March 1st, 2012 issue #1109

March 1st, 2012

Convicted Huguely: What's next for 'Georgie'?

Recent stories • Missing Huguelys: And other damaging would-be witnesses • Huguely convicted: Jury gives him 26 years in killing • Closing arguments: Intent and malice debated in Love's death ***

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Huguely convicted: Jury gives him 26 years in killing

Recent stories • Final day? Huguely arrives for judgment • The charges: What Huguely's jury must decide • Closing arguments: Intent and malice debated in Love's death ***

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Missing Huguelys: And other damaging would-be witnesses

Recent stories • Huguely convicted: Jury gives him 26 years in killing • Final day? Huguely arrives for judgment • The charges: What Huguely's jury must decide

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The week in review

Biggest contract: Ryan Zimmerman, the star UVA baseball shortstop turned star third-baseman for the Washington Nationals, has reportedly inked a deal that could be worth ...

Siips bows out, McClure and his burgers step in

As you might have already heard, Siips Wine & Champagne Bar closed on February 19 after four years on the Downtown Mall. Siips was known for its impressive wine offerin...
St. Maarten Café set to re-open

When St. Maarten Café abruptly closed at the end of January after 26 years, the outpouring of nostalgia and grief was immediate. A Friends of St. Maarten Café Facebook gr...
Staved off: Cracker Barrel bypasses Fifth Street

The red dirt out by the Holiday Inn on Fifth Street has recently been raising some eyebrows. But what won't be raised anytime soon is the developer's intended target: the c...
Whiskey Jar: Streamlined Southern fare unveiled Feb 6

Previous story Southern, uncapped: Whiskey Jar strips down walls... and recipes

Toasty trio: Three Charlottesville fireplaces worth visiting

Ol’ man Winter has given Central Virginians a break, but we still have to get through March before dogwoods bloom, so chances are good a bitter wind will blow a little mo...

Market Street condo attracts multiple offers

2/1/2012 Charlottesville CB&D, LLC to Christopher & Darlene Bruce, 1723 Chesapeake Street, $280,726 Arthur Feiner, Marie O. Pealer & Mary P. Newton to CB & ...

Upgraded Western: A sparkling neighbor to Old Trail

Address: 1614 Grayrock Court Neighborhood: Grayrock in Western AlbemarleAsking: $359,000Assessment: $308,100Year ...

Property auctions

March 1 at 1pm at the Charlottesville Circuit Court Property: 108 Azalea Drive Debtor: Bayram A. and Laura K. Sadikoglu Original amount owing: $181,176 Bidder brings...

Valiant effort: SEALs shine in 'Act of Valor'

Act of Valor Directors: Mike McCoy, Scott WaughStarring: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano Playing: Carmike~ R - 111 min

Table of contents

COVERWhat's next for 'Georgie'?With a second-degree murder conviction and a 26-year sentence hanging over his head, former UVA lacrosse player George Wesley Huguely V will ...

Bully buster? VQR spurs UVA launch of 'respectful workplace'

A year-and-a-half after the suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review's managing editor Kevin Morrissey launched a national debate about whether it was the scene of workplac...
Fraud indictment: Former candidate Halfaday to plead guilty

Former City Council candidate James Halfaday was indicted by a Charlottesville grand jury February 21 on one count of election fraud, and his attorney says Halfaday plans t...
Unfed for a cause: Student hunger strike enters second week

Exhausted and hungry but determined. That's how the 20 UVA students on a hunger strike to protest for a "living wage" at UVA describe themselves. On Monday, February 27R...

Case of cop accused of rape continued

Former County police officer Sean M. Horn, who arrested and charged with rape on January 5, was scheduled to appear in court Monday, February 27, but the preliminary hearin...
Getting pulled: Virginia State Police busy patrolling

Stories about the shooting • 'He gunned down my sister' • Culpeper Mayor, Police Chief issue statements about Patricia Cook • Controversy mounts in police sho...
Huguely's lunch: It arrives daily in a Playmate

How does an on-trial prisoner get his lunch? With food from a Playmate brand cooler apparently. (The eating and drinking habits of this particular prisoner, George W. Hugue...
Loch Leigh at sunset

Just a recent sunset near Ivy.
Shirts and skins and sand

Spring started early thanks to the UVA volleyball team's swanky newish sand courts near University Avenue.
Straight shootin’ with the Heartless Bastards

“Some people call what I create alt-country,” says Heartless Bastards front woman Erika Wennerstrom. “I don’t think I’d label us exactly that,” she adds. The s...
Where has all the snow gone?

The National Weather Service is calling for a 100 percent chance of rain Wednesday with a lesser chance for most of the other days in the near future besides Thursday the 1...
Zimmer-manna! Former Wahoo baseball star nabs $126 million

Prior stories • Zim catches the prez • Zimmerman chosen for first All-Star Game • UVA alum Zimmerman christens new stadium

Anti-icing

We had a few inches of snow on Sunday afternoon the 19th of February. In preparation, the City applied some manner of brine solution to the streets on Saturday night. I�...