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September 18th, 2008 issue #0738

September 18th, 2008

COVER- Big steps: Will Martha Jefferson's leap bring a footbridge?
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4Better Or Worse

4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

The Dish

FOOD- THE DISH- Arch's Triomphe: Stylin' frogurt shop debuts on Emmet

Question of the Week

QUESTION OF THE WEEK- When do you see the Rivanna River?

Real Estate

REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- STILL AVAILABLE

Real Estate - On the Block

REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Wood and rivers: Waynesboro's world offers viewy perks

On Architecture

ONARCHITECTURE- Poet to Architect: Remaking the way we see things

The Brazen Careerist

THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Dump Palin: Because she's needed too much at home

Strange But True

STRANGE BUT TRUE- Tall stack: How unlikely is that lottery win

Facetime

FACETIME- Lengel frankly: Washington man cuts swath in a Jefferson town

Uncategorized

Dave McNair
"We're not looking to industrialize anything," says Bobby Vess, responding to complaints from Keswick residents unhappy about his proposed mulch processing plant.

Full Stories List for September 18th, 2008 issue #0738

4Better Or Worse

4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

Green Home

Lonely utopia? Belvedere's first family digs its new digs

Cartoons

CARTOONS

Corrections

CORRECTIONS- We botched some names and things

Cover Stories

COVER- Big steps: Will Martha Jefferson's leap bring a footbridge?

Facetime

FACETIME- Lengel frankly: Washington man cuts swath in a Jefferson town

On Architecture

ONARCHITECTURE- Poet to Architect: Remaking the way we see things

Question of the Week

QUESTION OF THE WEEK- When do you see the Rivanna River?

Real Estate

REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- STILL AVAILABLE

Real Estate - On the Block

REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Wood and rivers: Waynesboro's world offers viewy perks

Strange But True

STRANGE BUT TRUE- Tall stack: How unlikely is that lottery win

The Brazen Careerist

THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Dump Palin: Because she's needed too much at home

The Dish

FOOD- THE DISH- Arch's Triomphe: Stylin' frogurt shop debuts on Emmet

Uncategorized

Dave McNair

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