The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) back issues from July 2009:
cook it.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... grilling on a budget G RILLED SKEWERS of marinated meat and vegetables make a savory treat for a barbecue. They also are great for eating on a budget. Marinating meat not only adds flavor, it also tenderizes - and that lets you take advantage of less expensive cuts of ...
Woman's Club gives out two $500 scholarships.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Carolyn Rominger Special to Your Corner Churchland The Churchland Woman's Club awarded two $500 scholarships at its annual luncheon in late June at Golden Corral, Chesapeake Square. The 2009 recipients are Sarah Grace Vedomske of Churchland High ...
fruit sweetens up the fourth.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Jim Romanoff The Associated Press WITH SO MANY fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves. Diana Henry, author of "Pure Simple Cooking," favors no fuss. For an elegant but easy dish, she hulls and quarters fresh ...
struggles here make it hard to care about wider world when we're struggling at home, it's hard to care about the world.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... DAVID KINSEY paused before answering. He sized me up, deciding between the one-minute or 15-minute version of his answer, then opted for a quick, but well-thought-out response about what's happening in Afghanistan's war-torn deserts. Kinsey is a chief master sergeant ...
beer of the week.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... MAMA'S LITTLE YELLA PILS Type pilsner Maker Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, Colo. Alcohol 5.3 percent Cost $1.99 for 12 ounces at Total Wine & More, 741 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach When I was scouring the shelves looking for ...
leftovers a reader's take on a new product.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... What's the claim? Emerald joins the snack-pack trend, putting nuts in 100-calorie packs the company describes as tasty, nutritious and satisfying alternatives to junk food. Describe the taste Wonderful. I love almonds, but the walnut-and-almond mix was my favorite. I thought at ...
rich history on every corner.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... In honor of our nation's birthday, I'd like to devote this column to Churchland and Portsmouth history. The beginnings of the city and the neighborhood are similar, yet distinct. Founded in 1752 by Col. William Crawford, Portsmouth was a bustling enterprise, thanks to its shipyard. At that ...
eating fresh ring in the holiday with blueberries, tomatoes, corn.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... WHAT BETTER way to celebrate the Fourth of July than with a red, white and blue feast of local tomatoes, sweet corn, blueberries and more? The peak of the season is almost here, so check with your favorite farmer to see what's ripe and plan a festive holiday spread. Then take the family on ...
TIME TO GET THE FLAG READY TO FLY.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... It's almost Independence Day, and my thoughts turn to the red, white and blue. Once, while on vacation, I got to experience Philadelphia and some of its historical sites. Along with seeing the Liberty Bell, I also had the opportunity to walk through the home of Betsy Ross. Apparently, the ...
top students get savings bonds.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Congratulations to North Suffolk students who earned the 2009 Suffolk Ruritan Club's Academic Achievement Awards. These are fifth- and eighth-graders with the highest and second highest academic averages. Elementary student winners receive a $50 savings bond. Each middle school student ...
New shop has touch of Tuscany.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Phyllis Johnson Correspondent Western Branch Have you noticed there's a Subway at 2125 Starmount Pkwy., off Portsmouth Boulevard? Owned by Molly Patel, who also owns the Subway at 4300 Portsmouth Blvd. on the other side of Chesapeake Square Mall, it's ...
Humble dessert gives blueberries center stage.(YSports)(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Humble dessert gives blueberries center stage By AnnaLisa Michalski Correspondent July's plump, sweet blueberries require very little in the way of embellishment. Give them center stage by topping berries with biscuit dough for a cobbler or ...
Mom had to deal with a family of cookie monsters Local news and fun for Western Branch, North Suffolk and Churchland, distributed every Wednesday. You can help us "co-pilot" the section, too. Send articles and ideas to Ron Crow at ron.crow@pilotonline.com or call 477-5695.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... My mom used to feel the need sometimes to hide cookies from my brother and me. Her main concern was that we didn't eat too many sweets, but I'm sure it peeved her to be looking forward to eating something she had bought at the store, only to find that her kids had beaten her to it. ...
