Pete Armetta is Opinionated
By Pete Armetta
opinion@c-ville.com
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Pete Armetta is Opinionated
How's the mental health system doing, anyway?
By Pete Armetta
opinion@c-ville.com
Selective service
Dear Ace: I ordered tickets to the “Wetlands Revival Tour” concert at the Pavilion, but the show has been canceled because Wynton Marsalis has an inflamed lip. I got an e-mail from the ticketing company saying they would refund the cost of the ticket, but not the service charges. I paid for these services to attend a concert that is now not being presented âwhy should that cost me money?âNick L. N. Dimed
Who knows?
Dear Cyranose: If by “it” you mean your solitary state, if by “it” you mean the endless nights you spend alone even when entwined in the arms of another, if by “it” you mean the existential state of emptiness that eventually crushes everyoneâ¦no, it’s not your nose. It’s your species. Enter by yourself, exit by yourself: That’s the way we do it around here.
The war at home
Cindy Sheehan, one of the most visible crusaders against the Iraq War, preached peace on Wednesday, May 17, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center.
Students urge divestment from Darfur
It’s always nice to have at least some idea where the money is going. Or, in the case of most UVA students, where their parents’ money is going. Lately, this has proven to be the source of some concern to a group of UVA students who don’t want to see any of their families’ money invested in companies that do business in Sudan, or with the Sudanese government.
Jeremy Harvey returns to town
In February, Jeremy Harvey left Charlottesville on the midnight train to Las Vegas. The shady local banker (and past C-VILLE cover boy) left his girlfriend and her children to remarry his ex-wife, 81-year-old newspaper heiress Betty Scripps. Now, however, it appears that Harvey, 62, has left Scripps after just three months. According to multiple sources familiar with his status, Harvey is back in town and living in his Colthurst mini-mansion with the girlfriend he demurred for Scripps. Scripps and Harvey were married for the first time from 1997 to 2004.
The Bloods are here, so what?
Now that Charlottesville police have confirmed that an attack near Friendship Court in late April, which left one teen so badly beaten he had to get two metal plates inserted into his face, was the work of the Bloods street gang, Charlottesville is left wondering how and why the Bloods came to town. For a little perspective on who the Bloods are and how they operate, C-VILLE called national gang expert and consultant Robert Walker with the organization Gangs Or Us. Here’s some of what he had to say.âNell Boeschenstein
From NBA Star to Dead-beat Dad
Ralph Sampson, the 7’4″ former UVA basketball star and 1983’s No. 1 NBA draft pick, faces trial soon for a string of charges related to allegedly false statements he made in a child support case, according to the Associated Press.
Rumor mill wrong on Gainov suicide
Reports of Dr. Iain Gainov’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
Local developers love Lynchburg
The hottest new market for local real estate magnates is… Lynchburg? You heard it right. That stodgy bastion of religious conservatism, home of Jerry Falwell, is poised for an urban renaissance. A pair of local builders have become major players in Lynchburg, saying the real estate market there is poised to make huge gains in the coming years.