Rocket Launch at Churchill Road
During the second week of school, groups of Churchill Road sixth graders conducted a scientific experiment using the rockets they built in science class.
Area Premiere of Whodunit Farce
McLean Community Players present ‘The Game's Afoot.’
Be the first in Northern Virginia to see the prolific D.C. area playwright and Helen Hayes Award recipient Ken Ludwig's farcical whodunit, "The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays." It is receiving its area premiere from the McLean Community Players.
McLean Kids Series Opens at Alden
Grey Seal Puppets of Charlotte, N.C. will open The Alden in McLean’s 2014-2015 McLean Kids Performance Series with “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Not Going Away
Citizens for gun legislation hold monthly vigil at NRA headquarters.
The Reston-Herndon Alliance to End Gun Violence met outside the National Rifle Association’s headquarters in Fairfax on Sunday, Sept. 14. The group has met there on the fourteenth of every month since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14, 2012.
Elizabeth Wiley wins the Great Falls Farmers Market Basket Raffle
Last Saturday, Sept. 13, was the Great Falls Farmers Market annual "Getting to Know You" Market. Vendors wore name tags.
Butterfly Window Display At Great Falls Library
Reston Anthropologie donates display to Great Falls Garden Club for use in new exhibit.
The Reston store of fashion-forward clothing retailer Anthropologie has donated its window display of more than 10,000 hand cut and hand painted paper Monarch butterflies to the Great Falls Garden Club for use in the club’s new exhibit on the wildflower and native grass meadow at the Great Falls Library.
Herndon Field Hockey Remains Undefeated
Senior captains Stone, Palacios provide 1-2 punch.
The Herndon field hockey team is 10-0.
Robinson Football Improves to 3-0 with Win Over Rival Lake Braddock
Rams build 19-0 lead, hold on to beat 'contender.'
Lake Braddock improved to 3-0 with a 19-17 win over Lake Braddock on Friday.
Local Real Estate: July, 2014 Top Sales in Great Falls and McLean
In July 2014, 16 Great Falls homes sold between $2,200,000-$512,500, and 116 homes sold between $3,022,000-$188,000 in the McLean and Falls Church area.
Local Real Estate: July, 2014 Top Sales in Great Falls and McLean
Potomac Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
In July 2014, 63 Potomac homes sold between $2,580,000-$284,900.
Potomac Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
In July 2014, 233 Alexandria homes sold between $2,575,000-$85,000.
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
Arlington Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
In July 2014, 281 Arlington homes sold between $2,000,000-$125,000.
Arlington Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2014
Gas Station Runs Backpack Drive
You may have noticed the sign “You Pump We Donate: Back to School Backpack Drive for Area Kids,” in front of the Cardinal Plaza Shell gas station on Old Keene Mill Road.
U.S. Army Chorus to Perform at Springfield Church
In celebration of the Westwood Baptist Church's 50th Anniversary in 2014, The U.S. Army Chorus presents a fun evening of music from its varied repertoire featuring tunes from the last five decades at Westwood Baptist Church, 8200 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The concert is free, and everyone is invited.
First Friday in Clifton Pairs Wine and Arts
The Clifton Wine Shop held its monthly First Friday Wine and Art Sept. 5 by pairing the art of D.C. Artist Tina Palmer with the wines of Spain.
Laurel Hill Holds Member Championship Tournament
Laurel Hill Golf Course held it's 8th Annual Member Championship Tournament Sept. 6 and 7. This two-day golf challenge was attended by 20 Laurel Hill members who were divided into three levels of play based on individual handicaps.
‘Nevermore’ at Workhouse Arts Center
Pandemonium Theatrical Productions presents "Nevermore" at the Workhouse Arts Center, W-3 Theatre, 9601 Ox Rosd, Lorton.
Fire Department Expands Service and Equipment for Animal Rescue, Care
The City of Fairfax Fire Department has expanded the range of emergency medical services to include four-legged patients. Responding to a growing need, the department recently acquired specialized equipment and training to care for pets rescued from fires and other emergencies.
Tiny Dancers Named ‘Best Dance Studio’
Tiny Dancers, located near Fairfax City, has been voted Best Dance Studio in the recent annual poll of readers of Washington Family Magazine.
A New Face at Laurel Ridge
Tonya Cox takes the helm as principal.
Born in Norfolk and raised in the Alexandria part of Fairfax County, Tonya Cox figured she’d either go into education like her mother or ministry like her father. Then, while in college, she substituted for her mother, during spring and summers, and was hooked.