Sonic boom: Local sound scene doesn't just rock
By Mark Grabowski. You want a piece of me? Come and get it. Yeah, I compiled the first annual Hook music issue. I chose the bands and decided who got featured and who did not. And I did the incredibly scientific musical categorizations and style comparisons. Over the next few pages you will find things that will inform you, please you, and no-doubt infuriate you.
4Better Or Worse
Best 100-year anniversary: July 17, the date Willis Carrier invented air conditioning, the device that made summer in the South tolerable and that led to inevitable battles...
The Dish
Say goodbye to CJ's Bomb Shelter and hello to Earl's. Earl's Firehouse Bar & Grill, that is. Earl Smith and his wife, Ellen, took over the space in the former Mon...
Essays
Charlottesville music: The next Seattle that never was
By Cripsy Duck Remember the early '90s, when rock aficionados grew suddenly preoccupied with the burgeoning Seattle music scene? As Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl J...
Real Estate - $old
Tobin E. and Erin K. Rodriguez to Nicholas P. and Christine M. Reppucci, 400 Oak Street, 125,000. Joseph and Nancy W. Curry to Nancy W. Curry, 918 Henry...
Real Estate - On the Block
Cupola love: Let the light shine in
ASKING: $450,000 SIZE: 3,510 finished sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1984 ADDRESS: 1771 Lambs Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Albemarle High School CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10...
News
Ivy condos: White Gables set for development
By Mythili Rao Four stately houses, a father's gifts to his sons, once lined the north side of Route 250 between the Bellair Market and Farmington Country Club. "Kenridge,"...
Missing entrance? Color the Progress clueless
The so-called "colored" entrance to the Paramount Theater can be called a lot of things: *a humble way to enter a grand building, *a curious historic artifact, and *a painf...
Rescuing the rescuer: Emergency vehicle flips
Kevin Carter was responding to a medical emergency call when he ended up needing an emergency rescue himself. Carter, 27, a fire inspector for the county, was cruising with...
Valley volley: Observer staffers cry foul
By Bill Ramsey and Kimberly Liu The saga of last month's exodus that shook the Shenandoah Valley Observer continues. The three employees who walked out have detailed...
Strange But True
Q: How do insects successfully evade attacking bats? Do bats do as well avoiding stealth fighter planes? -V.T. Impaler A: From the fossil record, bats have been us...
Letters
LETTER- More Trail troubles Published July 25, 2002, in issue #25 of the Hook
[In reference to the July 18 Cover Story, "Tale of Two Houses"] (http://www.readthehook.com/92295/cover-story-poison-ivy-if-you-build-it-...) I found the comment by a "long...
Cultural preview
By Mark Grabowski
Ethan Hawke: Talking tough about young love
By Elizabeth Kiem
Food fun: Playback good enough to eat
Consider the special gustatory treats summer brings us: sweet yellow corn, rosy tomatoes, assorted plump squashes, and all manner of melons, berries, and beans, just to sta...
The time has come to float. Not just metaphorically, but literally– float on down a cool, blue river of tranquility. The heat has escalated to a point that not even t...
Roll 'em: Bowling makes cool fun
It seems my kids have gotten into the habit of viewing me as their summer vacation activities director. So unless they are otherwise occupied— with, say, an overnight at ...
Spiritual gifts: Native elder teaches and heals
By Mara Rockliff
In the early ‘70s, when photographer Sam Abell went to visit Canadian artist Christopher Pratt, Abell was, by his own admission, at a low point in his career. Spending ti...
Uncategorized
At last: The Stuff of both worlds
By Bill Ramsey "I feel like I've finished the picture. I'd left those songs in an ugly little pile. Going back was like seeing old friends again. This is some of the best s...
Full Stories List for July 25th, 2002 issue #0125
4Better Or Worse
Cultural preview
Cover Stories
Uncategorized
Essays
Letters
News
Real Estate - $old
Real Estate - On the Block
Strange But True
The Dish
The Fearless Consumer
COVER STORY- Sonic boom: Local sound scene doesn't just rock
QUESTION OF THE WEEK- For which band would you most like to be lead singer?
DMBRIEFS- The right Stuff: Fans, critics exult over new album
DMB UPDATE- Daveaholic on a bender: Shows no sign of quitting DMB tour
ESSAY- Charlottesville music: The next Seattle that never was
REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Cupola love: Let the light shine in
