Six bands (and venues) to watch
For a town with a long lineage of locally-grown musicians, rounding up contenders as "up and coming" stars is easy, but choosing from all this talent is hard. Our venues are constantly packed with lots of bands, lots of sounds. So we turned to some big names from radio stations WTJU and 106.1 The Corner to do some nominating. What exactly does it mean to be a "big thing"? For Charlottesville, it means more than just creating a cool sound– the musicians that are loved the most are those with a real presence in town.
April 26th, 2012 issue #1117
Mr. Tom Tom: Beyer sees bands and innovation together
As far as music festivals go, certain regions of the country have it covered: Chicago has Lollapalooza, Tennessee has Bonnaroo, and Austin has South-by-Southwest. What more do we need?
Survival story: How they defeated a rabid bear
Running into a rabid bear can pretty much ruin your morning, according to two men who survived to tell the tale of Virginia's first-ever reported rabid bear, an encounter that occurred in the neighborhood of the hiker-heavy Appalachian Trail and the family-friendly Skyline Drive. Another intense bear story in the Hook 600-pound black bear: 'It sounded like it was tearing my arm off'
News
Atlantic: Quite the convertible name
One of Charlottesville's best-known brands is no more. But the shop launched 30 years ago as Atlantic Futon lives on, morphed by its founder into something suited to a chan...
Big windowless: Stonefield's Regal makes its mark
The new Regal Entertainment 14-screen theater rises on Hydraulic Road, a powerful symbol of cinematic enthusiasm in a town that hasn't seen a new movie place since the 1996...
Big winners: Top Emily Couric scholarshipper gets $30K
Every year the nonprofit Emily Couric Leadership Forum picks an academic superstar demonstrating extraordinary leadership from among the seniors at each local high school&#...
Egged on: Forest Lakes resident angered by addling
Two years ago, Forest Lakes North resident Carol Rasmussen was devastated when officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture rounded up and slaughtered 90 Canada geese ...
Election fraud? Former candidate Feda Morton arrested
Feda Kidd Morton, who ran two years ago for the Republican nomination for the 5th District Congressional seat that was ultimately won by Robert Hurt, has been arrested, acc...
Land banking: It's always a buyer's market for UVA
Having trouble getting what you want for that home or apartment building you're trying to sell? Your best bet these days is to hope that UVA wants it.
Mayer Hawthorne breaks hearts at the Jefferson
Mayer Hawthorne, a crooning white guy in a dinner jacket whose music echoes the Stylistics and other soulful sounds of the 1960s, performed for an appreciative Monday night...
Non-Hollywooder: Spacek can eat lunch in this town again
Getting dressed for a party at the White House in the early 1980s, Sissy Spacek and husband Jack Fisk were donning their formal apparel at a posh Washington hotel when they...
Pack 10: Hook wins journalism, advertising awards
The Hook took home 10 journalism awards and 13 for advertising, including a Best in Show, at the April 21 Virginia Press Association conference in Roanoke. In the news side...
Splash means summer season on Mall
The fountains at Central Place and other locations on the Downtown Mall were "energized" on April 17, which means they were cut on and will be cascading until the fall.
Transcript-gate: UVA law student waives, gets trial date
Joshua Peter Gomes, the former UVA law student and former fashion model charged with breaking into the university registrar's office, waived a preliminary hearing April 12,...
The Ruth Caplin Theatre begins its rise on Culbreth Road.
Sunday morning painting at Madison Hall
While parishioners flocked to nearby St. Paul's Church, a crew of painters spent their Sunday morning painting the exterior of Madison Hall, the UVA building that holds the...
The Dish
Divine stage: Waters serves up idea-drenched Monticello feast
On a beautiful day last Friday, April 20, Monticello served as the "divine stage" for a feast of feasts, according to Alice Waters, owner and executive chef of the world-fa...
Heating up: Chang wows Richmond; plans new menu, movie
Peter Chang is likely the only chef in America whose migration from one restaurant to the next over the last several years has been depicted by a map graphic in the Washing...
Essays
Morning napalm: The other side of the wine industry
By Robert Butler You've probably heard that iconic cinematic moment in Apocalypse Now from Robert Duvall's character, Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore. “I love the smell of nap...
Letters
Belmont Bridge a journey or a destination?
[Re: April 12 cover story: "Belmont vortex: Vision vs. reality in Belmont Bridge debate"], three big questions to mix it up at your next backyard BBQ:
