Stories for December 2003

Friday, December 19

Willow Springs students correspond with military doctor.

Candy, Letters to Iraq

Thursday, December 18

Week in Herndon

Sons of American Revolution Honors Stokes

Fighting Holiday Depression

Education Notebook - 12/24/03

VRE Considers Higher Fares

System has seen explosive growth in recent years.

VRE Considers Higher Fares

Park Authority OKs Popes Head Estates Park

Decision comes despite opposition from environmentalists.

Park Authority OKs Popes Head Estates Park

$250,000 Gift for Nature House

Fundraising for future center now 80 percent complete.

$250,000 Gift for Nature House

VRE Considers Higher Fares

System has seen explosive growth in recent years.

VRE Considers Higher Fares

New Grill Coming

Park Authority OKs Popes Head Estates Park

Decision comes despite opposition from environmentalists.

Park Authority OKs Popes Head Estates Park

Still Time to Give

Santa Stops By

Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home, Antique Collection

Two adults survive "close call," taken to hospital after pre-dawn blaze.

Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home, Antique Collection

Legislators Look Ahead

Tax Restructuring Anyone?

Legislators Look Ahead

VRE Considers Higher Fares

System has seen explosive growth in recent years.

VRE Considers Higher Fares

Giving Back

Middle school students lead drive to help local children whose parents are fighting in Iraq.

Giving Back

Wednesday, December 17

Classes

College Notes

Health Notes

Calculating Career's End

M.E. "Mickey" Poole is retiring after 34 years with the county, 14 years as director of financial services.

Calculating Career's End

Holiday Decorating Comes in Many Different Forms

New Board of Supervisors Sworn In

Crowd fills amphitheater, spreads to upper-level balconies

New Board of Supervisors Sworn In

Key Objectives Stressed in Budget Plan

Warner relying on tax reform package.

Key Objectives Stressed in Budget Plan

Youth Summit: Why Not Here?

Why aren't there youth summits at all high schools?

Youth Summit: Why Not Here?

Adopt-A-Chicken

Animal Sanctuary cares for abandoned farm animals

Adopt-A-Chicken

Improvements To Seven Locks Still Far Off

Residents unite to work for a safer neighborhood.

Improvements To Seven Locks Still Far Off

Health Notes

School Notes

Lyn Carroll, 91, Horsewoman, Businesswoman

Caroll owned The Surrey in Potomac Village.

Lyn Carroll, 91, Horsewoman, Businesswoman

College Notes

Classes

Faith Notes

Classes

Camps & Schools

College Notes

Camps & Schools

Faith Notes

School Notes

Faith Notes

Why Not Have a Body Scan?

College Notes

Health Notes

Medical Community Divided on Scans

How much scientific evidence is required to put new technology into general use?

Medical Community Divided on Scans

Youth Summit: 'Suicide is the Most Horrific Loss'

Churchill graduate begins nation-wide movement on college campuses to address stigma surrounding mental illnesses.

Youth Summit: 'Suicide is the Most Horrific Loss'

Hughes Gets Tax Break

Board of Supervisors adopts tax exemption policy, grants three tax exemptions.

Hughes Gets Tax Break

Calendar

No Room at the Shelter

As homeless are turned away, Good Shepherd Alliance creates outreach service.

No Room at the Shelter

Christmas Caserole

News Briefs

City Poised to Tackle Affordable Housing Head On

Recommendations made to City Council.

City Poised to Tackle Affordable Housing Head On

Santa's Sleigh Is A Big Red Truck

City Loans Money to ARHA

Construction on The Berg to begin early next year.

City Loans Money to ARHA

Faith Notes

13 Cars Jump Track

No hazardous materials spilled, according to officials.

13 Cars Jump Track

Youth Summit: Why Not Here?

Why aren't there youth summits at all high schools?

Youth Summit: Why Not Here?

Council Gives Green Light to Project

South Washington Street project will have 75 residential units and retail.

Council Gives Green Light to Project

Delegate Wants Further Emissions Reduction

Mirant plant targeted.

Delegate Wants Further Emissions Reduction

Founders Plays Host

Restaurant known for brews entertains the holiday crowd.

