July 4th, 2013 issue #1227

July 4th, 2013

Becoming American: Refugees share tales of horror, hope, and achieving U.S. citizenship

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The week in review

Latest Baldi plea: The former restaurateur/admitted embezzler Jim Baldi is in Charlottesville Circuit Court July 2 to plead guilty again, this time for taking between $22,0...

Camino bows out, Restaurant Week looms

In a few weeks, Camino, the restaurant located in Vinegar Hill Theater, will take its final bow. Ann Porotti, the owner of the building that houses both Vinegar Hill and Ca...

Reborn in the USA

By Cathy HardingRecently The Atlantic published a quiz, “Are You Smart Enough to Be A Citizen?” It’s a jumble of multiple-choice questions about iconic American archi...

Spotlight on Wickham Pond

Location: Wickham PondPrice range: $216,00-$376,800Schools: Brownsville, Henley, WesternPros: visual appeal, amenities, locationCons: small size of lots, ongoing constructi...

Property auctions

July 10 at 1:45pm at Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1280 Chatham Ridge Debtor: Christina Fairchild Carter and William Robertson Carter II Original amount owing: $254,368 B...

Overblown: Tatum can't save action flick

By Richard Roeper Everyone in White House Down is an idiot, clinically insane, a cliché or a vehicle for shameless exploitation. Some characters go for the combo platter. ...

Table of contents

COVERBecoming AmericanRefugees come from the farthest reaches of the earth, often leaving behind war ravaged homelands, the threat of starvation, and hopelessness. They fin...

Concealed permits: Gun records even more secret with new law

What is it about forbidden fruit that makes it so irresistible? For example, we'd never really thought about looking up concealed handgun carry permits until the General As...
Illinois bound: Halfaday goes home

The former City Council candidate whose repeated threats to his ex landed him back in jail on probation violations is headed back to Illinois with his mom, a judge ordered ...
Lake Anna: Authorities step up safety measures after drowning

One month has passed since six-year-old Asa Gayle drowned in Lake Anna by Dike 3, the popular but extremely dangerous fishing spot, and though the new warning signs ordered...
Landmark day: Honk if you support gay rights

A torrential storm could not dampen the celebration in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic June 26 decision that affects gay marriage rights. More that two dozen ...
Self-defense: Officers cleared in Birdwood Court shooting

A grand jury has indicted the man shot by Albemarle police in a city neighborhood Memorial Day weekend and cleared the officers involved, according to a release from Charlo...
Terror at Harris Teeter: Indignation rises over ABC underage drinking op

In a week with landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the news that had Charlottesville buzzing as outrage mounts? Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agents' arrest of a you...

Franklin Street

June 22, 2010 the Charlottesville Planning Commission added Franklin Street to the City’s sidewalk priority list. Franklin is one of 12 north/south pedestrian paths acro...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

"Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty." ~Louis D. Brandeis Fireworks and Freedom </...