Letter: Parking Issue Not Insurmountable
Letter to the Editor
If one looks at Old Town streets, late at night on a weeknight, one will see plenty of street parking spaces available, thus there is plenty of spaces for resident street parking.
Letter: Neighbors And Parking
Letter to the Editor
Current council member Justin Wilson’s quest for obscure regulations found another one to redress.
Letter: It’s Five
Letter to the Editor
I would like to thank a recent letter to editor entitled “Overlooked” for correctly pointing out that I omitted Monique Miles when I endorsed Allison Silberberg, Townsend Van Fleet, Bob Wood and Fernando Torrez to reinstate Alexandria’s beauty.
Centre View: Community To Honor Frey
Supervisor Frey to retire.
Armando Trull will be the featured speaker on Sept. 18 when Centreville Immigration Forum sponsors a dinner to honor retiring Supervisor Michael R. Frey.
Centre View: Shopping with the Sheriff
Program benefits school-age children temporarily living at the Katherine K. Hanley shelter in Fairfax.
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office continued an annual tradition of collaborating with Target Department Store to provide back-to-school shopping opportunities for children in homeless families.
Checking the Back-to-School Healthcare Blocks
Local governments, clinics offer free immunizations for all and physical exams for the uninsured.
As the lazy days of summer wind down, beach trips, lemonade stands and lax bedtimes give way to alarm clocks, textbooks and backpacks. Public health officials say that a back-to-school list should include more than pencils and paper. For many, the first order of business is a well-child physical, a dental exam and required immunizations.
Editorial: Sea Changes in Policing?
Report offers blueprint for transforming aspects of policing, jail and services for people with mental illness.
Yesterday, for the first time in the history of Fairfax County Police Department, a Fairfax County Police officer was charged in a shooting death.
Centre View: Roundups
Centre View Roundups.
Brief: Candidates Face Off on ‘Inside Scoop’
Forum will broadcast live on Aug. 31.
For the first time, the non-partisan Meet and Greet Candidates Forum for certified candidates, both for the State Senate and the House of Delegates, will be broadcast live on a special extended edition of Inside Scoop on Aug. 31, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Centre View: Wegmans Grocery Store Proposed
Residents are pleased, but worry about traffic troubles.
The Wegmans grocery store in Fair Oaks has proved to be a hit with local residents. And now plans are afoot to bring a Wegmans to Chantilly, too.
Commentary: Public Trust above Party
Shifting from a relaxing vacation back to work is always challenging, but my return this past week from the mountains, streams and lakes of Glacier National Park to a special session of the General Assembly has been a particularly stark contrast.
Mt. Vernon: McCool To Be Inducted in VHSL Hall of Fame
Former Mount Vernon coach led Majors to state championship.
At a well-attended birthday celebration for Don McCool in Fairfax this year, the talk amongst the crowd of family, friends, assistant coaches and former players to McCool was, “Why is Don not in the Hall of Fame?”
Brief: Church To Mark 110th Anniversary
The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church family will celebrate its anniversary on Sept. 13.
The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church family will celebrate its 110th anniversary on Sept. 13. The theme is “Honoring our Past, Treasuring Our Future” based on Jeremiah 29:11.
Brief: Deceptive Mail Solicitation Stopped
The combined efforts of the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection, the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Maryland, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service-Washington Division have stopped a company from continuing to mail deceptive letters soliciting Maryland homeowners to pay a fee to petition a review of their property taxes.
Brief: Pilot Archery Deer Hunting Program Begins Sept. 11
A pilot Archery Managed Deer Hunting Program has been approved by Montgomery Parks.
A pilot Archery Managed Deer Hunting Program has been approved by Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, for the Great Seneca Stream Valley Park, Unit 1 in Germantown and the Watts Branch Stream Valley Units 1 & 2 in Potomac.
Herndon: NextStop Opens New Season with ‘Kiss Me Kate’
No need to brush up on your Shakespeare to relish NextStop Theatre’s season opening production, “Kiss Me Kate.” With music and lyrics by the legendary Cole Porter, the show is a Tony Award-winning sophisticated, comic twist based upon Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes, “Taming of the Shrew.”
Brief: Friends of the Library Seeks Trustees
Friends of the Library is accepting applications for Board of Trustees.
Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, the not-for-profit organization that supports Montgomery County Public Libraries by raising funds and awareness for the system, is accepting applications for its Board of Trustees.
Dranesville Focus: Green Schools and Kids at Hope
School to hold open house on Sept. 3.
September 8 is fast approaching for Fairfax County Public Schools, and Dranesville Elementary School is ready for the new school year.
Potomac: Leadership Maryland Seeks Applicants for Class of 2016
Program delves into topics ranging from education to criminal justice, agriculture to economic development.
“I have attended many leadership programs,” said Potomac native John Kuo, “and Leadership Maryland is the best."
Potomac: Protect Watershed, Help in River Cleanup
Potomac Conservancy seeks volunteers.
This Saturday Aug, 22 from 9 a.m. to noon, the Potomac Conservancy invites volunteers to join them at the River Center in Cabin John to participate in a cleanup of the C&O Canal National Park.