June 30th, 2011 issue #1026
June 30th, 2011
Whatever happened? 10 updated stories
Whatever happened after authorities slew the geese in Forest Lakes? Whatever happened to Oliver Kuttner's remarkably light car? What's the latest on the search for Morgan Harrington's killer? This week, we look back at ten classic cover stories– dramatic tales, poignant remembrances, investigative reports, and colorful profiles– to learn the very latest.–Hawes Spencer, editorread more
4Better Or Worse
The week in review
Best example of too little, too late: Five weeks after an unannounced, late-night June 8 vote that resurrects the controversial U.S. 29 Western Bypass, the Albemarle Board ...
The Dish
Don't forget to spit: July wine conference promises to thrill
All eyes (and lips) will be on Virginia's wines when the North American Wine Bloggers Conference– focusing on wine writing, new media, wine, travel and food–&nb...
Taste test: Prince Michel meets Chang
On Sunday, June 26, Winemaker Brad Hansen had his work cut out for him: pairing his Prince Michel Vineyard wines with Peter Chang's singular dishes, many of which often def...
Essays
Germ theory: What if disease causes autocracy?
Greater wealth strongly correlates with property rights, the rule of law, more education, the liberation of women, a free press, and more social tolerance. The enduring p...
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
Oh, Henry!
5/23/11Cartus Financial Operation to Leigh Nordt, 201 Homestead Lane, $263,250 (Albemarle)Barry & Pamela Wagner to David Taplinger & Kathleen Lee, 117 Buttercup Lan...Real Estate - On the Block
Nearby and nice: Fontana gem offers possibilities
Address: 465 Fontana DriveNeighborhood: FontanaAsking: $448,000Assessment: $376,000 Year Built: 2002 Size: 3,478 fin. sq. ft., 560 unfin.Land: 0.41 acr...Real Estate Property auctions
Property auctions
July 6 at 3:30pm at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 346 Westfield Road Debtor: Chad Snow and Kathrine Snow Amount owing: $193,600 Bidder brings: $15,000 or 10 per...
Art Features
Getting into shape: Printmakers color perceptions
“How to Steal like an Artist” is a humorous blog post by Texas-based artist Austin Kleon, full of down-to-earth advice for creative types. (Google it, if you’re not r...
DR. HooK
Better bigger? Weight gain has dire implications
Class reunions are awesome. It's a time to remember what we were like during a more innocent time. (I’m from the age of no cell phones, no Internet, and no high fructose ...
Movie Reviews
Just bad: Diaz's 'Teacher' has audiences dropping out
Jake Kasdan's Bad Teacher immediately brings Bad Santa to mind, and suffers by the comparison. Its bad teacher is neither bad enough nor likable enough. The transgressions ...
News
'Ballparking' RWSA: Record low water use and record high RFP?
In the long-running tragi-comedy over the local waterworks' desire to avoid dredging its main reservoir and instead build a sparkly new reservoir, two factoids emerge from ...
Beggars' ban-writ: Is panhandling law unconstitutional?
Is Charlottesville's ordinance banning panhandling near the Downtown Mall crossings and from patrons at cafés unconstitutional? That's what the attorney behind a lawsuit f...
Edd Houck runs for reelection-- in Albemarle
Thanks to redistricting, parts of Albemarle currently in the 25th Senate District now represented by Creigh Deeds have moved to the 17th, long held by Spotsylvanian Edd Hou...
Left is right: Zion Crossroads to get innovative interchange
The ever-increasing traffic at Zion Crossroads, where U.S. 15 and Interstate 64 meet, means that it's time for a new interchange, and what the Virginia Department of T...
Local woman may have thwarted hideous crime
A Charlottesville-area woman may be counting her blessings after what sounds like a horrifying incident that allegedly began at her home and ended at a scenic overlook in B...
Protester removal: Boar's Head denies ordering trespassing arrest
Protesters along the street in Charlottesville are not an unusual sight. Out on U.S. 250 west in front of the entrance of the upscale Boar's Head Inn, demonstrators are mor...
Snap: Canoeing Rivanna under the RR
A youthful canoeist peers up at the old C&O Railway bridge near the Woolen Mills neighborhood. The old bridge, now leased to the Buckingham Branch Railroad, carries mos...On Architecture
Goodbye, old manse: BOS dooms 140-year-old church building
On April 20, the County Board of Supervisors approved the demolition of a 140-year-old church building in Keswick, a decision that would appear to run contrary to one of th...
The Brazen Careerist
No regrets: Hiring older workers can pay off
If my mom were telling you her life story, she would begin with her dad suffering a stroke when she was very little and having to grow up with no money. Despite her humble ...
Sports Doctor
For women only? NCAA should rethink softball's pitch
I played first base on a Dixie Youth softball team for years (all-star five years in a row). It was great, especially after I learned if I ran over third base I could be ta...
Strange But True
Strike zone: Seahorse's neck helps it snag prey
Q. Why does a seahorse look so bizarre? –J. CousteauA. Given its equine head, pot belly, and prehensile tail, it's easy to forget that the seahorse is a fish, says New Sc...
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Table of Contents
COVERWhatever happened?Did you ever wonder if The Main Street Arena is making money or if more geese will be killed around the airport? And what about The Jefferson School?...
Black and White
Envy
I have envy. One of the dread Capital Vices, a.k.a. the seven deadly sins. Mine's traffic control envy. Every day, I bike through the 2nd Street/Northwood corridor of Charl...
Full Stories List for June 30th, 2011 issue #1026
Art Features
4Better Or Worse
Black and White
News
On Architecture
Cover Stories
Movie Reviews
Online only
The Dish
Real Estate Property auctions
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
Real Estate - On the Block
Sports Doctor
Strange But True
The Brazen Careerist