‘Spicas and Spinner Bowls’ to replace ‘needles and condoms?’
Jun 19th 4:08pm
by Dave McNair
Who knew the old McGuffey Park was such a dangerous place?
In a recent Daily Progress
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Ed backs Chip
Jun 19th 11:17am
by Dave McNair
A fax from the County Sheriff's office yesterday caught our attention, saying there would be a "significant announcement" regarding the "future of law enforcement" in the area. New super-high tech crime fighting equipment? Surveillance cameras on street corners? Alas, it was just politics...Sheriff Ed Robb is finally endorsing Chip Harding in his run for Robb's job.
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DMB takes down Hook material from website
Jun 19th 8:42am
by lindsay
If the Dave Matthews Band was hoping to demonstrate how in touch they are to their hometown by launching a "Charlottesville" page on their website, they just proved the strength of that connection.
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New Blog Section
Jun 19th 7:16am
by lindsay
We're including this new asides section on our blog so we can keep you updated on the latest news even when we don't have time to write a full post. Check back often!
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Big company gobbles Amvest jobs
Jun 18th 11:45am
by Hawes Spencer
Not since 1995, when Thomas E. Worrell, the father of local musician Shannon Worrell Chapman, sold the Daily Progress and 28 other newspapers for $230 million, has a single transaction generated so many millions.
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Exoneration for players complete as Duke DA disbarred
Jun 17th 12:06pm
by Hawes Spencer
Finding him to be a liar and an evidence withholder, a North Carolina bar committee found that resigned Durham district attorney Mike Nifong must be stripped of his law license for his handling of the now-discredited allegations that three members of the Duke lacrosse team raped a stripper.
The case had been
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Take a Chanson
Jun 15th 4:03pm
Police seek clues in P. Buckley Moss heist
Jun 15th 12:56pm
by Lisa Provence
Approximately 14 P. Buckley Moss prints have been stolen from a Waynesboro house whose owner has been in a nursing home for over a year.
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Eclectic crowd walks Evan green carpet
Jun 14th 6:00pm
by Lisa Provence
A varied swath of Charlottesville citizenry turned out for the local premiere of Evan Almighty.
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Supes weigh $250k junkyard cleanup
Jun 13th 4:46pm
by Lisa Provence
The cleanup of theillegal Cismont junkyardthat burst into a conflagration that could be seen for miles on January 4, 2005
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HookCast for June 14, 2007
Jun 13th 4:33pm
by lindsay
27 months for teen booze party, Atheist camp, Justice for Justine
ON THIS WEEK'S COVER:
27 months: Party parents' lengthy sentence makes international news
Sure, Paris Hilton's return to jail made the front page of the Washington Post, but so did another alcohol-related tale based in Charlottesville.
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Gillespie leaves party post for White House
Jun 13th 3:09pm
by lindsay
Ed Gillespie, we hardly knew ye. Six-and-a-half months after the GOP politico became new chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, he announced today that he is resigning from the statewide party.
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Zoned out: City Council talks “taking by typo”
Jun 12th 6:25pm
by Dave McNair
At a June 4 City Council meeting, Councilor Dave Norris brought up the infamous "taking by typo" issue regarding the property behind the Mary Williams Senior Center in the Woolen Mills neighborhood, which may have been accidently de-listed as historic due to a series of zoning snafus.
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Merry-go-spica: McGuffey Park’s funky new toys
Jun 12th 6:16pm
by Dave McNair
As part of McGuffey Park's $679,000 face-lift, ten new pieces of designer play equipment will be available for children to enjoy come September–-if they can figure out how they work!
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DMB lifts Hook material for website
Jun 12th 5:50pm
by lindsay
Long having been hailed for their originality as musicians, it comes as a bit of a surprise to some to find Dave Matthews Band borrowing so liberally when it comes to the Internet. As was brought to the Hook's attention this week, the band's website features a "Charlottesville" page listing local bands with pithy, often witty descriptions of each act.
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Strom denounces porno, tampering charges
Jun 12th 4:56pm
by Lisa Provence
"The charges are all outrageously false," declared Kevin Strom in U.S. District Court yesterday.
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‘Hoos for Hokies’ message erased… by grateful Hokies
Jun 8th 3:24pm
by Lucie
The record-breaking reign of the beta bridge painting "Hoos for Hokies" has finally ended, after lasting more than 50 days.
A group of UVA student leaders organized and painted the commemoration on April 16, 2007, the day
of the
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HookCast for June 7, 2007
Jun 7th 1:36pm
by lindsay
New clues in murder case, Huja, Brown, Edwards get Dems' nod, City inspector thwarts robbery
ON THIS WEEK'S COVER:
Justice for Justine? Reward is boosted as new clues surface in the unsolved killing of Justine Swartz Abshire
Last November, Justine Abshire was found dead on Taylorsville Road in Orange County, victim of an apparent hit and run.
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Deal for UVA gun scare students
Jun 5th 5:06pm
by Courteney Stuart
A little over a month after four UVA students were arrested and charged with brandishing a firearm during the filming of a class project, prosecutors and defense have reached a deal which clears the students of wrongdoing, but requires them to pay reparations and perform community service.
