The new “Brand Development Initiative” launched by the Falls Church Economic Development Authority (EDA) this week comes as a sight for sore eyes among those, most especially this newspaper, who have long been touting the need for an aggressive and comprehensive marketing strategy for the City of Falls Church.
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Picking Splinters: Gekko’s False Creed with Manny, Tek
Gordon Gekko’s greed creed is dead. The words that rang oh so true in the world of Major League Baseball have been proven completely and utterly worthless this offseason.
Press Pass with Shane Hines and The Trance
Sometimes in the cash-strapped world of independent music, you have to get creative when it comes to putting out an album. In the case of D.C.-based Indie operatives Shane Hines and the Trance, that meant selling the album before it was even written.
Daniel Negreanu on Poker: Soft Playing is Cheating: Play Hard or Don’t Play
What I’m about to say may surprise you. You might be a cheater and not even know it.
Press Pass: Holiday Music Guide
Raise your hand if you received an iTunes gift card in your stocking this Christmas? Thought so.
Press Pass with JunkFood
There used to be a relatively simple formula for success in the music world. Craft a memorable single that a record company executive’s teenage son or daughter would enjoy, sign a record contract with said parent, tour to promote the record then sit back and collect pay checks and groupies […]
The Peak Oil Crisis: July 2008 – A Month To Remember
There is a growing consensus among those who follow such things, that the new high of world oil production (87.9 million barrels a day) reached last July is likely to go down in history as the all-time peak.
Letters to the Editor for August 6 – 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor for August 7 – 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor for August 6 – 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor for August 7 – 13, 2008
Nicholas F. Benton: Bernanke’s Good Advice
For those who blame Sen. Chuck Schumer for the failure of the IndyMac Bank in California last weekend, alleging his identification of the bank’s troubles triggered a run, what are they saying now about the prominent front page headline and story in yesterday’s Washington Post baring Wachovia Bank’s dirty laundry? […]
