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Editorial: Potomac Shop Locally …

There is a joy to shopping in local stores at the holidays, to walking along a sidewalk with the streets decked out for the holidays, to being greeting by someone likely to be the owner of the store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.

Brief: Council To Host Budget Forum

The County Council at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, will host an opportunity for the public to comment and ask questions on priorities relating to the Fiscal Year 2014 County operating budget planning process.

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Walk of Lights at Meadowlark

In one of the season’s more spectacular holiday gestures, the chairman of the board of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, Brian Knapp, ceremonially threw a switch at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, illuminating hundreds of trees and scenes within Meadowlark’s 100-acre parkland.


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Vienna Arts Society Hosts Treasury of Art Show

More than 150 juried pieces went on exhibit at Community Center.

The Vienna Arts Society’s [VAS] 43rd Annual Treasury of Art Juried Show and Sale opened to the public on Friday, Nov. 16, closing on Nov. 18.

Brief: Vienna Police Chief to Retire Jan. 1

Brief: On Nov. 12, Vienna Police Chief Robert Carlisle notified the town manager of his intent to retire, effective Jan. 1, 2013.

Potomac Calendar: Nov. 21, 2012

Upcoming events and activities in Potomac


Cappies Review: Witty Enthusiasm and Bold Choices

Oakton High presents “Suite Surrender.”

In a conflict fierce enough to rival the war, a pair of 1940s starlets grapple for control of the presidential suite at the luxurious Palm Beach Royale.

Brief: Langley Crew Gives Back

The Langley High School Crew Team recently worked with local charity groups to support the 2012 Thanks for Giving Thanksgiving Food Drive and charity event.

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Brief: McLean-Great Falls Keller Williams Cares Presents Check to Lift Me Up!

A check of $15,274.16 was presented to Lift Me Up! at their annual Gala held on Nov. 17, at BMW of Sterling.


Brief: McLean to Celebrate WinterFest on Dec. 2

On Sunday, Dec. 2, McLean residents will welcome in the holidays as more than 50 entries proceed down Old Chain Bridge Road for the 5th annual WinterFest parade.

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Fairfax Becomes Immigrants’ Gateway

Focus on immigration.

Yesuf Beshir spent nearly three years gathering the mountain of paperwork he needed to leave Ethiopia and emigrate to America.

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A Way Out of No Way

Two women — one African-American and one from Africa — learn to see America through each other’s eyes.

Rosemary Osei, 22, and Lillie Reynolds, 61, have been good friends for four years. The two women, who help teach special needs students at a Vienna elementary school, are sometimes mistaken for mother and daughter.


Viewpoints in McLean: What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?

Residents of McLean answer the question, "What are you grateful for on this Thanksgiving Day?"

Arlington Bulletin Board: Nov. 21, 2012

Upcoming events in Arlington

Arlington Orange Line: Nov. 21, 2012

Upcoming events and activities in Arlington


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Brief: Celebrating Thanksgiving at Churchill Road

On Thursday, Nov. 15, Churchill Road students celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday by learning how the Pilgrims and Native Americans lived, and enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving feast.

Brief: Catch A "Canary" At Colvin Run

Langley High School junior Emily Nesbitt became the first “Colvin Run Canary" on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Arlington Calendar: Nov. 21, 2012

Upcoming events and activities in Arlington


Viewpoints: What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?

Residents in Great Falls answer the question, "What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?"

Obituary: Joyce Graham Henderson

Joyce Graham Henderson, most recently of Ripton, Vt. died in Burlington, Vt. early on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at the age of 60.