Pain for gain: High-intensity fitness trend trumps machines
“Who’s gonna win?” calls former Navy Seal John McGuire to the group of about 50 people lined up before him. “We are!” the group yells back in unison, “Hoo-yah!” Up before the sun, the group sprints across a still-dewy field, drops and does pushups, runs relays, lifts and carries one another, working in teams to hoist giant inflatable rafts across an invisible finish line. At the center of this coordinated commotion is McGuire, calling out instructions.
June 27th, 2013 issue #1226
NEWS
2 police shootings: No new info released
Within two weeks, Albemarle police officers shot people in two separate incidents, one of which was fatal. The details of the Birdwood Court and Afton Mountain shootings ar...
Though it was a small protest with only three people, a 10-foot-tall inflatable caged pig with wounds on its sides to show how live pigs in gestation cages suffer, and ele...
New dog treat 'Barkery' makes local dogs happy
Representing the next step in the growing pet-food industry in the Charlottesville area, Zeus’s Gourmet Barkery, opened its doors on Thursday, June 19 to fellow Charlotte...
Non-violent felons: How many will get to vote?
Governor Bob McDonnell's May 29 announcement of automatic restoration of voting rights to non-violent felons brought accolades from both sides of the aisle, as well as from...
Recycled remedy: Will Ivy 'transfer' to Van der Linde?
Four years after Albemarle County supervisors stood behind the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's RICO lawsuit against recycling entrepreneur Peter Van der Linde, claiming he ...
The appointment: Republicans could pick Dumler replacement
The three Republicans on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors say they want a unanimous vote for the person to take Chris Dumler's place representing the Scottsville District...
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Something's brewing: Scottsville gets java and books
There are plenty of reasons to love Scottsville, not least of which is its proximity to the James River and its quaint downtown that harks back to a simpler time. But t...
Vu moves on: Zinc chef changes pho-cus
Zinc's Vu Nguyen has announced that he's sold the the West Main Street restaurant and that the last official day with the chef/owner at the helm with be this Saturday, June...
Shared vision: The quest for beauty has deep roots
Remember the story of “The Red Shoes,” where the girl cannot stop dancing? These past several days have been like that, except with clippers and a saw. I’ve been grip...
