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Artist Teacher Exhibition Opens at Workhouse Arts Center

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Fine Arts Office, in collaboration with the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, presents the Artist Teacher Exhibition, an art exhibition recognizing the creative endeavors of FCPS artist-teachers, beginning Saturday, Nov. 14.

Area Roundups

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber) announced that the application period for the 2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards is now open through Jan. 22, 2016.


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Arts Awards Presented

Public-private partnerships, innovation, and collaboration emerge as strong themes during 2015 Arts Awards ceremony.

On Friday, Oct. 30, the Arts Council of Fairfax County presented its fourth annual Arts Awards to a full house.

Obituary: Alex J. Johnson

On Oct. 19, 2015, Col. Alex J. Johnson, U.S. Army, passed away at the age of 82 in Winter Garden, Fla. from complications of Alzheimer’s.

Demonstrating for Springfield Senior Center

To the Editor

I am writing to invite our community to join Springfield senior taxpayers and families in a demonstration on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m.–noon at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax.


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Reston: South Lakes Football to Host Oakton in 6A North Playoffs

Seahawks beat Fairfax, finish regular season with 8-2 record.

No. 6 South Lakes will host No. 11 Oakton.

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Vienna: Madison Football Wins Conference 6 Championship

Warhawks to host Chantilly in 6A North playoffs.

Madison will host Chantilly in the 6A North football playoffs Friday.

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Arlington: Wakefield To Host Potomac Falls in 5A North Playoffs

Warriors win first conference championship in program history.

Wakefield will host Potomac Falls in the 5A North playoffs on Friday.


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Mount Vernon Snapshot: Annual Quilt Raffle

For about 54 years, the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church Quilters have produced a showpiece quilt for auction at the annual at the annual Holiday Shop.

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Mount Vernon: West Potomac to Face West Springfield in Playoffs

Wolverines lost to Spartans 28-9 during regular season.

West Potomac will travel to face West Springfield in the opening round of the 6A North region playoffs on Friday.

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Mount Vernon Snapshot: Volunteers Clean up Jeff Todd Way

Volunteers from the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce board, Mount Vernon Paint Co., Mount Vernon High School football team, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and friends and family of Jeff Todd came together on Nov. 7 to clean up trash on Jeff Todd Way.


Mount Vernon Brief: Arcadia Program Seeks Applicants

The Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture is a nonprofit organization based on Woodlawn Estate operating a farm, mobile market, food hub and farm-to-school programs.

Letter: Supporting This New Day

Letter to the Editor

Although I will not be one of the Alexandria City Council Members during this next term, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the many voters who cast their ballots for me, and who supported me in so many other ways.

Letter: Need Ethics Commission

Letter to the Editor

The single most important lesson to be taken from the Nov. 3 election, it seems to me, is that Allison Silberberg’s message of good governance, transparency and ethical conduct resonated with a lot of people of all political stripes.


Letter: Parsing Democracy

Letter to the Editor

Unless Alexandria drops the at-large voting format for City Council elections, then we must confront the sad phenomenon that our local Democratic Party is frustrating representational democracy.

Letter: Still One-Party Political Machine

Letter to the Editor

Tuesday’s Alexandria elections’ results featured the winning mayoral candidate.

Letter: Prohibit Signs On Public Property

Letter to the Editor

Once again our beautiful City of Alexandria has been defaced by thousands of signs promoting candidates for mayor, City Council, State Senate and state House of Delegates.


Letter: Political Littering

Letter to the Editor

Now that it has been three days since the polls closed for this year’s elctions, it should be extremely embarrassing for all the local candidates that promised to make Alexandria a nicer place to live to see the streets still littered with their campaign signs

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Alexandria: T.C. Williams Field Hockey Headed to State Tournament

Titans to face Frank W. Cox in semifinals Friday.

The T.C. Williams field hockey team will play Frank W. Cox in the state semifinals on Friday.