Business Update on the Coronavirus: Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce
The coronavirus continues to affect businesses throughout our community and accurate information can help businesses make good decisions.
Interactive Mural at Scout on the Circle in Fairfax City
On Oct. 31, artist Amanda Lutz painted an interactive mural featuring Virginia’s state flower, the dogwood, at Fairfax City’s Scout on the Circle development.
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.
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.
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.
Army Museum Opens at Fort Belvoir
Virtual opening paves the way for socially-distanced visits, but tickets are required.
Museum virtual opening
Show Biz Author Got His Start in Fairfax
Marshall Terrill has written more than 25 books and he’s not done yet.
Local Author
‘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.
People: Chantilly Sisters Pursue Pageantry with a Purpose
These days, pageant competition is about so much more than ball gowns and pretty faces.
Westfield Theater Students Offer ‘She Kills Monsters’
Westfield High theater students will livestream their first-ever, virtual production of “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms.”
‘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.
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.
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.
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
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.