Letter: With Faith, Love and Hope
Letter to the Editor
As often as I have written of Veterans Day, I think of those who not know the reason or understand the meaning of our country honoring veterans on this day.
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Fairfax: Woodson Football Earns First Playoff Berth Since 2009
No. 15-seed Cavaliers to face No. 2. Lake Braddock on Friday.
The Woodson football team closed the regular season with a 38-14 victory over T.C. Williams on Nov. 7.
Week in Reston
Weekly happenings in Reston
Reston Real Estate
Silver Line Metro Area Experiences a Banner Year
Every homeowner in Reston is asking the same question. Is the Wiehle Avenue metro station creating more demand for home ownership?
Court Rules in Reston Golf Course Dispute
Connie Hartke, of Rescue Reston, sat in Fairfax Circuit Courthouse courtroom 4E for more than two hours Friday, Nov. 6 just as she did at the Board of Zoning Appeals in April.
Commentary: Bumper Sticker Politics
Experts on communications in political campaigns advise that a message needs to be expressed in a matter of seconds—not minutes—if it is to be effective.
New Businesses to Open In Herndon, Reston
Comstock Partners has prepared a lease with Farmers Restaurant Group to bring the restaurant to Reston Station at Wiehle-Reston East Metro station. Additional business developments with the Herndon and Reston area.
Alexandria Snapshot: Story Time Night
Nov. 5 marked the third annual Story Time Night at Stratford Landing Elementary. This free, literacy building event put on by the PTA draws local celebrities as story tellers.
Alexandria Brief: Gateway to Affordable Housing
Currently a strip mall, the 5.3 acre site at the corner of Beauregard and King streets could soon become part of Alexandria’s push to regain affordable housing units.
Alexandria: Residents Oppose Plans To Truck Contaminated Soil
Plans to truck contaminated soil face pushback from citizens.
There is no Alexandria gas manufacturing facility at the corner of N. Lee and Oronoco Street anymore.
Alexandria Brief: Third Murder Reported
Jose Luis Ferman Perez, 24, of Alexandria, was found murdered in Beverly Park on Nov. 9.
In Memoriam: Peggy Ward Barber
Departed her Earthly life 19 years ago on November 9, 1996.
Nominations Sought for DryHome’s ‘Free Roof for the Holidays’
DryHome Roofing and Siding, a Sterling-based roofing company, is accepting nominations for its 13th annual Free Roof for the Holidays program for a deserving Northern Virginia-based individual, family or nonprofit in need of a free roof.
Alexandria People at Work: Schildge Receives Sammie Award
Adam Schildge straps on his helmet, hops on his bicycle and heads the 7.2 miles from his house in Del Rey to his office at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) down by the Navy Yard in D.C.
Meredith Klein and Drew Dudzik Married
Meredith Klein and Drew Dudzik were married on June 20, 2015 at St. John Neumann in Reston. The bride is a 2007 graduate of Chantilly High School and a 2011 undergraduate of James Madison University.
Alexandria CPA John Renner Receives State Award
John Renner, CPA, of Alexandria has been named Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants’ (VSCPA) 2015 Outstanding Member of the Year.
Alexandria: Students Receive Van Fleet Scholarships
The winners of the Van Fleet Government Scholarship competition received their awards on Sunday, Oct. 25, in a ceremony at O’Connell’s restaurant in Old Town.