‘Hanged by a Mob’
City marks 127th anniversary of McCoy lynching.
For Joseph McCoy, there were no lawyers, no legal proceedings, no testimony, no trial, no safety. Instead, the 18-year-old, who had been accused of assaulting the 9-year-old daughter of his employer, was dragged from his jail cell to the corner of Cameron and Lee streets and lynched by an angry mob who had breached the police station.
Are Our Waterways Becoming Plastic Soup?
Local cleanups reveal many mysteries.
On April 20, 100 volunteers hauled out 40 bags or 400 pounds of trash from the Potomac River shoreline of Belle Haven Park and in the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in two hours.
Earth Day Celebration Big in Small Ways
Volunteers lend many hands.
Earth Day celebrations large and small sprang up across Fairfax County last weekend.
Baby Animals, Bubbles, Bikes, Music, Hayrides and History in Fairfax
Fairfax City’s HisTree Day is Saturday, April 27.
Tree Day
Wonder Wagon Nature Center Ready to Roll
Mobile unit to assure nature learning reaches all
Wonder Wagon
Mother-Daughter Story with Message about Understanding
Westfield High presents the musical, ‘Freaky Friday.’
Theater
Festive Earth Day Fun on a Sunny, Spring Saturday
Fairfax County’s Earth Day celebration was Saturday, April 20, at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly.
Earth Day
Plants, Art, Alpacas and a Big Hotdog
Pumped-up gardeners were ready to prowl, peruse and purchase.
Oh I wish I was an Oscar Meyer weiner
Historic Old Town Alexandria Home and Garden Tour
Tour kicks off Garden Club of Virginia statewide tour
Tour kicks off Garden Club of Virginia statewide tour
Silver Shield Anti-Scam Task Force to Help Seniors
Mission: to keep phone and internet scammers at bay.
Scam Jam
Video
- woodcock dancing vert Keith Ramos USFWS
- SFCD Video
- Understanding FCPS' Budget 393 comments
- McLean Family Restaurant 221 comments
- Inova Shooting Aug. 15, 2016 118 comments
- Video Released of 2009 Officer-Involved Shooting 180 comments
- Virginia Charity Event: Freezin' for a Reason 408 comments