Obituary: Julian Wilson Everly Sr.
Funeral home scion dies at 89
The Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home is one of the oldest businesses in Alexandria, dating back to 1849, when Benjamin Wheatley opened for business on the waterfront.
Workhouse Arts Center Hosts Mardi Gras Celebration
Family-friendly in-person and virtual events including drive-thru parade and decoration contest
No need to make a trip to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras this year.
Cappies Review: A Heart-melting Love Story
Fairfax High School presents ‘Good Afternoon, Angel.’
Living life virtually has been hard to grasp, as has been adapting to the struggles of quarantine.
‘Small-Batch Roasts with Consistent Flavor’ in Fairfax City
Foundation Coffee Roasters finds success.
Foundation Coffee Roasters may not be the easiest place to find, but customers say it’s definitely worth the effort.
Providing Hope to Neighbors Facing Eviction, Homelessness
Centreville Presbyterian Church raises rent-relief funds for WFCM.
It’s tough being poor – and it’s even worse if you’re cold and homeless.
Back to Basics: Help Make Recycling Work in Arlington
Arlington trash cans this week were decorated with “Recycling Made Simple” pamphlets outlining the four categories of materials that are acceptable in the blue recycling bin.
Arlington Vaccine Update: Frustrating, Scary
On Saturday, the County Board received a lengthy and detailed update on Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Arlington.
Tightening Criteria for Entering into Gang Database
Gang Task Force use of DataWalk under scrutiny
On Oct. 2, 2018, Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force selected DataWalk as their analytical platform to support its fight against gangs according to a headline on BUSINESS WIRE.
ArPets: Local News to the Rescue
Yup, Brisket is one smart pup.
It was the last day of 2020 and he was hungry.
Fully Baked
Alexandria senator leads effort to legalize marijuana in Virginia.
The so-called "war on drugs" was a failure, locking up generations of Black men and tearing Black families apart. Now lawmakers in Richmond are finally coming around to realizing the damage that the prohibition against marijuana caused in minority communities. Last year members of the General Assembly approved legislation decriminalizing marijuana. This year, they may be on the verge of legalizing recreational use of marijuana — ending the failed war on drugs and adopting new equity measures to address some of the damage it caused.
Shots into Arms Going Slowly, Montgomery County Is Slower
When Maryland opened eligibility for Covid-19 vaccine to those in Category 1B, Montgomery County did not.
Will Police Remain a Force in Montgomery County Schools?
Registration already full for public hearing on School Resource Officers program Thursday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Let’s repeat the known facts: Black and Hispanic students are suspended twice as often as their white peers in elementary, middle and high schools.
Elie McConihe Cain Dies at 83
’Mayor of Potomac’ dead of complications of Covid-19
Eleanor (Elie) McConihe Cain, known to many long-time residents as the mayor of Potomac, died on Tuesday, Jan. 19 of complications relating to Covid-19.
Ribbon Cut on Stream ‘Restoration’ at Little Hunting Creek and Fairchild
Project fights stream erosion and regulates pollution in area waterways.
Stream project
West Springfield Moms Moving Forward to Grad Party
Optimism flows despite the dark cloud of covid.
WSHS Grad Party Fundraiser
Opinion: Column: Reoriented
Or to quote my high school baseball coach: "Reorientated."
Sorority Sisters Celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris
Joy, tears and hope about this historic moment in history
Wearing their sorority’s signature strand of pearls and clothing in shades of pink and green, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority members Martha Coleman and Shirley Dickerson Taylor were filled with awe and jubilation as they watched their sorority sister and fellow Historically Black College and University (HBCU) alum Kamala Harris, sworn in as Vice President of the United States.
Questioning Racially-Biased Gang Database
Activists: Residents can be entered into GangNet merely for living in neighborhoods where gang activity takes place.
With no recourse for review, a nebulous definition of gang membership led an activist, an immigration advocate, and a Virginia legislator to fight for change.
Opinion: Editorial: We Still Need Your Help
Thank you to hundreds who have supported us financially, and with warm words of encouragement
In 2009, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and after a year-long journey of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, I have been fine.
‘Morale Boosters’ for the Local Herndon Community
Three new initiatives in the planning stages
During the early days of the pandemic, K Scarry set up Herndon Cares.org, of First Baptist Church of Herndon.