Area Roundups
Weekly happenings in the area
High School Seniors Tour Local Bank, Compete for Scholarships
On March 16, Virginia high school seniors from eight schools across the area spent the day at Burke & Herbert Bank as part of Bank Day, a statewide effort sponsored by the Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) Education Foundation and the Virginia Bankers Association Leadership Division.
Great Finds at the Burke Book Sale
The Burke Centre Library book sale had a steady trickle of customers despite the steady trickle of rain on Saturday, March 19.
Commentary: A Day in the Life at the Virginia General Assembly
Last week, Delegate Plum provided an excellent recap of the legislative session we just completed.
Reston: Student Art on Display at GRACE
Reception held at Greater Reston Arts Center for high school students’ art show.
A reception was held the evening of March 18 for the Emerging Visions program, on display at the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) at Reston Town Center.
Reston Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Fairfax County Police blotter from March 16-21.
Reston: ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ at Lake Anne Elementary
On March 17 and 18, Lake Anne Elementary School's Musical Drama Club performed Disney's “The Little Mermaid Jr.”
Founder’s Day to Honor Simon, Celebrate Community
Founder’s Day for 2016 has evolved into Founder’s Week.
Reston Historic Trust and Museum (RHT) invites the community to celebrate Robert E. Simon, Jr. and the community.
Reston: Celebrating Pinter, Poetry Month
Reston’s CenterStage celebrates Harold Pinter and National Poetry Month with actor Julian Sands.
Be smitten by the works of Nobel recipient Harold Pinter who wrote romantic verses to his wife such as this; "You are my life, And so I live."
Alexandria Letter: 25 MPH Please
Letter to the Editor
I recently met a neighbor who required physical therapy for 18 months as a result of being rear-ended by a high-speed vehicle while she turned into her driveway.
Alexandria Letter: Make Our Streets Safe
Letter to the Editor
On March 25, speed limits on Seminary Road and N. Quaker Lane are planned to change from 35 mph to 25 mph to help Make Our Streets Safe. As a Seminary Road resident, I ask for others in Alexandria to support this change; please drive no more than 25 mph in our neighborhoods. In June, 2015, a group of residents, primarily fr
Commentary: Redesigning Our Schools
My first experience in Fairfax County came as a result of being placed as an intern teacher by the University of Virginia in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
Alexandria Letter: Re-engage After Master Plan Changes
Letter to the Editor
Like former Mayor Euille’s remark about the campaign contributions he takes from folks with business before the City Council not affecting how he decides, Councilman Chapman’s insistence that unilaterally upending the carefully crafted compromises in the Braddock East master plan, arrived at via a community engagement process, “is not unethical by any means” strains credulity.
Alexandria Letter: Donate Blood, It Could Save a New Mother’s Life
Letter to the Editor
April is Accreta and Cesarean Awareness Month and I’m grateful to be alive to celebrate my survival story and host two blood drive events to help save the lives of more mothers.
Commentary: Fairfax Supervisors’ Inaction on Police Commission Report
Reston Association election ballots must be returned for counting by COB Monday, April 4.
Alexandria Letter: Do The Right Thing
Letter to the Editor
When I first moved to Alexandria, I would often run and walk around the water in Old Town.
Alexandria Column: My Mentor, My Friend–Alex and Allisson
Mentor of The Week
Wright to Read provides volunteer-based one-on-one sustained literacy tutoring & mentoring relationships to City of Alexandria elementary school children in need, and collaborates with families, schools and community partners to create a comprehensive support network that guides each child to success. Wright to Read is a member of the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership (AMP). AMP was created in 2006 to ensure that quality mentors and mentor programs are available for Alexandria's youth and young adults in need. To learn more about Wright to Read, visit www.wrighttoread.org or to learn more about AMP, visit: www.alexandriava.gov/Mentoring.
Reston: Inspired by Cooking Shows, Grandma’s Baking
Profile: Adam Stein, executive chef at Reston’s Red’s Table.
Husky, tattooed, and obviously driven, Adam Stein, executive chef at Reston’s newish Red’s Table, is all about food and cooking.
Alexandria Resident Pens: ‘Drinking Adventurously’
Book spotlights 52 beverages.
Alexandria resident Jeff Cioletti had more than a decade of writing professionally about a full spectrum of beverages — from Chinese spirits to bottled iced teas to the best sparkling wines in America. As the current editor-at-large of Beverage World, where he’s held editorial roles for more than 13 years, he decided a few years ago to chronicle his adventures with these beverages in a 335-page book, “The Year of Drinking Adventurously: 52 Ways to Get out of Your Comfort Zone.”
Week in Herndon
Weekly happenings in Herndon.