Sunday, February 3, 2013
The popular adoptable pet show on Super Bowl Sunday features dogs from Virginia-based Bonnie Blue Rescue.
A few puppies from Bonnie Blue Rescue in Virginia will surely be adopted after appearing in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl IX on Sunday. The annual puppy bowl is a popular Super Bowl Sunday show on Animal Planet. The 2013 Animal Planet Puppy Bowl will be at 3 p.m. Sunday on Animal Planet. Bonnie Blue Rescue is based in Richmond, but places animals all over Virginia. Bonnie Blue rescues dogs from high kill-rate shelters and tries to place them with families. The Virginia-based puppies who will be running around, tackling each other and playing with balls on a miniature, indoor football field this year include: The organization has hubs in Alabama and Connecticut in addition to their Virginia base. Volunteers for Bonnie Blue rescued 387 dogs in …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Facebook data shows most Northern Virginia users are rooting for the Baltimore Ravens, switching their allegiance (temporarily) from the Washington Redskins.
It's not a surprise that most Facebook users in Northern Virginia and D.C. started the football season solidly supporting the Washington Redskins—even though many people who live here came from someplace else. "While winning seems to matter, NFL teams have local followings that are probably heavily influenced by family ties and/or where a person grew up," according to Facebook, which recently compiled data on Facebook users who are fans of an NFL team on the social network. During the regular season, Redskins fans on Facebook are likely to be friends with fans of the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants—most of those are geographically close to the D.C. area, Facebook reports. But…
Friday, February 1, 2013
Who are you rooting for in Sunday's big game?
The Baltimore Ravens take on The San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans in Super Bowl XLVII Sunday. Which team do you hope wins? Take our poll. Gametime: 6:30 p.m. on CBS (USA-9).
