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Hook turns 10: A decade of digging

Cover detailThe tale of the Hook's sudden founding ten years ago has oft been told, so I won't rehash it here. What I will repeat are a few exciting highlights. My personal favorite is the fact that the first issue rolled off the presses and hit the newsstands on February 7

Why the Hook? We unveil a new motto for this newspaper

We recently came up with a new motto for the Hook. Before I tell you what it is, let me tell you how the Hook came into existence. It was early 2002, and I had just lost my job at C-ville Weekly. So I created the Hook.

You go, guy!

I just wanted congratulate you on dealing with your former business partners in a professional and respectable manor. What those guys don't understand is that we read C-ville, not because it's chic, and not because it's the called C-ville Weekly, but because it's you and

ABOUT- Why The Hook?

It's not just because it's a good idea– so many metaphors and phrases take it in useful directions: a good news story has a "hook" that grabs you from the first line you read; steady readers get "hooked" on reading a great paper. The list goes on and on, and you've pr

Score 24: Hook snares many journo prizes

A recent ad–- that now needs to be updated. HOOK GRAPHIC The Hook solidified its position as Charlottesville's most award-winning weekly newspa

Snap: The Hookworms

For the second year in a row, the Hook brings home the trophy at Wordplay, a game show that benefits Literacy Volunteers of America.

To our readers: Hook delayed by snow in Philly

Dear Readers, Even though the Hook always bears a Thursday publication date, many of you have grown accustomed to picking up copies on Wednesday afternoon at some Charlottesville locations. Not this week. The near-Philadelphia plant where the paper gets printed has experien