Check it. This is a nice time of year to get away. Get outside, breathe the air and just kick back and relax. That’s probably why Jody decided to hit the high seas on vacation this week and leave the rest of the News-Press staff to languish in envy and […]
Arts & Entertainment
McLean Splits Pair, Preps for Rival Langley
The McLean High School girls volleyball team went up against a very strong Chantilly team on Monday night, losing the match 3 games to none (22-25, 10-25, 18-25). The first game went down to the wire with the Highlanders getting strong net play from Teka Tshishimbi, who had several fine […]
Editor Recommends: Roger Waters, Nissan Pavilion, Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
Tickets are still available for this performance. Roger Waters, of course, is the brains and spirit behind the best of Pink Floyd, and it is his haunting, poetic lyrics that have resonated through an entire cultural dimension of modern society for the last 30 years. His is the most distinctive […]
Mason High Volleyball Starts Out 4-0
The George Mason High School varsity volleyball team has exploded from the gates this season, posting a perfect mark of 4-0 to open 2006. After rolling over Wakefield in three games (25-8, 25-13, 25-11), the Mustangs bested Yorktown and Briar Woods. The latter match against Briar Woods required to the […]
McLean High School Volleyball Continues Up and Down Season
Highlanders Record Stands at 2-2 on the Year The McLean High School girls’ volleyball squad captured their first victory of the season by defeating the Washington-Lee Generals 25-23, 26-24 and 25-20 on Sept. 5. This win came after a difficult loss to West Potomac High School on Sept. 1. In […]
No. Virginia Native Aids Monarchs En Route to WNBA Final Series
The 2006 WNBA season, the league’s 10th, went all the way to the wire. This year’s title was decided in the fifth game of a five-game final series, where the 2003 champion Detroit Shock outplayed the defending champion Sacramento Monarchs. At times the Monarchs appeared en route to easy victory […]
Beneath Cloudy Skies and New Turf, Mustangs Trample Raiders 42-0
Mason defense key in shutout, sets up single a showdown with Stonewall Jackson On a night when lightning postponed the start of the game by thirty minutes and under a steady trickle of rain, the George Mason varsity football team did not miss a beat, easily defeating cross-town rival J.E.B. […]
Picking Splinters: Of Billy and Bob: Fitness and Football
Resolutions are a funny thing for me. Usually, New Year’s has done nothing to inspire me. The fact is, it’s cold and any fitness-related activity is usually drowned out by a more pressing desire to sit on my couch and watch college basketball or hockey.
Northern Virginia Art Beat
A listing of new openings, exhibitions and opportunities to show art.
Press Pass: Catfish Haven
If ever the phrase “best of both worlds” was applicable, it’s with Chicago-based Catfish Haven. Sure the notion might be a tad cliched, however there is nothing hackneyed about the sounds of an acoustic guitar fronting a driving bass and drum set dishing out pure rock and roll.