Proposal for shelter would save pets, cash.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... CRITICS HAVE lambasted Virginia Beach officials for years over the city's partnerships with developers of the 31st Street Hilton and Town Center. But the most recent idea for a public-private partnership should be roundly applauded. Armada Hoffler, developer of the Town Center ...
Velveteen Rabbit guest 'profiles' local children.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By AnnaLisa Michalski Correspondent Western Branch Nationally recognized silhouette artist Clay Rice spent the day with customers at The Velveteen Rabbit on June 15. In under five minutes, Rice can cut a perfect shadow portrait of even the ...
As Col. Crawford, Price is right on Portsmouth reliving history.(YSports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Pamela Nichols Correspondent Few know Portsmouth as well as Eric Price. By day he is a mild-mannered actor who cares for his ailing mother and refuses to buy a cell phone. But give him a pair of buckled shoes and colonial attire and he transforms into ...
Bounty hunting.(Daily Break)
Jul 01, 2009 ... This weekend, the party started - the produce party. As soon as doors opened at Five Points Community Farm Market in Norfolk, the "in crowd" started showing up to get their due - bags heavy with just-picked fruits and vegetables. Each paper sack contained a trio of ...
Let's learn from frogs.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... SOME OF THE first eerie signs of a potential health catastrophe came as bizarre deformities in water animals, often in their sexual organs. Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians began to sprout extra legs. In heavily polluted Lake Apopka, one of the largest lakes in Florida, ...
HOUSE PUNCHES HOLES IN GREENHOUSE BILL.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAST WEEK, when the House of Representatives passed landmark legislation designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions, it was a strong and overdue first step toward doing something about global warming. The bill includes a provision to cap carbon dioxide emissions and allow industrial and ...
Small towns want Gitmo prisoners.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By ERIC J. WILLIAMS WHEN REP. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republicans proposed the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, I just rolled my eyes. The brief firestorm set off by the GOP over whether to move Guantanamo Bay detainees from Cuba to U.S. prisons seemed to ...
It was his gift to her ... and to police.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Louis Hansen The Virginian-Pilot chesapeake Nate and Tiffany had broken up, but he gave her an iPod last Tuesday . And this, Tiffany told the police, is how he picked it out for her: The couple shopped at Sears in Greenbrier Mall ...
Many U.S. cities cancel or scal e back fireworks shows.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Michael Felberbaum The Associated Press Lack of bucks means less bang this July Fourth for many cash-strapped cities. Fireworks shows are being canceled or scaled back, mostly in small and midsize cities, as municipalities' tax revenue dries up with ...
Voters likely to judge fate of state's name.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Abby Goodnough The New York Times It does not appear on the state flag or license plate. You won't see it on road maps or welcome signs. But Rhode Island has a lightning rod of a formal name - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - that harks back to its ...
your views.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Two-wheel protest I have read the numerous anti-cyclist letters from Virginia Beach motorists since the death of Daniel Hersh in April. Based on the majority of comments, I am thankful I live in Smithfield and ride the roads surrounding the Smithfield and Suffolk areas ....
struggles stem from woeful glove work.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Staff and wire reports PHOENIX A couple of Hampton Roads products are enjoying fine seasons at the plate for the Arizona Diamondbacks heading into July. Just don't ask them about their glove work. Or that of their teammates. ...
On race, the slog continues.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... ALTHOUGH New Haven's firefighters deservedly won in the Supreme Court, it is deeply depressing that they won narrowly -- 5-4. The egregious behavior by that city's government, in a context of racial rabble-rousing, did not seem legally suspect to even one of the court's four liberals, ...
Market stocked but teams seem less inclined to shop.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Howard Beck The New York Times On this day next year, the NBA will launch the most lavish free-agent party in modern history. Red carpets will roll. Private jets will crisscross the continent. Obscene amounts of money will be promised. Franchise fates will be ...
king of pop changed face of halftime 42pt, Vonnes BldSemiComp, 4col.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Richard Sandomir New York Times News Service Michael Jackson's legacy will forever include this title: King of Pigskin. His three-song medley at halftime of Dallas' 52-17 trouncing of Buffalo in 1993 signified a tectonic shift for the NFL. For years, ...
business news Region's jobless rate rises to 7% in May.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Tom Shean The Virginian-Pilot After dropping in April, Hampton Roads' unemployment rate rose in May because of furloughs by auto-parts makers and a weak job market for college students and graduates, the Virginia Employment Commission said Tuesday. The ...
