Rock Hill forever: Charlottesville's not-so-secret gardens
Forget about the impending Meadowcreek Parkway and the 250 Interchange project for a minute, as well as the fabulous history of the nearby eight-acre Rock Hill estate, once the site of a circa-1820 two-story Federal style house (which, thanks to a mischievous youngster, burned down in 1963). Forget that famed architect Eugene Bradbury once called it home, and that the Rev.
4Better Or Worse
Worst spate of Southwood trailer park news: Two men are sentenced June 27 for distributing meth in the mobile community. Darlin Antonio Rodriguez-Recinos and Israel Espinoz...
The Dish
Balkan Bistro and Bar, formerly the Balkan Bakery in the space demolished to make way for the Waterhouse project on Water Street, celebrated a grand opening in th...
Meat of the story: Salatin stars again
It's a wonder Joel Salatin finds time to farm.
Task force tip: City Market wants to dream big
At a meeting on Thursday, July 7 at City Space on the Downtown Mall, the task force charged with finding a permanent location for the Charlottesville City Market is expecte...
Essays
Wide stance: Weiner's, Craig's expressions unscandalous
If slavery was America's original sin, Puritanism was its original curse.
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
5/31/11Elizabeth Spaulding to David & Locke Ogens, 1500 Garth Gate Lane, $1,600,000, AlbemarleCommunity Bank to IWE LLC, .95 acres, Parcel C, Carrsbrook, $509,250, Albe...
Real Estate - On the Block
Dodd-Frank: Wanna make a $54K down payment?
There’s a big buzz these days in the real estate blogosphere about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was signed into law last July.&nbs...;
Real Estate Property auctions
July 7 at 10:15am at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 4260 Pine Grove, Earlysville Debtor: Ronald H. Coleman and Lynn T. Coleman Amount owing: $240,000 Bidder brin...
Art Features
Terra incognita: Parallel shows abstract the elements
Serendipity— so refreshing but so often fleeting. Case in point: until July 10, the ideal way to precede a visit to photographer Paige Critcher and painter Pamela Wallace...
DR. HooK
Burning issue: Sunscreens must meet new standards
Screens are not fool-proof protective shields. A window screen doesn’t protect from no-see-ums that make you look like you have measles. A human resource expert can ...
Movie Reviews
Revved up: 'Cars' sequel wins the race
While I was watching Cars 2, an elusive nostalgia tugged at my mind. No, I wasn't remembering Pixar's original Cars from 2006. This was something more deeply buried, and fi...
News
Assault history: Haskins gets 25 years for child sodomy
For a 27-year-old, Robert Terrell Haskins has racked up a pretty lengthy rap sheet consisting largely of sexual assaults. His latest day in court June 28 resulted in his le...
Since he's been in the House of Delegates, Rob Bell is known for carrying a lot of bills initiated by citizens, whether constituents or not. Every year he recognizes these ...
Beta props: Should Blake, Jessie, and Anna get credit?
A trio known only as Blake, Jessie, and Anna appear to be the first to put paint on the replacement swath of Beta Bridge, the famous transportation device/message board nea...
Educator announces plans for City Council run
Current Charlottesville City School Board member and teacher Colette Blount announced Wednesday at Burley Middle School her plans to run for a seat on Charlottesville City ...
Few answers: NTSB wraps architect's plane crash investigation
Over a year after the fiery private plane crash that killed a Charlottesville pilot-architect, the government investigation concludes with few additional answers. The Nati...
For $7.5 million: Defaulting Bundoran claimed on courthouse steps
Bundoran, a defaulted open-space-oriented development in southern Albemarle, was taken away from its developer June 29 on the courthouse steps when the lender, Wells Fargo,...
Love triangle? Murder-for-hire certified to grand jury
The woman accused of seeking a hitman to kill her late husband's girlfriend has waived her preliminary hearing, so her solicitation-to-commit murder charge goes to the gran...
Rugby ousting: Leaders say Zete not worth its salt
"Thank you, sir, may I have another?"–Kevin Bacon in Animal House Members of the University of Virginia's recently-ousted fraternity should be grateful for their puni...
Snap o' the Day: Almost like 1776
The Old Guard from Colonial Williamsburg presents the colors at Monticello's naturalization ceremony July 4, where the United States gained 77 new citizens.
The Brazen Careerist
Half full: $40,000 is really all you need
Looking for happiness through financial success? Wondering what the magic number is? It's $40,000. Really. So technically, most of you should be happy. And if you're workin...
Sports Doctor
You betcha: Is gambling our real national sport?
Most of us celebrate on July 4, but American institutions like the NFL, the NBA, and the Los Angeles Dodgers face uncertain futures and had little reason to shoot off ...
Strange But True
Inside story: Fetus has enough light to read
Q. On a bright sunny day, who just might be the most surprising sharer of the light? Think "womb with a view." –U.G. Turner A. It has long been known that fetuses can sme...
Online only
Down the drain... for a purpose
A fire hydrant on downtown's Altamont Street has been running all day in an attempt to clear the line of water in order to make repairs to a line underneath nearby High Str...
After peeling back the standing seam metal roof, a team from a locally-based company called Roof Top Services peels a backing from a self-stick membrane– what appears...
COVERHidden gardenTucked away between Park Street and 250, Rock Hill gardens have a rich history– and thanks to hundreds of volunteers, they may also have a rich futu...
Letters
[Re: "'Insufficient evidence': State mum as Biscuit Run appraisers go unpunished"]: Thank you for staying on the Biscuit Run story. As a former resident of Albemarle County...
Never believing the Hook again
I read your [June 6] article entitled "Why Waldorf? No vaccines lets measles hit hard." There was only one child at the Waldorf school who had measles, and he caught i...
Black and White
US district court for the western district of Virginia held session at Monticello July 4 and naturalized a group of new US citizens. There were a lot of Coca-Cola bottles a...
Full Stories List for July 7th, 2011 issue #1027
4Better Or Worse
Art Features
The Dish
News
For $7.5 million: Defaulting Bundoran claimed on courthouse steps
Few answers: NTSB wraps architect's plane crash investigation
Letters
Black and White
Cover Stories
Online only
Corrections
Real Estate - On the Block
DR. HooK
Essays
Movie Reviews
Question of the Week
Real Estate Property auctions
Real Estate - $old
Sports Doctor
Strange But True
The Brazen Careerist
