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Rideshare Driver Charged with Sexual Assault

Rideshare Driver Charged with Sexual Assault

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Plastic Bag Tax Making a Difference

Adds up to big numbers for environmental clean-ups

Adds up to big numbers for environmental clean-ups

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We All Take a Snow Day in Springfield

Much cancelled as the area experiences significant snowfall

Snow


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‘This is a Historic Moment in the City of Fairfax’

Stacey Hardy-Chandler: First Black Woman on City Council.

Stacey Hardy-Chandler: First Black Woman on City Council.

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Koinonia Foundation Celebrates the New Year in a New Space

Area nonprofit finds space in a historic church.

Area nonprofit finds space in a historic church.

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To the Rescue

Firefighters mark 26 years of toy donations.

Firefighters mark 26 years of toy donations.


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Girl Power

GWMS beats Jefferson-Houston in inaugural girls’ championship game.

Basketball

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Children's Gazette: Mount Vernon

Colorful drawings from Fort Hunt Elementary School in Mount Vernon.

Colorful drawings from Fort Hunt Elementary School in Mount Vernon.

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Childrens Gazette: Alexandria

Childrens Gazette: Alexandria


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Making Spirits Bright in Alexandria

Firefighters and Friends holds annual toy drive.

Firefighters and Friends holds annual toy drive.

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Children's Connection: Arlington Children and Teens

Arlington Children and Teens Holiday Art

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Fairfax Gift Guide 2024: Quirky is the Theme

Dog sweaters and crime scene toilet paper fall under quirky

Dog sweaters and crime scene toilet paper fall under quirky


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Wreaths Across America

Thousands turn out to honor Alexandria’s veterans.

Thousands turn out to honor Alexandria’s veterans.

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Toyland: ARHA Winter Wonderland marks 15th year.

ARHA Winter Wonderland marks 15th year.

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Children’s Connection - Springfield and Burke

Children’s Connection - Springfield and Burke


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Fairfax County Updates Its ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan

Would you feel comfortable walking on any of these and others? Survey feedback and comments will be accepted through Dec. 20, 2024.

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Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets Releases TREDS Study

VDOT's Traffic Records Electronic Data System

Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets released its inaugural study on VDOT's Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) data of pedestrian and bike crashes in Fairfax, Alexandria, and Arlington.


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Chanukah Celebration Is Planned in Fairfax City

A Chanukah celebration is planned for Wednesday, Dec. 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., in Old Town Square. Rabbi Sholom Deitsch of Chabad Lubavitch of Northern Virginia will light the menorah.

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Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus to Open Soon

For the last three years, many people zipping by on the Metro or driving on the George Washington Parkway have commented that the glassy, oddly-shaped building rising just north of Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro Station looks like a cruise ship.