August 22nd, 2013 issue #1234
August 22nd, 2013
4Better Or Worse
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The week in review
Worst rash of muggings: A 21-year-old man is robbed around 2am August 15 at 15th Street NW and Sadler Street, according to a release. The suspects are described as two bl...
The Dish
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Crozet's finest: Beloved pies arrive on the Corner
Most Charlottesvillians have made the beautiful drive out to Crozet Pizza in Crozet to eat what National Geographic’s travel guide once dubbed “the best pizza in the wo...
Essays
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Suffrage's legacy: It's time for women to step up
By Kay Slaughter
Real Estate - $old
Real Estate - On the Block
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Don't panic! Off Grid Builders, Inc. specializes in preparedness construction
Address: 119 Old Country Club Road Area: Green Springs, Louisa ...
Real Estate Property auctions
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Property auctions
August 23 at 11am at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 950 Glenwood Station Lane #201 Debtor: Alexandra C. Gibson Original amount owing: $191,960 Bidder brings: 10 ...
Movie Reviews
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Unique view: 'Butler' offers riveting history of race relations
By Richard Roeper By the time Jane Fonda shows up as Nancy Reagan and we realize that's Alan Rickman beneath the makeup playing Ronald Reagan in Lee Daniels' The Butle...
Contents
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Table of contents
COVERBack to school!A collective sigh of relief can be heard across Charlottesville as parents pack lunchboxes and send their little and not-so-little ones back to school. ...
News
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Alibi redux: Taylor points the finger again
Ten months after he told the Hook he was the victim of an overzealous investigation into missing Orange County teen Samantha Clarke, Randy Allen Taylor seems to be planning... -
Angry probationer: Kroboth back in jail
The man convicted of the attempted murder of his wife while wearing a vampire mask on Halloween in 2004 has decided he wants to be released from supervised probation in Ari... -
Another Jersey barrier on West Main
The construction of the 200-plus-apartments-and-commercial-use Plaza on West Main brings the second strip of concrete barricades within a few blocks. Unlike the UVA Battle ... -
Close call: Wrong-way on interstate prompts reckless charge
An evening out with a friend in Crozet ended with a close call for a Charlottesville traveler headed eastbound on I-64 on Saturday night, August 3, after encountering anoth... -
Library with a view: Crozet's new bibliothèque de luxe
Years in the works before ground was ever broken— and funding found— the new Crozet Library is set to open in a few weeks, and Jefferson Madison Regional Director John ... -
Taylor's encounters: Aquaintances recall abduction suspect as hearing looms
As accused kidnapper Randy Allen Taylor sits in jail issuing protestations of innocence through his attorney, one former friend says the 48-year-old Lovingston resident has... -
Who shot Greg Rosson? ID of police officer still secret
August 16 was Gregory Rosson's 22nd birthday. His family brought flowers, his two dogs, and sang "Happy Birthday" to him— at Prize Hill Cemetery in Boonesville, where he ...
Letters
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Not a fan
Stonefield is a mistake ["On set at Stonefield: They built it, but will people come?" August 15]. Bigger is not better, as wise people have always known, and another shoppi...
Cultural preview
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Get Out! events, shows, things to do
Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based o...