Pure Pasty Competes in World Pasty Championship
Vienna “pasty” chefs take their specialties to competition to the place where pasties were born.
Vienna’s The Pure Pasty Co. is off to Cornwall, England, to compete in the World Pasty Championship on Saturday, March 4.
‘Into the Woods’ at The Madeira School
Cappies Review
You never know what to expect when journeying into the woods.
Lessons from ‘The Children's Hour’ at McLean High
Cappies Review
Haunting xylophones ring and sharp shafts of light illuminate a schoolhouse.
Crime Report: Vienna Police Department from Feb. 17-23.
Crime Report: Vienna Police Department from Feb. 17-23.
Obituary: Richard Dell Rosenbaum
Richard Dell Rosenbaum, retired ABC News executive, respected journalist and beloved husband and father, died at Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2017, from complications following surgery.
Beatrice Kelly-Russo to Play for Lynchburg College
Local high school senior Beatrice Kelly-Russo has accepted a bid by Lynchburg College to play on its championship woman’s soccer team.
Great Falls Town Hall Debates $57 Million Gap in School Budget
Where to cut?
The Fairfax County Public Schools projected a $57 million shortfall in its budget for next school year, which will impact the more than 188,000 students that are projected to be educated in the system next school year.
Astronaut Tells Elementary Students To Reach For The Stars
“Find your dream.”
Former NASA Astronaut Sandy Magnus visited Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean for National Engineers Week on Thursday, Feb. 23.
Women on the Soccer Field
Local women are still in the game and on the field.
On Saturdays and weeknights in the spring and fall, women as young as 18 and as old as 78 can be found on the soccer fields across Fairfax County: nurses, lawyers, Army officers, software programmers, stay-at-home moms, lobbyists, graduate students, and grandmothers playing the game they love.
Fairfax County Board Appoints Police Civilian Review Panel
Residents can submit complaints concerning allegations of abuse of authority or misconduct by Fairfax County police through the panel.
The ongoing goal of increased transparency and accountability for the Fairfax County Police Department now has nine fresh faces. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Board of Supervisors announced its appointees to the inaugural Civilian Review Panel, one of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission.
Strategic Plan Part 3: Well-Managed Government
Plan calls for flexible funding and greater accessibility.
Alexandria strategic plan.
Rotary Club Donates Books to John Adams Students
Alexandria West Rotary Club donates books
Character and Courage
Tilelli honors service of Washington, first responders.
Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association
$1 Million in Assistance
Faith coalition straining to help make housing affordable.
Several institutions in Alexandria’s faith community are pushing City Council to increase spending on affordable housing in the FY2018 city budget.
Equestrian Athletes Need Opportunities, Too
One nay doesn’t stop a pasture of support for home riding lessons. Many in Oakton, Vienna and Great Falls testify.
Natalie Martinisko was the youngest speaker before the county’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Letter to the Editor: Concerned About Resolution Vote
On Feb. 22, the Virginia House of Delegates passed House Resolution No. 431 "Encouraging public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth to protect free speech."