noise ordinance

Unanimous vote: City Council lowers nighttime noise law to 55dB

Bel Rio, 8am, August 17: quiet for now. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Just five months after

Baldi watch: Bel Rio owner's absence prompts media scramble

Bel Rio owner Jim Baldi FILE PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR Since the Hook first reported last week on the mysterious disappearance of Bel Rio owner

Landlord gives Bel Rio a thumping of its own

The view from inside Bel Rio. FILE PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER After a

Council approves 65dB noise ordinance

Despite pleas from several music-lovers that it might kill a burgeoning part of the Charlottesville music scene, City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to create a new ordinance to ban amplified evening music over 65 decib

Restaurants rising: Up in arms over Tolbert's noise law

The view from Bel Rio, home to much of the commotion. FILE P

Drumroll, please: Group exiled until Council acts

William "Whit" Whitten hopes a "common ground" can be reached between drumming fans and foes. PHOTO BY CAMERON FELLER When City Council cast a dragnet just