Blue Ridge Swim Club: 100 years of splashing, swimming and sunning
Want to time travel? You don't need a flux capacitor, you don't need a degree in physics, and you don't need to resurrect Albert Einstein to ask him how to do it. You just need a swimsuit and way to get yourself out to Ivy, where the Blue Ridge Swim Club is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this summer.
May 23rd, 2013 issue #1221
Escapes: Summer fun near and far
Summer reading: 5 local authors to take to the beach
In a town where there are more writers per capita than readers, it can be daunting to think about keeping up with the local offerings when it seems like just about everyone has a book. For your convenience, the Hook nets out a few must-reads from Charlottesville's literary luminaries (and there are plenty more). So when you're packing up for the beach or heading to the hammock and looking for something to delve into, here are five books worth reading if you're living here– or even if you don't.
NEWS
Bell loses, Jackson wins: Local GOPers gather in Richmond
By Rick Sincere
Decision delay: Dumler awaits ruling on petition
At least 470 of his constituents want him gone, but embattled Albemarle County Supervisor Chris Dumler hangs on– and he has at least one more week to serve the Scotts...
In-depth TV: Barefoot teams with Newsplex for longform local news
Coy Barefoot's already known around town as a radio host, historian and author, and he's adding another title to his already lengthy resumé: TV host. On Sunday, May 19, Ba...
Lieutenant gov candidate on Water Street
When this picture was snapped May 14, nine people– seven of them Republican– were vying for the seemingly ho-hum position of lieutenant governor. By May 18, the...
More details: Alleged fake IDers to remain in jail
The alleged counterfeiters from the May 6 fake ID-ring bust on Rugby Road were in court again and will not be leaving jail in the near future as the government amasses evid...
Sheriff Chip Harding has turned into something of a fundraising machine, expanding the designated prisoner-transport/subpoena-serving role of sheriff in Albemarle and creat...
Robbie Kuykendall and Aubrey Howers are doing the spring planting of the planters May 16 on the Downtown Mall. Even though that's right before graduation weekend, John Mann...
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The appetite for mobile units delivering hot-oil-fried confections seems insatiable. Strite's Donuts hails from the Shenandoah Valley, and since December has parked its tru...
Garden to plate: L'etoile wants your food
For the third season, L'etoile on West Main Street is asking for the stuff in your garden. According to chef/owner Mark Gresge, they've now named it their "Garden to Plate"...
Barnum's beaming: The Greatest bypass on Earth!
Have you ever walked into a store soon after opening hours to find the advertised sale item "all sold out?” Come to the Holiday Inn Thursday, May 23 and get a look at a…
