Report: Striking Increase in Arlington Residents Seeking Assistance
Arlington safety-net report draws crowd.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 17,000 Arlington residents are living at or below the Federal poverty level of $24,250 for a household of four.
Vienna Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Town of Vienna Police Department from Feb. 19-25.
Vienna: Outstanding Teacher
Corey Thornblad of Kilmer Middle School honored by FCPS.
Corey Thornblad, social studies teacher at Kilmer Middle School, has been named the Fairfax County Public Schools 2016 Outstanding Teacher.
Wolf Trap Has New Superintendent
George Liffert, a national park manager with 28 years’ experience, will lead Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.
Area Skaters Go National
Vienna, McLean skaters participate in 2016 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.
Piper Williams of Vienna, Nina Sebastien of McLean, Elaine Zhang of Vienna, and Taylor Olson of Falls Church represented our area at the 2016 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. last week.
UVA Backs Students’ Research Projects
From examining how James Joyce’s work relates to civil unrest to quantitative eco-labeling schemes, and from researching Roman property law to analyzing the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, 50 University of Virginia undergraduates will pursue 46 grant-funded research projects this summer.
Great Falls: People and Pets
Chelsea Becomes a ‘New Dog’
We bought an English setter puppy from an excellent breeder.
Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Present a Check to Shelter House
On Feb. 10, Great Falls Friends and Neighbors presented a check to Jolie Smith, the representative from Shelter House
Obituary: Dr. Samuel Burton Rentsch, Jr. Dies
Dr. Samuel Burton Rentsch, Jr. passed on Feb. 24 at age 87 of congestive heart failure.
Great Falls Preschool Launches Innovative New Art Studio, Yoga Classes
A new art studio has opened for children at the St. Francis Creche Episcopal Preschool and the school has also added a yoga class to its after-school curriculum.
Great Falls: Marshall High School Students Win Virginia LifeSmarts Competition
Jessica Lewis, of Great Falls, along with Marshall High School classmates Ethan Epstein, Sam Hassett, Thea Prevalsky and Quiana Dang took top honors in the Virginia LifeSmarts competition, held in Richmond.
Great Falls: Trompeter to Address Great Falls Writer’s Group
It began with a camera and a Christmas tree.
Great Falls: Author Faces Death but Chooses Life
Robert F. Dorr to speak to the Great Falls Writer’s Group (GFWG) on Thursday, March 10, at the Great Falls Library.
As a writer, this is the singular word that Robert F. Dorr remembers most vividly; the word his doctor used last fall, on the day of his diagnosis, to describe the type of tumor they had just discovered in his brain.
Great Falls: Dwelling Detectives
Great Falls Historical Society hosts presentation on researching the history of your Fairfax County house.
Many residents of Great Falls have asked on many occasions how to research the history of the Fairfax County home they are living in.
Great Falls: Awaiting Brooks Farm Decision
Planning Commission scheduled to make recommendation to Board of Supervisors at this Thursday’s hearing.
Great Falls awaits the Planning Commission’s decision on the potential rezoning of Brooks Farm off Springvale Road.
Meet the Best Friends of Great Falls
From dogs to cats to birds to gerbils, bunnies, crocodile skinks, fish and miniature horses, kids in our region love their pets.
6A North Roundup: Westfield, Battlefield Advance to Tournament Final
West Potomac, West Springfield to play in third-place game.
Westfield and Battlefield won on Friday night.
Burke, Fairfax Station, Springfield and Mount Vernon legislators reflect on battles won, lost and tabled after General Assembly “Crossover”
Tuesday, Feb. 16 marked “crossover,” the milestone during the current session of the Virginia General Assembly session in Richmond where bills passed by the House of Delegates move to the Senate for debate and either approval or rejection, and vice versa.
Springfield Veterinary Holistic Center offers extension to conventional medicine
Bettejeanne “BJ” Hammond much prefers the term “body work” to massage. “Open wine and get out the candles, that’s what people think of massage,” she said. “They think it’s to relax, but it’s so much more than that.”
Week in Springfield
Weekly happenings in Springfield