May 12th, 2011 issue #1019
May 12th, 2011
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Midnight rider: How Jack Jouett saved Virginia
It was the evening of June 3, 1781– a Sunday– and war was on its way to Charlottesville.Nearly forty miles to the east, at Cuckoo Tavern, John Jouett Jr. had finished dinner and gone outside to catch a few winks. Because of the oppressive late spring heat and the food and drink sitting heavily in his gut, “Jack,” as his friends called him, was soon fast asleep despite the revelry droning on in the background. Jouett was curled up under a great elm near the tavern’s picket fence, the only thing separating him from the county road.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Most wanted: Taybronne A. White is arrested May 8 in connection with a triple homicide after the bodies of Lisa Hwang, 26, Brian Lee Daniels, 26, and Dustin Tyler Knig...
The Dish
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After three decades, Corner Market folds
Say it ain't so! After thirty years, a Corner landmark has quietly vanished: the Corner Market at 1411 University Avenue. The phone has been disconnected, the contents have... -
Brookville brunch (and lunch) alert!
Chef/owner Harrison Keevil of Brookville on the Downtown Mall says locavore restaurant has begun serving Sunday brunch from 11:30 to 2:30. He also says it will relaunch lun... -
Stoney's Grocery on Avon Street closed!
Charlottesville Police Sergeant Marc Brake, who, along with wife Heather, had been operating Stoney's since 2007, reports that property owner Lawrence Burruss has sold th... -
The LunchBox is on the move
The thing that you have to understand about The LunchBox, the "mobile restaurant" that has been operational since last September, is that the duo who operate the rolli...
Essays
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Ultimate victory: Bin Laden got exactly what he wanted
The assassination of Osama bin Laden was masterfully orchestrated to appeal to American media consumers. But it will play poorly overseas.
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
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Property transfers
9/10Old Trail B4 LLC to JCFS Properties LLC, parcel in Ballard Field, Old Trail, $91,000.Surety Trustees LLC, trustees, to Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC, 4116 Saddlewoo...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Instant attachment: Parkside Village calls first-timers
Address: 5496 Hill Top StreetNeighborhood: Parkside VillageAsking: $229,900Assessment: $208,800Year Built: 2005Size: 1632 fin. sq. ft.Land: 0.10 acresCurb Appeal: 6 o...
Real Estate - Update
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Still available
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: November 25, 2010 in issue 0947ADDRESS: 2325 Rocky Top Road, Rocky Hollow, Stony Point areaASKING PRICE: $339,000 (was $365,000)ASSESSMENT: $339,400SE...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
May 12 at 9am at the Albemarle County CourthouseProperty: 920 & 922 Shadwell Court, Keswick Debtor: 920 Shadwell Court LLC Amount owing: $203,360 Bidder brings: $20,000...
Art Features
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Natural detachment: Ress cuts through what's precious
Richmond’s 1708 Gallery recently showed a series of riveting photographs by Kimberly Witham, who collects road kill to take back to her studio, where she shoots close-ups...
DR. HooK
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Let go! Bid doc adieu and start again
Cooking isn’t a passion of mine, but I do enjoy feeding people. I wish I were Bobby Flay so my guests would salivate a week ahead of time in anticipation of my dinner par...
Movie Reviews
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Bad romance: 'Something' isn't quite right
One of the curious problems with Something Borrowed is that Kate Hudson's performance is too effective. She plays Darcy, the lifelong best friend of the heroine, Rachel (Gi...
News
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Bond denied: Man says dog-shooting followed drinking, hunting
One of two convicted felons arrested for their alleged role in the January shooting of a family dog is claiming that it was all a mistake–- that they went drinking an... -
Greene slaying: One victim was attacker turned artist
One of the victims in the May 3 triple-slaying in Greene County was 25-year-old Charlottesville resident Dustin Tyler Knighton, a man who appears to be a self-taught artis... -
Snap: Prepping for gowns, UVA powerwashes its caps
UVA gussies its grounds for Final Exercises, aka graduation day, which is Sunday, May 22. Governor Bob McDonnell is the keynote speaker. -
Victims' legacy? UVA overhauls sexual assault policy
Yeardley Love, Liz Seccuro, Annie Hylton, and Kathryn Russell are high-profile names whose cases have given the University of Virginia a reputation for something other than... -
Why'd he lie? Law student's false racial accusation riles
Why did he do it? That's a question only one person can answer, and that person– Johnathan Perkins– isn't talking. But it hasn't stopped people from wondering w...
On Architecture
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Found: Virginia's lost communties
In the 1890s there were big plans to transform the Louisa County town of Mineral into a metropolis. Located in the so-called “gold-pyrite belt," a nine- to sixteen-m...
The Brazen Careerist
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Good reviews: Candor, honesty mean more than money
The worst performance review I ever received said, "You were great"– and it was delivered via e-mail! When I commented on its brevity to my boss, he said the "outrage...
Sports Doctor
Strange But True
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Memorable: Great characters make great stories
Q. What's perhaps the truest yardstick for a fictional work's success, going well beyond a hefty advance, rave reviews or sales in the millions? –J. Casey
Letters
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McCarthy's work doesn't mimic Kahn's
I guess in anticipation that his work would one day be compared to Wolf Kahn [May 5 art review: "Wolf on the horizon: McCarthy channels Kahn landscapes"], I found the attac...
Black and White
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Point of Fork
Two rivers. The big one was known by aboriginal inhabitants as Powhatan's River; now it's the James. The other one is the Rivanna. Also the site of a Revolutionary debacle ...