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High-Flying Peace Bird in Fairfax City’s Van Dyck Park

Sky and clouds are reflected in Peace Bird, the 6-foot-tall, brushed-aluminum sculpture flying high in Fairfax City’s Van Dyck Park.

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South County High Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

FCPS cooperates with the County Health Department, informs families

A student at South County High School in Lorton has reported testing positive for COVID-19, according to a bulletin sent by Fairfax County Public Schools on Monday, Nov. 9.

Fairfax High Presents ‘The Laramie Project’

Fairfax High School’s new Director, Chris Whitney, and the FX Players will present “The Laramie Project,” a virtual, livestreaming production, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19-21, at 7:15 p.m.


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Dogs To Return To the People’s House

With the Biden presidential victory, an engaging tradition will be restored to the White House – occupancy by a pet dog.

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Army Museum Opens at Fort Belvoir

Virtual opening paves the way for socially-distanced visits, but tickets are required.

Museum virtual opening

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Show Biz Author Got His Start in Fairfax

Marshall Terrill has written more than 25 books and he’s not done yet.

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Bears Spotted in Fairfax County Backyards

In the fall, black bears may be roaming for food.

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‘A Signature Place Where People Want to Be’ in Fairfax City

City Council updated on George Snyder Trail

Work is progressing on the George T. Snyder Trail project; and on Oct. 13, residents got to comment on it during a Fairfax City Council public hearing.

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People: Chantilly Sisters Pursue Pageantry with a Purpose

These days, pageant competition is about so much more than ball gowns and pretty faces.


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Westfield Theater Students Offer ‘She Kills Monsters’

Westfield High theater students will livestream their first-ever, virtual production of “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms.”

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‘System Is Broken When Bad Plans Get So Far’ in Chantilly

Supervisors OK home construction under airport flight path

Determined to place homes underneath Dulles International Airport’s flight paths, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors recently approved developer K. Hovnanian’s plan to build 442 residential units there.

Opinion: Commentary: One More Step — The Electoral College

The Presidential election is not over yet … I know what you are thinking.


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Being There

How much virtual participation it too much?

Advocates for open government worry about too much virtual participation. Virginia Press Association executive director Betsy Edwards says the law is designed to make sure the public and the press have an opportunity to ask members of the Planning Commission why they voted against a zoning change and or why the mayor voted for a bike lane. She worried that unlimited virtual participation would limit availability to the public and the press to ask questions and get answers.

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Rich History for Opera NOVA

Online offerings, but missing the annual Children’s Opera

Right about now in November, Jose Sacin would usually be in the middle of the Children’s Opera, Opera NOVA’s big event of the year.

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ArPets: Meet Ariel: She Never Let the Diaper Get Her Down

If she ever had a family, we'll never know.


Flourishing After 55 in Arlington

55+ Programs are virtual or outdoors, following the Governor’s Forward Virginia guidelines.

Arlington County Unofficial Election Results

Arlington County Unofficial Election Results

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Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington is a Tree Sanctuary

Tree Stewards help label trees; some are ‘unusual.’

When a Tree Steward finishes the training course to become a steward, they are supposed to know how to identify a tree, in any season.


Montgomery County Public Schools: Possible In-Person Schooling in Early 2021

The Montgomery County Board of Education met Friday, Nov. 6 to discuss, among other issues, to consider returning students to in-person classes in stages early next year.

Stopping the Combine: Farmers Can’t Compete for Land in Montgomery County

Making room for enough solar to make a difference.

Randy Stabler stopped his combine in the middle of a field in the Agricultural Reserve to join Montgomery County Council’s virtual Town Hall meeting.