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 Fund-Raiser for Chantilly Girl, 2
Money needed for her cancer treatment.
LIKE MOST 2-year-olds, Chantilly’s Rachel D’Andrea loves to color, dance, swing and watch cartoons. But unlike most children her age, she’s currently in a New York hospital battling stage IV neuroblastoma and recovering from heart surgery.
Making matters worse, her parents are acquiring a mountain of medical bills and — at a time when their child’s fight for survival is worry enough — they’re also facing the loss of their health insurance in a few months, just when they need it most. So Chantilly resident Ginny Grivas has organized a huge fund-raiser for them — even though she’s never met the D’Andreas. Read more...
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Changes Coming to Tysons
Service roads to close, buses coming to rescue.
 WITH LANES shifting, turns closing down and ramps moving, in addition to daily scattered lane closures, drivers in Tysons Corner have seen a lot of changes, particularly along Route 7, since Metrorail construction started in the spring. More is yet to come.
Soon, service roads along Route 7 will be closed down permanently, as will any remaining mid-block left turns, Howard Menaker of Dulles Transit Partners told a crowd of Tysons Corner business owners and representatives at the group’s headquarters Monday afternoon, Oct. 26. Read more....
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Fencing Around the World
World-class athlete Alexander Ryjik balances school, training with his father in pursuit of fencing glory.
 ALEXANDER "SASHA" RYJIK is truly a Renaissance man. He excels at playing the violin in the Hayfield Secondary School orchestra, is a skilled soccer player and even won third place in a science fair.
Just when you think that Sasha couldn't possibly have another impressive skill to wow people with, he pulls out his prized possession, a United States National Fencing Team windbreaker. Read more...
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