Area Roundups
Weekly happenings in the area.
Week in Fairfax
Weekly happenings in Fairfax.
Principal Shares ‘Lanier Lessons’
Erin Lenart presents her first State of the School report.
Erin Lenart, principal of Lanier Middle School (LMS) presented her first State of the Schools to the City of Fairfax School Board on March 7.
Fairfax: Magical, Fictional ‘Almost, Maine’
Providence Players present a romantic-comedy aimed directly at the heart.
Love can be so utterly complex, yet so invigorating as the unexpected comes into view. But then what?
Mount Vernon Snapshot: Silver Award Project Benefits UCM
United Community Ministries (UCM) welcomed Girl Scout Cadette Maryclaire O'Brien (above) from Troop 3520 for a recent visit to complete her Girl Scout Silver Award project at the agency’s main Fordson Road location.
Alexandria Snapshot: Fighting Fire
Flames were visible Sunday night at 5845 Monticello Road near Huntington Station in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County. The fire was held fast on neighborhood fences by firemen of the Pen Daw Fire Station led by Captain Pitman.
Mount Vernon Column: The State Budget – More for Schools, the Disabled, State Troopers
Commentary
Last week, I covered the good news in the state budget for the 36th Senate District. This week, I am detailing some of the important features of the state budget that help the entire state.
Fairfax: Award-Winning ‘in a word’ Receiving Area Premiere
A dark comedy at Fairfax’s Hub Theater.
Fans of new plays have an opportunity to take in a “beautiful and funny play” about regular people trying to make sense of a family mystery, said Helen Pafumi, artistic director, Fairfax’s Hub Theatre.
Mount Vernon Brief: Forum Explores Effects of Drugs on the Adolescent Brain
The effects of drugs on the adolescent brain and new Fairfax county and public school initiatives for students with mental health and substance abuse issues will be the topics of the 2016 NEXUS forum for families and professionals Thursday, March 31, at the Fairfax Public Schools Virginia Hills Center, 6500 Diana Lane, Alexandria. The afternoon session is from 1-6 p.m. and the evening session is 6–9 p.m. The public is invited.
Mount Vernon Brief: Park Board Approves Mastenbrook Grant for Little League
The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved a Mastenbrook grant at its meeting on March 9, that will help support Little League in Northern Virginia.
Alexandria Brief: King Street Park Revitalized
Beverley Park isn’t the only Alexandria Park looking at major redevelopment. The park at the end of King Street, appropriately named “King Street Park,” could be seeing a temporary boost before Waterfront redevelopment transforms the area. Currently the site hosts a small anchor monument and a bench, but expansion into two nearby sites could turn the park into the missing link between the northern and southern parts of the Alexandria waterfront.
Fairfax: Students Collect Socks for Homeless Families
Doing a good deed for others has led to state recognition for three Lanier Middle School students.
Alexandria: Old Town North Development Approved
The empty lot in North Old Town, formerly home to Giant, will soon be home for 232-units of residential development. Local citizens protested the traffic and parking impact of the new building, and while City Council did tighten the on-street parking requirement, City Council approved the development at the March 12 public hearing.
Alexandria: Hidden Consequences to Lighting the Landscape
Lights may not be an ideal crime-deterrent.
Beverley Park is a fairly inconspicuous park at the heart of one of Alexandria’s northern residential neighborhoods, but locally it has a somewhat more ominous name: the Pit.
Fairfax: 'We’ll Create a Vibrant, Mixed-Use Community’
Second meeting on fate of Paul VI building and property.
Street connectivity and what to do about the existing building remained top priorities of residents attending the second meeting about the fate of Paul VI High’s current site.
Alexandria Snapshot: Celebrating 100 Years
Friends and family gathered to celebrate William Charity’s 100th birthday. The party was held on Saturday, March 12, at the Elks lodge at 227 N. Henry St.
Alexandria: Local Breweries Bring in Kitchens on Wheels
Working together to serve customers.
At Port City Brewing in western Alexandria, the “pearl,” a layered dish of macaroni and cheese, baked beans and barbecue meat, is downed with a micro beer so it’s known to bring on a “food coma,” of sorts. Port City is one of the many microbreweries that serve no food but rely on independent food trucks that pull up outside for their food source.
Fairfax: Residents Have Their Say to Consultants
Discuss Paul VI site’s history, connections, drainage and traffic.
The firm that will redevelop the current site of Paul VI High School continues to seek the opinions of the surrounding residents.
Alexandria: Local Church Members Travel to Flint
The water crisis affecting residents in Flint, Mich., captured local attention at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria. Through a partnership made possible with Lott Carey, a missions-based convention, Alfred Street Baptist Church is sending teams to Flint to help distribute water to residents in need and to serve as eye-witnesses to the tragedy. “I wasn’t anticipating the complexity of the problem in Flint,” said Aaron Watson, a church member and volunteer on one of the teams.
Fairfax: Ammazzalorso Announces His Candidacy for Mayor
Says two candidates are needed to debate the issues.
Schoolteacher Tom Ammazzalorso is challenging incumbent Scott Silverthorne to be the mayor of the City of Fairfax.