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Thanks to the Charlottesville Podcasting Network and WINA radio 1070 AM, you can hear the Hook editor chat about various hot topics: bad locally filmed movies, how the Omni hotel cost the taxpayers over $11 million, and the Hook's effort to open up the so-called "student bomber" trials. read full story

July 4 is always a big day for the Declaration of Independence author, when new American citizens are sworn in at Monticello each year. Thomas Jefferson made the scene in Paris this 4th of July, where a 10-foot statue of him was unveiled to commemorate his years in Paris and his influence upon France's own bloody revolution. read full story

Virginia's first proposed wind farm cleared one hurdle last week and encountered another, according to media reports. read full story

Not a big fan of heart-warming immigrants taking their citizenship oaths? Not into the island-wrapping, Park-gating works of the artist known as Christo? Then surely you'll want to drive right past Monticello this July 4, and see what's being offered a mile down the road at Ash Lawn-Highland. read full story

You may have noticed the unusual want ads in local papers: ââ?¬Å?Alcohol Drinkers Neededââ?¬ÂŠÃ¢â?¬Â it reads, offering people 18 to 45 $690 dollars to spend 18 days at UVA hospital drinking free booze. Hmmââ?¬ÂŠsounds like a college studentââ?¬â?¢s summer dream job! Or a joke. read full story

In 2003, drivers suffered lengthy delays on Rt. 250 as crews closed lanes and worked to repair the Locust Avenue and Park Street bridges, which were both damaged by the same L.W. Critzer truck in 1999. read full story

The final radio transmission from the pilot of the ill-fated flight that crashed June 14 near North Garden were, "I'm not going to give up yet." The chilling recordings, just released in written excerpt by the National Transportation Safety Board, indicate that pilot David I. read full story

The Paramount Theater unveiled its 2006-07 season today, and once again the slate skews more toward the parents than the kids, including swinger Paul Anka (September 6), country songstress Trisha Yearwood (October 11), rock 'n' roll co-founder Bo Diddley (November 7), folk legend Art Garfunkel (January 20), velvety crooner Johnny Mathis (December 18), and the band that Mike Love calls the Beach Boys (May 11). After a premiere season read full story

Thomas Jefferson is lauded for founding the University of Virginia and writing the Declaration of Independence. read full story

As you can see, theyââ?¬â?¢ve begun clearing the land for Albemarle Place, the self-proclaimed ââ?¬Å?town centerââ?¬Â at the intersection of Route 29 and Hydraulic Road that will be two-times the size of the Downtown Mall. read full story

Apparently Virginia schoolchildren are not the only ones who would rather pack their lunch than eat cafeteria food. The Old Dominion received a D for the food sold at its public schools from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. read full story

The former Crozet whose smiling mugshot belied the severity of her alleged crimes was convicted yesterday of driving under the influence of alcohol in a Chesterfield County Court. read full story

The trial for accused cat shooter George Seymour has been postponed to August 22 at 3pm. Seymour had been scheduled to appear in Albemarle County District Court this morning for his alleged role in the shooting of Carmen, a three-year-old cat belonging to his neighbors, Klaus and Vanessa Wintersteiger. As detailed in the Hook's May 18 cover story, "Claws and Effect: Bentivar shooting sparks outrage," Carmen was shot through the read full story

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Speaking out for the first time about how the living wage sit-in affected him personally, UVA President John Casteen says he ran out of patience– he eventually had them arrested– only after protesters allegedly harassed him and his wife Betsy via his home phone number at Carr's Hill. In a letter read full story

How much does City Council love the "Sister City" concept? Well enough so that the Council will soon vote on creating a new City committee to deal with them. For those blissfully unaware, Charlottesville– depending upon whom you talk to– has either two or three sister cities. First came Poggio a Caiano, Italy in the mid-1990s, we think. read full story

The Hook has been granted a hearing on its motion to open the gag on records and proceedings of the two Albemarle County youths convicted in juvenile court of conspiring to blow up schools and kill classmates. The newspaper's motion was filed earlier this week and will be heard by Judge Paul Peatross on June 27. All parties to the case have been notified and agreed to the timing. read full story

As investigators sort through the rubble in a field adjacent to Bundoran Farm off Plank Road in Albemarle County, questions remain about the cause of the plane crash that took the lives of two New England-based developers, now identified as Robert H. Baldwin and David I. read full story

The Hartford Courant confirms this morning that developer David I. read full story