Fairfax County Public Schools Priority One: Get Eligible Students Vaccinated
Expansion of school COVID-19 vaccination clinics underway
The level of community transmission of COVID-19 in Fairfax County is increasing again.
Fairfax County Supervisors Proclaim August 3 National Night Out
Proclamation celebrates neighborhood spirit and cooperation among residents and police
National Night Out is a time to celebrate, whether the clock that day says noon or 8 p.m. It is a time to have community fun, to say thank you to law enforcement officers, and get more involved in the community.
Police and Comradery Filled the Street on National Night Out
Dogs, barbecue and desserts highlight the annual event.
National Night Out 2021
Design Ideas to Welcome Fall
Small changes in home accessories can transform a space.
When it comes to interior design, attention to even the smallest of details took on new importance over the past year.
Big Money for Big Biz, Not as Much for Poor
Lawmakers go on a spending spree with billions of dollars from Uncle Sam.
Big business cleaned up this week, taking home the biggest prizes in the special session to spend $3 billion in stimulus cash. Meanwhile, low-income Virginians didn't fare quite as well.
Opinion: Commentary: Historic Federal Infrastructure Bill
Many benefits coming to Virginia
Exciting news came from our nation’s capital this week as the bipartisan $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, is poised for final passage in Congress.
Snakeheads Are Thriving in Area Waters
Snakeheads taste like a tender pork chop, some say.
They lurk in the murky, sluggish shallows, their elongated bodies and splotchy, brown skin camouflaged in the shoreline’s woody detritus and dense vegetation.
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Olympic Gators
Phoebe Bacon '20 and Katie Ledecky '15, both of Stone Ridge, swim in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
It is essentially unheard of to have two Olympians from the same high school participate in the Olympics together, said Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, which had alumnae Phoebe Bacon (Class of 2020) and Katie Ledecky (Class of 2015) swim for Team USA in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Montgomery County Council Seeks Delay in 270/495 Agreement
Montgomery County Council sent a letter to the Maryland Board of Public Works on Aug. 9, requesting that a vote on the pre-development agreement for the state's public-private partnership to build toll lanes on I-270 and I-495 wait until after the report from the state's financial advisor and bond counsel is complete.
Glenstone Museum Expands Visitor Capacity
Guaranteed admission for students, active military personnel, museum professionals, and Ride-On Bus passengers, and extended summer hours
Visiting hours to the Faith Ringgold exhibition, Glenstone walking trails and patio extended until 7 p.m., through Sept. 5
Rating Agencies Reaffirm Maryland’s AAA Bond Rating
Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced earlier this month that the three major bond rating agencies have reaffirmed the State's AAA bond rating, all with stable outlooks, in advance of the upcoming competitive sale of up to $615.0 million of tax-exempt new money bonds and negotiated sale of up to $241.4 million of tax-exempt forward refunding bonds.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: How Enslaved People Came to be Called “Contrabands”
We much appreciated Jeanne Theismann’s front-page article regarding an historic first for the Commonwealth: the inclusion of Alexandria’s Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, the burial place of about 1,800 African Americans, in the national African American Civil Rights Network.
Feed Hungry Children in Alexandria
ALIVE! resumes food donations
ALIVE! resumes its food collection from the community.
Noah Lyles Takes Bronze
Chance for gold in 4x100m final Aug. 6
Alexandria’s Noah Lyles, one of the most talked about athletes leading up to the Tokyo Olympic Games, left the world’s biggest athletic stage with a bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter final Aug. 4 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
‘Service Above Self’: De Candio takes helm of Alexandria Rotary Club
After more than a year of virtual meetings, the Rotary Club of Alexandria gathered in person to formally install Pam De Candio as the 93rd club president at the organization’s July 27 meeting at Belle Haven Country Club.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Adequate Healthcare Needed for All
Concern for the unvaccinated resonates rather hollowly in the absence of adequate healthcare for millions of Americans.
Living Legends of Alexandria: Sister Act
Lindsey Swanson and Katey Halasz honored as Living Legends
When 18-year-old Kelley Swanson died just a few weeks after her graduation from T.C. Williams High School in 2005, her family wanted her spirit of giving and desire to help others to continue.
Opinion: Commentary: Stop To Remember Benjamin Thomas
The teenager was lynched across from Market Square on Aug. 8, 1899.
On Sunday, Aug. 8 at Market Square, Alexandria citizens will stop and remember Benjamin Thomas who was lynched across the street from the plaza on that date in 1899.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Class Action Lawsuits Are Repugnant
Recall my letter from a couple years ago challenging Va. Sen. Scott Surovell's call for allowing state class action lawsuits:
Rock Spring UCC in Arlington Donates $24,000 to Power Rural Clinics in India During COVID
One man’s journey lights a village.
Save a life with a reliable solar panel in a medical clinic in rural India.