Stories for December 2022

Stories for December 2022

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Friday, December 30

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Supervisor Storck's Year in Review Photoshow

2022 Review

Thursday, December 22

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If It’s Stays Still Long Enough, Decorate It!

Neighbors get into the holiday spirit.

Holiday Decorations Go Over the Top

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The Christmas Story Made Real for Children in Burke

St Christopher’s Church presents living nativity

Nativity Scene

Having Lunch with Santa in Fairfax City

Lunch with Santa

Glad I Flunked My Home Safety Check?

Arlington County Fire Department does free safety check

Fire safety

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The Dress With a Story in Arlington

The dress to wear to the first annual Teacher’s Festival which Dr. Soyini Richards founded to honor teachers

Dress

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The Gold Standard in Alexandria

Local boxers win national championship.

Boxing

Deck the Halls in Alexandria

Tree sale raises funds for summer youth camp.

Tree sale

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Giving Back in Alexandria

Local nonprofits receive CRWC donations.

Donations

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Fear-mongering Fail

New poll shows Virginians feel safe after criminal justice reforms.

Poll on Crime

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Come Take a Hike with Me!

First Hike

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Warming Up to Plants in the Winter

Winter Plants

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Traffic Safety Under the Microscope Once Again

Lusk’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting brings out VDOT, police

Traffic Meeting

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Kingstowne Fire Possibly Started by a Laptop

Kingstowne Fire

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Plants and Animals Center the Stage at Huntley Meadows

Park photo contest reveals the variety of species in this county park.

Photo Show

Wednesday, December 21

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Leading with Deeds to Equity

Ann Burke's grassroots efforts and support of community make her an agent of change.

Ann Burke's grassroots efforts and support of community make her an agent of change.

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Reston Masters Swim Team

In praise of swimming at all stages of life.

In praise of swimming at all stages of life.

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Holiday Dessert Cookbook Preserves Family Culinary Traditions

Seventh grade students share recipes in their cookbook, "Faith, Family and Food."

Cooking

Merry Christmas

Whether you embrace the Christmas story literally or in spirit, it is the story of joy, hope and love, with the promise of redemption.

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Vying for a Slice of Pedestrian & Cyclist Safety

Community association hosts meeting with FCDOT; speed cameras with fines coming.

Board Meets on Safety

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‘Pulled the Suspect from the Burning Vehicle’ in Centreville

PFC Joseph Castilon honored as Sully’s Officer of the Quarter.

Police award

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Wreaths Across America Day 2022 Comes to Herndon

“TEACH the Next Generation in 2022 and Beyond.”

Wreaths

Reston as 2022 Winds Down

Reston in 2022

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus II

Holiday season

Friday, December 16

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To the Rescue in Alexandria

Firefighters continue annual toy drive.

Toy Drive

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SANTA STAMPEDE

SANTA STAMPEDE

Senior Pair of Bonded Dogs Seeking a Home for the Pawlidays

Joey and Sophie Are Available Now for Adoption or Fostering

Dogs

Thursday, December 15

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Winter’s Elegant Visitors in Mount Vernon

Swans

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Fort Hunt Kindergarten and First Grade Artwork

Children and Teens edition 2022

Art Teacher Andrew Green

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St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Art

Children and Teens edition 2022

Art

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Childrens Art from Browne Academy

Springfield

Art

Short Stories from Orange Hunt Elementary School

Brenda Patrick, 6th grade Language Arts teacher

short stories

Poems for the 2022 Childrens Edition

Poems for the 2022 Childrens Edition

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Fairfax Lions Club Donates to Toys for Toys

Fairfax Lions Club Donates to Toys for Toys

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Kids Are Stars of Lego Discovery Center Groundbreaking

The new Lego Discovery Center will open next summer in Springfield.

