No malice: Alston juror cites drunkenness

Jul 28

Minimum security: Alston shipped to Botetourt

Andrew Alston's family hoped he'd do his time at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail– and for a while last spring, the father of the man he killed was afraid Alston would. "What little time he got should be in a penitentiary," said Howard Sisk, whose only son Walker died at Alston's hands. "He's living at Club Med on Avon."

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The week in review
Biggest line: Paramount members brave 90-degree plus temperatures to buy their Yo-Yo Ma tickets July 26. Most anticipated forecast: The weather for July 27, 29 and 30–...

The Dish

Recommended: Five local spots make the cut
In its June 2005 issue, Wine Spectator magazine highlighted Charlottesville as one of six "unique and appealing American wine regions" worth exploring. The tourist-fr...

Essays

Fried clams: A recipe for a better city
Picture this perfect moment: two old friends reunited on a brilliant July afternoon, sipping margaritas on the deck of a New England restaurant, looking out over the Essex ...

Real Estate - $old

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ALBEMARLE 5/13 George B. McCallum III, executor of Mildred S. Anderson estate, to Liberty Land Ltd., 58.80 acres in Rivanna Magisterial District, $1,250,000. Michael ...

Real Estate - On the Block

Enchanted: Bears have left the cottage
ADDRESS: 1840 Fendall Avenue NEIGHBORHOOD: Rugby ASKING: $549,000 YEAR BUILT: 1925 SIZE: 1,692 fin. sq. ft. LAND: 0.293 acres CURB APPEAL: 8 of 10 LISTED BY: Rick D...
STILL AVAILABLE
APPEARED IN THE HOOK: January 19, 2004 in issue 0307 ADDRESS: 500 Rookwood Place, Ednam Forest ASKING PRICE: originally $1,500,000 now $899,900 LISTED BY: Nancy Lee McConne...

Real Estate Property auctions

Property auctions
July 28 at 3pm at the Orange County Courthouse Property: 0.523 acres at 19521 Constitution Highway Debtor: unknown Amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 percent of ...

DR. HooK

Heart attack: Denial can be deadly
One of my favorite movies is Something's Gotta Give with Diane Keaton. Why did she show up at the Oscars wearing her Annie Hall outfit? That is so '70s, and she didn't win ...

Movie Reviews

Puppy love: Pooch ploy pays off
Chemistry is sometimes overrated. Sure, it did a lot for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but in Must Love Dogs it's the strength of the individual actors, Diane Lane and John Cusack,...

Music Reviews

Worth the wait: CD excitement contagious
Two weeks ago, Jay Pun and Morwenna Lasko celebrated the completion of their debut album at the Gravity Lounge. Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule locked down the opening slot ...

News

'Lethal' year: Ex-mayor Cox back in town
Maurice Cox may have just returned from a year at Haaavad, but don't expect to see him "pahking" his "cah." The former mayor, who returned to town with his family on July 4...
First ladies: Lynn, Spacek reunite Saturday
Sissy Spacek is having an old friend over on Saturday, and everyone in Charlottesville is invited. Organizers booked a live band months ago, but the set-list seems flexible...
Her, too: Play depicts Faulkner relationship
In April 2004, the Daily Progress reported in Joan Williams' obituary that the writer had "a rich mentor-protégé relationship and a brief romance" with American author an...
Hot seats: Ticket-seekers sweating for the Paramount
It wasn't the Rolling Stones, but avid performance-goers began lining up at 7:15am, nearly three hours before the first tickets to the Paramount Theater's fall season would...
Im-paws-ible? Vet sees 'cougar' on Parkway
When Donny Peppard went biking along the Blue Ridge Parkway last month, he saw more than beautiful views: "I saw something sleek with a long tail, running away," he says. H...

On Architecture

Pavilion patrimony: World's largest lobster trap
Charlottesville's new Pavilion is days away from officially opening. We will all marvel at the increased capacity, the sheer mass of canvas and truss, and the aching ballad...

The Brazen Careerist

The secret: Organize your sloppy day
Periodically, a college student sends an email to me asking if he or she can interview me for a term paper. I always say yes, and I always learn something about my work by ...

Sports Doctor

SPORTS WRAP
The Week in Review:

Strange But True

Frogfall: It's raining fish and fowl
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK Q. From a Cincinnati reader: "Can anyone yet explain the fish rain in Honduras and the frog rain in other parts of the world? Could it ...

Facetime

Dancing by Hart: Ballet pro offers expertise
If Vince Lombardi and Shari Lewis ever had a daughter, she might have grown up to be something like Sally Hart. To watch the 50-year-old ballet instructor teaching her youn...

Hotseat

Mr. Casual: Smiling through the big tent flap
Audiences will soon be able to laugh at the elements as they enjoy evening concerts under man-made shade at the new Charlottesville Pavilion. Likewise, it's impossib...

Letters

City won't enforce law
I was pleased to see your recent article about erosion problems at developments near the Rivanna [July 14: "Wash out: New developments raise mud and ire"]. I was not please...
Lynch missed the bloat
In response to William Lynch's letter [July 7: "We did not dump"] concerning his visit to the Gardner property, he visited the site a few months too late. The "cleanup" of ...

Cultural preview

Cultural calendar, July 28-August 11, 2005
THURSDAY, July 28 DANCE CARD Slippery: Belly dancing and pole dancing lessons at the Berkmar Ballroom. Rio Road. 975-4611. STAGE Off th...

Full Stories List for July 28th, 2005 issue #0430

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