March 29th, 2012 issue #1113
March 29th, 2012
Draining feeling? Lawsuit challenges dam-pipeline plan
Related story: • Water wasters: Worrell decries waste, centralization Past stories: • FLAWS- Tripled rates, spun numbers, and Conservancy conflicts: Why the war on dredging slogs onread moreWater wasters: Worrell decries waste, centralization
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4Better Or Worse
The week in review
Hardest-fought terrain: The East side of McIntire Park. With a pedestrian bridge and the Meadowcreek Parkway bringing change, the golf-only terrain could be carved to inclu...
The Dish
Eating out's in: City meals tax revenue rebounds
With the recent announcement that Charlottesville and Albemarle County are expecting double-digit increases in meals tax revenue for 2013, it looks like our flair for gastr...
Meet the meat: Cook-Out backs up Charlottesville artery
Related story Cook-Out: Popular fastfoodery heading to Charlottesville "They can wait," barks the man directing traffic in the parking lot of Charlottesville's newest fa...
Wine tale: Veritas makes State Department debut
Last week, the folks at Veritas Vineyard & Winery in Afton had a challenge and an honor– serving up their wine at a State Department luncheon with the Prime Minis...Essays
Chipping away: True confessions of a juicer
Remember the chipper scene from Fargo? Frances McDormand is a cop investigating a homicide when she comes upon a man who is feeding, we are to believe, Steve Buscemi’s le...
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
Amenities and price contribute to quick turn
1/25/12 Albemarle Jon Christopher Williams to William R. Bibb, 2635 Martin Kings Road, $124,000 Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to ...Real Estate - On the Block
Standing tall: Belmont townhouse offers light and more
Address: 213 Spruce Street, Charlottesville Neighborhood: Carlton/BelmontAsking: $374,900Assessment: $289,...Real Estate Property auctions
Property auctions
April 4 at 3:15pm at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 7356 Cripple Creek Road, AftonDebtor: R. Jack Roy and Karen Groff-RoyOriginal amount owing: $143,775Bidder bring...
Movie Reviews
Spoofing in Spanish: Ferrell puts twist on his usual cheek
Casa de mi Padre Director: Matt Piedmont Starring: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna – Coming Soon – ~ R - 84 min. Casa de mi Padre is a...
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NEWSOverkill?A month after 30 citizens were arrested on the steps of the Richmond Capitol during a peaceful protest against mandatory ultrasounds before abortion, Delegate ...
News
Early spring: What's wrong with this picture?
Related item Jan 12: Winter jasmine jumps out early A typical April in Central Virginia: Tulips are abloom. So are redbuds, cherries, and dogwoods. Grass is a vivid gree...
Flowering and fescuing in Lee
Spring has brought forth the annual flowering of this weeping tree in downtown's Lee Park, which also recently received a coating of grass seed, straw, and water– an ...
Goose droppings: Okay to drink the water, officials say
Related stories • Unfriendly skies: Forest Lakes, the Miracle on the Hudson, and Canada Geese • Safety of chloramines questioned: Disinfectant to be added into local w...
J-School progress: Work heads toward fall opening
Related stories: • Finally: Jefferson School ready for renovation • Jefferson School giveaway: Can Charlottesville get it right this time?
Madmen... and saucy women
The TV show Madmen had its season premiere on the night of Sunday, March 25, so the Paramount Theater held a party with twinkling martini glasses to celebrate. Upstairs, th...
Serial peeper gets three years... quickly
Related stories: • Serial peeper: Man who inspired 3x law arrested again • Jury Finds Charlottesville Man Guilty of Peeping at UVa Students
Stressed and out: City spokesman resigns after bid-rigging investigation
Rob Schilling has long railed against an allegedly fortress-like atmosphere in City Hall, one that allegedly kept him in the dark even while an elected member of City Counc...
Unlawful assembly? Capitol steps arrests raise key questions
You can eat lunch on the steps of the Capitol, but you can't protest there. Photos of gun-equipped riot officers massed at the seat of state government and arresting 30 pro...Online only
Hook brings home bacon (16 awards)
Some of the stories that touched the hearts and minds of Charlottesville last year, including the Hook's expose on a police department collision that provoked community ou...
Letters
Charlottesville can support a Cracker Barrel
I read the article about Cracker Barrel's decision not to come to Charlottesville [March 1: "Staved off: Cracker Barrel bypasses Fifth Street"]. I can't believe that a town...New law helps, not hurts, juveniles
The [March 8] Week in Review's "toughest on juveniles" paragraph was wildly inaccurate when it stated that the General Assembly passed a bill making the suspension and expu...
CultureVulture
Crozet Geese
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Black and White
Light switch
There was a City roundtable discussion about budgetary matters on March 21. It’s hard to take these meetings seriously after many years, hard not to be sarcastic. The p...
Cultural preview
FunStuff: Charlottesville events March 29 and beyond
The scent of a neighborhood