Founders Plays Host

City Looking At All Sports Facility

Council, new group eyeing potential sites.

City Looking At All Sports Facility

Hayfield Hawks Give Character Lesson

Bulletin: Man Did Not Fly

Non-believing society dedicates itself to ignoring man's greatest achievement.

Bulletin: Man Did Not Fly

Gifts Under the Skin, Not the Tree

Donors needed for organ transplants.

Gifts Under the Skin, Not the Tree

Trickle Down Theory Vision For Transient Occupancy Tax

New Board Learns About Governance

County administration provides incoming Board of Supervisors with briefing on board policies.

New Board Learns About Governance

Lyn Carroll, 91, Horsewoman, Businesswoman

Caroll owned The Surrey in Potomac Village.

Lyn Carroll, 91, Horsewoman, Businesswoman

Million Dollar Author

Taking Care of History

Supervisors adopt county Heritage Preservation Plan.

Taking Care of History

Which Way Will They Go?

Naval research base considers routes for trucks carrying hazardous waste and materials for construction.

Which Way Will They Go?

Hayfield Hawks Give Character Lesson

Board Adopts Another Boundary Change

Opening Belmont Station Elementary School in fall 2004 will lead to boundary changes for Ashburn area elementary schools.

Board Adopts Another Boundary Change

Trickle Down Theory Vision For Transient Occupancy Tax

Christmas Caserole

Trickle Down Theory Vision For Transient Occupancy Tax

News Briefs

Crime Report

Reigning in Christmas Message

Potomac Falls resident Mary Y. Spitz publishes first children’s book, "Mint’s Christmas Message."

Reigning in Christmas Message

Yield to Homeowners?

MacArthur bike path moves forward; Council seeks residents’ comments.

Yield to Homeowners?

Who Turned Out the Lights?

And whose job is it to turn them back on?

Who Turned Out the Lights?

Too Much Parking at the Park?

Neighbors don’t want an active recreation park.

Too Much Parking at the Park?

Santa's Sleigh Is A Big Red Truck

Sitting at the Table

Committee hears both sides of the proposed fire changes.

Sitting at the Table

Hayfield Hawks Give Character Lesson

Challenge Grant Gets a Boost

Founders Plays Host

Restaurant known for brews entertains the holiday crowd.

Founders Plays Host

Adopt-A-Chicken

Animal Sanctuary cares for abandoned farm animals

Adopt-A-Chicken

Clinic Provides a Slice of Home for Sick Children

Nahida Barbari is popular at Hybla Valley Elementary.

Clinic Provides a Slice of Home for Sick Children

Fairfax County School Board Undergoing Changes

New Board members sworn in; will take office in January.

Fairfax County School Board Undergoing Changes

Key Objectives Stressed in Budget Plan

Warner relying on tax reform package.

Key Objectives Stressed in Budget Plan

Improvements To Seven Locks Still Far Off

Residents unite to work for a safer neighborhood.

Improvements To Seven Locks Still Far Off

Dogs Can Be the Best Medicine

Trained therapy dogs bring a window of joy to many patients.

Dogs Can Be the Best Medicine

Which Way Will They Go?

Naval research base considers routes for trucks carrying hazardous waste and materials for construction.

Which Way Will They Go?

Yield to Homeowners?

MacArthur bike path moves forward; Council seeks residents’ comments.

Yield to Homeowners?

Who Turned Out the Lights?

And whose job is it to turn them back on?

Who Turned Out the Lights?

Garden Club Members Spread Christmas Cheer

Getting Around

Garden Club Members Spread Christmas Cheer

It’s Time To Light the Lights

Chanukah menorahs sometimes have special meaning.

It’s Time To Light the Lights

Youth Summit: Combat Depression: Reach Out

Whitman Youth Summit helps teens address depression and suicide prevention.

Youth Summit: Combat Depression: Reach Out

Too Much Parking at the Park?

Neighbors don’t want an active recreation park.

Too Much Parking at the Park?

Christmas Caserole

Sitting at the Table

Committee hears both sides of the proposed fire changes.

Sitting at the Table

Youth Summit: How to Help a Friend

Useful information to help.

