Fairfax: Providence Elementary Principal Wins Leadership Award
Leadership Fairfax, a nonprofit organization founded by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, awarded Providence Elementary School Principal Jesse Kraft with its 2015 Educational Leadership Award. “
Fairfax City: Silverthorne Re-elected; Changes on Council
Stehle is in; Greenfield is out – maybe.
It was a night of high drama and raw emotion as Scott Silverthorne held off a challenger to win re-election to his third term as City of Fairfax mayor.
Fairfax: City Council Adopts FY 2017 Budget
Real estate tax rate rises just a penny.
When Fairfax City Manager Bob Sisson presented his proposed FY 2017 budget for the City, in February, he recommended raising the real estate tax by 2.7 cents, to $1.0815 per $100 assessed valuation.
Burke and Springfield: Robotic Team Excels, Needs Support
The West Springfield High School/Lake Braddock Secondary School FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team (RTR Robotics Team 2421) won the first regional event of the 2016 FRC season March 4-6 at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va
Burke and Springfield: Local Students Do Well at National Japan Bowl
Thomas Jefferson High School and Lake Braddock Secondary Take Home Awards.
Language students put their knowledge to the test at this year’s 24th annual National Japan Bowl Competition. S
Burke and Springfield: Area Roundups
Area happenings in Burke and Springfield
Law Enforcement Classes for Teens
The Fairfax County Police Department will host two week-long programs this summer for high school students.
Community Remembers Holocaust, Honors Victims and Survivors
More than 400 people remembered victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Sunday at an interfaith service in Fairfax at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia.
Letter: Budget Reflects Commitment to Education
To the Editor
The April 21-27, 2016 edition included an article discussing the Supervisors’ approval of a 4-cent tax increase as part of an overall budget. T
Commentary: Goal - Involving Public in Police Use of Force Review
With the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors May 10 Public Safety Committee meeting just a few days away, it is important to remember what has been discussed so far, what is on the agenda for May 10, and what will be done in the future.
Alexandria: TC Boys’ Soccer Secures No. 2 Seed in Conference 7
Bonilla Sosa’s 2 goals lead Titans past Woodson.
The T.C. Williams boys' soccer team defeated Woodson 2-1 on Monday.
Mount Vernon: West Potomac’s Floyd Excels on Mound, at Plate
Wolverines beat Mount Vernon 10-0 in 5 innings.
The West Potomac baseball team defeated Mount Vernon 10-0 in five innings.
Alexandria Snapshot: Spring Plant Sale
The art deco greenhouse at Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church is full of garden plants, herbs, flowers, and open for its annual Spring Plant Sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May at 1909 Windmill Lane. A variety of old-fashioned annuals, perennials, herbs, and more than 30 varieties of tomatoes including many heirloom varieties are for sale. Above, Mary Barnett, greenhouse manager, displays cuttings from Mt. Vernon Estate that were grown in the greenhouse this year.
Mount Vernon Letter: Condolences
Letter to the Editor
I write to the editor of the Gazette occasionally and among those letters I sometimes express a different opinion to one expressed by H. Jay Spiegel.
Mount Vernon Letter: Focus on North Hill
Letter to the Editor
Last week, I attended a meeting scheduled to discuss the current status of efforts to develop the North Hill property. An accurate summary of the history of the property to that date appeared in the Oct. 11, 2012 edition of the Gazette.
Mount Vernon Letter: More Study Needed Before Funding FCPS
Letter to the Editor
I'm responding to a letter from a leader for more taxing and spending, Supervisor Dan Storck, published in April 28, 2016 Mount Vernon Gazette regarding the county budget that includes more taxes.
Mount Vernon Column: For Better Future, Understand the Past
Commentary
Olga Rozenberg. Aron Rozenberg. Pinkhas Rozenberg. Llova Rozenberg, Klara Grinberg, Shulom Litvak.
Mount Vernon Snapshot: Benefit Concert
Nearly $2,500 was raised on Saturday, April 30, at a benefit concert at Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church on behalf of Alice’s Kids. Local teen musician Charlotte Costantino organized the event and also performed, along with her brother Eric Costantino. Other performers included Anna Katharine Bozard and local teen trumpet prodigy, Geoff Gallante. Ron Fitzsimmons (left), executive director, Alice’s Kids is with Geoff Gallante.
Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Specialists in Action
An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.
In 1989, a hostage situation was unfolding at 316 Hopkins Court. A man trying to collect on a drug debt had taken hostages at gunpoint inside a house and the Special Operations Team (S.O.T.) was called out to the site in response.
Alexandria: Opposition to Old Colony Inn Proposal Turns Personal
Has it gone too far?
After nearly a full year of back and forth through boards, commissions, and community engagement, the Old Colony Inn is one step away from redevelopment. Hot on the developer’s heels, however, were local neighbors objecting to the zone transition allowances by staff.