Fairfax City: Cops and Kids Having Fun
City of Fairfax police held their second annual Cops and Kids Day, on July 13. Children learned safety lessons, saw SWAT team, K-9 and motorcycle-riding demonstrations and enjoyed popcorn and ice cream.
Commentary: A Day a Year Health Care
In a few days I will be driving about six hours from my home in Reston to Wise County in Southwest Virginia to volunteer at the Remote Area Medical Health Clinic at the county fairgrounds.
Herndon: Friday Night Live! Rocks in Herndon
The bands Six to Midnight and Crazy in Stereo performed for free at Friday Night Live! last Friday, July 15 at the Town Green in downtown Herndon.
Letter: Clarifying Constitutional and Legal Rights
To the Editor
I want to offer a few corrections to the Commentary by Jennifer Boysko (D-86) in the July 6-12, 2016 edition of the Oak Hill-Herndon Connection (“Time to Stand Up to Anti-women Regulations.”)
Herndon’s beloved principal to leave July 30 after creating foundation of hope
Herndon High School principal Dr. William Bates is leaving, but the philosophy of hopeology he instilled in the Hornet community will remain.
Letter: Keeping Young Minds Engaged in Summer
To the Editor
Summer means warmer weather and time for vacations. But it’s also a time when the average student loses nearly two months of academic knowledge.
Letter: Taking the Lead on Climate Change
To the Editor
Senator Tim Kaine took the the floor of the United States Senate, and displayed the potential for being a climate champion.
McLean: Fighting Invasives, One Volunteer at a Time
Learn how to identify invasives, to eradicate invasives, and to get involved.
Week in Great Falls and McLean
Weekly happenings in Great Falls and McLean
Great Falls: Community Encouraged to Get Involved in Land Use Cases
Citizens association calls for members to give feedback to Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on three land use cases.
Letter: Taking Exception
To the Editor
The Last week’s Connection included a Letter to the Editor from Elizabeth Torpey Bradsher ("School Board Politics and Transgender Policy.") I
Food Truck Full of Temptations: Ed Hardy
Ed Hardy’s truck has recently been parked in Reston at lunchtimes, but often travels around Fairfax County to feed the hungry.
Alexandria Snapshot: Music Video Premiere
Participants in the Kids Empowering Kids program of the Dream Dog Foundation pose for a photo with Mayor Allison Silberberg June 21 at Samuel Tucker Elementary School’s Empowerment Assembly following the premier of the group’s music video “Cyberbullying – Don’t Do It!” Also celebrating the video screening is school principal C. Rene Paschal, left, and Lorraine Friedman, director of the experiential learning program.
Alexandria: Takin’ It to the Streets
Del Ray Music Festival moves to The Avenue.
Changes are brewing for this year’s Del Ray Music Festival, including a new location and the debut of pop-up beer gardens, a first for an outdoor street festival in the City of Alexandria.
Alexandria: Beauticians, Barbers and Books
Literacy initiative targets youths on summer break.
Local barber shops and beauty salons across the city have united to promote Beauticians, Barbers and Books, a new literacy initiative to encourage children to continue reading throughout the summer.
Mount Vernon Obituary: Joceile Milligan Nordwall
Joceile Nordwall, a lifelong dancer, loving Navy wife, mother of three sons, and grandmother to seven died of brain cancer on May 24, 2016.
Mount Vernon Letter: Save Taxes, Re-think Systems
Letter to the Editor
Every year in Fairfax County, we hear from our Board of Supervisors (BOS) that programs must be cut and taxes must be raised to balance the budget. Perhaps a more appropriate approach would be to closely examine county operations and eliminate wasteful practices.
Mount Vernon Letter: Christian Courage
Letter to the Editor
The Rev. Dr. Keary Kincannon thoughtfully addressed the issues of racial inequality and how race may affect law enforcement encounters in his commentary, “Still Much To Do on Race Relations” [Mount Vernon Gazette, July 14].
Mount Vernon: A Musing
I have a favorite T-shirt that has the following printed across the front: “George Washington For President.”