Draining feeling? Lawsuit challenges dam-pipeline plan
Back in 2010, before changing his position, Charlottesville City Councilor Satyendra Huja predicted that wars would be fought over water, but he may not have realized that the battle would reach his desk. Last Friday, the dredger-turned-dammer and now-Mayor Huja found that he was on the receiving end of a lawsuit slamming his turnabout vote as illegal, wasteful, and "absurd."
March 29th, 2012 issue #1113
Water wasters: Worrell decries waste, centralization
"We are still building centralized infrastructure as the Romans did," said former Daily Progress owner turned water management visionary Tom Worrell, "just under a new regime. Our goal is toward decentralization of our waste/water systems."
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
Real Estate - On the Block
Standing tall: Belmont townhouse offers light and more
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...
