Drive-in Movie Theater Opens in Lorton
Workhouse Arts Center opening family-friendly entertainment.
Adapting to the special circumstances of COVID-19 with the need for social distancing, the Workhouse Arts Center will be presenting movie entertainment for the whole family.
Coping with Change and Anxiety
Potomac Community Village will present a Zoom video talk on Coping with Change and Anxiety in the Age of Covid-19 at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17.
Potomac’s Week in Coronavirus
Montgomery County metrics still higher than rest of the state, and an election during a pandemic within a pandemic.
PANDEMIC WITHIN PANDEMIC: Racism will be declared a public health crisis, according to a Montgomery County Council resolution spearheaded by Councilmember Will Jawando and sponsored by the full Council.
Arlington’s Week in Coronavirus
Coronavirus response funding – The Arlington Board will take action to accept $413,265 in federal CARES Act funding from the state. The funding would be used to expand services that provide home-delivered meals, in-home care services, respite care for caregivers and information, and referral to supportive services to Arlingtonians age 60 and older and their caregivers.
A Sea of Blue Seahawk Strong in Reston
SLHS graduates Class of 2020.
On what would have been Graduation Day, June 3, 2020, at Eagles Bank Arena, seniors at South Lake High School pulled up to the front of their school for a drive-thru pick up.
Drive Through Diplomas: ‘Just Like Going to McDonald’s’
Area schools, students celebrate graduation differently this year.
When COVID-19 interrupted the school year nationwide, and forced large gatherings to be cancelled, schools, families, and graduating seniors wondered how they’d still be able to celebrate the milestone without a traditional ceremony.
Youth Group Provides Equipment to Local Hospitals
Quarantine in Virginia has seen many students taking the initiative to raise funds and contribute to frontline pandemic workers.
Celebrating Reopening in Great Falls
Great Falls food establishments, old and new, open under Phase One.
At the Village Centre in Great Falls near the corner of Georgetown Pike and Walker Road, The Old Brogue stood reopened for outdoor canopy dining on its courtyard and continued curbside pickup and delivery.
Fairfax County’s Week in Coronavirus
Cornerstones Town Hall, contact tracing, contact tracing scams, moratorium on evictions for now, and more.
BACKLOGGED TESTS: Starting on June 9, the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 data dashboard will reflect 13,000 additional tests that were backlogged. Over the next couple of days, this new information will be slowly added to the current data, which will result in an influx of results.
Fairfax City Helps Restaurants Serve Customers Outdoors
With Northern Virginia now in Phase I of reopening – and rapidly heading toward Phase II – the Fairfax City Council last week approved two emergency ordinances to help local restaurants serve customers outdoors.
‘We Didn’t Know it Would End that Fast’ in Centreville
Gate Post Estates holds a graduation parade.
Thanks to COVID-19, this year’s high-school seniors didn’t get to have their achievements and graduation recognized in a public way.
Alexandria’s Week in Coronavirus
The City of Alexandria and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) remind everyone that the safest place to be is at home.
Arlington’s Week in Coronavirus
DAY OF MOURNING: Arlington County will join other officials and faith leaders across the country for the day of mourning. The County will hold a moment of silence and lower the County flag at the government building to remember the 109 Arlingtonians — and the more than 100,000 people nationwide (101,711 as of Saturday, May 30) who have died from COVID-19.
Emily and Sarah to Celebrate Virtual Graduation in Arlington
Twins Emily and Sarah Roberts stand on their front porch with Hachi on the leash headed toward his favorite spot in the front yard. Emily and Sarah say they were still hoping for an in-person graduation even after the rest of the school year at Yorktown High School had been cancelled.
Saturday Night Waiting for a Table in Arlington
Arlington’s favorite spots with rooftop bars or outdoor patios had lines on Saturday night.