'Ghost fleet' hovers in river as pace of disposals slows.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot Suffolk, Newport News and James City County are appealing to Congress and the U.S. government to speed up the removal of environmentally risky ships in the James River Reserve Fleet, also known as the "ghost fleet." The ...
After surprising success vs. Tech, Hall eyes job as Cavs' starting QB.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Jerry Ratcliffe The Daily Progress CHARLOTTESVILLE Beneath a blazing Virginia sun, a figure in dreadlocks sprinted in the 90-degree heat, the sweat glistening off his chiseled frame. Quarterback Vic Hall - yes, quarterback - was going through ...
Chrysler Museum cuts six positions to prune budget.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Teresa Annas The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Six employees of the Chrysler Museum of Art were let go on Tuesday, including the directors of communications and special events. The action was taken to trim the projected budget for the new fiscal ...
25-year term for fatal shooting.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Shawn Day The Virginian-Pilot Virginia beach A Virginia Beach man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for his role in a fatal drive-by shooting. In March, jurors convicted Robert A. "Russell" Hawkes Jr., 21, of second-degree murder ...
High court ruling won't change policy on Chesapeake tests.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Kristin Davis The Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE Monday's Supreme Court decision about promotional exams in a Connecticut fire department will not affect the way Chesapeake handles tests for advancement, the city's attorney said. Chesapeake ...
Danish big man joins crowded frontcourt.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Ed Miller The Virginian-Pilot Old Dominion's basketball team picked up another big man and added more international flavor to its roster after getting a commitment from Anton Larsen, a 7-foot, 235-pound incoming freshman from Copenhagen, Denmark. ...
crime and courts Doctor agrees to license suspension.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH A Virginia Beach psychiatrist has agreed to an indefinite suspension of his medical license by the Virginia Board of Medicine, which accused him of inappropriately prescribing powerful narcotics to ...
Eastern Shore awarded $2 M grant.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot The Obama administration announced a $2 million grant Tuesday for a major environmental project on Virginia's Eastern Shore, intended to create 24 acres of oyster reefs and 100 acres of sea grass beds, as well as to revive a nearly ...
Purse- grabbing case heads to grand jury.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Michelle Washington The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK A grand jury will hear charges against a woman accused of driving off after stealing a purse - with the victim clinging to the hood of her car . During a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Jeanette ...
Daughter wins $6.85 million in molestation suit.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Shawn Day The Virginian-Pilot Virginia beach A dentist accused by his daughter of raping and sodomizing her for years has been ordered to pay her $6.85 million in damages. Attorneys for Dr. Francis Lesinski said they plan to appeal the ...
Pirates trade starting left fielder, ex-rookie of year in separate deals.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... PITTSBURGH | The Pittsburgh Pirates, swapping outfielders at a rapid rate for the second successive season, sent starting left fielder Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals in a four-player deal involving outfielder Lastings Milledge and also shipped backup Eric Hinske to the Yankees on ...
Looking to replace that gas-guzzlin' clunker of yours? Uncle Sam and local dealers could help you cash in .(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Carolyn Shapiro The Virginian-Pilot Consumers are finally showing the kind of interest in car-buying that auto dealers haven't seen in months. The reason is cash. For their clunkers. They have heard about the Car Allowance Rebate System, ...
Shelter closes, puts down 12 dogs.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Kristin Davis The Virginian-Pilot suffolk A parvovirus outbreak has shut down the Suffolk Animal Shelter and forced the staff to euthanize a dozen dogs since Saturday. The shelter will remain closed until Monday , and cleaning has begun to ...
Company files notice that it may raise extra $200M.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Tom Shean The Virginian-Pilot norfolk Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., parent of Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank, disclosed in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it might raise as much as $200 million of additional capital. The ...
Council revives gem program to sell properties.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Meghan Hoyer The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK After a three-year delay, Norfolk officials will begin negotiating with people who want to buy vacant, city-owned lots through the Gem program. The City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to have ...
