September 19th, 2013 issue #1238

September 19th, 2013

Life and death: A child's-eye view of Jim Crow Charlottesville

The headlines in the Daily Progress that September described a world that was as distant as the moon to the boys who slept and woke on Dice Street. “France Prepares for War Threats,” one read; in Germany, Hitler joined “50,000 disciplined youths” at the annual Nuremberg Rally and watched as hundreds of artillery units and tanks streamed past the reviewing stand and the Hindenburg hovered overhead.

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The week in review

Biggest box: The Albemarle Board of Supervisors okays a 155,000-square-foot Costco at Stonefield in a 4-2 vote, with Ken Boyd and Petie Craddock voting against. Costco th...

Wine and freedom, Chinese-Mex, and Octoberfest

In conjunction with Montpelier's Constitution Day celebration, there will be a Taste of Freedom Wine Festival on September 21 from 11am to 7pm, rain or shine, with are...

'Sox lid': A hat changed my life

By Carroll [email protected] first week of August marked the 11th anniversary of a life-changing event for me. My wife and I were married in 2002 and wen...

Schoolhouse rocks: County home blends past and present

Address: 4383 Mechums School HillArea: CrozetYear built: 1884? 1903? (sources conflict)Square footage: 2635 finished, 0 unfinishedAcreage: 3.64 Asse...

Property auctions

September 25 at 1:45pm at Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1080 Dry Bridge Road Debtor: John Percy Whiting Original amount owing: $147,500 Bidder brings: $10,000 or 10 percen...

All in "The Family:" Mob life satisfies as dark comedy

The Family ***Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo Director: Luc Besson Rated R, 111 minutesPlaying at: Stone...

Table of contents

COVERRemembering Jim CrowAs a boy growing up on Dice Street in Depression-era Charlottesville, Eugene Williams felt the pain of segregation and racism. A family tragedy com...

'Hidden gem': Could Scottsville be county's new hotspot?

About a year ago, Scottsville Council member Dan Gritsko went for a walk through the woods just outside of town, part of the 63 acres of land that make up the Van Clief Nat...
Clemency petition: Fugetts recant; Davis still in prison

Robert Davis said all along he didn't do it. Now both of the siblings convicted in the horrific 2003 Crozet murders of Nola Annette Charles and her toddler son say he didn'...
Risk assessment: After 'Molly' deaths, former UVA students consider danger

A young patient lies recovering at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Control Center after being treated for a severe drug overdose.
Six months: Kroboth to stay behind bars

Convicted attempted-wife-killer Kurt Kroboth will stay behind bars after a judge ruled he violated the terms of his probation for the second time in the past year.
Spooked by MOOCs: UVA tip-toes into online education

Online education is a touchy subject at UVA. As the university prepares to offer 11 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) this fall, the "unpleasantness" of last summer looms...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

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