27 after a fall off the Physics Building roof.
The Dish
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Carmello's re-opening
After nearly 20 years on Emmet Street, and more than a month of preparation, Carmello's will finally be re-opening in its new location on Fontaine Avenue this Friday, April... -
Pho-nominal: Chang serves up new dishes
If you were lucky enough to eat at Peter Chang's place earlier this month, you probably noticed the Pho on the menu. That's because Chang had a Vietnamese chef visiting fro... -
Served raw: Hartman chews the fat with foodies
Fancy head chef turned pit master Craig Hartman has now cooked up an "unscripted and raw" podcast interview series called Chew the Fat. He'll be talking with talented chefs... -
Toshi Sato's mother found
On Wednesday morning, just hours after we went to press with the story of Now & Zen owner Toshi Sato's wait for word of the fate of his mother and other relatives, who'...
Essays
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Shaken ground: Sendai left deep impressions
We arrived in Sendai in June. It was early summer, not too hot, and this city of a million welcomed us in its own way. Quietly, people helped my husband and me find an apar...
Real Estate - $old
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Property transactions
ALBEMARLE 7/27Michael L. Wright to Bonita A. Bossi, 4690 Oriole Court, $181,750.Bankunited to Amir Alonzo Jenkins, unit in Glenwood Station condominiums, 1052 Glenwood Stat...
Real Estate - Update
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Still available
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: December 9, 2010, in issue 0949 ADDRESS: 920 Rosser Lane, Rugby neighborhoodASKING PRICE: $845,000 (was $930,000)ASSESSMENT: $894,800 SELLER'S...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
April 1 at 3pm at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 1820 Steeplechase Run Debtor: Stuart V. and Melissa A. Fielding Amount owing: $279,200 ...
Art Features
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Structural psychology: Payne investigates delusions of grandeur
The Villages at Staunton— such an inviting name for the hillside of grand brick buildings rising on the left as Rte. 250 approaches downtown Staunton. Now an upscale encl...
DR. HooK
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Change of life: New habits can lead to living longer
Change is inevitable. We’re born, we mature, we grow old, we die. Well, some of us mature differently– like Hugh Hefner, who walks around in his pajamas at the age ...
Movie Reviews
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Gothic romance: New 'Jane Eyre' gloomily compelling
Gothic romance attracts us with a deep, tidal force. Part of its appeal is the sense of ungovernable eroticism squirming to escape from just beneath the surface. Its chaste...
News
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'Tragic accident:' UVA student dies in fall from roof
Thomas W. Gilliam IV's last day alive had been "magnificent," says his grandfather. The 19-year-old UVA student went to church with his grandparents and his father, who was... -
538 more offers: UVA grows toward Governor McDonnell's goal
They're no longer waiting for the proverbial fat envelope, but 7,750 high school seniors– 538 more than last year– have cause for joy as UVA issued its annual o... -
Absolute Kluge: Eyes on Trump as winery hits auction block
When the winery founded by Patricia Kluge was on the block in December, no one came close to the bank's $19-million minimum. But at the upcoming April 7 absolute auction, s... -
DNA advance: Harrington's parents pleased by familial approval
Four months after the parents of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington urged the Virginia Crime Commission to allow familial DNA searches to be conducted in unso... -
Haysom-Soering: Parent-killer speaks out about ex-BF
Elizabeth Haysom, sentenced to 90 years for the brutal murder and near-decapitation of her parents, has broken her silence from prison with a letter to the Associated Press... -
Liz Taylor: She shot classic Giant in Albemarle
As tributes pour in for Elizabeth Taylor, some Albemarle residents may recall how she came to the Charlottesville area more than 50 years ago to shoot a movie that became a... -
Mistaken identity defense? Parkway shooter pleads guilty, gets life
Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, pleaded guilty March 23 in federal court to the murder last spring of WNRN DJ Tim Davis, 27, and the wounding of Christina Floyd, 18, as they sat at...
On Architecture
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Wet zero: Worrell's wastewater gadget cleans up in SF
Once again, Worrell Water Technologies, the company founded by ex-Daily Progress owner Tom Worrell to develop earth-inspired wastewater re-use technologies, has sold one of...
The Brazen Careerist
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Come clean: Lying on a resume can sink a career
Some recruiters say that as many as one in five job hunters is guilty of resumé enhancement, or lying about their qualifications. Why isn't this news plastered on the fron...
Sports Doctor
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Debbie dilemma: Should admiration trump a losing record?
My son recently learned how to "wave bye-bye," and he’s completely enamored with the action. It’s a good skill for him and the rest of us to know, since Virginians are ...
Strange But True
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Gotta go: Running water prompts trip to loo
Q. Why does hearing the sound of running water make us feel like we need to urinate? –P.W. Herman
Letters
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Michael Vick only sorry he got caught
I am really having a hard time with the Sports Doctor. [November 25: "Giving thanks: Three cheers for two good sports"] Michael Vick has no remorse for what he did to those... -
Salzman embodies elite 'cure' for fuel freedom
Randy Salzman’s plea to make energy more expensive [Hook February 9 print edition: “Gas tax…It will stop regulations and wars”] embodies his continuing longing for ... -
Taxpayers deserve better Biscuit
Thank you for the excellent article [January 6 cover story: "Bad men? New numbers show spiraling cost of Biscuit Run"] This quality of investigative journalism greatly...
Black and White
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Quercus alba
Received a box of bare root oak trees middle of last week from Musser Forests. Traveled to Slabtown to plant. (The Virginia Department of Forestry was out of white oak see...