Youth Summit: How to Help a Friend

Challenge Grant Gets a Boost

Franconia Traffic Fatality at Light Familiar

The Guardian of Seven Locks

Volunteer crossing guard helps in a dangerous stretch of road.

The Guardian of Seven Locks

Monday, December 15

Health Notes

Week in Springfield

MoveOn Movement Hits Herndon

Web-Based Political Activists

MoveOn Movement Hits Herndon

Retaining That Small Town Feeling

Mount Vernon Post Office customers willing to trade waiting for cordiality.

Retaining That Small Town Feeling

IMVH's Fate On Short Tether

Task Force given short list of recommendations.

IMVH's Fate On Short Tether

The Week in Loudoun

Carved Clothing Lands Artist Awards

Community Notes

Yearning for Bubble's Return

First season without Ridge Heights bubble leaves many Reston swimmers high and dry; Curl Burke vows return.

Yearning for Bubble's Return

Heather Wilson, 33, Dies of Cancer

Obituary

Heather Wilson, 33, Dies of Cancer

Classes

Education Notebook - 12/17/03

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Faith Notes

Virginia Secretary of Education Visits Local Schools

Bucknell's Reading Program and Whitman's IB programs highlighted.

Virginia Secretary of Education Visits Local Schools

Health Notes

Making King Street More Viable

Task force studying ways to revitalize businesses and to attract customers.

Making King Street More Viable

Faith Notes

School Notes

Faith Notes

School Notes

Faith Notes

School Notes

Real Estate Notes

School Notes

Faith Notes

Health Notes

School Notes

Finding Hope After Grief

Finding Hope after Grief

Real Estate Notes

Finding Hope After Grief

Real Estate Notes

Health Notes

Real Estate Notes

At Park View

Calendar

Clubs & Organizations

Calendar

Business Notes

Music And a Cup of Joe

Community Notes

Grant Allows for Health Care Expansion

Health center in Arlandria recipient of federal money.

Grant Allows for Health Care Expansion

Bullfeathers Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Restaurant kicks off monthly series of dining events.

Bullfeathers Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Week in Burke

Judge Rideout Retiring From Bench

Local state delegation hopes for smoother selection procedure.

Judge Rideout Retiring From Bench

Angel Gifts On A Winter's Night

Business Notes

Community Gathers to Remember

Services, luminaries light up memories of Nancy Dunning.

Community Gathers to Remember

Community Spelled With A 'K' For Kwanzaa

Black History Resource Center hosts gift-making class.

Community Spelled With A 'K' For Kwanzaa

Music And a Cup of Joe

Christmas Comes Early To Force Protectors

Carved Clothing Lands Artist Awards

Military Notes

Crime Log

Limited Edition Rifle Representing City's History Evokes Mixed Feelings

Officers Sling Salsa For Special Olympics

Business Notes

Military Notes

Community Notes

Week in Fairfax Station

Military Notes

Carved Clothing Lands Artist Awards

Officers Sling Salsa for Special Olympics

Business Notes

Missing Teen's Car Found in Herndon

Officers Sling Salsa For Special Olympics

Week in Herndon

Three Herndon Schools Next To Expand

Renovations Gain Priority

Three Herndon Schools Next To Expand

Chorus Explores Different Cultures through Song

Crime Log

Business Notes

Bullfeathers Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Restaurant kicks off monthly series of dining events.

Bullfeathers Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Carl Sandburg Principal Selected as Finalist

Donna Pasteur praised by colleagues.

Carl Sandburg Principal Selected as Finalist

Crime Log

Heather Wilson, 33, Dies of Cancer

Obituary

Heather Wilson, 33, Dies of Cancer

Crime Report

People Notes

Business Notes

Embry Rucker Shelter Head Resigns

Aneata Bonic steps down as director of Embry Rucker Shelter after almost eight years.

Embry Rucker Shelter Head Resigns

Military Notes

Feet to Trail, Then Pen to Paper

Reston woman pens first book.

