Recent Stories

1. Northern Virginia basketball team is probably no worse than Wizards

   TBD, August 1, 2011 - 04:01 pm

   As much as we'd all like to spend thousands of dollars on season tickets to watch a professional basketball team that loses twice as often as it wins, perhaps in these trying economic times we should consider a more frugal league, like the American Basketball Association, which now has a local team called the NoVA Wonders.

2. U Street liquor store holds fire sale, after actual fire

   TBD, July 12, 2011 - 01:07 pm

   Last Friday, U Wine & Beer was closed after suffering damage in a two-alarm fire, and will, according to Prince of Petworth, be closed for several more weeks. But not entirely closed, the website reports: At 4 p.m. today, the U Street liquor store is holding a fire sale (yeah, yeah) of discounted wine and beer.

3. Black women in D.C. do ride bikes, it's true

   TBD, July 11, 2011 - 05:02 pm

   In case you were wondering whether black women ride bicycles, the Washington Post has confirmed that, yes, such people exist in D.C. Of course, any person with functioning eyes should be able to see this for themselves.

4. Pickleball combines three paddle sports, is loved by senior citizens

   TBD, June 28, 2011 - 04:40 pm

   It does involve a ball, of sorts. As for the pickle, we're not going to hazard a guess.

5. Four Mile Run gets federal restoration funds

   TBD, June 14, 2011 - 11:33 am

   Arlington County's main waterway is going to get a lot more beautiful.