Extended stay: Hotel planned for Regal Seminole property
Jan 8th 2:44pm
by Lisa Provence
Although recent hostelries, such as the Marriott at West Main and Ridge or the Landmark on the Downtown Mall, have stalled, the odds for a Homewood Suites on the Regal Cinema property at Seminole Square seem much better. For one, a hotel is already a by-right use for the 6.5-acre parcel. That means no rezoning or special use permits, which always slow development projects down.
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Board dreams: Skatepark makes post-Parkway plans
Dec 14th 2:45pm
by Courteney Stuart
The Rotunda, the Corner and the Lawn may conjure instant images of Jeffersonian architecture, but if a group of local skateboard enthusiasts have their way, those UVA classics will also provide inspiration for a new and expanded Charlottesville skatepark. when the current location at the corner of Route 250 and McIntire Road is forced to relocate when construction of the city's portion of McIntire parkway begins, possibly as early as summer 2012.
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Board dreams: Skatepark makes post-Parkway plans
Dec 14th 2:45pm
by Courteney Stuart
The Rotunda, the Corner and the Lawn may conjure instant images of Jeffersonian architecture, but if a group of local skateboard enthusiasts have their way, those UVA classics will also provide inspiration for a new and expanded Charlottesville skatepark. when the current location at the corner of Route 250 and McIntire Road is forced to relocate when construction of the city's portion of McIntire parkway begins, possibly as early as summer 2012.
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Campus assault: When federal involvement spells trouble
Dec 8th 5:05am
Going coastal: And like a bad neighbor...
Nov 15th 2:36pm
by Hook Contributor
By PATRICK CLARKIn 1938, when storm-watchers gave hurricanes names fit for railroad lines, the Great New England formed off Africa's western coast, hurtled across the Atlantic and turned north, making landfall in Central Long Island.
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Fit to be tried: Crossfit expands, boot camps
Nov 5th 2:42pm
by Courteney Stuart
When Crossfit Charlottesville opened in the summer of 2009, some questioned whether the high intensity, short workouts focused on "functional fitness," where workouts have names like "Cindy" and "Fran," and adherents use words like "WOD" and "Rx"– was a passing trend. Three years later, the original Crossfit gym is thriving, says its founder, and on November 1, it got some competition with the opening of a new Crossfit location whose owners believe there's plenty of demand to support both businesses.
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Fatal crash: Lewis pleads guilty in death of daughter, ex-husband
Aug 29th 1:54pm
by Courteney Stuart
DEMEANOR HERE, Jessica X Lewis, the Crimora woman charged with manslaughter in the November 2011 deaths of her daughter and ex-husband, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Albemarle Circuit Court. QUOTE FROM LEWIS As previously reported, a;ldsfja;lsdfjaldsfj. What was she under the influence of?
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Neighborly complaint: Fix those hooves!
Aug 10th 4:07pm
by Andrew Aylward
Someone in Gordonsville has dropped the reins on taking care of at least one of the horses on an estate on Lovers Lane near Route 33, and a neighbor’s complaint is not gaining much traction with local officials or the owners, despite the owners’ seemingly ample resources and the pro-horse outlook of many in rural Albemarle county.
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Classroom tech: Local high schools go online
Jul 24th 4:28pm
by Tim Shea
Tomorrow’s kindergarten students may live through a transition that means many of their high school classes will not include a teacher in the classroom.
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The Hook in review: 12 years of covering Charlottesville
Sep 27th 7:26pm
by Lisa Provence
The first issue of the Hook hit the streets February 7, 2002, in an America still reeling in post-9/11 shock— not quite sure how our world would change, but with an uneasy feeling that it would not be for the better.
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First and last days at the Hook
Sep 26th 8:13pm
The Award-winning Hook
Sep 26th 3:18pm
by Dave McNair
Earlier this year, the Hook won the state's top journalism award for its coverage of the attempted ouster of UVA President Teresa Sullivan last year. It is the third time the Hook has won the coveted prize for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service, given to only two newspapers every year at the Virginia Press Association's annual award ceremony.
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Digging deeper: On becoming a Hook reporter
Sep 26th 2:02pm
by Dave McNair
One of the first stories I wrote as a full-time employee for the Hook in 2005 was about the planned renovation of a Downtown park. I spoke to advocates of the renovation, city parks and rec officials, the architects, local residents, and cranked out a piece you'd find in hundreds of small community papers. I was happy with what I wrote. It was good, solid reporting about a community project, and I'd spoken to everyone involved.
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What they say about the Hook
Sep 26th 12:53pm
by Lisa Provence
Since its inception, the Hook has shone a spotlight into the darkest corners of our community, forcing us to confront issues that most would just as soon ignore.
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Correction: Person, not company, gave money
Sep 26th 6:18am
by Courteney Stuart
Our September 5 cover story, "Angels among us: How Charlottesville is becoming a hot spot for start-ups," stated that Jaffray Woodriff's firm Quantitative Investment Management provided funds for start-up Vivid Cortex. Woodriff personally provided funds. We apologize for the error.
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Farewell and thanks
Sep 26th 6:11am
A real drag? 1963 killing of Pat Akins remains the coldest case
Sep 25th 1:53pm
by Hawes Spencer
One of the town's biggest boys lay dead underneath one of the town's smallest cars. Initially, cops claimed that 19-year-old James Patrick Akins had been dragged from Greenwood to Charlottesville under a Triumph TR3.
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'Hidden gem': Could Scottsville be county's new hotspot?
