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Splitting Time Between Potomac and Vermont

Couple enjoys life as innkeepers.

Readers who watched the 1980’s television sitcom “Newhart” will remember the Vermont inn that Newhart and his wife ran. The Norwich Inn, the implied setting of the show, is now owned by Potomac residents, Jill and Joe Lavin.

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A Night at the Races

Cub Scout Pack 1965 hosts its annual Pinewood Derby.

Cub Scout Pack 1965’s annual Pinewood Derby competition took place on Friday, Jan. 27 at King’s Glen Elementary School.

Marymount Professor Receives State Faculty Award

Kathleen Garces-Foley honored in Rising Star category.

It takes scholarship, professionalism, solid teaching and commitment to community to be considered for the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Kathleen Garces-Foley, a professor of religion at Marymount University, is one of two Virginia professors to be honored with the award in the 2012 Rising Star category.


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‘Up On The Rooftop’

Potomac native coordinates more than 100 events at rooftop venue.

As soon as spring breezes begin to blow and the warm sunny days of April and May appear, a rooftop high above Rockville Town Center will come to life with dancing music, tantalizing food, happy hours and parties for young, old, single and married.

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Fanquest at Oakton High

McLean, Oakton High Special Olympics basketball teams face off in a sold-out game.

Fanquest 2012 was held Saturday evening at Oakton HS featuring a game between the Oakton HS and McLean HS Special Olympics basketball teams.

Getting Dressed for Crystal Couture

Annual event spotlights local designers.

Models, fashion, accessories and sales promise to be front and center as the fourth Crystal Couture event hits the runway at the Crystal City Shops Feb. 7-11.


At Geographic Bee

Susanna Yau, an 8th grade student at Fourth Presbyterian School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship.

KidzJamz in Crystal City

The atrium outside of the King Street Blues in Crystal City was transformed into a studio for young artists on Saturday, Jan. 28

Column: "Progression"

There’s a word – in a medical context, anyway, that you don’t hear every day. And if you’re a stage IV lung cancer survivor – like me, 35 months post-diagnosis, it’s hardly the word you ever want to hear – or see – describing the most recent CT Scan of your lungs (Mediastinum) where your malignant tumors have been in "partial stable remission" going on two-plus years now. "Progression" means growth. Growth means the relative calm under which you’ve existed for the last few years is officially over.


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Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Grade 2 students sing during the annual all-school chapel honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

She’s Got ‘Stage Presence’

Student placement auditions Feb. 1 and 2.

Stacey Jones has been engaged in dance and theatre pretty much her whole life. She sang in school choruses and performed in musical theatre in high school.

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Opening Doors to Part-time Careers

Flexforce Professionals pairs experienced professional women with local companies.

If it weren’t for three highly-educated, resourceful local moms who wanted to be home when the school bus arrived, there would, probably, be no "Flexforce Professionals" today.


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WES Hosts Cartoonist

Cartoonist and author Marc Tyler Nobleman visited Washington Episcopal School on Dec. 7.

Family and Friends Recall Librarian Gertrude Frankel

A couple weeks after Arlington resident Gertrude Frankel died, her daughter Karen Frankel called the city of Alexandria to ask about insurance benefits. The

Comedy Club Opens in Vienna

The Back Room really is a back room.

To its list of social events, Vienna has now added "comedy club."


Bamberger Named Chair of APAH

Rita Bamberger, principal and senior vice president of The Holladay Corporation, was unanimously elected chair of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) effective Jan. 1

January Flowers Bring Winter Smiles

Potomac Village Garden Club provides flowers and friendship for seniors.

The Village at Rockville is a little more floral thanks to a delegation from the Potomac Village Garden Club. The club provided chrysanthemums and carnations for floral arrangements on Jan. 24, which were supplemented by greens from members’ personal gardens.

Looking for Things to Do?

County offers host of winter activities.

As its residents get ready for cold weather and potential snow, Arlington's community and cultural centers also prepare for winter.


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Madison Grad Stars in Spamalot

Rowan comes back to area in March.

In a musical replete with flying cows, insults involving hamsters and flatulent Frenchmen, Arthur Rowan, 1997 graduate of James Madison High School in Vienna and former actor with the Reston Players, plays the straight man.

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Hair Cutting, Skin Care at Marshall High

Cosmetology class teaches real-life skills.

Following the twisted hallways inside Marshall High School leads to the side of the school not known to many where classes like Cosmetology are held.