The ch
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VT’s Norris Hall to re-open in two weeks
Jun 5th 5:01pm
by lindsay
After some speculation as to what would happen to the building that was the site of one of the deadliest shooting incidents in American history, Virginia Tech officials announced today that they will begin a phased re-opening of
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Whole Foods gets new landlord
Jun 5th 2:15am
by Dave McNair
Looks like Chuck Lebo, president of Lebo Properties, which manages Shopper�s World on Route 29, won�t have to worry anymore about leaflet-toting political candidates.
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Hearing fills courtroom… with sobs
Jun 2nd 12:47pm
by Lisa Provence
The 911 tape was wrenching: "No, no, please. Oh no, please.
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Suspect named in bank robbery
Jun 1st 5:05pm
by Hawes Spencer
Jeffery Alan Adams was arrested for attempting to rob the Union Bank & Trust today.
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Did jolt-up precede hold-up?
Jun 1st 11:29am
by Hawes Spencer
There was an attempted robbery of a Downtown Mall bank this morning, and operators of a local gelato shop believe their security camera captured the suspect in a pre-crime coffee purchase.
"Those pictures are def
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Kleeman official as Council candidate
May 31st 3:41pm
by Lisa Provence
Two weeks ago, Squeaky Wheel columnist Peter Kleeman hedged his bet and said he was considering a run for City Council– as he collected the 125 signatures necessary to get on the ballot as an independent in November.
Kleeman tur
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Piedmont Tractor no mow
May 31st 10:18am
by Lisa Provence
Its official name was Piedmont Equipment, but to locals, the company on Ivy Road with the John Deere-filled lawn was always known as Piedmont Tractor.
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NBA’s Grizzlies name ‘Hoo Iavaroni head coach
May 30th 8:31pm
by lindsay
After much speculation, the Associated Press is now reporting that the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies will name UVA alum and former 'Hoos assistant coach Marc Iavaroni as their new head coach at a press conference tomorrow.
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HookCast for May 31, 2007
May 30th 12:56pm
by lindsay
Bikes in Charlottesville, Panic over real estate, Say hello to the Tough Customer
ON THIS WEEK�S COVER:
I want to ride my bicycle
They may be in the minority, but local bike commuters seem to be more dedicated than many fans of other exercise. Neither snow, nor rain, nor dangerous traffic deters them from their morning rides. But our lack of non-car routes might.
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City arrests leashless dog owners
May 30th 11:02am
by Courteney Stuart
Attention dog owners: if you're one of those people who've been flouting the city's leash law along the Greenbelt in Riverside Park, you might want to consider that your canine's free-roamin' ways could cost you some freedom. Or at least some money.
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Herskowitz named tops in touring
May 30th 10:01am
by Hawes Spencer
Film festival director Richard Herskowitz has been named the Tourism Person of the Year by the local tourist board, according to a release.
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‘Wild animals’ appear on Mall
May 29th 5:33pm
by Hawes Spencer
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PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER
Wild animals have taken over the Downtown Mall! Well, sorta.
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Lynch: vote for Edwards, McKeever, and mayor
May 29th 11:15am
by Hawes Spencer
This morning an outgoing City Councilor issued the first endorsements of the upcoming election, but already his statements have come under fire from a former councilor.
Incumbent
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Beta Bridge painters revealed
May 28th 3:37pm
by Lucie
A group of heretofore mysterious artists have finally been revealed as the painters of the masterful faux brick design that has covered the east side of Beta Bridge for the past month.
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Jon Stewart thinks Goode talks funny
May 23rd 4:43pm
by lindsay
Congressman Virgil Goode (R-Rocky Mount) got himself into a bit of national
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Inspired by Grisham, UVA grad walks to DC
May 23rd 3:19pm
by Dave McNair
In addition to inspiring local fiction writers recently, local author John Grisham has inspired one local anti-war activist to begin a 5-day walk tomorrow from the Rotunda to the White House in protest against the Iraq War.
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Swindlers list: Student loses $3,500
May 23rd 2:34pm
by Lisa Provence
A classic classified scam is back, and a rising third-year UVA student trying to sublet an apartment on craigslist was bilked out of $3,500 over the weekend.
The playbook was standard: The student received a response from someone purporting to be from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, [warning sign #1] wanting to rent
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HookCast for May 24, 2007
May 23rd 10:43am
by lindsay
Murder in the Park, The Queen's guide to summer, Racist parking regs?
ON THIS WEEK�S COVER:
Murder in the Park: Rice release revives memories
In the second of a two-part series on unsolved local murders, Barbara Nordin examines the events surrounding the 1996 deaths of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams in the Shenandoah National Park and the government's now-withdrawn case against Darre
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City, Capshaw make Coal Tower trail
May 22nd 6:36am
by Hawes Spencer
The City announced last night that it will create a new pedestrian trail linking the Downtown Mall to Carlton Avenue near the Woolen Mills area of the City, via the developing "coal tower" property owned by music mogul Coran Capshaw.
The announcement indicates that the so-called Coal Tower Trail will run from the East End of the Mall near the Lexis-Nexis building near the CSX/Buckingham Branch railroad tracks passi
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UVA to demo 23 buildings at Blue Ridge Hospital
May 21st 5:44pm
by Dave McNair
For almost 30 years, the crumbling Blue Ridge Tuberculosis Sanatorium along Route 20 South has been in the shadow of the wrecking ball.
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See Dave for $15,000 per ticket
May 18th 5:31pm
by lindsay
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will put on a special, intimate show on Saturday, July 28 on Long Island, part of a special five-concert series called "The East Hampton Social," featuring not only this dynamic duo, but also Prince (July 14),
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