Little Falls Garden Club Decorating the Great Falls Tavern
Little Falls Garden Club Decorating the Great Falls Tavern
EPA Finds Source of Oil Slick on Potomac River
WSSC reports no danger to area drinking water.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, Dec. 5, named the NRG Dickerson Power Plant as the source of the oily substance seen on the Potomac River.
Counting Up Their Book Donation in Potomac
Spearheaded by the Kindergarten class, Geneva Day School students and families collected 315 new children’s books to be donated to Stepping Stones Shelter in Rockville, more than tripling their goal of 100 books.
The Dilemma: What to Put in That Arlington Christmas Stocking
Christmas stockings can pose a number of challenges.
Great Falls Lights Up for Christmas
Holiday Celebration
Hundreds of people assembled in the field of the Great Falls Village Centre for the community’s annual Christmas tree lighting on Sunday.
Great Falls: Tips from the Pros Make Holiday Shipping Simple
The UPS Store in Great Falls Center aims to make shopping-to-shipping transition easier.
Be sure to visit the folks at The UPS Store in Great Falls Center, 9893 Georgetown Pike, for any additional holiday packing and shipping information. You may also visit them at www.theupsstorelocal.com/6725. And, don’t forget - AAA members receive 5 percent off shipping. Beginning Monday, Dec. 12 The UPS Store in Great Falls Center will offer extended
McLean WinterFest Parade Celebrates Eighth Run
Holiday
More than 60 groups marched down the mile-long parade route for the WinterFest Parade in McLean on Sunday, Dec. 4. “It’s been around for a long time,” says Maureen Scholz a seven-year member of the parade’s steering committee.
McLean: Langley Crew Athletes Committed to Row in College
Both athletes signed their Letters of Intent in a ceremony at Langley High School on Nov. 10. Pierce was in the 2015 Virginia State Champion J8+, placing 10th at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America's National Championship Regatta.
McLean: Addiction Is Not 'Somewhere Else'
Former NBA player talks to McLean about countywide drug problem.
Herren believes parents “hover over [their] kids academically, apply pressure athletically and drop the ball socially and emotionally.” He urged parents to play an active role in making sure their kids don’t need substances on a Friday night.
Seeing Red in Arlington
In November, Arlington voted blue but the country trended red.
In November, Arlington voted blue but the country trended red.
Open Studios with Arlington Painter
Arlington painter Sue Grace showed several of her works at the Annual Holiday Open Studios on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Looming Arlington Expenditures
Transportation and schools dominate county’s early FY2018 budget projections.
Arlington Schools are overcrowded, Metro is crumbling, and with a tight budget season Arlington County will have difficulties in saving them both.
The Container Store Launches Annual Holiday Hugs Program
Holiday gift drive for children in the hospital during the holiday
The Container Store continues its annual, nationwide signature giving program, Holiday Hugs. In each of their Washington, DC-area stores, they are partnering with Children’s National Health System to collect and deliver new, unwrapped gifts to their young patients who are spending the holidays away from home. Customers can participate in the Holiday Hugs program by dropping off new, unwrapped books, small toys and games, toiletries, gift cards and kid-friendly stocking stuffers in collection bins at the Washington, DC, Arlington, Reston, Tysons Corner and Rockville locations between now and Dec. 18.
Vienna: Old Comedy Finds New Audiences
Oakton High production of "Once in a Lifetime."
Gorgeous costumes, talking pictures, and two thousand airplanes -- what could this possibly be, you ask? Why, Oakton High School’s production of “Once in a Lifetime” of course! “Once in a Lifetime” was written in 1929 by Moss Hart, and would turn out to be the first of many successes for the playwright.
Planners Seek Public Comment on Lee Highway Plan
Survey deadline is Dec. 9.
So what does economic revitalization mean?
Vienna: Santa Joins Area Families for Lunch
More than 230 people bought tickets for annual Vienna event.
The annual lunch with Santa was held at the Vienna volunteer fire station this year as the community center is out of commission while being remodeled. With support from the Town of Vienna Parks and Recreation Department, Santa and his elves joined more than 230 guests at a lunch in his honor on Dec. 3.
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing Honors Naughton, Leibson
The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) paid tribute to 2016 APAH Affordable Housing Honorees, Timothy J. Naughton, CEO of AvalonBay Communities, and David C. Leibson and the Arlington Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, at its annual fundraiser celebration at the Clarendon Ballroom on Oct. 6.
Meet Chef Euripides at the Royal Restaurant in Alexandria
A community institution since 1904.
Richard Euripides, chef at the Royal Restaurant on N. Asaph Street, has boiled two packages of ribbed Zerega lasagna noodles for a customer favorite.
West Montgomery County Citizens Association News
The December General Meeting meeting of the West Montgomery County Citizens Association will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7:15 p.m. at the Potomac Community Center.