April 28th, 2011 issue #1017

April 28th, 2011

On the road again: Local bands hit the festival circuit

Who hasn't begged Mom and Dad to let them take a roadtrip over a summer weekend to catch their favorite bands or been thrilled to see multiple artists performing on the same bill? And what great artist hasn't packed up the van and festival-hopped across the country, hitting Lollapalooza and Pitchfork in Chicago or Bonnaroo in Tennessee or Coachella in California?

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The week in review

Fastest fall from hero to jail inmate: North Garden resident Chuck Worden, 44, who made headlines for his April 16 rescue of an nine-year-old boy from flooding waters in Wa...

City Market move: Consultant to give advice

The task force created to help find a new home for the Charlottesville City Market is expected to recommend a new location to City Council in May, but it appears to be a da...
Expresso returns!

In the 1970s Margarita and Nick Vlavianos opened the iconic Expresso International Restaurant on West Main, which would later be the home of Zippers, Northern Exposure, Spr...
Food findings to be revealed

How much access do needy Charlottesville residents have to fresh, healthy food? Why is this important? How is access to healthy food reflected in the community's health and...
Tidbits: Duvall at Chang's, Kabob Palace, Whole Foods

Gen Lee over at Peter Chang's China Grill reports that actor Robert Duvall finally made it in for lunch on Monday, April 25.

Atlas mugged: What's wrong with Ayn Rand

More than half a century after publication, and after years of talk about an Atlas Shrugged movie project, Ayn Rand's best-selling novel finally hit the big screen–...

Property transfers

ALBEMARLE8/24Professional Foreclosure Corp. to Federal National Mortgage Assoc., parcel in Four Seasons, $159,779.Anthony M. Helm, trustee, to John F. Bell, 322 North Benni...

Rio relic: Lochlyn emblematic of times gone by

Address: 480 East Rio RoadNeighborhood: Rio Asking: $1,395,000Assessment: $1,050,600 Year Built: 1870Size: 3,324 fin. sq. ft. / 288 unfin.Land: 6.5 acresCurb Appeal: ...

Sale withdrawn

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: August 19, 2010 in issue 0933ADDRESS: 5220 Havenwood Lane, The Quarries, SchuylerASKING PRICE: $349,900ASSESSMENT: $313,600SELLER'S AGENT: Kevin Quick...

Property auctions

April 29 at 3:30pm at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 2097 Commonwealth Drive Debtor: James E. Giles Amount owing: $221,000 Bidder brings: $15,000 or 10 percent s...

Assembly lines: Bill balances control and chaos

Every year when the Charlottesville/Albemarle High School Art Show goes up, I'm wowed all over again by Randy Bill’s students at St. Anne’s-Belfield School. Her pupils�...

Brain drain: Lethal amoebae take devastating toll

Reincarnation doesn’t sound appealing to me. For example, it seems all the Hollywood stars were kings or some other fantastic legends in past lives. Why couldn’t they h...

Circus drama: 'Water for Elephants' an old fashioned love story

There's something endearingly old-fashioned about a love story involving a beautiful bareback rider and a kid who runs off to join the circus. What makes Water for Elephant...

Dance the blues away: Doobie Brothers keep the music rolling

At this point in their career, the Doobie Brothers have two interrelated sets of fans– the gracefully aging rockers who remember lazy summer days in the 1970s and '80...

Alleged public wanker arrested in Clemons

University Police arrest Anthony Daniel Landram, 28, after two UVA students and a library employee observe a male who appeared to be masturbating while viewing what appeare...
Git 'er blocked: City picks fencing, not fixing, Belmont Bridge

Fire engines, school buses, and even 18-wheel trucks routinely rumble over the east side of the Belmont Bridge. But not pedestrians.
Snap: Action on the Rivanna River

This is actually pre-flood fun on the Rivanna River.
Snap: Katie Costello at the Southern

No relation to Elvis, but like the better-known sharer of the surname, Brooklyn-based Katie Costello recently received some Charlottesville acclaim, as she played the night...
Sober blow? Controversy erupts after student gets breathalyzed

An allegation of drinking some spiked lemonade at Western Albemarle High School led to a 10th grade girl getting pulled out of class and forced to take an on-campus, police...
Sudden death: Beer boss loved football, fishing, philanthropy

According to the Albemarle County Police, at approximately 9:30 on Monday morning, April 18, emergency personnel responded to a report of a shooting on the 1200 block of...
Upper Bundoran goes to its bank

Four bidders brought $100,000 cashier checks to the auction April 18 in front of the Albemarle County Courthouse, but the Royal Bank of Canada ended up with Upper Bundoran ...

Save McIntire? YMCA suit dismissed, but fight continues

As the song goes, it's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. But apparently it's no picnic building one.

What's your agenda? Meeting without one is a waste of time

A meeting is a like a party. If you don't plan it carefully, you'll look incompetent and end up embarrassed.Forethought is necessary because most offices have individuals w...

Raison d'exit: What drove Regan and Baron from UVA?

There are all sorts of reasons to leave a school. I transferred from a college in North Carolina to a school in Virginia after one year, not just because North Carolina is ...

Lip service: Apes like to pucker up, too

Q. What's so uniquely human about the way we pucker up to plant a kiss? –A. Jolie A. Our lips are said to be "everted," or pursed outward, says Sheril Kirshenbaum in “T...

Dynamic tix: Could JPJ see Ticketmaster's demand-based pricing?

Live Nation Entertainment, the company whose Ticketmaster division drives customers to the tickets at the John Paul Jones Arena (and also the parent company of Crozet-based...
Global exposure: 'Fourth Grade' film racks up honors

It may not yet have achieved world peace, but a locally-made film has gotten a world stage. John Hunter, the star of World Peace & Other Fourth Grade Achievements as we...
Paul Garrett wants 8 more years

Longtime Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk Paul Garrett, 65, announces April 20 another run for the seat he's held since 1981, when he was appointed to fill the position ...
Snap: Volleyballing by University Avenue

The new sand volleyball courts that UVA built last fall appear to have finally leaped into action. Here, what appears to be a pick-up game takes place under the sunny skies...
So who wants two free tickets to see the Clipse at the Jefferson Theater on Saturday?

Acclaimed Virginia Beach rap duo The Clipse will roll through town on Saturday for a concert at the Jefferson Theater, and we've got your free tickets right here. But why h...
Tuesday afternoon: Thunder and hail enliven fair city

The National Weather Service's Blacksburg radar shows a band of severe weather approaching Charlottesville this afternoon though the loop images show that the center of the...

Jimmy Gunn didn't deserve death in jail

1. I was outraged when I read your article about the circumstances of Jimmy Byrd Gunn's death in the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. [Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 in iss...
Nuke story said too little, too much

Courteney Stuart's clear, brief, and informative article [Tuesday Mar 15, 2011 in issue #1011: "Nuclear nightmare: Could a Japan happen here?"] raises two concerns...
Radiation column stoked gore and fear

Thank you, Dr. Hook, for your clinically-detailed, step-by-step account of how one slowly dies from a lethal dose of radiation poisoning. [March 24: "Radiation sickness: Ho...