Vick starts gig with Boys & Girls Club.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Former NFL star Michael Vick has left his hammer-swinging construction job for something a little more familiar . Vick began work Monday at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, where he'll ...
nation.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Housing reports unveil mixed data Newfound signs of stability in the housing market could still be threatened by rising foreclosures and slow efforts to stop them, according to two reports released Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index of 20 major cities ...
Medicine or surgical fix? Government to study treatments.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Irregular heartbeat. Prostate cancer. Back pain. Hearing loss. The government is about to spend millions to try to uncover the best treatments for scores of ailments - and how to handle these four biggies ...
5 cities at a glance.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... PORTSMOUTH | The Portsmouth Humane Society has agreed to continue to serve as the city's pound. The city has worked out a contract that will pay the humane society $350,000 for the next two years to care for the animals brought in by Portsmouth's animal control officers. The ...
Site for new arts festival headquarters approved.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Harry Minium The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK The City Council unanimously approved a deal Tuesday to build the new headquarters of the Virginia Arts Festival in a downtown area city officials say has become the region's center for the arts. The ...
A vision for the visually impaired.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Ricardo Lopez The Virginian-Pilot Raising a child who is blind can be a lonely endeavor. Just ask Pattie Adams. Tommy, one of Adams' four 11-year-old sons, is fully blind. On Tuesday, she had the rare opportunity to meet more parents who face the same ...
Stallworth on 911 call: Victim ran in front of car.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Associated Press MIAMI Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth said on a 911 call that the man he struck and killed while driving drunk came out of nowhere. Stallworth is serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to DUI ...
Williams sisters roll into the semifinals.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. ...
New back-to-moon plan could save NASA $28 billion.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer cannot afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon. It won't be as powerful, and its ...
Next year, home values ought to reflect actual sales, city says.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Harry Minium The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Real estate tax assessments next year will be based on sales data that city officials say will more accurately reflect market prices. After discovering that the city is using sales data six months ...
Economic pinch causes big cities to bulge.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Four of the 10 fastest-growing large cities were in Texas: Round Rock, McKinney, Killeen and Fort Worth. By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America's largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest ...
Financier's bond is revoked; judge calls him a flight risk.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON A federal judge on Tuesday revoked the bond of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, ordering that he be kept in jail while he awaits trial on charges alleging he swindled investors out of $7 billion. ...
Man gets two-year term for attacking date in 2007.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Shawn Day The Virginian-Pilot Virginia beach The evening had been lovely. Dinner and dancing, then back to her place . But when Deborah Probyn asked him to leave, Charles Linwood Clarke III flew into a rage. He head-butted her, ...
EPA oks calif. Imposing tougher pollution rules.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By H. Josef Hebert The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Tuesday toward tougher reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by giving California the green light to impose new requirements ...
Panel calls for limiting Tylenol strength, doses.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press ADELPHI, Md. Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs that combine ...
gunmen hit seven teens in detroit.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven, including three who were in critical condition, authorities said. Five of the teens had just left Cody Ninth Grade Academy, ...
dominion virginia power gets OK for first of proposed rate hikes.(Local)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Carolyn Shapiro The Virginian-Pilot Dominion Virginia Power has received approval from state regulators to add a new charge of $1.20 for residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per month, starting Sept. 1 . The new charge is the ...
U.N.: Honduras must reinstate leader.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Will Weissert The Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Honduras' ousted president won overwhelming international support Tuesday as he planned a high-profile return to his chaotic country. The politicians who sent soldiers to fly him into exile in his ...
Rescuers find only one survivor after jet crashes with 153 aboard.(Front)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Tom Maliti and Ahmed Al-Haj The Associated Press MORONI, Comoros A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as its pilot tried to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage girl was ...
George replaced as head of Indianapolis speedway.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Tony George's tenure as the leader of U.S. open-wheel racing and its biggest stage, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was marked by tumultuous changes. Now George himself is being replaced - at the behest of a board led by his mother ....
Financial woes cloud historic track's future.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2009 ... By Chris Jenkins The Associated Press MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Mile's past includes more than a century's worth of auto racing's biggest names, from A.J. Foyt to the Unsers and the Andrettis. Now the track's promoters are behind on payments to NASCAR and ...