May 10th, 2012 issue #1119
May 10th, 2012
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Big gun: Love's legal choice suggests hard-fought suit
If Sharon Love's first lawsuit had people scratching their heads and wondering if it was more symbolism than an actual effort to collect millions of dollars from a young man who will likely spend the next two dozen years behind bars, her second $30 million lawsuit, this one against UVA coaches and the Commonwealth of Virginia, raises no such questions, as the suit's lead attorney is known for a take-no-prisoners approach and plenty of big verdicts. -
Starsia sued: UVA lax coaches, state targeted by Love family
The family that sued George Huguely V in the death of their 22-year-old daughter has now filed a $29.4 million suit against the lacrosse coaches who reportedly missed key signals that they had a violent man on their team. Related stories: Civil squirm: Huguely must testify in $30 million lawsuit –>complete trial coverage
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Biggest chain reaction: Some local purveyors at the City Market are upset that Great Harvest Baking Company, a franchise, is allowed a highly coveted space, contending the ...
The Dish
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All fresco: Taking farm-to-table literally
"Our carbon footprint," says our waiter at a recent dinner at Zinc, "is pretty low from there to there." Related story Heavy metal: Zinc patio gets zincier -
Deck the Mall: Fancy Fleurie adds space for 22
Fleurie, the compact and upscale restaurant on the Downtown Mall's Third Street NE, will finally get its own café, as these images from May 3 indicate. The restaurant, own... -
Jason's Deli: Unblanking a wall, chain readies for August opening
A representative for Jason's Deli stood before the County Architectural Review Board on Monday, May 7, hoping to hammer out details concerning the exterior renovation of th...
Essays
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Studies show.... Bypass to use Greer kids as guinea pigs
We teach our school kids to do homework. Can we teach our county supervisors? Related: Fast track: Western Bypass shifts into overdrive $230 million: State board acc...
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
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Graves Street renovation brings quick sale
3/21/12 Albemarle Shiflett Farm LLC to NVR, Inc 5592 Summerdean Road, $85,000 The TSRM Group LLC to Jeffrey P. & Tristy L. Ridder, 140 Hessian Hills Circle, ...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
May 16 at noon at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 310 Westminster RoadDebtor: Betty J. CramptonOriginal amount owing: $310,000Bidder brings: 10 percent sale priceInfo: Ab...
Movie Reviews
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Marvelous mediocrity: Whedon meets expectations with more of the same
The Avengers Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson Playing: Seminole ~ PG-13 - 142 minutes
Contents
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Table of contents
COVERCivil actionsHer daughter's killer was convicted in February, but Sharon Love isn't through pushing for accountability. Days after she sued George Huguely for $30 mill...
News
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'Hot Air' rises: Filmmakers reach $65K, push on to Nolte
For 45 days, Derek Sieg and Jeremy Goldstein did everything they could think of to raise money to make a movie. They sold t-shirts on the Downtown Mall. They buttonholed ev... -
Controversy continues: As Allied gets City boost for recycling approach
In the latest battle against renegade recycler Peter Van der Linde and in an apparent effort to reverse a dwindling share of the local trash market, corporate hauler Allied... -
Get a room: Bad weather doesn't slow Foxfield revelry
Fake IDs, underage drinking, and public drunkenness– the usual suspects at the Foxfield Races– were undeterred by a cold and rainy Saturday, April 28. Nor were ... -
Johnson's journey: Parkway chase ends in naked capture
An early Wednesday police chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway ended with a crashed-and-burned sport utility vehicle and a driver who, by the time a canine team caught up with h... -
Land fill: City selling 3.5 acres on Elliott for $10
In a city where downtown land routinely sells for millions per acre, there's a near-downtown tract that's poised for sale for just $2.85 an acre. No, that's not a typo. But... -
Saving Wintergreen: Ski resort wins 'favorable' ruling and 'transaction'
Wintergreen has won a "favorable" settlement on disputed state conservation tax credits but has still gone ahead with the humbling prospect of hiring a turnaround company t... -
Smoke signals: Council passes part of pot resolution
City Council passed a resolution to ask the General Assembly to revisit marijuana laws and give consideration to decriminalization in a 3-2 vote Monday night, but backed of... -
They boogied... before midnight
Skip Castro entertained a massive crowd at Fridays After Five on May 4, and the crowd seemed to know the words to the songs to which they were dancing. The band, which got ...
CultureVulture
Black and White
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Eugene Bradbury
UVA professor Daniel Bluestone discusses residential and commercial architecture during a bicycle tour (over seven miles with at least 24 cyclists) of the Venable and Rugb...
Cultural preview
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FunStuff: Charlottesville events May 10 and beyond
Music mayhem