Cover Stories
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COVER- Stacking the decks: Will new parking decks cure parking woes? Published on Mar 6th, 2008 0 comments
Ahead of the curve: Built in 1976, the Market Street parking garage– with 450 public and 50 private spaces (city police mostly)– is nearly unrecognizable as a deck from a distance and...
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Reservoir dogged: A $142 million boondoggle? Published on Feb 28th, 2008 0 comments
Dam critics: Five of the six members of Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan (clockwise), Rich Collins (in cap), Francis Fife, Kevin Lynch, Betty Mooney, and Joe Mooney, gather at the South Fork...
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COVER- Kathleen's crusade Published on Feb 21st, 2008 8 comments
For years, Kathleen Willey fought off media glare. But at 61, the one-time loyal Democrat is back with a book, concerned that a Hillary Clinton presidency could damage the country and the cause of...
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COVER- Stupid legislative tricks? 2,900 bills flood General Assembly Published on Feb 14th, 2008 0 comments
Virginia's General Assembly started its 60-day session January 9 and has until March 8 to come up with a budget for the next two years, although that doesn't always happen– witness 2004, when...
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COVER- 'Cued up: Local show goes viral Published on Feb 7th, 2008 5 comments
The Midnight Barbecue hosts Nick Noe and Adam Gottschalk have a real studio in their apartment.
PHOTO BY JAY KUHLMANN
It's a typical taping night for the Midnight Barbecue. Guests are...
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COVER- The perfect storm: Family tragedy plays out in court Published on Jan 31st, 2008 0 comments
Raelyn and Jarrett Balfour lost their child– and will be paying $135,000 in legal bills for her defense. A jury acquitted her of involuntary manslaughter January 25.
PHOTO BY JAY...
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Suing the president: Ten years later, John Whitehead looks back at Jones v. Clinton Published on Jan 24th, 2008 10 comments
John WhiteheadPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
On a winter day ten years ago, as he was leaving his Charlottesville home to run weekend errands, John Whitehead suspected something was amiss.
"There were...
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COVER- West Main Street: Then and now Published on Jan 17th, 2008 0 comments
The results of a City zoning law forcing owners to reduce the square footage of signs are evident after nearly three decades since this shot. As of 2008, the city and UVA are still trying to...
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COVER- High hopes: Locals pump up Barack, Hillary, Mitt, and more with money, time (and sometimes helium) Published on Jan 10th, 2008 4 comments
Jack Faw and fellow Ron Paul supporters with the now-famous Ron Paul blimpPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Although it's been 87 years since a Virginian has resided at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, make no mistake...
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COVER- Make mine Virginia shine: Backwoods brew becomes big (and now legal) business Published on Jan 3rd, 2008 0 comments
Known variously as "white lightning," "mountain dew," or just plain "firewater," there's no denying that moonshine has been a part of Virginia history for almost as long as there has been a...
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COVER- Tough times: The best and (mostly) worst of 2007 Published on Dec 20th, 2007 0 comments
Something about 2007 makes us uneasy.
Maybe it was an unfortunate spring, when April 16 became a day that, in Virginia, will live in infamy after armed student Seung-Hui Cho...
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COVER- Making an eXXXample: Staunton porn shop sparks crackdown Published on Dec 13th, 2007 0 comments
The opening of After Hours Video in October netted eight felony obscenity charges for its owner, and passage of two anti-pornography ordinances by the Staunton City Council. The Augusta...
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This man: was hit by a police cruiser in this crosswalk-- then given a ticket Published on Dec 6th, 2007 0 comments
Gerry Mitchell was hit, then ticketed. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Heading home from a trip to Reid's supermarket on Preston Avenue about a month ago, Charlottesville artist Gerry Mitchell stopped...
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COVER- Builder bows out: 3,000 houses later, Wade ends an era Published on Nov 22nd, 2007 0 comments
"The biggest advice I have is to operate within your capital and structural bounds and what you read the market to be certain of producing for you," says R.D. Wade founder Randy Wade. "Don't force...
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COVER- Questions: Despite Tuesdays arrests, in-home murder has town reeling Published on Nov 15th, 2007 0 comments
By 3pm on November 9, it was clear something was terribly wrong at 807 St. Clair Avenue. Numerous police vehicles– including a foreboding “forensics van”– were parked on the...
