June 27th, 2013 issue #1226

June 27th, 2013

Pain for gain: High-intensity fitness trend trumps machines

“Who’s gonna win?” calls former Navy Seal John McGuire to the group of about 50 people lined up before him. “We are!” the group yells back in unison, “Hoo-yah!” Up before the sun, the group sprints across a still-dewy field, drops and does pushups, runs relays, lifts and carries one another, working in teams to hoist giant inflatable rafts across an invisible finish line. At the center of this coordinated commotion is McGuire, calling out instructions.

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The week in review

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Something's brewing: Scottsville gets java and books

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Vu moves on: Zinc chef changes pho-cus

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Shared vision: The quest for beauty has deep roots

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Spotlight on Hollymead

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Property auctions

June 27 at 11:30am at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: Charlottesville Center, 1646 Seminole Trail Debtor: WSG Charlottesville LLC Original amount owing: unknown Bi...

Fresh zombies: Pitt brings life to walking dead flick

By Richard Roeper Like the heroes in just about every end-of-the-world thriller ever made, Brad Pitt's Gerry in World War Z has the ability to see things no one else c...

Table of contents

COVERGet ready to sweatWorkouts have gotten tougher over the past several years thanks to research showing that high-intensity intervals do more than hours of moderate inte...

2 police shootings: No new info released

Within two weeks, Albemarle police officers shot people in two separate incidents, one of which was fatal. The details of the Birdwood Court and Afton Mountain shootings ar...
Giant pig protests Walmart

Though it was a small protest with only three people, a 10-foot-tall inflatable caged pig with wounds on its sides to show how live pigs in gestation cages suffer, and ele...
New dog treat 'Barkery' makes local dogs happy

Representing the next step in the growing pet-food industry in the Charlottesville area, Zeus’s Gourmet Barkery, opened its doors on Thursday, June 19 to fellow Charlotte...
Non-violent felons: How many will get to vote?

Governor Bob McDonnell's May 29 announcement of automatic restoration of voting rights to non-violent felons brought accolades from both sides of the aisle, as well as from...
Recycled remedy: Will Ivy 'transfer' to Van der Linde?

Four years after Albemarle County supervisors stood behind the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's RICO lawsuit against recycling entrepreneur Peter Van der Linde, claiming he ...
The appointment: Republicans could pick Dumler replacement

The three Republicans on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors say they want a unanimous vote for the person to take Chris Dumler's place representing the Scottsville District...

Hot doggin' it

Have hot dog suit, will travel. Katelyn Hicks stands by as a 1970 Nova gets a tune-up. ~Commentator Bill Emory puts up a new photo nearly every day at billemory.com/b...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

"If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music."–Keith Richards He's ...