Piracy on the high seas! The world was enthralled with the intrigue and outcome of the abduction and eventual rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship off the coast of Somalia last week.
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Our Man in Arlington
The American Century Theatre opened Richard Wright’s searing play, Native Son , on Tuesday at Arlington’s Gunston Theater.

Man Reunites With Man’s Best Friend: Lost Dog ‘Rocky’ Ends 36-Day Adventure
The dog days of winter are over for one notorious, now celebrity Arlington pooch and his owner, Ravi Pimplaskar. Rocky, a 7-year-old Australian cattle dog, had been lost for 36 days when Pimplaskar received a phone call informing him that his four-legged friend was sound asleep on an Annandale family’s […]



Press Pass with The Guggenheim Grotto
The Guggenheim Grotto has always been a little tricky to pin down. The band’s previous album, … Waltzing Alone, featured songs that fit into every genre imaginable.
Nicholas F. Benton: Obama & the Fall of ‘The Man’
The United States is on the verge of perhaps the most profound cultural sea change in its history.
Dowd on Drinks: California Harvest In Question
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The grape harvest on the five Russian River Valley ranches supplying grapes to the winemakers at Sonoma-Cutrer wrapped up several weeks early this year, a testament more to good old-fashioned manpower than to the quality of the growing season.
Wayne Besen: Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don’t Let The Door Hit You
In response to mounting criticism of gay conservatives, Dale Carpenter, a prominent gay writer, is threatening to bolt the movement.
Anything But Straight: Rick Warren’s Carnival of Confession
The Washington pundits who brought us George W. Bush’s presidency and the Iraq fiasco have reached a consensus that John McCain came across as “more presidential” at mega church pastor Rick Warren’s faith forum.



Falls Church City News Briefs
F.C. Resident Killed in D.C. Shooting Longtime City of Falls Church resident Barbara A. Carl, 47, of Poplar Drive, was shot and killed in Northwest Washington, D.C., while a passenger in a car in the 2400 block of Ninth Street near Howard University late Tuesday night. According to reports, D.C. […]



Suspect Sought in Falls Church Shooting
Three men were shot while standing outside the El Catrin restaurant at 2930 Patrick Henry Drive in Falls Church, shortly before midnight Saturday, July 12. A man armed with two handguns approached the front door of the restaurant and fired several rounds, striking each of the three victims.Preliminary investigation has […]