February 21st, 2013 issue #1208

February 21st, 2013

Bell-wether: Will Rob be our next AG?

Rob Bell is drinking a Slim-fast in his corner seventh-floor office in Richmond. It's 10:40am and the delegate has already been to two committee meetings. The Slimfast isn't a weight-loss solution for the already trim Republican; with no breakfast, the drink is a snack he can keep in his office, he explains, and it will tide him over until lunch.

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The week in review

Most candidates: Kristin Szakos announces she'll seek a second term on City Council February 14. Dem precinct chair Jonathan Stevens says he'll run for Charlottesville comm...

Turkish delight: Sultan Kebab serves up east and west

Maybe the reason we never noticed Sultan Kebab, which has been open almost a year, is its not-so-great location, tucked in back of the Rio 29 Plaza. "We knew th...

Children: Adorable environmental disasters

By Jeff Feldman On March 25, 2012 my wife Kristin and I made a lifestyle choice, which, by all accounts, will ha...

Fast sale in Farmington

10/16/12 Charlottesville Margaret R. Wood to Richard W. & Emily D. Doyle, 607 Watson Avenue, $230,000 William L. & Glenda M. Howard to Patricia L. Kirtley, 128 Old ...

Spotlight on Robinson Woods

Subdivision: Robinson WoodsLocation: Barracks/Rugby Price range: $345,000-$535,000Schools: Venable, Walker & Buford, Charlottesville High School...

Property auctions

February 21 at 1pm at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 208 Greentree Park Road Debtor: William Sean Stavitski Original amount owing: $210,000 Bidder brings: $...

'Identity' crisis: Bateman, McCarthy can't save this comedy

By Richard Roeper It's really tough to have it both ways. Let's say you want to do a broad, shtick-filled comedy filled with "Three Stooges humor, e.g., ...

Table of contents

COVERThe delegateFor whom does Rob Bell poll? He hopes it's plenty of Republicans, who'll push him past the primaries and into the Attorney General's office next November. ...

4 months: Halfaday sentenced for probation violation

Former City Council candidate James Halfaday was back in court on Valentine's Day where he received a longer sentence for a probation violation than he did for election fra...
Bully pulpit: Film offers alternate view on VQR tragedy

It's been over two and a half years since Virginia Quarterly Review managing editor Kevin Morrissey killed himself following what one co-worker described as "the worst week...
Dead or alive: The Hook's legislative watch

Week 6 of the 2013 General Assembly session and the end is in sight, with February 23 the scheduled adjournment. The governor's top priority, to pass a transportation plan,...
Dumler dilemma: County Dems in disarray over sexual battery conviction

On paper it must have looked good. Instead of being convicted of felony forcible sodomy, which would remove him from the Board of Supervisors, Chris Dumler would plead guil...
Virginia is for lovers-- unless you're gay and wanna get married

Many enamored couples choose Valentine's Day to get married, and André Hakes and Catherine Gillespie would like to be among them. But even on Valentine's Day with a big ch...

Letter-Photo brought back memories

I was surprised and delighted to see the Black and White photograph by Bill Emory you featured in the February 7 issue of the Hook. It is a picture of my old home place, wh...

Get Out! events, shows, things to do

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