President Comes to Area, Announces Homeowners Bill of Rights
Fairfax County housing advocates applauded President Barack Obama’s proposed Homeowner’s Bill of Rights, saying it will give homeowners critical protection from predatory lenders and important safeguards when they purchase a home.
VDOT Hoists Beam for 495 Express Lanes in Tysons Corner
VDOT and its construction partners Fluor-Lane erected the 495 Express Lanes Project’s largest beam over the 495 north (inner loop) lanes on Friday night, Feb. 4.
Column: Keeping Dulles Rail On Track
Henry Ford once said that you should not find fault, but find a remedy, because anyone can complain. I believe this principle describes our efforts over the last year to reduce the cost of Dulles Rail and keep it moving forward.
A Place of Love and Beauty
1st Stage presents ‘Almost, Maine.’
Smitten you can become with the delightful, upside-down quirkiness at the heart of "Almost, Maine" the current 1st Stage production.
‘Find the Fun Fair’ Comes to Vienna
Free activities, raffle prizes.
Hundreds of parents and their children turned out for www.playtodaydc.com’s public launch at Westwood Country Club on Feb. 4, a "Find the Fun Fair." Favorites activities, from inflatable bouncers to modified "t-ball," and business partners promoting their children’s offerings, ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
They’re Making ‘100 Bowls of Soup’
Local entrepreneur wants to change processed food industry one bowl at a time.
Early in Katharine Mardirosian’s post-college life, she considered a career in international relations. A Harvard graduate, Mardirosian traveled and worked in eastern Europe and New York.
McLean Resident Will Perform at Arena Stage
During an all-day casting call at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in December, 120 young hopefuls from the D.C.-metro area turned up to audition for Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, which runs May 11-July 22, 2012 in the Fichandler Stage, directed by Molly Smith.
Forum at McLean High Promoting Healthy Relationships
o kick off National Teen Dating Violence and Awareness Month, the Safe Community Coalition hung a banner at the corner of Old Dominion and Dolley Madison in front of J Gilberts announcing their interactive educational program "What's Love Got To Do With It?: Healthy Relationships and Dating" at McLean High School Thursday evening, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Miss Virginia Comes to Longfellow Middle
Elizabeth Crot addresses seventh and eighth graders, helps kick off anti-bullying week.
A little more than ten years ago, Elizabeth Crot was the typical middle school student.
Winning Bookmark Contest at Churchill Road
Churchill Road 6th grader Linda Diaz and 2nd grader Elaine Li created the winning bookmarks in the "Making My School and Community Drug and Bully Free" bookmark contest.
Arlington County Board to Consider More Changes to Sign Ordinance
Elected officials to consider commercial signs along roadsides.
For Dan Magnolia, the headache of dealing with Arlington County government is a sign of the times. Visitors to his business in south Arlington are likely to see a four-foot by three-foot sign announcing the business.
Not Another Valentine’s Day: Gifts Outside the Box
Flowers, chocolates and Hallmark Cards are standard Valentine’s Day fare. Unique gifts with a personalized element, however, are all the more significant for impressing that special someone.
Column: Back On The Juice…
The chemotherapy juice, that is. Going forward now, every three weeks until I’ve completed six infusions, finishing sometime around mid May barring any foreseen – and previously experienced blips (meaning delays): levels, counts, readings, etc., that would compel my oncologist to stop åhe treatment and await results of a retest
Third Suspect Charged in Lenny Harris Murder Investigation
Maryland police say this is the final suspect in the case.
In Maryland, police have arrested a third suspect in the murder of civic activist Lenny Harris, whose body was discovered last week at the bottom of a 25-foot well.
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