‘Pretty Much Every Drug on the Street Is Counterfeit’
Fairfax County Opioid Unit detectives share cold, hard facts.
Fairfax County has a serious, undeniable, drug problem.
Yorktown High Holds School-wide Assembly Honoring Black History
Ask yourself how you may have contributed to racism and do better, students say.
Marguarite Gooden told the group of over 1,200 Yorktown High School students at an assembly Feb. 26 that as one of two Black students in her class at Yorktown, she was called a “jungle bunny” — among other things — by her classmates.
ArPets: Cuter by the Dozens – 25 Dogs and Counting
I couldn't wait to vault from my parents' house into college.
Opinion: Commentary: A Civic Duty
As we probably learned and as we teach our children, voting is the most important of civic duties.
Town of Herndon Programs and Services at Stake
$5.3M-plus in proposed budget cuts
Programs and services are on the line in the Town of Herndon in the Proposed FY 2022 Budget.
Greenheart Juice Shop Opens in Vienna
Healthy juices, foods and attitudes highlight the new place along the bike trail
The “MJ” is a juice mixture of celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, lemon, mint, pineapple, apple and ginger, and a top seller among juices at the Greenheart Juice Shop that just opened off the bike trail in Vienna.
Opinion: Column: Being Driven Only Slightly Crazy
So this is what it's like to be out of the house and driving around: mask on, surgical gloves in the console, hand sanitizer in the glove box; not so different than before my two Covid-19 vaccinations.
Estate Planning During Pandemic
With the nation sadly surpassing 500,000 Covid-related deaths, mortality is much more on the mind of many.
Bicycling in Fairfax County Looking to Expand
Meetings planned this month to develop the ‘Active Fairfax Plan’
With the warm weather approaching, Fairfax County is holding a series of meetings to hear thoughts about active transportation in the county, and this input will be used in their Active Fairfax Transportation Plan to integrate the existing Bicycle Master and Trails Plans.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Making a Path to Acceptance a Bit Easier
I'm a parent to a transgender daughter in fifth grade in FCPS.
Fairfax County Public Schools to Offer Four Days a Week In-school
Phased plan to start April 20 for most vulnerable students
Some students in the Fairfax County Public Schools system could be poised to clean off the family dining room table by April 20.
Cicada Stroll Bingo!
This spring, Fairfax County and parts of Northern Virginia will be among the regions of the Mid-Atlantic states that see millions of Brood X cicadas emerge from 17 years of living underground.
Fishing Derby Fun in Fairfax City
Fairfax City’s annual Fishing Derby was Saturday morning, April 3, at Ashby Pond – which had been stocked with 400 rainbow trout.
Parkway Safety Improvements Identified by National Park Service
Four changes will be implemented later this year.
Parkway safety enhancements
Two Lawsuits Threaten Virginia Public Schools
Appellants ask courts to halt implementation of Student Transgender Policies; local FCPS Pride reacts
The outcome of two lawsuits filed in Circuit Courts the last week in March threatens the treatment of transgender students in all Virginia school divisions, including Fairfax County Public Schools.
Honoring Stephen Miller, 66, Potomac
Community celebrates life of Stephen Miller, who served more than 50 years as firefighter, leader of Swift Water Rescue, and deputy chief
Stephen Francis Miller, 66, retired Deputy Chief of the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, died March 26, 2021.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Open Letter and Petition to Governor Hogan, Governor of the State of Maryland and Dr. Jinlene Chan, Maryland Acting Deputy Secretary of Health
We are a group of health care workers, scientists, public health experts, and other professionals who are concerned about the prolonged disruption of schooling for children in Maryland public schools.
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Manoukian Brothers Oriental Rugs in Arlington Nears 100 Year Anniversary
“Live from the Rug Shop” features local performers.
A stack of 3x10-foot runners lines one of the walls at Manoukian Brothers Oriental Rugs on Columbia Pike.