Where's Waldo? At the White House, in your computer... where *isn't* Waldo?
Where's Waldo? It's a clichéd question to ask about a man by that name, but in the case of Waldo Jaquith– who so resembles the famous find-the-character cartoon that he changed his first name to match– it's irresistible.
Hey! There's Waldo in court as a teenager, launching a lawsuit against local government! Look, he's on the red carpet at the My VH1 Music Awards! What's he doing all by himself on the Appalachian Trail at age 17? Psst. Turn on the TV and there's Waldo on the Today show talking about workplace bullying! And wait a minute, isn't that Waldo popping up at the White House just a few weeks ago?
4Better Or Worse
Worst slaying: Clark Elementary third-grade teacher Dawn Reddick is gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Newark July 29, shielding a seven-year-old boy she didn't know fro...
The Dish
Rapture chef makes killer tomato dinner
Tomatoes. Like the potato, humankind has invented a multitude of ways to prepare and eat the darn things. On Sunday, July 31, Rapture chef Chris Humphrey presented his take...
Essays
Martha Jefferson: The hospital that ate my neighborhood
The countdown is on: Martha Jefferson Hospital is moving to its Pantops site, scheduled to open August 28. And while employees agonize over suspended vacations– six w...
Question of the Week
Real Estate - $old
6/24/11 Wendell W. Gibson Inc. to Darryl W. Cross, 772 Belvedere Blvd, $502,000, Albemarle Kirkland & Nancy Tracy to James & Lindsay Dunton, 2364 Mountain Bro...
Real Estate - On the Block
Hounded by cares? Dalmally Farm can provide relief
Address: Dalmally Farm, 1015 Poplar Spring Road, Scottsville Neighborhood: Poplar Springs Asking: $ 369,900 Assessment: $ 220,927 Year Built: 1898 Size: 2...
Real Estate Property auctions
August 17 at noon at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 2 parcels Morgantown Road Debtor: Maplehurst Associates Amount owing: unknown Bidder brings: 10 percent sale ...
Art Features
Spin doctors: Artists thread the line
In a recent Huffington Post article, biologist Marlene Zuk writes most people are more fearful of insects than of death. I don’t mind bugs; it’s grubs and maggots that ...
DR. HooK
9 to 5: Some docs prefer being employees
Board games like Sorry, Monopoly, and Life were my favorites growing up. I loved Life because the little spinny thing looked like the Wheel of Fortune, the cute little cars...
Movie Reviews
Unfunny and foul: 'Change-up' your plans before seeing this
The Change-Up is one of the dirtiest-minded mainstream releases in history. It has a low opinion of men, a lower opinion of women, and the lowest opinion of the intelligenc...
Music Features
Six strings: Ben Chasny chooses guitar over philosophy
As Six Organs of Admittance, Ben Chasny has mixed acoustic guitar influences like Leo Kottke with unusual sounds and Eastern drones, though he's also gone into other genres...
News
'Bunker mentality': Galvin decries tone in issues debate
Two former mayors joined City Council candidate Kathy Galvin at a press conference where she expressed concerns about the "tone of our local political debate" as the Democr...
Comprender? Complaint brings Huja confidence vote
It was business as usual during public comment at the July 18 City Council meeting, until one citizen veered from typical issues, such as the Meadowcreek Parkway and the wa...
Dave & Tim announce first C'ville show since '93
It's been over 17 years since the now internationally celebrated duo known as Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds performed in Charlottesville, but they'll return August 20 fo...
Death penalty? Inmate suicide precedes child porn indictment
An inmate, a soldier who allegedly trafficked in violent child pornography, has been found dead in the solitary ward at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. Off...
Former Charlottesvillian smashes AT speed record
Former Charlottesville resident Jennifer Pharr Davis has just broken the record for thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail by covering the 2,180-mile mountain-top footpath in 46...
Graduation rapist back in jail
Jeffrey Theodore Kitze, who served 20 years in prison for raping his sister's roommate the day after her graduation from UVA Law School in 1989, has had his parole revoked....
On Architecture
Modern markers: History tour goes high-tech
Our area is thick with sturdy historic makers, those grey and black signs with inlaid text explaining the brief history of a place along the roadsides or next to parki...
The Brazen Careerist
Networking: Do it even if you hate it
I met a not-friend at a restaurant. I was networking, because this is what you must do to further your career. Even if you hate it, you have to do it.We discussed segmented...
Sports Doctor
Sunny side? It's hard to find happy news
When my husband learned the Washington Redskins traded away both Donovan McNabb and Albert Haynesworth, he was elated. “It’s a new day for the Redskins,” he exclaimed...
Strange But True
Listen up! 'iPod zombies' present hazards
Q. Who's in danger of running down an iPod pedestrian?—B. GatesA. You are if you drive, because "iPodestrians" are everywhere, oblivious to the dangers as they read and c...
Online only
Charlottesville Police appear to be doing some sort of training as they ride along the Downtown Mall. Police are the only citizens permitted to pedal on the pedestrian park...
Snap: What's left of Woolen Mills Dam
Nearly four years after most of it was removed, the stone block remnants of the Woolen Mills Dam still stand along the Rivanna River in the Woolen Mills neighborhood.
COVERWhere's Waldo?From the Appalachian Trail to the Today Show to the White House, there's just no predicting where Waldo Jaquith will pop up next. Get to know the man who...
Full Stories List for August 11th, 2011 issue #1032
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The Dish
On Architecture
DR. HooK
News
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Essays
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Corrections
Cover Stories
Real Estate - $old
Movie Reviews
Music Features
Real Estate Property auctions
Question of the Week
Real Estate - On the Block
Sports Doctor
Strange But True
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