http://www.readthehook.com/music Music News and Events for Charlottesville, Virginia Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UVA president John Casteen has sat on the Wachovia board since 2001. PHOTO BY LINDSAY BARNES On Monday, September 29, the day banking giant Wachovia was in the depths of its monumental stock free-fall and then-pending sale to Citigroup, UVA president and company board member John Casteen was cutting the ribbon on ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/board-member-casteen-on-wachovia-talk-to-them/ Obama campaign volunteer Adrienne Ghaly (left) registered voters outside the Lucky 7 on Market Street this morning. Fortunately, Michelle McSherrey was already registered. "I'm voting on November 4," she says. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART Today at 5pm is the deadline for voter registration in Virginia, and the Obama campaign has volunteers positioned ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/voter-deadline-looms-reids-says-get-out/ Kristina Glick Shank, detail of two magnolia necklaces. The truth is I fall in love on a daily basis. A color may catch my eye (fall is particularly dangerous for me). Or the way a shadow drifts across a wall. Or the inward curl of a dried-up leaf. Whatever the prompt, ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/organic-refinement-shanks-poetry-of-the-actual/ Para Coffee owner Eric Kelly PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR Three weeks ago, Para Coffee on Elliewood Avenue joined the ranks of local coffee houses, and we finally had a chance to stop by and chat with owner Eric Kelly. Located in the former Blue Wheel Bicycle and MOD building, the newly renovated ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/para-nosotros-coffee-mission-on-eliwood/ The wife of Augusta County Sheriff Randy Fisher smelled smoke before the smoke detector sounded during a September 22 fire at the couple's residence, according to Mike Fisher, Chief of the Dooms Volunteer Fire Company in Augusta. At around 12:30am, Mrs. Fisher was awakened by the smell of smoke. She "went ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/detector-destroyed-in-augusta-sheriffs-fire/ Tammy Harlow Cox, 39, took the photo at left in February and posted it on her Facebook account. The right is her mugshot, taken by the Greene County Sheriff's Department today. FACEBOOK/GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE The Greene County Sheriff's Office announced today that it has charged 39-year-old Tammy Harlow Cox of Stanardsville ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/alleged-william-monroe-football-paramore-indicted/ The day after the U.S. Senate passed a revised version of the $700 billion bank bailout package, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve the same measure, 263-171, sending it to the White House for President Bush's signature. Still, not everyone was impressed with the new deal. Two local ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/bailout-passes-house-goode-and-goodlatte-vote-no/ Local vets, groomers and pet owners say they're seeing more fleas than in previous years. FILE PHOTO Remember the old adage, "If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas"? Well, this year Charlottesville pet owners are learning to take that literally. According to several veterinarians, groomers, and dog and ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/bugging-out-flea-infestations-said-worse-than-ever/ Fans of UVA men's basketball will hear not just one, but two new voices on the radio in the upcoming season. In addition to new play-by-play man Dave Koehn, Virginia Sports Properties announced yesterday that former Cavalier standout and 10-year NBA veteran Cory Alexander will be providing the color commentary. ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/cory-alexander-joins-uva-basketball-radio-team/ Shelby Fischer, "Scrumtrulescent." The two keys to First Friday success: eye-opening exhibitions and good weather. Last month, Hurrican Hanna threatened to douse people's monthly art constitutional. But tonight's a different story. A perfect October evening and numerous worthwhile shows should make for a visually rewarding walkabout. Les Yeux du Monde's new location ... http://www.readthehook.com/music/index.php/first-friday-preview-ideal-october-evening-edition/