Gifts for the Heart in Vienna
Valentine’s Day gifts for every member of your family are found in Vienna shops.
Valentine’s Day … Some celebrate it as a special moment between beloveds … for others, it is a family celebration, with children as a central component.
So Much Happening, Don’t Blink
Demonstrations at Dulles in reaction to travel ban; fast moving General Assembly lacks transparency; other key issues.
As this date approaches, the General Assembly has a serious transparency issue, as it continues to kill most proposed legislation with unrecorded voice votes in subcommittee, with no accountability or record of how members voted.
Arrest Made in Shooting at Police Car in Great Falls
Suspect first apprehended in Herndon for waiving a gun.
Just before midnight on Jan. 22, several shots were fired at a marked police cruiser from another vehicle in the Great Falls area, Fairfax County police said.
McLean Community Center to Host Jewelry, Fashion and Accessories Show
More than 30 carefully selected designers and artisans will offer a wide variety of women’s fashion, fine and artisan jewelry, and fashion accessories at the McLean Community Center’s Better Than Bling Jewelry & Fashion Accessories Show.
Fairfax: Board Approves 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program
Five-year plan includes three new elementary schools and one new high school.
This year, Fairfax County Public Schools experienced one of the smallest annual enrollment increases in nearly a decade: 1,368 students, compared to the average of 2,400 since the 2008-09 school year, bringing the total to 187,202.
Cassaday & Company, Inc. Hits Major Milestone in Wealth Management
Cassaday & Company, Inc., has announced that the firm now has $2 billion in assets under management (AUM).
Comstock: Green Card Holders Are Legal Residents
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) issued the following statement through her Twitter account on Jan. 29:
Sculpture Now 2017 Exhibit Opens in McLean
McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) and the Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) will open a new exhibition, Sculpture Now 2017, on Feb. 2, 2017 at MPA@ChainBridge (1446 Chain Bridge Road, McLean).
Arts Night Out Held in McLean
Event co-hosted the New Dominion Women’s Club and MPA was a fundraiser for club's four charities.
More than 50 people attended the Arts Night Out on Thursday, Jan. 26, hosted by the New Dominion Women’s Club (NDWC) and the McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) at the McLean Community Center on Ingleside Avenue.
Anti-Immigration Ban Rallies Held at Dulles
Demonstrators, volunteer attorneys and elected officials welcome travelers, extend help detainees.
Demonstrations sprang up at airports around the United States over the weekend, following an Executive Order by President Donald Trump that blocks travelers from seven largely Muslim countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia — in the interests of more significant vetting and preventing would-be terrorists from entering the country.
Tex-Mex Coming Back To Great Falls Center
New Restaurant
Triny’s Tex-Mex Grill at Great Falls Center recently closed, but another will take its place. El Tio Tex-Mex Grill will open its fifth restaurant at the location.
Great Falls: New Monthly Dinner Raises Money And Support For Police Officers
Community News
A group in Great Falls raised over $5,000 for the organization Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) that supports the families of officers who have been killed on the job.
Chocolate Festival in McLean
A few thousand people attend the Rotary Club of McLean fundraiser.
A few thousand people attended the Sixth Annual Chocolate Festival on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of McLean at the McLean Community Center.
Artists on the Green Display Art at the Great Falls Library
Art exhibit
The exhibit highlights landscape and still life oil paintings that are the artists’ favorites. An opening reception is planned for Feb. 2, 6 - 9 p.m.
Family Tragedy Hits McLean
Langley High students pay tribute to slain classmate who sings no more.
The sudden death of sophomore James Wenjie Chen, 16, and his parents ripped through Langley High School and the McLean community on Friday, Jan. 27.
Area Leaders Celebrate PenFed’s New Headquarters in Tysons
Several hundred local business, political, community and military leaders joined PenFed Credit Union Tuesday evening, Jan. 24 to inaugurate its new headquarters in Tysons Corner.
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Connector Construction Begins in Tysons
Construction of the $58 million Jones Branch Connector in Tysons began on Thursday, Jan. 26, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.