July 21st, 2011 issue #1029
July 21st, 2011
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Hot contests: Democrats clash in dog days of summer
Across Virginia, voters go to the polls in November to elect state and local legislators, but in Charlottesville, the election will pretty much be sewn up in August. In this overwhelmingly Democratic burg, perhaps a thousand or two people will vote in the party's primary and decide who will serve on City Council and as the hotly contested clerk of circuit court. The bleak odds have not deterred four independents from joining the race, raising the number of candidates to 11 seeking the three seats up for grabs on City Council.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Biggest meetings: An Albemarle Board of Supervisors hearing July 13 on the proposed Western 29 Bypass brings out the citizenry, with 108 signed up to speak. A Metropolitan ...
The Dish
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Batesville Store to re-open?
Two weeks ago, a story in the Crozet Gazette enthusiastically suggested that the Batesville Store, a popular music venue and country store that was forced to close when the... -
Good kill, good food: How to thank a chicken
For anthropologist-turned-local farmer Elizabeth Van Deventer of Davis Creek Farms, killing animals to eat involves showing respect and gratitude for the sustenan...
Essays
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Toxic assets: Moldy houses are another housing crisis
The next time someone tells you that capitalism is efficient, remember the mold houses. I used to be a banker. Some of my customers had trouble making their loan payments....
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
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Toomy's loss, Sullivan's gain
6/13/11John & Frances Webber to Richard & Leigh Myers, 3360 Brookside Drive, $565,000, AlbemarleCraig Enterprises Inc. to Thomas & Elizabeth Freshwater, 642 Eig...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Stowe away: Ivy cottage has charm, potential, pool
Address: 2655 Stowe CourtNeighborhood: IvyAsking: $379,000Assessment: $453,400Year Built: 1980Size: 2076 fin. sq. ft.Land: 2.0 acresCurb Appeal: 8 out of 10Listing Ag...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
July 21 at 2:15pm at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 4000 Tompkins Drive Debtor: Nana Tchienkou or Florence Nana Amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 percent s...
Art Features
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Enamored with enamel: Glick shows her metal mettle
When Kristina Glick first exhibited her work at the McGuffey Art Center three years ago, her jewelry stole the show. She wowed viewers with necklaces that interspersed semi...
DR. HooK
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Graves matter: Hyperthyroidism causes tremors, eye woes
Hip-hop star Missy Elliott and Mrs. Barbara Bush have something in common. No, it isn’t their jewelry: Missy doesn’t wear those big fake pearls for which Barbara h...
Movie Reviews
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Fitting end: Final 'Potter' lives up to hype
After seven earlier films reaching back a decade, the Harry Potter saga comes to a solid and satisfying conclusion in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The fina...
News
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Plan B denied: Emergency contraception comes under fire
It was late spring when Kim Simmons approached the Kmart pharmacy seeking the over-the-counter emergency contraceptive Plan B. In her 40s and the mother of a 22-year-old... -
Sexually offended: Grabber gets 8 months
The man who reached under a woman's skirt and grabbed her genitalia outside Club 216 last fall was sentenced to eight months in jail. Antoine Rashard Anderson, 29, was foun... -
Snap: Restaurant week rolls on
Restaurant Week diners appear to be enjoying themselves at the Boar's Head Inn Thursday night. -
Topped off: Convenience store owner is Fuel's high bidder
After a spirited bidding war that included half-million-dollar-plus bids from one of Charlottesville's best-known developers and from the company that may have created the ... -
Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to Donald
Patricia Kluge has always had a knack for strategic moves, so why should her personal bankruptcy be any different?As lenders converged to seize her winery and her beloved 4...
On Architecture
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Powersaver: LEAP announces $10K energy makeover contest
The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) and UVA Community Credit Union have launched another makeover contest, and this one could win you $10,000 toward making your home m... -
The Lodge: Old Trail for older folks
Back in 2008, developer David Hilliard began his "Lodge at Old Trail" project, a senior living community in the heart of Old Trail Village in Crozet. He was hoping to creat...
The Brazen Careerist
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Take a risk: Bid family bye, try something new
For too many people, staying in the family business is the easy way to worm out of difficulties of adult life: finding a place where you fit in, discovering what you love t...
Sports Doctor
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Sign here: College recruiting raises, crushes dreams
I admit I didn’t watch the entire Women’s World Cup. Packing up a toddler for vacation doesn’t leave a momma much time to watch television: my mind was occupied with ...
Strange But True
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Outright lie: By any other name, it's not so bad
Q. When might an outright lie feel like something less than fibbing or prevarication? –G. Washington
Online only
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Table of Contents
COVERPrimary primerWith the Democratic primary for City Council (and Clerk of Court) just weeks away, it's time to meet the candidates and find out just what they'd do if v...
Facetime
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Uncovering the true story of Pocahontas
History buffs have long been skeptical of some of the tales told by English settler Captain John Smith, but few know the Native American perspective on this crucial time in...
Black and White
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River thing
On Wednesday, July 20, the City Council was scheduled to interview candidates for the City’s “Planning Commission.” I hope the Councilors will ask the PC wannabes to:...