Mount Vernon: Heroes Run at Sandburg
Community members came out for a five-kilometer run-walk on a much sunnier day than the first year of the Alexandria 9/11 Heroes Run at Sandburg Middle School in the Fort Hunt area of Alexandria.
Welcoming Fall at Burke Centre Festival
Temperature dips between massive two-day event.
With more than just a few degrees Fahrenheit separating Sept. 10 and 11, the two days of the annual Burke Centre Festival, the massive community event once again signaled the end of summer and beginning of fall in more ways than one.
Mount Vernon, Springfield: School Performance, Meals Tax Discussed with Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber
Three FCPS board members speak to business leaders.
“I learned about empathy and coding,” was the response from one young Fairfax County Public Schools student who participated in this summer’s Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics lab program.
Clifton: Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program to hold tenth Polo Classic fundraiser
Once a week for the last seven years, César Dulanto of Lake Ridge, Va. has come to Clifton to trade his wheelchair for a saddle. Dulanto, 13, has been been wheelchair-bound since the age of two with cerebral palsy. He used to have difficulty just sitting up in a chair. And, he said, “I used to be so shy.”
Amazon ‘Lockers’ Come to Springfield Town Center
Springfield Town Center is one of 15 mall locations across the east coast now offering Amazon’s “Locker” service as a quicker alternative to home delivery of items.
Alexandria: 37 Years Later, Chief Cook Retires
Chief of Police Cook reflects on his service to his city.
For as long as he can remember, Chief of Police Earl Cook wanted to be a police officer. At the end of September, Cook will retire and go back to being a civilian for the first time in 37 years.
Alexandria Snapshot: Constitution Week
Mayor Allison Silberberg celebrated Constitution Week on Monday, Sept. 12, with students from Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Samuel W. Tucker, Mt. Vernon Community School and Jefferson-Houston.
Council Notebook
While the City Council officially received the report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Confederate Street names at the Sept. 13 City Council meeting, the unanimous decision of the council was to save discussion for Saturday, Sept. 17 public hearing.
2007 West Springfield Grad Competed in Olympic Rowing
As a freshman at West Springfield High School, Matt Miller passed the eye test for the rowing team.
Alexandria Police Body Camera Timeline Slips
More police officers is budget priority.
Police in Arlington started wearing body cameras on Aug. 29, and in June the Fairfax County Board voted to approve an 18-month research period for concerns about privacy with regards to body cameras. In D.C. police have been using body cameras for a year. But while Alexandria’s neighbors move forward with body camera usage and related policies, the city has pushed the body camera pilot program back until the fiscal year 2018-19.
Alexandria Column: The Need To Plan
Commentary – Senior Services of Alexandria
“I’ll get around to it.” Nearly everyone says it, and with good intentions at that. Planning for the future can be tedious or even unpleasant to some but it is a key, first step towards taking control of your destiny. What legal and financial considerations should I address? What documents do I need? Why is this important, and what happens if I do nothing?
Alexandria Column: A Fashionable Fall
What’s on trend this season.
The change in seasons is quickly approaching. School doors are opening and all the swimming pools will soon be drained.
Alexandria Column: There, Their, and They’re
A Mentoring Story
Wright to Read provides volunteer-based one-on-one sustained literacy tutoring and mentoring relationships to City of Alexandria elementary school children in need, and collaborates with families, schools and community partners to create a support network that guides each child to success.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon: Golf Classic Benefits Veterans
Belle Haven tournament raises funds.
The third annual Patriots Day Golf Classic was held Sept. 9 at Belle Haven Country Club, raising funds for local veterans organizations in remembrance of those who perished in the 9-11 terrorist attacks as well as to honor those serving their country and working as first responders and emergency rescue personnel.
Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Award Scholarships
Eight local young women are getting some much appreciated assistance toward achieving their educational goals, thanks to the efforts of the Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Scholarship Fund, Inc. “Actually, it’s more than just a boost for their educational endeavours,” said Ricki Harvey, past president of the fund, who now serves as the Publicity Director for GFFNSF.
Great Falls: Winning Silver in South Africa
Omeed Mossadeghi of Great Falls, a Langley High student, comes home with Silver in World Championship.
Omeed Mossadeghi of Great Falls, a Langley High student, Mossadeghi, has recently returned from third Annual International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Tournament in Cape Town, South Africa 2016.
Great Falls Remembers 9-11
9-11 Memorial Ceremony held at Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
On the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, the annual 9-11 Memorial Ceremony was held at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial behind the Great Falls Library on Georgetown Pike on Sunday, Sept. 11.
McLean: Tough Ethical Choices
1st Stage brings “Lobby Hero” to full life.
Convincing performances including a torrent of words award audiences with a shifting tale of humor, subtlety and rough edges in 1st Stage’s top-notch take on “Lobby Hero,” a rarely performed play by Kenneth Lonergan. It is a complicated, brash world that Longeran created; a world of people living on quicksand, where false moves are easy to make, especially when not well thought through.
McLean: Groundbreaking Held for Lewinsville Community Campus
When completed, the Lewinsville Center Campus will include 82 affordable independent living residences.
County and State local officials, County staff and developer representatives broke ground on Sept. 8 for the Lewinsville Community Campus, located at 1609 Great Falls Street in McLean.
McLean Teen Wins Reston Triathlon
Claire Wolff, 17, of McLean, won last Sunday’s Reston Triathlon - in her first appearance -- with a time of 2:25:28.