At Massanutten Resort, not all of the downhill thrills are on the ski slope this winter. An indoor water park, which opened midseason last year, offers a chance to ride the surf on Virginia’s only FlowRider. Just as with ocean surfing, no two rides are exactly alike. Body slides, tube slides, river rapids, a fortress…
October: 12 “Phoney” business October: 5 Just catching up September 28: Paws for effect September 21: Chow, baby… September 7: Big, bigger, biggest August 31: No virtual soliciting please August 24: The turning point August 17: Homer vs. Homer August 10: Getting the scoop August 3: The unreal world July 27: Idolpalooza July 20: Powter…
Bob Gandy of Richmond was “lucky enough [for] a rare sighting” of a mother bear and cub on the Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone National Park. “Who says there’s ‘no good homeland security’?” he wrote. “Ask this small grizzly cub! His mother is always on the watch for the cub’s protection. [It’s] a real thrill to…
John Jennings When: 8 p.m. tonight Where: Ashland Coffee & Tea, 100 N Railroad Ave. Tickets: $15 ($20 at the door) Details: (804) 798-1702 or www.ashlandcoffeeandtea.com John Jennings has spent the bulk of his career making other people sound good. Fans of Mary Chapin Carpenter, for instance, may recognize Jennings as her long-time lead guitarist…
Hey, so what if we don’t have a Senator yet? Britney Spears filed for divorce this week! That “breaking news” was deemed important enough for CNN to send out an e-mail blast Tuesday afternoon — you know, on a day when nothing important was going on in the country. The Britney scoop, by the way,…