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VA Legislators Aim for Assault Weapon Bans

Will new seats mean new votes?

Virginia came close to banning sales of assault weapons in 2020 when the House passed a bill banning them by a narrow 51-yes to 48-no vote. In the Senate Judiciary committee that year however, three Democrats: Senators Creigh Deeds, Chap Petersen, and Scott Surovell, surprised many by voting with Republican committee members to fail to move the bill forward in the Senate.

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Area Sky Watchers See Rare Solar Eclipse

Weather cooperates for shared view of the celestial phenomenon

Eclipse Watchers

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Plans Shared for Temporary Senior Center

Springfield District last to receive senior service space

Shopping Center use

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Long Awaited Lidl Opens in Lorton

Store commits to bond with community.

Grocery store opens

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Laurel Hill Gardens Cut the Ribbon and the Middleman

Garden plots hold promise of food for the table

gardens

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Read On Young Readers

Volunteers pass on love of reading

Volunteers pass on love of reading

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NOVA Parks Commemorates Winkler Founder

Celebrates first year of successes at 44-acre conservation gem

NOVA Parks, the City of Alexandria, and its public schools, commemorated philanthropist and environmentalist Catherine Winkler Herman, founder of the Winkler Botanical Preserve, with the unveiling of a new permanent sign on the grounds on Nov. 28.

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Welcome Pollinators to Improve the Environment

Native plants are your garden’s welcome mat

Pollinators

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Franconia District Holds Budget Town Hall

Public hearings on the budget April 16 - 18

Budget

Race for District Supervisor, Springfield

Get to know the candidates

Election

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Opposition to Animal Services Changes

Some say proposal not sufficiently studied; no one in the audience at 2 town hall meetings spoke in favor of the proposal.

Animals

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Bitter Pill in Fentanyl Response

Should severe penalties or drug education/treatment prevail?

Virginia’s General Assembly, which convened on Jan. 10, for a 60-day ‘long session’, is considering several fentanyl related bills to address the significant rise in synthetic opioid overdose deaths among Virginians. Fentanyl is now Virginia’s deadliest killer.

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Mount Vernon Ladies Receive Spirit of Virginia Award

Governor and First Lady make presentation at the Estate.

“In rescuing America’s most historic home and pioneering the preservation space, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association embodies what it means to uplift the spirit of Virginia.” — Gov. Glenn Youngkin

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To the Rescue!

Help save trees from alien killers.

Trees

Popular Entertainment Spots and Nearby Eats in South County

Interesting places to pair food and fun

The south county areas of Springfield, Lorton, Clifton, Fairfax and Fairfax Station are fortunate to have interesting attractions to enjoy for entertainment, exercise, nature and history.

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Pumping Wastewater for Clean Water

The unseen system that completes the circle

Pumping Wastewater for Clean Water