Sep 19th 3:46pm
by Matthew Fay
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 Nature Area. Eventually, he encountered another man out on the same walk. “Isn’t it so beautiful back here?” the man asked him, “and no one knows about it.”“Well, I’m trying to change that,” Gritsko replied.
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Clemency petition: Fugetts recant; Davis still in prison
Sep 19th 2:48pm
by Lisa Provence
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't do it either. But Davis, who has had a clemency petition before Governor Bob McDonnell for a year, continues to languish in prison. Related stories McDonnell's desk: Governor gets clemency plea in Crozet killings
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Spooked by MOOCs: UVA tip-toes into online education
Sep 19th 1:06pm
by Dave McNair
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 over the enterprise.
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Name game: Call me "Grandma" or else
Sep 19th 11:00am
by Carolyn Hax
Dear Carolyn: When my grandson was born, I thought it was the greatest thing, and it probably is. However, he is 8 and his parents told him it is OK to call me by my first name. I do not agree. He has, but for a few times, not called me Grandma. Also, they combined their two last names, my son and daughter-in-law, not hyphenated, as his last name.
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Solar flare paranoia? Go with a '70s car and tinfoil
Sep 19th 10:51am
The week in review
Sep 19th 10:27am
by Lisa Provence
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 threatened to ditch Charlottesville if it couldn't be at Stonefield. Biggest swing: The supes approve a resolution September 11 recognizing August 26 as Women's Equality Day and the 93rd anniversary of women's right to vote. The board shot down an earlier version last month.
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All in "The Family:" Mob life satisfies as dark comedy
Sep 19th 6:36am
by Hook Contributor
The Family ***Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo Director: Luc Besson Rated R, 111 minutesPlaying at: Stonefield, Zeus
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Risk assessment: After 'Molly' deaths, former UVA students consider danger
Sep 19th 6:36am
by Matthew Fay
A young patient lies recovering at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Control Center after being treated for a severe drug overdose.
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'Sox lid': A hat changed my life
Sep 19th 6:22am
by Hook Contributor
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 went to Boston on our honeymoon. During a failed attempt to see a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, we bought Boston Red Sox ball caps outside on Yawkey Way. We were tourists, not baseball fans— much less Sox fans. Those hats changed things for us from then on.
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Life and death: A child's-eye view of Jim Crow Charlottesville
Sep 19th 6:14am
by Barbara Nordin
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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Get Out! events, shows, things to do
Sep 19th (All day)
by Sarah Doss
"In art everything is possible, but everything is not necessary.” ― Arvo Pärt Icelandic band goes dark
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Six months: Kroboth to stay behind bars
Sep 18th 3:44pm
by Courteney Stuart
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.
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Mandela rescued: Film tries to resurrect wife's role
Sep 12th 10:36pm
by Hook Contributor
If you don't remember hearing much about a Winnie Mandela biopic starring Jennifer Hudson, that's probably because it was filmed more than three years ago, showcased to negative reaction at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, given a brief release in Canada in 2012 – and then just drifted into the Library of Forgotten Movies, which is filled with hundreds of titles that never get widespread theatrical play. Based on the reviews from Toronto and the Hollywood buzz over the years, word on Winnie Mandela was not good, to put it mildly.
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Nasty in-law: Stick up for your mom
Sep 12th 6:15pm
Bypass be gone: It's not too late to undo bad idea
Sep 12th 3:49pm
Farewell, Hook
Sep 12th 1:45pm
by Bill Emory
My photo home prepares to turn out the lights. ~Commentator Bill Emory puts up a new photo nearly every day at billemory.com/blog.
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Angels among us: How Charlottesville is becoming a hot spot for start-ups
Sep 12th 1:03pm
by Hook Contributor
By Peter Galuszka Her three-month-old infant Benjamin strapped to her chest, Crystal Icenhour moves from room to room in a cream-colored building on a side street of downtown Charlottesville. “And that,” she says pointing to several trays of plastic-filled bags near a laboratory, “is our product.”
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Catch Bubba: Something's 'fishy' about this wine
Sep 12th 12:57pm
by Matthew Fay
The Mountfair Vineyards Winery in Crozet is known for the unusual names of its Bordeaux-style red wines which include "Intertwined," "Inaugural," and the linguistically daunting "Wooloomooloo." To get a taste of one of their newest wines, however, you’ll have to supply the fish. Or rather, you’ll have to catch theirs.
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Canine Adventures: A dog's best friend
Sep 12th 12:05pm
Pink heals— and looks mahvelous
Sep 12th 10:25am
by Lisa Provence
Addison Kimble's dad is a firefighter and her great-grandmother has breast cancer, and the four-and-a-half-year-old checked out the pink options September 9 at the Omni, where a fleet of pink fire trucks were parked to raise awareness of women battling all cancers, not just breast cancer.
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Get Out! events, shows, things to do
Sep 12th 8:00am
by Sarah Doss
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” ― Masanobu Fukuoka On the Road Again for local farms Country legend Willie Nelson is returning to the Charlottesville Pavilion, and this time he's standing up for Central Virginia farmers. His son's band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, will be opening up for him to share his support for Local Food Hub.
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Time machine: Will clunker survive same '80s road trip?
Sep 12th (All day)
The week in review
Sep 11th 4:49pm
by Hook Staff
Most competent: Attorney-puncher Rashad Riddick's capital murder trial for the 2011 slayings of three family members will go forward following a hiatus to determine if he's capable of assisting his own defense after he assaulted his lawyer last summer, K. Burnell Evans reports in the Daily Progress.
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