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Diamond Jim: A $10,000 fish swimming in the Chesapeake Bay

25 May 2012

He is swimming in Chesapeake Bay. His name is Diamond Jim. Seen him? He is a striped bass with a special tag, and if you catch him before June 30 you will have more than just a plate full of dinner. You will have $10,000. Read full article >>

Ambulance chasing: it’s not just for lawyers anymore

25 May 2012

A lawyer I know sent me a Facebook invitation to this: FOVFR Ambulance Chase 5K and Kid’s Fun Run. Saturday at 8:00am So, to recap, a lawyer invited me to go chase an ambulance with him. For three miles. I didn’t know whether to be flattered or insulted. Or if I’d get a percentage. Or whether it was a serious thing. Read full article >>

Fairfax County native Matt Bondurant hits big screen with ‘Lawless’ film based on Va. bootleggers

24 May 2012

You may not have heard of author Matt Bondurant, the Northern Virginia native and Mount Vernon High School grad whose third novel, �The Night Swimmer,� was recently published. But you will soon, thanks to his riveting second novel, “ The Wettest County in the World ,� based on his family’s exploits in the bootlegging business in southwestern Virginia in the 1920s and ‘30s. Read full article >>