Charlottesville says goodbye to John Conover; local news landscape changed, and will Sen. Warner save our restaurants?

"What I like best about Charlottesville is that it's full of 'competent eccentrics'." - John Conover

John Conover, 74, passed away recently. Bryan McKenzie provided a nice write-up here. John and his wife, Virginia Daugherty, moved here in the 1970s and started a printing press, Papercraft Printing. They later sold the business and John launched a new career as an attorney with Legal Aid. John also served as a city councilor from 1980 to 1984, and Virg…