The session: What local legislators are up to in Richmond
The 2013 Session of the Virginia State Legislature kicked off on January 9, and if last year's focus was all about probing lady parts, this year's legislators will tangle over a variety of no less controversial issues.
January 24th, 2013 issue #1204
News
"Dario": A new name and other details of Baldi's life on the run
Local restaurateur and accountant Jim Baldi's disappearance in July 2010 came to an abrupt end with his January 4 arrest in San Francisco on embezzlement charges stemm...
Courthouse confrontation: Mom gets 2 years in daughter's, ex's deaths
Both the prosecution and defense pretty much agree that no one can do anything worse to Jessica Lewis than she already did to herself when she crashed into a tree and kille...
Dead or alive: The Hook's legislative watch
Week 2 of the session and the number of bills the legislature considers has swollen to 2,462, according to Richmond Sunlight, while the body count of dead bills piles up. D...
Name changer: Will tenant satisfaction improve at Autumn Hill?
Landmark at Granite Park is the latest moniker for one of Charlottesville's most renamed apartment complexes– one that is known for generating tenant complaints. The ...
Wertland blaze: No injuries in morning house fire
There are no reported injuries from an early morning blaze at 1256 Wertland Street. According to Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner, the fire was reported at 5:11am ...
The Dish
First course: Restaurant Week kicks off
Restaurant Week officially kicked off on Monday, January 21, and Dish popped into the Melting Pot to see how it was going. Manager Jonathan Shields said the combination of ...
Hot dog hideaway: Crozet stand serves all the way
A tucked away space on Three Notch'd Road in Crozet used to house a Subway. Since October, it's serving up dogs instead of subs. Sam's Hot Dog Stand is a West Virginia fran...
Essays
Surgeon's decree: Gun control a public health issue
By Sara K. Rasmussen Last month, our country endured an unspeakable horror when elementary school students in Newtown, Connecticut, became the victims of one of the most he...
Letter: Hold Government accountable for Hash
Your recent article about Michael Hash, the man who was accused of murder and wrongly imprisoned for 12 years really struck me. In today’s modern society, you would think...