Lego Discovery Center

Wednesday, December 14

Nanma Haridas, James Madison High School

Brandy Carter, Art Teacher

Brandy Carter, Art Teacher

Madeleine Ahrens, James Madison High School

James Madison High School, Vienna

Colin Boam, James Madison High School

James Madison High School, Vienna

Avenelle Orndorff, James Madison High School

James Madison High School in Vienna

Evelyn Kim, James Madison High School

Teacher: Sydney Carr

Teacher: Sydney Carr

Lauren Kim, Poem

Churchill Road Elementary School, McLean

Churchill Road Elementary School, McLean

Joseph Li, Kilmer Middle School

Teacher Yanshun Sui

Vienna

Poem

Longfellow MS

Longfellow MS

McLean High School Art

Art teacher: Yanshun Sui

Yan’s art studio, Vienna, VA

Louise Archer Elementary School Art

Louise Archer Elementary School Art

Writing from Cooper Middle School

Teacher: Mrs. Bovenzi

Teacher: Mrs. Bovenzi

Anthony and Alexander Yu

Anthony and Alexander Yu

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Madison’s Season Leads to Championship Game

Madison’s Season Leads to Championship Game

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Early Voting Underway for VA House of Delegates 35th District

Fills seat vacated by former Delegate Mark Keams

Fills seat vacated by former Delegate Mark Keams

Kilmer Middle School

Teacher Name: Yanshun Sui

Yan's Art Studio

Great Falls Elementary

Great Falls Elementary

In 30 Years …

Forestville Elementary, Great Falls

Thoreau Middle School

Art Teacher: Yanshun Sui

Art Teacher: Yanshun Sui

Colvin Run Elementary

Teachers: Lauren Grimm, Rachel Wiseman

Teachers: Lauren Grimm, Rachel Wiseman

Ian Kim, Poem

Longfellow MS, 7th Grade

Longfellow MS, 7th Grade

James Madison High School

TEACHER: Marielle Mariano, Art Therapist/Art Teacher

Vienna, Virginia

Remembering The Lone Cypress and Pebble Beach, CA

Great Falls, Homeschool

Timber Lane Elementary School

Sharon Baumgartner, Art Specialist,Timber Lane ES

Sharon Baumgartner, Art Specialist,Timber Lane ES

Haiku with Water Marbling Artwork

Kent Gardens Elementary School, McLean

Kent Gardens Elementary School, McLean

Kent Gardens Elementary School

Zhai's Art Studio

McLean

“A Glance of Our Future”

Oakton Elementary School, Teacher: Yanshun Sui

Oakton Elementary School, Teacher: Yanshun Sui

McLean High School Poem

Teacher: Linda Oliva

McLean

McNair Upper Elementary Art

Teacher: Ms. Sui (Yan’s art studio)

Herndon

Yan's Art Studio

Yan's Art Studio

Flourishing After 55 in Arlington

After 55

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Lake Anne Elementary in Reston

Lake Anne Elementary in Reston

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Children's & Teens' Connection 2022 Aldrin Elementary, Reston

Art Teacher Eve Davies

Aldrin Elementary School, Reston

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Dranesville Elementary School

Art teacher Anne Nagy

Dranesville

Tuesday, December 13

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Westfield High Student Attends Leadership Event

Leadership Event

Virginia’s Energy Future

Energy

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Floris Elementary and Union Mill Elementary

Carrie Fuentes

Floris Union Mill

Chantilly High School Visual Arts

Beguduritty Simmons Chantilly Visual Arts Department Chair Photography 1, 2, 3, 4; Photo Club Sponsor; NAHS Co-Sponsor

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Cappies Review at Westfields

Westfield: ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’

Cappies review

Nonprofit Holiday Wish Catalog in Arlington

Nonprofit Holiday Wish Catalog

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Arlington Post Office Will Be Renamed

Post office on George Mason Drive will be named for Jesus Collazos.

