Saturday, May 18, 2013
Plus, saving the sparrows in this week's roundup of weird news.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Weird Virginia/DC usually runs on Patch sites every Saturday. A West Potomac High School student wanted to ask his date to the prom in grand style. That's why he rode in on a horse. Senior Ian Thompson rented a horse, and with a bouquet of red roses, rode to sophomore Nikki Amico's house and asked her to the prom. Thompson said he had a few ideas on how to ask Amico but they were quite expensive. The "prom-posal" was the first time he had ever ridden a horse. She said yes, by the way. In other animal news, check out this sweet story from…
Saturday, May 11, 2013
It's time for this week's roundup of the region's wackiest news.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Weird Virginia/DC usually runs on Patch sites every Saturday. Everyone knows that Northern Virginia and DC traffic is notoriously bad. Add a sinkhole to the mix, and you've got problems. That's what happened in Reston this week when motorists on Lawyers Road near Steeplechase were detoured, as a 10-foot sinkhole showed itself. Fairfax Water and road crews patched the spot by the evening rush hour, and thankfully no one was injured by the giant hole in the road. We realize everybody hates traffic, but somebody out there also hates Mother's …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The top weird and interesting news stories from Virginia and DC.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Police: Arson Attempted, Mangoes Thrown in Columbia Pike Store - In a fit of rage, a man threw mangoes, attempted arson and destroyed displays at a convenience store in Arlington just after midnight Friday. The man had been standing in line when he decided the customer ahead of him was taking too long. In other crime news, it seems like some would-be burglars chose to make some interesting entrances and exits this week. Police: Would-Be Burglar Enters Home Through Pet Door — A resident reported that someone forced their way into their …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Plus, Iguana models, cell towers in disguise, a Ladybug exodus and two birds ask, "Who cooks for you?"
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Drivers at the Lake Ridge commuter lot near Interstate 95 saw more than the road crews and heavy machinery that have become standard commute scenery. Prince William County Police arrested a man April 19 when they found him dancing naked on the hood of his car. Without question, you should surrender to authorities when police have identified you as the suspect in a grand-larceny case. But we feel compelled to caution suspects about checking their pockets after a 27-year-old Annandale man turned himself in. Police in Falls Church say they …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Plus, would you like a bacon latte for breakfast?
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Lots of weird animal news around Virginia and D.C. this week. In Centreville, some residents of the Virginia Run neighborhood had a really baaaaaad night Friday, when at least four sheep somehow got loose in the neighborhood. The sheep first made their appearance in the neighborhood around 6 or 7 p.m. Friday night. Fairfax County animal control finally rounded them up sometime around 10 a.m. Saturday. The sheep don't belong to Cox Farms—but farmer Lucas Cox did go out to help animal control round them up, according to Aaron Cox. In D.C…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
And disappearing air conditioners, tossing meat cleavers, ramming cars. It's time for...Weird Virginia!
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. ------ We started off an especially weird week in Northern Virginia with a heartwarming story of little Biscuit, a long-lost Shih Tzu. Most Shih Tzus are pretty pampered dogs — getting out and about to go to the groomers and such. Not Biscuit. He survived in the wilds of Franconia for two years, after slipping away from his owner on the first day he was brought home. He'd been spotted numerous times by neighbors and Animal Control Officer Enna Lugo. She finally nabbed him last weekend and hustled him off to the shelter, where employees …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Weird news, weird crime, weird animals, weird, weird, weird Virginia/DC.
Sure, spring officially arrived last month. Sure. But it's only now, though, that it feels like spring has really arrived. Weird seasons. And what better way to get the weird season rolling than to take a look back at the Best of Weird Virginia/DC? You want it? You got it. Here's all you, Virginia and DC, in all your wonderfully weird beauty: Weird Virginia/DC: Genitalia Assault, Bungling Burglar, Sunk Skunk and ... Yes, Virginia, There IS an Easter Bunny Weird Virginia: Principal Kisses Pig, Goose Starts Brush Fire, Baby Born on Road and Feeling Strongly About Fish Weird Virginia: 'Raid' on Herndon, Costco Craziness, Assault by Gas and Shake It, Shake It, Shake It! Weird Virginia and D.C.: Twitter Proposal, 'Secret' Squirrels, Laying an…
Weird Virginia/DC: Genitalia Assault, Bungling Burglar, Sunk Skunk and ... Yes, Virginia, There IS an Easter Bunny, Weird Virginia: Principal Kisses Pig, Goose Starts Brush Fire, Baby Born on Road and Feeling Strongly About Fish (in Herndon Patch), Weird Virginia: 'Raid' on Herndon, Costco Craziness, Assault by Gas and Shake It, Shake It, Shake It!, and 2 more ›
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Plus, exploding manhole cover, suspect bites a police officer and that is not a VDOT employee you're tipping.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. __ Any animal shelter will tell you that a holiday is a terrible time to give pets as gifts, particularly come Easter Sunday, when a rabbit or a baby chick seems like the best idea in the world for that person who has everything. For instance, an Alexandria business owner called animal control on March 18 when a suspicious package was left outside of the office — and it was moving. The contents turned out to be a bunny left by an admirer of one of the office employees. The recipient was not allowed to have animals and didn’t want …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
An update from a previous "Weird Virginia" and some entertainment to get you through your Wednesday.
It’s Wednesday—for some, the longest day of the week (aside from Mondays), so we thought we’d give you a much-needed laugh break in case you missed out on Weird Virginia this weekend. But first, an update… Yesterday, Patch reported the Vienna teenagers who pulled a milk-spilling and slipping prank are being charged with destruction of property and disorderly conduct in connection to incidents at four local stores. Patch included this story in a “Weird Virginia” round up earlier this month. See: Vienna ‘Gallon-Smashing Prank’ Teens Face Charges And in case you missed these stories, here’s what we rounded-up in “Weird Virginia” this past weekend: A brush fire shut down Route 7 in Vienna/Tysons Corner. It was later determined the culprit was…
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Plus, a car on the W&OD trail and weirdness abounds in Virginia this week.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. ---- A goose, a pig, drinking games and a baby born in an unusual place top this week's weird Virginia news. A brush fire shut down Route 7 in Vienna/Tysons Corner. It was later determined the culprit was.... a goose! A goose flew into an electrical wire near Leesburg Pike and Gallows Road on Thursday, causing it to fall across Route 7 and start the small brush fire that shut down eastbound lanes near Gallows Road. Over in Chantilly, a pig was the star of the day at Poplar Tree Elementary. Principal Sharon Smith Williams will do anything it…
Lela Tucker
2:18 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I used to work in a lot of different restaurants/bars (chinese, american, biergarten, etc.) Trust me, you've eaten A LOT worse. more ›