Feet to Trail, Then Pen to Paper

Computer Arcade Offers Variety, Shopping Escape

Crime Log

Santa Claus and the Whiskers To Prove It

Thursday, December 11

Faith Notes

Roundups

School Notes

Faith Notes

Our Neighbor's Child Still Needs Help

Singer Amanda Powell Performs in Telethon

Westfield High Presents 'A Christmas Carol'

New Life Wants a Sanctuary

Air/Space Museum Annex Honors Aviation Veterans

15 Years Prison For Chantilly Man

Bank, Restaurants, Church at Dec. 16 WFCCA Meeting

Nat'l Air and Space Museum Soars

$311 million museum opens Monday, Dec. 15

Nat'l Air and Space Museum Soars

Charles Helem Receives Life in Prison

Worth Noting

Children's Holiday Show at Westfield

Year-Round Camping at Lake Fairfax

Wednesday, December 10

What Cost Houses?

County approves goals for low-income homes, but delays decision on measures to meet those goals.

What Cost Houses?

Roundup

Charges Dropped

Commonwealth drops charges against Springfield mother and boyfriend.

Charges Dropped

Reveling Roms

Area residents perform in Christmas production that explores the Romani, or Gypsy, culture.

Reveling Roms

Neighbors Urge Move to Drew

Nauck residents say time has come for return to local school. But current Drew parents fear they will be pushed out.

Neighbors Urge Move to Drew

Real Estate Notes

Washington-Lee Stages 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Cappies Review

Washington-Lee Stages 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

AES Opts to Stay Put

After considering a move, energy company decides to expand its Arlington headquarters.

AES Opts to Stay Put

Virginia Wins Supreme Court Case

Commonwealth may build into Potomac River without approval of Maryland

Virginia Wins Supreme Court Case

Arlington’s Goals and Targets for Affordable Housing

Tuesday, December 9

Vienna Determines Legislative Agenda

Crime Log

Arrest Made In Apartment Fire

Crime Log

West Potomac Students Receive Top Awards

Business News

Board Endorses Beltway HOT Lanes

Supervisors ask for enhancements to the proposal.

Board Endorses Beltway HOT Lanes

Not Much Opportunity for Sledding

Heavy rains on Friday made for a soggy snowfall on Saturday.

Not Much Opportunity for Sledding

Santa on Fire Engine

One More for Rte. 1 Revitalization

Historic Properties Bustling with Activities

Visit them now and enjoy their holiday attire.

Historic Properties Bustling with Activities

Santa Comes Early to Area Schools

Maryland Loses Supreme Court Case

Virginia may build into Potomac River without approval of Maryland.

Maryland Loses Supreme Court Case

Crime Report

News Brief

Contaminated Dirt To Be Trucked Out

Public meeting to discuss 500-plus truckloads from David Taylor.

Contaminated Dirt To Be Trucked Out

Crime Log

Railing on Rail Plan

Reston public hearing on Dulles Rail plan elicits strong response from both sides of the tracks; funding formula and Wiehle station attacked.

Railing on Rail Plan

Santa on Fire Engine

Crime Report

Arline Lister Green

Civic Calendar

Officer Honored For Camera Work

Crime Report

Crime Log

Riding a Reindeer Sled

Vienna couple form sled-making company.

Riding a Reindeer Sled

Managing Miles of Sewage Pipe From Afar

Celebrating Chanukah

School Notes

Faith Notes

Calendar

Elaborate Home Decorating

Annual Tour of Homes benefits The Campagna Center.

Elaborate Home Decorating

Flu Vaccine Getting Scarce

Clubs & Organizations

The Week in Loudoun

News Briefs

Highlighting Hepatitis C

Robinson marketing students lobby Congress for funding for hepatitis C research and education.

Highlighting Hepatitis C

Business

Reaching Out Through Art

Police Athletic League making a difference in the community.

Reaching Out Through Art

Community Notes

Volunteers

How Big Should the Council Be?

Charter Review Commission debates major changes.

How Big Should the Council Be?

Business News

News Briefs

Autumn Snowstorm Tests Patience

Local Group Loads Truck For Native Americans in South Dakota

At the Movies

School Notes

Around Town

School Notes

Free Commuter Bus Graces Burke VRE

School Notes

Around Town

Health Notes

Elaborate Home Decorating

Annual Tour of Homes benefits The Campagna Center.