Mail

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Opera NOVA Supports Children’s Opera

Annual concert brunch helps opera reach 55,000 children since it began

Opera

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Wreaths across America in Arlington

Wreaths

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Nottingham Elementary School, Arlington

Art Teacher Sarah Zoller

Nottingham Elementary School, Arlington

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My Favorite Animal in Arlington

Animal

SoberRide Begins Dec. 16

SoberRide Begins Dec. 16

Thursday, December 8

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Looks like candy, right? Not so fast in Mount Vernon

Definitely Not Candy

Drugs

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Mad for Plaid in Alexandria

Taste of Scotland benefits Campagna Center.

Campagna Center

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Christmas Carol

Christmas Carol

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Let There Be Light in Alexandria

Holiday boat parade lights up the waterfront.

Boat parade

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The Scottish Walk in Alexandria

Scottish Walk

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Fairfax County Park Authority Changes, Additions

Changes to enhance the gold standard they earned five times in the past.

Park staff changes

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‘An Excellent Table’ in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Displays the Washingtons’ holiday dishes.

Table Setting

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Mount Vernon Rec Center Renovations Already Impacting Users

Furniture removal irks some; big changes on their way.

Mt. Vernon Rec Center

Murder Suspect Lead to a Police Chase in Mount Vernon

Arrest was made in the Eisenhower Valley off Picket Street.

Shooting leads to chase

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Fatal Shooting in Hybla Valley on Monday Night

Neighbors found victim on the sidewalk on Audubon Avenue.

Shooting in Hybla Valley

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Family Roots Fuel Fermentation in Mount Vernon

Woodlawn Press Winery entrepreneurs do it all on site.

Family Wine Business

Wednesday, December 7

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Fairfax’s Rojas Explodes for 3 TDs in Loss to Madison

Football

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Light up the Avenue in Alexandria

‘Tis the season for holiday tree, luminaries.

Holiday lights

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Light up the Avenue in Alexandria

‘Tis the season for holiday tree, luminaries.

Holiday lights

Mount Vernon is Bustling with Excitement and Holiday Cheer

Holiday cheer

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Workshop Performance of Student-Written Play

Workshop Performance of Student-Written Play

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Celebration of Lights: Live Nativity Scene

Ho, Ho, Ho, Who Wouldn’t Go?

Ho, Ho, Ho, Who Wouldn’t Go?

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Holiday Calendar

Events throughout the month of December

Holiday Calendar

Sully Roundups

News items from the Centreville area

Sully Roundups

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Holiday Tree Lighting & Sing Along in the Town of Herndon

Santa arrives by fire truck.

Tree Lighting

Tuesday, December 6

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On the Horns of the Dilemma in Arlington

Is deer management needed? What would it entail?

Deer Dilemma

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Old Instruments, New Friends in Arlington

Quartet Salonnières hosted at Norwood.

Music

Beware of Cash-for-gold Robbery Scheme.

Fairfax County detectives seek additional victims in ruse.

Scheme

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Shortfall Projected During County Budget Committee Meeting

Uncertainty clouds the county and schools FY 2024 forecast

Budget shortfall

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Nickel and Dimed Behind Bars

Lawmakers take a look at fines and fees charged to inmates at jails across Virginia.

People who were locked up in the Alexandria jail are not staying there for free, and taxpayers are paying only part of the bill.

Friday, December 2

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‘Friendsgiving’ in Alexandria

Hundreds turn out for community dinner.

Hundreds turn out for community dinner.

Outdoor Decorating Contest in Alexandria

Holiday decorations

Thursday, December 1

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‘The Need is Greater Than Ever’ in Alexandria

Seaport Foundation sets sights on 2023 expansion.

Seaport Foundation

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Celebrating Cider in Alexandria

Festival returns to Lloyd House.

Cider

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Continuing Our Progress in Mount Vernon

Economics

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Late Season Farmer’s Markets are Bustling Before the Holidays

Farmers Markets in December

Pedestrian Fatality in Fairfax City

Pedestrian Fatality in Fairfax City

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Snowmen, Elves, Music and 8-Foot-High Puppet

CFTC presents ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.’

Holiday parade

Police Charge Driver in Motorcycle Fatality

Motorcycle fatality