April 11th, 2013 issue #1215
April 11th, 2013
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Can Anyone Stop Ken Cuccinelli? Here's how Virginia's pro-life, pro-gun attorney general could take over the Governor's Mansion.
by Peter GaluszkaIt is a wintry afternoon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Strutting against a cobalt blue sky, a fife and drum corps dressed in resplendent red and blue colonial garb plays martial airs in front of the steps of Virginia's stately Capitol. The governor is about to take his oath of office administered by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia:
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Biggest margin: Democrat Jason Vandever wins the special election for Charlottesville treasurer April 2 by 75 percent with 1,280 votes to independent opponent John Pfaltz's...
The Dish
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Coffee capital: Shark Mountain Coffee to change C'Ville java landscape
Many small businesses in competitive industries will throw down to keep even their most basic recipes a secret from their competitors. Not Shark Mountain Coffee Company. In... -
Just Curry returns
More than three years after closing down two locations of Just Curry– one on the Corner and one in the Downtown Transit Center– Chef Alex George is currying fav... -
Kabobs on West Main
In Charlottesville, where a restaurant’s ambiance and décor can be judged almost as harshly as the food, it’s refreshing to walk into Grand Market International Foods ...
Essays
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
Real Estate - On the Block
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Spotlight on Scottsville
Area: ScottsvillePrice Range: $32,225-$4,250,000Schools: Scottsville, Walton, MonticelloPros: relaxed atmosphere, outdoor recreation, proximity to James R...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
April 11 at 11:30pm at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 5084 Browns Gap Turnpike, Crozet Debtor: unknown Original amount owing: $240,787.42 Bidder brings: $23,332.60...
Movie Reviews
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Hosting aliens: Meyer flick invades
Stephenie Meyer, whose books inspired the Twilight movies, now presents a new way for true love to struggle against itself. In the Twilight world, characters were invited t...
Contents
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Table of Contents 1215
Cuccinelli on the rise COVERWe voted twice for Barack Obama, and choose Democrats for governors, so how do we explain the rise of the sodomy law-loving, gay bashing former ...
News
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Azalea in the snow
An azalea outside the Main Street Arena ignores the snow piled around it and blooms anyway. Photographed around 1pm, April 4 at 42 degrees. Update 7:05pm: Frozen matter is ... -
Benchmark: Claude Worrell confirmed as juvenile court judge
For 20 years, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Claude Worrell has prosecuted some of Charlottesville's most notorious cases. His days arguing in front of the bench soon will ... -
Casual encounters: Alleged fake Craigslist poster denied bond
Men kept showing up at the victim's house in Fauquier County wanting sex, she testified– more than 100 males between January and March 20. A federal judge in Charlott... -
Explosive: Airport neighbors claim blast damage
When Donna and Steven DeJong built their house in Walnut Hills eight years ago, their builder offered to come back and repair any damage from settling that occurred durin... -
Good neighbors? Controversy brews over apartments at Meadowbrook
The phrase "mixed-use" may be all the rage when talking about city and county developments, but some neighbors of the Meadowbrook Shopping Centre aren't thrilled with propo... -
Highway terror: Teens escape runaway car
A scene of terror unfolded on I-81Tuesday afternoon, April 9, when two Harrisonburg teenagers found themselves in a car that accelerated out of control to 110 mph, leading ... -
Rally for immigration reform
Five-year-old Yovani Hernandez joins his dad, José Hernandez, and dozens more April 8 on the corners of Ridge-McIntire and Preston Avenue at and across from the Albemarle ... -
UVA student enters City Council race
Another bowtie-wearing, twenty-something candidate has announced a bid for the Democratic nomination for City Council. UVA grad student Adam Lees chose the front of the Rot...
Facetime
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Social capitalist: Fairchild's unlikely B-school path
Greg Fairchild has to cancel a phone interview. He's in Macedonia and has been invited to the president's house to listen to jazz after they discovered a mutual interest in...
Black and White
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Special election
Democrat Jason Vandever won a special election for Charlottesville treasurer in a landslide Tuesday, defeating independent John Pfaltz 1,280 votes to 397. A total of 1,68...
Cultural preview
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Get Out! events, shows, things to do
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