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Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Doomsday Before Christmas? World Supposedly Ends Friday (Or Not)

Several Arlington venues are hosting End of the World parties.

Don’t make any rash decisions: Experts say 12/21/12 is going to be just another typical winter solstice. Killer solar flares aren’t expected. Another planet isn’t on a collision course with ours. And the Mayan “long count calendar” ending on this date has no real significance — they had to end it somewhere! But just in case: Several Arlington hot spots are hosting End of the World parties. Spider Kelly's gets under way at 9 p.m. Friday. The Front Page Arlington is starting a bit earlier, at 7:30 p.m. What is All the Fuss About? A number of theories and predictions call for Earth’s demise on Dec. 21, 2012: What are the Experts Saying? The intrigue created by multiple end-of-the-world predictions has made some scholars and even NASA stand up…

julie

11:17 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012

All those times the end of the world would happen never did. We had y2k nothing happened. Then in 2003. And a couple more and now for the holidays. Nothing has ever happened. I don't believe none of it and I'm tired of feeling bad for having two beautiful girls cause I did believe this and feared they would have to go thru it. I'm done believing stupid predictions that never happen. Idk bout u …   more ›

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Five Things: Oct. 25, 2011

Five things to know about what's going on in and around Arlington.

1. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and former Democratic President Bill Clinton will be in Northern Virginia this week for a pair of fundraisers. McLean Patch previewed the events last week. 2. Voice Box returns to Arlington Independent Media. This episode's guests will discuss what's in place to help Arlington's needy. The live show airs 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Some studio seats are available. Or watch it live here. 3. CityBiz offers a few details about the days leading up to the Arlington County Board's approval of Boeing's new East Coast headquarters in northern Crystal City, near the Pentagon. The CityBiz story offers information from Monument Realty's perspective. 4. Get half-price burgers all day at Spider Kelly's today, per …

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