Foxchase nightmare: Crozet mom allegedly tries to poison husband
On a day when her son was set to head to the first day of first grade, Theresa Lynn Brady wasn't around to see him off. Instead, the 33-year-old Western Albemarle mom was i...
August 30th, 2012 issue #1135
News
Almost 45: Huguely likely facing middle-age prison release
So how long will UVA student-turned-killer George Huguely be in prison? According to a reporter's math, the young man jailed since the very morning that he violently awaken...
Huguely unhappiness: Murderer won't get new trial from judge
George Huguely did not look pleased. His lawyer was hurling out argument after argument to the judge who oversaw his trial– and each argument got shot down. Related...
Mending fences: And losing weight, Sullivan tells all
In her first press conference since her triumphant June 26 reinstatement as the University of Virginia president, Teresa Sullivan met with reporters in Carr's Hill, the pre...
Now Nau: Beer tycoon pays Dragas' Hill + Knowlton bills
At the recent retreat of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors inside the Richmond Omni hotel, a Hook reporter approached Board member John Nau to ask about his deci...
Some people think that they can park for free on Sundays; others simply overstay their welcome. More towing stories: • Towing tales: Like hassles, everybody has one • ...
Whose hissy? Douglass camera bump no 'macaca' moment
The 5th District congressional race got a little more in-your-face at an August 21 Farmville forum when Democratic challenger John Douglass swatted the video camera of a me...
Confederate canon... ready for inaction
One of the pair of Confederate cannons on the grounds of Albemarle County courts complex aims out at passersby on a recent August day
The Dish
Degrees of cheese: Nook featured in cookbook
If you think mac and cheese is toddler food that comes in a blue box, a new book has a surprise for you.
Fancy foraging: Top chef to make Clifton Inn visit
Jeremiah Langhorne, the 26-year old Albemarle High School graduate who went from delivering pizzas to cooking at, literally, one of the world's best restaurants, appears to...
Play ball: One Meatball Place gears up
Most of the time we leave the weather forecasting up to the meteorologists, but this week, Dish feels pretty comfortable issuing a prediction for West Main Street only: Clo...
Essays
Disturbing legacy: Race still affects Virginia's death penalty
By King Salim Khalfani and Stephen A. Northup According to the most recent polling data, public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades. Four states...
Hotseat
The General: Douglass battles for 5th District seat
The skill set of military general and Virginia farmer is a popular one in American politics, dating back to George Washington. That's why Democrats tapped Brigadier General...
Letters
[Re: August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas"]: Every word 1,000% true and a much needed article. I think you should send a copy to the Rector...
Dragas right to fear an honor code
I am in total agreement with the issues presented in [the August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas"]. It is a fitting part of the investigative...
If President Sullivan, the injured party, is willing to let it go, why can't Dr. J. Anderson Thomson? [August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by D...
