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All-star jazz group shines
By Jeremy Goodman | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »
On Friday, Feb. 18, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove performed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on their "Directions in Music" tour. Their nearly three-hour performance was as powerful, complex and inexplicable as any music being played today.
Breaking and entering: the new way to party
By Jody Pollock | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Features »
The front door of a white house in the middle of the block is slightly ajar. Inside, the house looks empty, except for a lonely Christmas tree in the corner. It is 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, and the homeowners have gone on vacation with their teenage son. Little do they know that upstairs in their supposedly empty home, smoke swirls in thick clouds and eight friends of their son are lounging on their furniture, snorting OxyContin off of their CD collection.
Floor Hockey Results & Schedule
By Pratik Bhandari | Feb. 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »
With the second round of the playoffs over, so too are the hopes of many upper tier teams. Upsets ran amok through the second round and the underdogs lived to fight another day.
Doug Williams
By Danielle Foster | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Washington Redskin Doug Williams was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He was named the MVP of the Super Bowl XXII, after leading his team to a 42-10 defeat of the Denver Broncos.
Photo: Bethesda - Bethesda Row
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Bethesda Row features movies that are not played at most average movie theaters. It's movies are mostly independent and foreign films.
Controversy over A-Level examinations in German school
By Fidan Karimova | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The article below is from the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium school newspaper, located in Hamburg, Germany. The article deals with the newly implemented A-Level examination, a test that is taken by all graduating students in thirteenth grade in Hamburg schools. The A-Level exam is very similar to the standardized testing in American schools.
Governor pushes highway plan
By Jeremy Goodman | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the period of public comment ended on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.'s (R) proposed intercounty connector (ICC), a highway that would link Interstate 270 near Rockville with Interstate 95 near Laurel. Ehrlich has labeled the ICC "his top transportation priority,” and the Maryland General Assembly is expected to vote on the project before the legislative session ends on April 11.
Photo: Takoma Station
By Diana Frey | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
The outside of the Takoma Metro station, one of the stops now featured on Silver Chips Online's new Metro section.
Click here to see a gallery of Metro pictures.
Roller coaster weekend makes NHL look even worse
By Michael Bushnell | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The NHL did it again. Incredible. And by incredible I mean absolutely disgraceful. That's what Saturday's labor meetings were to the sport that somehow made itself look even more inept and selfish than it was when the season got cancelled on Wednesday.
Sinclairs represent Blair at State Championship
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Halsey and Ashlyn Sinclair represented the Blair indoor track team today at the Maryland State Championship for indoor track and field. The girls placed highly in each of the three events they competed in: the 800m, 1600m and 3200m. Each girl finished 7th or better in each event, but only Halsey was able to improve upon one of her times from the Regional Championships.
Photo: Local News
By Daniel Aisen | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Silver Chips Online Oscar predictions
By Grace Harter, Danny Scheer, Joanna Pinto-Coelho | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Three of Silver Chips Online's entertainment staff writers have endeavoured to predict the winners of the 2004-2005 Academy Awards. Submit your own predictions in 12 poll categories!
Photo: Bethesda - Austin Grill
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Austin Grill near the Bethesda station.
Photo: Dupont Circle - Wrapworks
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Friendship Heights - Mazza Gallerie
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Pentagon City - Gap
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: farragut North - Gap
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Metro Center - E Street Cinema
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
E Street Cinema near Metro Center
Photo: Pentagon Station
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Cleveland Park - Uptown
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Friendship Heights - Maggianos
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Maggiano's restaurant, located near the Friendship Heights station.
Click here for a review of Maggiano's.
Photo: Metro Center - Potbelly
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Dupont circle Station
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Dupont Circle Station in the heart of Washington, D.C.
Photo: Van Ness-UDC Station
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
The Van Ness-UDC Metro station
Photo: Foster Brothers Coffee
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 22, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
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