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COVER- DOA? Who killed the Ruckersville Parkway? Published on Nov 8th, 2007 0 comments
The Ruckersville Parkway appeased neither the western bypass supporters nor its opponents.SOURCE: CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW
Just before Halloween, the specter of the long-dead U.S. 29 western bypass...
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COVER SIDEBAR- Longer shot: Eastern Connector faces objections Published on Nov 8th, 2007 0 comments
One of three possible routes for the Eastern Connector cuts through Pen Park.
It's no secret how Sarah Hendley feels about the Eastern Connector. She wears her feelings on a sandwich board...
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COVER SIDEBAR- Whole Foods connects with Connector Published on Nov 8th, 2007 0 comments
Before: In 2004, the Terrace Cinema graced the cover of The Hook for a story about classic modern architecture in town.
Some architecture and history buffs are mourning the leveling of the Terrace...
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COVER SIDEBAR- Historical recourse: A last-ditch effort to stop Meadowcreek Parkway Published on Nov 8th, 2007 0 comments
Rich Collins, center, wants to stop the Meadowcreek Parkway and believes the city is skirting federal regulations to build it, while Charlottesville development services manager Angela Tucker's job...
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COVER- Back story: 20 years of stars, screenings and survival at the Virginia Film Festival Published on Nov 1st, 2007 2 comments
Power couple Patricia and John Kluge hosted a party at the first film festival in 1988 and contributed cash and connections that helped get the event off the ground. PHOTO COURTESY THE...
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COVER- Entertainment overload: Can so many music venues make it? Published on Oct 25th, 2007 19 comments
John Paul Jones Arena has sold 79,111 tickets in 2007– but is that enough to keep big name acts coming back? PHOTO BY WILL WALKER
It's been more than a month since tickets for The Police went...
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COVER- Hot races: All politics is personal Published on Oct 18th, 2007 13 comments
Democrat Denise Lunsford thinks it's time for four-term incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Camblos to go.
PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
"All politics is local," observed a former speaker...
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COVERSIDEBAR- The other races Published on Oct 18th, 2007 0 comments
Colette BlountPUBLICITY PHOTO
Grant BrownriggPUBLICITY PHOTO
Llezelle DuggerPUBLICITY PHOTO
Alvin Edwards PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Kathleen GalvinPUBLICITY PHOTO
Sean McCordPUBLICITY PHOTO...
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COVER- Sound of silence: Dick Mountjoy on radio, cancer, and life without both Published on Oct 11th, 2007 8 comments
"Aaall riiight now, baybee, it's aaall riiight now!"
For a moment, Dick Mountjoy is back in his element. Surrounded by walls of vinyl records, he grins as he strums an air guitar, and the...
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COVER- Fatal roll: 1982 fraternity crash still affecting lives Published on Oct 4th, 2007 0 comments
The tension was rising in the cab of the lumbering U-Haul. "I was aware of the turn," said the driver. "I was cutting the wheel."
Back in the cargo hold, spirits were high; and although some of the...
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COVER- Autumn of love: Locals look back on the summer of '67 Published on Sep 27th, 2007 0 comments
John CaseyNovelist, English professor
Summer of Love: It wasn't all sex, drugs and rock 'n roll.
I finished law school in 1965 and passed the D.C. bar. But all the while I was thinking...
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COVER- Unapologetic: Prosecutor defends record while critics take aim Published on Sep 20th, 2007 0 comments
Jim Camblos comes from a long line of attorneys, including three judges. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
Jim Camblos has been the Albemarle County commonwealth's attorney for almost 16 years, deciding which...
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COVER- Dialed up: Group hopes to launch local talk radio Published on Sep 13th, 2007 0 comments
Ken Zelin, Alexis Zeigler, Kai Safran, Rebecca Faris, Mike Craig, and Shellen Inglima of the Blue Ridge Radio Project will send their application for a full-power, non-commercial radio station to...
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COVER- Sold! Clear Channel stations change hands Published on Sep 13th, 2007 0 comments
Dennis Mockler, seen here in 2005 at his old employer, will manage the six stations soon to be owned by Monticello Media.
FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
In 2002 it seemed broadcasting behemoth...
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COVER- Wake up call: Morning Show meets Greasy Breakfast Published on Sep 13th, 2007 18 comments
In more than eight years in Charlottesville, Jane Foy has co-hosted WINA's Morning Show with Dick Mountjoy and Rob Schilling. Now it's former Big Greasy Breakfast host Rick Daniels' turn.
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