July 18th, 2013 issue #1229

July 18th, 2013

Gift-gate: Star Scientific, Jonnie Williams & a governor in hot water.

By Peter GaluszkaTheir expressions say it all. Making their entrance at a recent midday celebration of Virginia wine at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, appear as dark as a glass of burgundy.

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The week in review

Latest in the ABC Harris Teeter debacle: The agent in charge of the operation that put a water-buying 20-year-old in jail with three felony charges, John Taylor, was stri...

Loco for Poco Loco

You may have noticed that a place called Poco Loco has appeared in the former Cinema Taco spot at the Jefferson Theater, complete with an outside tiki bar, the only one on ...

America divided? You bet, and that's good.

By Charles McRavenThe hand-wringer’s political whine: “Why can’t we all just get alo-ong? Those people on the other side just keep on dividing the country. They’re ...

QUESTION: Should police be able to conduct random vehicle checkpoints?

Jeff Johnson "No comment. Stops like that have never worked out very well for me." Shay Munroe

What's in store? Louisa property offers unique combination

Address: 10348 Louisa RoadNeighborhood: Boswells Tavern ...

Property auctions

July 24 at 3:30pm at Albemarle Courthouse Property: 143 Green Turtle Lane, Unit 1 Debtor: Jourdin D. Young Original amount owing: $102,700 Bidder brings: $15,000 or 10 perc...

Good sports: 'Idiots' is a laugh-a-thon

By Richard Roeper Some comedies make you laugh out loud. Some are more interested in getting you to smile in quiet recognition of the sublime intelligence at work. &n...

Table of contents

COVERHeeeere's Jonnie!Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams is making news nearly daily for his seemingly unending stream of gifts to Governor Bob McDonnell and his family. W...

Family in the dark: Police still mum on who shot Greg Rosson

July 8 was the one-month anniversary of Gregory Rosson's death. His family visited his grave, their tears mixing with the rain that was falling. "It still feels like it jus...
Fatal crash: Guilty plea in Garth Road racing charge

Nearly a year after two young men's paths collided on Garth Road, Thomas Clayton Appleton, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of felony racing that caused the death of 18-year...
Police provocateur: Man says 'no' to license checkpoint

Joe Draego refused to show a police officer his driver's license at a recent checkpoint. He says he was threatened that his window would be broken if he didn't roll it all ...
Seventy-six trombones led the big parade

Okay, it's not 76, but when do you see even three trombones? That would be at the July 12 Fridays after Five, which featured Richmond's No BS! Brass Band, with its conserva...
Snow driven: Board picks moderate Craddock

After the controversy that's rocked the Albemarle Board of Supervisors for most of this year, thanks to the sexual battery conviction of former supe Chris Dumler, the meeti...

Screwball cop comedy inappropriate

What an article [July 2, "Terror at Harris Teeter: Indignation rises over ABC underage drinking op"]. What an unbelievable outrage. It sounds like some sort of cop-buddy-sc...

Edward

John sketching his brother Edward. ~Commentator Bill Emory puts up a new photo nearly every day at billemory.com/blog.

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” ― Wolfgan...