NRBQ, the rock band that’s celebrating 50 years since its founding in 1966, is known for its tendency to include antics in its already rollicking stage show. Some of the highlights include performing in their pajamas and exploding Cabbage Patch Dolls on stage. Terry Adams, the founder of the group, […]

THIS GUINEA PIG IS DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS, but its name is Oreo. It was dressed up by local children who were feeling festive with the Christmas holiday right around the corner. Oreo’s partner-in-crime, Rocky, will be featured in an upcoming edition of the paper.

by Jessie Yu – Cappies Review Following the renowned story of an antisocial ogre who finds himself on a quest to save a princess, Falls Church High School’s “Shrek The Musical” demonstrates that everyone has layers, and it’s crucial to look past physical appearances and differences in order to truly […]

Frederick, Md. native Rob Garza, who founded Thievery Corporation with Eric Hilton in Washington, D.C. in 1995, moved to the Bay Area several years ago. He said that when he comes back to the Washington, D.C. area, he doesn’t recognize it much anymore because of how much the city has […]

Two youth-centric holiday theatrical offerings are tempting area folks this season, both unique enough, on the one hand, but traditional enough, on the other, to enhance the warmth of these special days. One is more funny and the other more poignant and both are into their last week. They are […]

THIS IS BELLA, a 9-year-old German Shepherd mix who lives in Falls Church, but is originally from Charleston, SC. Bella loved chasing birds on the beach, but, since moving to Va., has graduated to squirrels and bunnies.

58-year-old folk musician John Gorka offered music fans a chance to step inside a time machine with his latest release, Before Beginning: The Unreleased I Know – Nashville, 1985. The album, which was released in July 2016 with Red House Records, consists of recordings from when Gorka was 25 years […]

This is Monkey Paw an 8.5-year-old Tibetan Spaniel. She enjoys eating, watching her humans eat and casting a sorrowful glance at her humans when food is around. When she’s not eating she can be heard crying for more dog treats. She also enjoys sleeping and bopping her tennis ball under […]

by J. Rosalyn The “other Einstein” is Mileva Marić, Albert Einstein’s first wife, a brilliant physicist who met Einstein when both were students at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich, Switzerland in the late 1890s. Not much is known about Marić, but Marie Benedict, in this fictional account, has done […]

The swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have been playing holiday shows for at least a decade now. The group has released three albums of Christmas originals and covers – Whatchu’ Want for Christmas in 1997, Everything You Want for Christmas in 2004 and It Feels Like Christmas Time […]