May 3rd, 2012 issue #1118
May 3rd, 2012
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Battle of the noodle: Allied heats up recycling rhetoric against Van der Linde
For several years now, Allied Waste, which is owned by mega-waste company Republic Services, has been largely silent while Van der Linde Recycling (VDLR) steals all the local trash and recycling glory. Now the company is fighting back with a vengeance. With an onslaught of web, print, radio, and TV advertising, Allied suggests that much of the recycling collected by local haulers using VDLR is ending up in a landfill.
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Latest former Albemarle police officer/reserve deputy to be charged with unsavory acts against a family member: Charles Farrell Long Jr., 47, who also is a former fourth-gr...
The Dish
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Café-market: Batesville gets its store back
The historic structure that previously housed the beloved Batesville Store has reopened, and its new incarnation is Plank Road Exchange, which its foodie proprietors descri... -
Everybody's place: Citizen Burger Bar set for Memorial Day opening
Restaurateur Andy McClure says he's been trying to open a place on the Downtown Mall for several years. And he came close a few times, once at The Gleason, and another time... -
Pig out this Friday at Brookville, ah, Bville-Q
Brookville Restaurant on the Downtown Mall is known for its inventive, local food-inspired cuisine, a reputation that earned chef Harrison Keevil an invite to assist celebr...
Essays
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Slow but fit: What's right about 13-minute miles
Is this a dream? Am I six years old again? It feels as though I’m flying, zooming past fellow passengers in the airport corridor, overtaking travelers dragging suitcases ...
Question of the Week
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Do you know where your trash and recycling end up?
The actual answer: Depending on where you live or which company grabs your trash, the stuff may get landfilled, recycled, or some combination. Read this week's cover story...
Real Estate - $old
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Bidding war erupts on Evergreen
3/14/2012 Albemarle William W. Bailey to Federal National Mortgage Association, 1625 Cool Spring Road, $169,744 (foreclosure) Belvedere Station Land Trust to Rita H. Reid, ...
Real Estate - On the Block
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Vacancies down: But can renters absorb enough empties?
The number of vacant houses has fallen by more than a third. Could this be the recovery sign that blogging realtor Jim Duncan hopes it is? On April 20, Duncan posted an ent...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
May 3 at 10am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: three building lots on Langford DriveDebtor: Ivy Estates LLCOriginal amount owing: unknownBidder brings: 10 percent sale ...
Movie Reviews
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Material macabre: Sensational acting drives Poe-laced melodrama
The Raven Director: James McTeigue Starring: John Cusack, Luke Evans Playing: Carmike ~ R - 111 minutes
Music Features
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Big lessons: Candid Doughty offers sa-sa-something
The man who sings about his reticence in "Na Na Nothing" turns out to have plenty to say– or at least write about. If fans haven't always been privy to intimate stori...
Contents
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Table of contents
COVERTrash battleAllied Waste's new ad campaign suggests the company is the only one actually performing "single stream recycling," but the biggest competitor, Peter Van de...
News
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Air apparent: 'History Guys' prep for weekly launch
Seven years after the idea for a radio show featuring "The American History Guys" was first floated in Charlottesville, the "Guys"– a dream team of two UVA history pr... -
App-reciation: Cardagin helps businesses say 'thanks'
To launch his 21st century phone app business Cardagin, Rob Masri says he learned everything he needed to know when he was a kid at his family's restaurant in southwest Vir... -
Century of Snow's: Family business hits the big 100
Where's Willard Scott when you need him? Three generations of Snows gathered Thursday at the Snow's Garden Center headquarters on Avon Street to celebrate the 100th birthda... -
Civil squirm: Huguely must testify in $30 million lawsuit
Two months after an explosive criminal trial and mere days before time expired to file a civil suit, Sharon Love has filed a $30 million action against the man convicted of... -
Mugshot drag: Crime Times error raises ire
Nobody ever wants to see their picture in a mugshot magazine, but one man says his concern over a misdemeanor arrest was compounded into utter humiliation and outrage when ... -
Rotunda works: Magnolias reprieved, but not out of woods yet
When University architect David Neuman recommended last November that the massive, 100-year-old magnolias surrounding the Rotunda should come down to accommodate a $4.7 mil... -
Sign language: Robert Hurt announces reelection run
Congressman Robert Hurt was in town Monday to kick off his reelection bid for the 5th District. Local Republicans including supervisors Ken Boyd and Rodney Thomas gathered ... -
Taking action: Group forms for autism support
When a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, parents' devastation is likely compounded by the overwhelming need for support– and the lack of a centrali...
CultureVulture
Black and White
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Arbor Day
Charlottesville schoolchildren measure the circumference of a Quercus alba (white oak) at Forest Hills Park on Arbor Day, the last Friday in April.~Commentator Bill Emory p...
