Life behind bars: it's more than just pouring drinks
Everyone knows the story of Charlottesville's most famous bartender, you know, that musician guy who worked at Miller's before becoming a world renowned rock star... what's his name?
January 26th, 2012 issue #1104
News
Biscuit Run reform: Deeds would loosen secrecy... some
In Virginia, tax returns are so sacred that a section of code forbids state officials from revealing individual info– even if those individuals have reaped millions o...
Judge quits: Berry goes to Allen & Allen
The chief judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, which includes Albemarle and Charlottesville, has been hired as managing partner for the Charlottesville office of...
Local legislators: Tebow, triggermen among their bills
Every January, the six men representing the gerrymandered chunks of Albemarle and Charlottesville (and Rustburg!) head east on I-64 to participate in Virginia's part-time l...
Mann act: 'Hockey stick' scientist returns to UVA
"It's not wrong to be wrong," says Michael Mann, author of the famous "hockey stick graph," the controversial image of a recent spike in global temperatures.
Pain and frustration: Two years later, 'We know her agonies'
They'll never have their daughter back, but for the parents of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, the unsolved status of the case two years after her body wa...
Peace seeking: Council tells Congress to stay out of Iran
After a variety of speakers pointed out how they'd warned against the war in Iraq before it started, a majority on the Charlottesville City Council voted to send a message ...
Green monster: UVA's ped-stopping fence claims a victim
It took 12 years, but an overnight impalement indicates that the so-called "Green Monster" has claimed its first injury victim. Fire Chief Charles Werner reports that rescu...
Essays
Dumb and dumber: Silly stuff that's supposed to be green
With the recent Detroit Automotive Show focusing on electrics and the Sierra Club having an electric car columnist, America continues to believe technology will save us. Le.
Real Estate - On the Block
Letters
Jaquith omitted most shop-local benefits
Full disclosure: I own a local business. So you can imagine my disappointment when the Hook chose to run an essay that actively discourages shopping locally, [Janis Jaquith...
