May 2nd, 2013 issue #1218

May 2nd, 2013

Biscuit Run bonanza: How Hunter Craig turned a donation into a windfall

Hunter Craig has a way of snatching victory from defeat. Craig's masterstrokes in the field and in the courtroom follow a tumultuous year for the now 52-year-old media-shy banker, developer, and UVA Board of Visitors member. In May 2012, he withstood a publicized effort to remove him from the bank he helped launch. Two months earlier, one of his children was diagnosed with cancer. While arranging for the girl's treatment, Craig suddenly found himself near the center of what became known as "UVA June."

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The week in review

Worst carjacking: Three men approach the driver of a yellow Nissan Xterra on Longwood Drive around 9:30pm April 25, rob the driver, and one of the suspects pulls a gun, ...

Gameday: Former Cav to open sports bar

As a 6-foot-one, 248-pound linebacker for UVA, Merrill Robertson played alongside Angelo Crowell between 1999 and 2001, and according to his UVA bio, made an "immediate imp...
Sweet addition: Pearl's comes to West Main

Cupcakes, cookies, macaroons, muffins, tarts, croissants…you can't swing a rolling pin these days without hitting a sweet shop somewhere in town. Come May 6, you'll...

Spotlight on Peacock Hill

Subdivision: Peacock HillLocation: Ivy Price range: $251,000-$600,000Schools: Murray, Henley, Western AlbemarlePros: Easy commute to town, affordability, emphasis on nature...

Property auctions

May 2 at 10am at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 6200 Blenheim Road, Scottsville Debtor: Michael V. Anello Original amount owing: $275,000 Bidder brings: 10 percen...

Still got it? Redford stars, not quite like old times

By Richard Roeper For nearly 50 years, Robert Redford has been on quest to prove he is more than a golden boy matinee idol. Of course, Redford has succeeded in spectacular ...

Table of contents

COVERBiscuit Run bonanzaThree years after donating a 1,200-acre southern Albemarle County parcel for use as a state park, developer Hunter Craig and his team of investors w...

'Admitted' behavior: Judge denies Dumler motion

Unlike his last appearance in court as a defendant, a freshly shaved Chris Dumler came before a judge April 29 seeking to have the petition for his removal from the Albemar...
Appeal granted: Huguely gets hearing on possible trial errors

Three years ago, lacrosse players George W. Huguely V and Yeardley Love were getting ready to graduate from the University of Virginia. That plan changed early May 3, 2010,...
Charged up: UVA unveils C'ville's first electric station

A little over two years ago, UVA student Kyle Smalkowski founded the student organization START, Sustainable Transportation Advancement and Research Team, with hopes that t...
Garden week on Hartman's Mill Road

Historic Garden Week is in full swing, and there are plenty of lush gardens all over town that are not on the official tour. Asher Conn's profusion of tulips and creeping p...
Hip-hope: Annex fighting perceptions

The recent shooting outside the Elks Lodge on the Downtown Mall, which holds regular Friday night dance parties that cater to the African-American community, left two party...

Arbor Day

On April 26, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation planted a large diameter Platanus occidentalis in Quarry Park, Girl Scouts planted five saplings, and Charlottesville Are...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

“Long you live and high you'll fly, and smiles you'll give, tears you'll cry, and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.” ― Pink Floyd Fl...