Elaborate Home Decorating

Town Council Approves Police Station

School Notes

Honors and Reality Served At Holiday Banquet

Lee District recognizes citizens.

Honors and Reality Served At Holiday Banquet

Celebrate Chanukah

Effort Renewed to Increase Diversity at TJ

Proposal Could Open Door for New Admissions Policy

Effort Renewed to Increase Diversity at TJ

Celebrate Chanukah

School Notes

Faith Notes

School Notes

Faith Notes

School Notes

Celebrate Chanukah

School Notes

Faith Notes

Celebrate Chanukah

Faith Notes

Celebrate Chanukah

Faith Notes

Where's the Benefit?

Faith Notes

Health Notes

Faith Notes

Health Notes

This Week in Potomac

Calendar

Volunteers

Calendar

Clubs & Organizations

Classes & Workshops

Around Town

Clubs & Organizations

Classes & Workshops

Calendar

Clubs & Organizations

Volunteers

Around Town

Calendar

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Clubs & Organizations

Calendar

Volunteers

Calendar

Clubs & Organizations

Calendar

Police, Politicians Gang Up On Gangs

Police Investigate Abduction, Sexual Relations With an Inmate

Former sheriff’s deputy may have victimized others.

Police Investigate Abduction, Sexual Relations With an Inmate

Dunning's Murder Leaves Large Void In Community

Her passion to help others will be her legacy.

Dunning's Murder Leaves Large Void In Community

Cultural Exchange Initiatives Continue

Dundee, Scotland and Alexandria renew friendship over recent weekend.

Cultural Exchange Initiatives Continue

Politicians, Police Gang Up On Gangs

Juvenile Pleads Guilty

Schuyler Jones case.

Juvenile Pleads Guilty

Officer Honored For Camera Work

News Briefs

Deck the Tavern

Alexandria Chooses Tree Education

Affordable Housing Wins; Neighborhood Trucks Lose

Lacing 'Em Up

Annual Reston Runners race for charity kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Lacing 'Em Up

Sirleaf Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

Court Action

Sirleaf Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

Commissioners Bring Plan To Del Ray Citizens

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Lights Up With Love

Honors Served at Holiday Banquet

Del Ray Murder Is A Mystery

Nancy Dunning shot to death at home; reward offered.

Del Ray Murder Is A Mystery

Charter Change Plan Draws Concerns

Highlighting Hepatitis C

Robinson marketing students lobby Congress for funding for hepatitis C research and education.

Highlighting Hepatitis C

Civic Calendar

The Day the Earth Moved

Council Brings Back Citizen Corps

People Notes

Lassiter: 'It's Time for Me to Retire'

Robert Lassiter to retire Dec. 31 after serving 13 years as director of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.

Lassiter: 'It's Time for Me to Retire'

GRIT Gangs Up on Gangs

Gang response team speaks on gang prevention, intervention effort in Loudoun.

GRIT Gangs Up on Gangs

Town in Reston’s Future?

After neighboring Herndon asserts its power about financing rail, some in Reston look to strengthen community’s voice.

Town in Reston’s Future?

Ashburn Library Checks Into Success

Four months after opening, Ashburn Library is almost as busy as the county’s largest library, Eastern Loudoun.

Ashburn Library Checks Into Success

Finding Hope after Grief

Fairfax woman starts foundation to help parents whose children have cancer.

Finding Hope after Grief

Business Notes

Officer Honored For Camera Work

Town Council Turns Down

What To Serve A Lord Provost?

Mayor opens home, serves dinner to distinguished Scottish guest.

What To Serve A Lord Provost?

Local Group Loads Truck For American Indians in South Dakota

Local Group Loads Truck For Native Americans in South Dakota

Site Plans Continue for New Police Station

Local Group Loads Truck For Native Americans in South Dakota

Free Commuter Bus Graces Burke VRE

Community Notes

Working at Shopping

Twelve-year-old Vicki Vesecky put in the equivalent of a work day shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

Working at Shopping

Politicians, Police Gang Up on Gangs

Snow Blankets Herndon

Business Notes

Snowstorm Closes Schools

Midwest cold front dumps 3-6 inches of snow on Loudoun.

