Herndon: 100 Bowls of Soup
The kitchen relocates from Vienna to Sunset Business Park in Herndon.
Herndon is home to more than 100 restaurants and 1,300 businesses, according to Dennis Holste, economic development manager for the Town of Herndon.
Potomac: Through the Lens of Youth
Photoworks showcases young photographers.
Through Aug. 30, Glen Echo Park’s Photoworks is showcasing the 2015 Juried Youth Photography Exhibition.
Great Falls National Park Hosts Many a Celebration
An August Sunday in the park.
Brandon Greiner, 3, took the lead. The three-year-old biked the trails from one overlook to the next while his twin sister Ainsley, mom Nicole and father Nathan Greiner walked immediately behind.
Potomac: Local Mansion Opening to Public for House Tour
Tour will raise money for local charities.
A French provincial home, often used for elegant entertaining, will be open to the public for a few days this fall.
Potomac: Backpack Drive To Benefit Needy Children
Couple hosts ice cream social to get all children ready to start school.
When Margo Fonoroff worked as a teacher, media specialist and principal in Montgomery County Public Schools, she recalls the first days of school as being filled with excited children clad in new clothes and shoes and carrying new backpacks. They had pencils and notebooks and calculators and were ready to begin a new school year. For some students however, the start of the school year brought shame.
Great Falls: Artstars Presents ‘Pets On Parade’
Great Falls Artstars Studios holds piano recitals.
The students of Artstars Studios LLC of Great Falls recently held piano recitals. The theme of the recitals was "Pets On Parade."
Arlington: This Year's County Fair Features Parade For First Time
Something new at the County Fair: A Parade.
Short but sweet, is a good description of the Arlington County Fair’s Opening Day Parade.
Arlington: Five Days of Fun, Fun, Fun
Crowds flock to annual Arlington County Fair.
Grace Dennis held on tight as she dropped from five stories in the air. The ride is the Super Shot, and like fair itself, it’s a fair staple, but it never gets old.
New Cycle Studio Brings Fitness and Fun to Great Falls
“A Party on a Bike” comes to Great Falls.
Grab a bike and a bottle of water. Fitness is about to get fun.
Letter: Diversity And Politics
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: My father, an African American pastor of over 40 years, and local legend in Northern Jersey, reputed for many firsts including being the first African American State Chaplain for the New Jersey National Guard, but also the man who brought Bishop Fulton Sheen to address a meeting of the American Baptists Churches, used to often rephrase the words found in Romans, stating, “The good that I would, I don’t.”
Letter: An Angel In Disguise
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: On July 13, 2015, I was driving to Reagan National Airport to pick up my son when I noticed the low fuel light was flashing.
Letter: Looking for Information
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Alice Elizabeth Langley Hsieh was a relative of mine. Her father was Ernest and mother Edna Jockers, a sister Edna Langley. Alice died in 1979. Has anyone knowledge of her or her family?
Arlington: “Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, Aug. 16-22.
Function Meets Beauty
Wheelchair accessible bathroom doesn’t have to be utilitarian.
After Curtis Brand was diagnosed with amyotrophic laterals sclerosis (ALS) and he could no longer climb stairs, he and his wife, Judith, had to make the difficult decision to sell their home in northwest Washington, D.C. They then purchased a two-bedroom, two-bathroom property on the 18th floor of Turnberry Tower in Arlington.
Home’s Makeover Enhances Family Life
With time constraints, Sun Design converts large, dated house into residence that satisfies everyone’s agenda.
Meet Roger Lataille, senior design consultant at Sun Design Remodeling and — more importantly — a remodeling resource homeowners turn to, and return to, whenever they need expert advice, hands-on support and commitment.
Editorial: 'Our Community Deserves Better'
Strongly worded recommendations for police on transparency and public trust; FCPD has miles to go.
Outrage over the shooting death of John Geer of Springfield on Aug. 29, 2013, by a Fairfax County Police officer led the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to form of the Ad Hoc Police Practice Review Commission, which began meeting in March 2015. The Communications Subcommittee was the first to give recommendations to the full commission, and the report pulled no punches.
Mount Vernon: Homicide Investigation In Huntington Park
Police are investigating an apparent homicide involving a middle-aged man whose body was found in Huntington Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Mount Vernon: Park Award Honors Ann Smith
Her donation was given in memory of her late husband, Lt. Colonel Gary F. Smith.
The Fairfax County Park Foundation, a charitable organization which supports the Fairfax County Park Authority, is honoring Ann Smith with a 2015 Eakin Philanthropy Award. In memory of her late husband, Lt. Colonel Gary F. Smith, Ann Smith worked with the Park Authority and Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerald Hyland to identify Grist Mill Soccer Field #5 for renovation into a state-of-the-art synthetic turf soccer field and renamed the field as the Lt. Colonel Gary F. Smith Memorial Field.
Mount Vernon Snapshot: Supporting Good Shepherd
The Mansion House Swim Team raised funds for Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services (GSH) during its annual “Piranha-thon.”
Mount Vernon Snapshot: National Night Out
From left, a Police Explorer, Sheriff’s Office Recruit Kimberly Coleman, Sheriff Stacey Kincaid, Reserve Deputy Bettina Lawton and McGruff the Crime Dog attend a National Night Out event at the Gum Springs Community Center on Aug. 4. The Sheriff attended events in both Mount Vernon and Springfield over the course of the night.