Young Artists Honored
The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority hosted an awards and appreciation reception on June 19 for youth artists and volunteers of the Youth Arts Festival in the Vola Lawson Lobby at City Hall.
All-Star Baseball Tournaments Underway
District 9 All-Star Baseball Tournaments got underway on June 21 with Fort Hunt Little League fielding teams at the 10U, 11U, Majors, Intermediate and Juniors Divisions
National Competitor
In June Elizabeth Klein of Fort Hunt traded her graduation cap for a swim cap. Instead of walking across the stage and receiving her high school diploma, Elizabeth chose to attend the 2014 USA Special Olympic Games and swim for gold.
Roundups: Host a WFCM Food Drive
WFCM needs the community’s help over the summer months when it has a critical shortage of food.
Roundups: Farmers Market on Thursdays
Each Thursday, from 3-7 p.m., the Fairfax County Government Center hosts a farmers market in its parking lot.
Roundups: July 4th Safe Rides
WRAP will provide safe rides home during the Fourth of July holiday.
Roundups: Burglary in Centreville
Fairfax County police are also looking for a man who recently burglarized a Centreville home while the occupants were in it.
Roundups: Police Seek Robbers
Fairfax County police are seeking the group of teens who assaulted two other teens and robbed one of them.
Jagels: ‘Go Lead a Life of Inspiration’
Principal offers words of wisdom to the graduates.
When students first come to Mountain View, they often tell Principal Dave Jagels that they “hope” to graduate. But hoping, alone, won’t make it happen. Hope, he told his school’s almost-graduates, is a function of struggle.
WGCC Swimmers Crush Edgemoor
The Washington Golf and Country Club (WGCC) Lightning defeated Edgemoor in a lopsided victory.
Filling a Special Need
Potomac resident launches www.mamiegrace.com.
Branson joined forces with her friend, entrepreneur Andrew Dunnavant, and over the past 9 months, they have built www.mamiegrace.com — a website that features not only a detailed inventory of resources from across the US, but provides reviews and information about many of the items on the list.
Toddler Takes Crown And Heads to Nationals
Sunburst Beauty Pageant crowned its 2014 Maryland state winner, May 25.
Troop Honors New Eagle Scouts
Three Scouts from Troop 944 recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
Halting the Summer Slide
Local educators offer suggestions to keep children learning through the summer.
Wendi Taylor, North Potomac mother of three, isn’t vacationing, however: She’s helping her three elementary school-aged boys keep their academic skills sharp.
July 4th Festivities in Fairfax County
A list of celebratory events taking place on July 4th.
A list of parades, fireworks and family-friendly events taking place this Friday, July 4.
Roads, Cars Challenge Bike Commuters
Commuting by bike poses challenges and conveniences.
The most direct way from the Saratoga Shopping Center to the Franconia-Springfield metro station by bicycle is through Hooes Road, that is, with the exception of actually getting on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway on a bicycle.
Flag Day at Union Mill
Kindergarten students participate in National Flag Day celebration.
Flags were hoisted in air as students marched to song onto the stage at Union Mill Elementary on Flag Day. The school hosted a grand old celebration of Red, White, and Blue on June 13. Kindergartners waved American flags and dressed in patriotic colors to celebrate the creation of our nation's banner.
Letter: Unsolved Landfill Issues
To the Editor: Your article "Landfill Decision Deferred to July 29" [Connection, June 19-25, 2014] reporting on the controversial Lorton landfill extension proposed by EnviroSolutions (ESI) omits two strategic facts that pertain to the discussion. The first is that developers are tending increasingly to recycle construction waste, rather than send it to landfills. This will undoubtedly impact a planned closure date, plus any projected revenues the County plans to obtain from ESI landfill operations should be reduced accordingly.
Fairfax Teacher to Participate in National Education Program
Patricia Becker-Sabik of Eagle Ridge Middle School in Ashburn, Angie Rollett of Chantilly High School, and Christine Watson of Daniels Run Elementary School in Fairfax have been selected from a pool of more than 400 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of July 7-11, 2014.
Examining a Stressed-out Teen’s Life
Hub Theatre brings world premiere of "Abominable."
Life as a teenager can be fraught with anxiety. Now Fairfax's Hub Theater is bringing a premiere production inspired by "the regularly escalating violence that is being perpetrated in and on our schools" said Hub artistic director and playwright Helen Pafumi. The play is "Abominable."