Snowstorm Closes Schools

Arline Lister Green

Week in Herndon

Zoning Tops Priority List

Celebrating Chanukah

Cool Reception

Proposed school budget additions run into skepticism.

Cool Reception

Wednesday, December 3

Education Notebook - 12/03/03

Domenech Announces His Retirement

Superintendent Surprises Everyone

Domenech Announces His Retirement

Faith Notes

Volunteers

Calendar

Child Abuse Charges

Father pleads guilty to abusing infant.

Child Abuse Charges

Volunteers

Calendar

Week in Herndon

Rape Case Goes to Grand Jury

Volunteers

Crime Log

News Briefs

Crime Log

Faith Notes

HOT Lanes on I-95?

Proposal would add a lane and convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes

HOT Lanes on I-95?

School Notes

Faith Notes

Health Notes

Holiday Decor Takes on Life of its Own

Health Notes

Ongoing Events

Calendar

Reveling Roms

Area residents perform in Christmas production that explores the Romani, or Gypsy, culture.

Reveling Roms

Ongoing Events

Clubs & Organizations

Student with TB Prompts Skin Testing

Reveling Roms

Area residents perform in Christmas production that explores the Romani, or Gypsy, culture.

Reveling Roms

Calendar

Clubs & Organizations

Clubs & Organization

Ongoing Events

News Briefs

Troop's Tree Sale Moves

HOT Lanes on I-95?

Proposal would add a lane and convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes

HOT Lanes on I-95?

Changing Look of Little Street

Developer Proposes Town Homes

Changing Look of Little Street

Roundups

Our Neighbor's Child Needs Clothes, Toys

Elves, Santas and Barbies

Encore's 'Let It Snow' ready for the stage.

Elves, Santas and Barbies

Virginia Run Homes Sparkle for Holidays

Let There Be Light

Towers Park in Fairfax to get athletic lighting.

Let There Be Light

Worth Noting

'The Nutcracker' at Centreville High

Centreville Man Is Killed

Involuntary manslaughter is charged.

Centreville Man Is Killed

Man Pleads Guilty to Three Robberies

Talking Up Soccer, Spanish Rock

Ashburn resident hosts cable radio show on soccer and Spanish rock in Merrifield.

Talking Up Soccer, Spanish Rock

News Briefs

Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr

Area Muslims commemorate the end of Ramadan with a region-wide gathering at the DC Armory.

Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr

Gold's Quest

Planning Backs Police Station

Council Approves District, Sort Of

Rail Yes, with Conditions

Council Approves District, Sort Of

Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr

Area Muslims commemorate the end of Ramadan with a region-wide gathering at the DC Armory.

Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr

Residents Want Say in Woods' Future

The health of an eight-acre wooded site off Beulah Road concerns neighbors.

Residents Want Say in Woods' Future

Police Arrest Three Juveniles for Thefts

Volunteers

Talking Up Soccer, Spanish Rock

Ashburn resident hosts cable radio show on soccer and Spanish rock in Merrifield.

Talking Up Soccer, Spanish Rock

Tuesday, December 2

Health Calendar

'The Bell Never Rings of Itself'

Remembering a military life as Pearl Harbor Day approaches.

'The Bell Never Rings of Itself'

Community Notes

Trimming Curls, Fighting Cancer

Wee Hour Sales Bring Out Bargain Hunters

Business Notes

Federal Money for Roads

Federal transportation spending bill provides $500,000 to improve synchronization of traffic signals along Route 7.

Federal Money for Roads

Another Cut for Cut Trees

New fire codes prohibit cut trees in buildings with no sprinkler system.

Another Cut for Cut Trees

Paper Cranes Aim To Ease Combat Pain

Crime Report

At the Movies

Health Calendar

Why Stop at Wiehle?

Mostly pro-rail crowd questions plan to end Phase I of rail-to-Dulles at Wiehle Avenue, not Herndon-Monroe; RA voices concerns.

Why Stop at Wiehle?

Health Calendar

Real Estate

Glazing Over the Grass

Agreement between schools, county could put a synthetic field at Wakefield High School.

Glazing Over the Grass

RCTV

At the Library

HCTV-23

Clark Street Hosts Two Albee Plays

Watching Out For Washington’s Ear

Service reading newspapers for the blind finds home at WETA.

Watching Out For Washington’s Ear

Trimming Curls, Fighting Cancer

Another Cut For Cut Trees

New fire codes prohibit cut trees in buildings with no sprinkler system.

Another Cut For Cut Trees

$1.7 Million For Land

Delgaudio, Hiatt continue resistance against PDR program.

$1.7 Million For Land

Budget Plan Up 25 Percent

Superintendent proposes $491.6 million budget, a $101.4 million increase from the year prior.

Budget Plan Up 25 Percent

Man Shot; Driver Assaulted with Bat

News Briefs

Man Shot; Driver Assaulted with Bat

Heninburg Indicted

Four counts leveled on former executive.

Heninburg Indicted

Weighing Tax Exemptions

County to develop policy after three organizations make requests.

Weighing Tax Exemptions

A Day of Thanksgiving and Unity

Quaker Ridge Given Green Light

Despite verbal fireworks from Council members.

Quaker Ridge Given Green Light

No Finance Committee For ARHA

By Chuck Hagee

No Finance Committee For ARHA

Council Gets Peek At Budget Projections

PTO Opens Its Doors

Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks first of five buildings ready for occupancy.

PTO Opens Its Doors

Reston Chorale Tunes Up for Holidays

Annual concert marks unofficial opening of holiday season in Reston.

Reston Chorale Tunes Up for Holidays

Moorefield Closer to Developing

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation and its consultants prepare to sell first 93 acres of Moorefield Station, nearby property.

Moorefield Closer to Developing

Black Friday —Assessment A Little Gray

But optimism is shared by merchants this holiday season.

Black Friday —Assessment A Little Gray

Week in Loudoun

Two Youths Indicted on Murder Charges

Third teen will be tried in juvenile court.

Two Youths Indicted on Murder Charges

Business Notes

County Seeks Tailored Tax Reform

In meeting with legislators, County Board asks for some changes not included in Warner tax package.

County Seeks Tailored Tax Reform

Wee Hour Sales Bring Out Bargain Hunters

Warner Touts Tax Plan

Northern Virginians could end up paying more, warn local lawmakers.

Warner Touts Tax Plan

Lindsay Named Music Educator of the Year

Business Notes

Helping 1,000 Families

Crime Hits Hard in the Penn Daw Area

Two bank robberies remain unsolved.

Crime Hits Hard in the Penn Daw Area

Two Youths Indicted on Murder Charges

Third teen will be tried in juvenile court.

Two Youths Indicted on Murder Charges

Black Friday — Assessment A Little Gray

But optimism is shared by merchants this holiday season.

Black Friday — Assessment A Little Gray

Family of Lost Kayaker Schedules Memorial Service

Another Cut for Cut Trees

New fire codes prohibit cut trees in buildings with no sprinkler system.

Another Cut for Cut Trees

Jurgensen's Grand Estate Going On the Market

Redskins legend's family has been in Mount Vernon since 1970.

Jurgensen's Grand Estate Going On the Market

Search Continues for Missing Huntington Man

School Superintendent to Retire

Domenech to Step Down in March

School Superintendent to Retire

Business Notes

A Dog Party For Justice

Chambers Raise Red Flags over Phase 1

Greater Reston and Herndon-Dulles chambers still on board for rail, but concerns about plan begin to multiply.

Chambers Raise Red Flags over Phase 1

Business Notes

Crime Report

Intersection Opens to I-95

A Matter of Ethics

Chamber hosts 13th annual Ethics Day for South Lakes seniors.

A Matter of Ethics

Raymond L. Ryan, Jr.

Sales At Sunrise Brings Bargain Hunters

School Superintendent to Retire

Domenech to Step Down in March

School Superintendent to Retire

Lindsay Named Music Educator of the Year

Community Notes

Potomac's Turkey Day Traditions

Crime Report

Monday, December 1

Thanksgiving Hunt, Annual Tradition

Hunters, horses, hounds and foxes safely made it to their respective quarters at the end of the day.