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Alexandria: Capitol Post Celebrates Veterans Day at Port City Brewery

More than 100 people turned out Nov. 10 for the Veterans Day Eve celebration hosted by The Capitol Post at Port City Brewery,

Alexandria: Remembering the Fallen

Friends of Rocky Versace host 14th annual Veterans Day ceremony.

The Friends of Rocky Versace hosted the 14th annual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center.

Alexandria: ‘Mercy Street’

Film Festival debuts PBS series.

Actresses and producers from the Alexandria-based PBS series “Mercy Street” walked the red carpet prior to a screening of the Civil War-era drama to kick off the Alexandria Film Festival Nov. 5 at the AMC Hoffman Theaters.

Reston Orthodontist Collects 1,110 Pounds of Candy

Dr. Stephan Tisseront, a Reston orthodontist, held his 10th Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back Event on Monday, Nov. 2, benefiting Children’s National in D.C. and our troops overseas.

Chantilly: Klein and Dudzik Wed

Meredith Klein and Drew Dudzik were married on June 20, 2015 at St. John Neumann in Reston.

Potomac Snapshot: Learning About Nature

The Potomac Village Garden Club welcomed four Girl Scout troops to an Oct. 31 event in the award-winning garden which the club has landscaped at the Potomac Village Library for more than the last 10 years.

Potomac: Dismay over Tree Clearing along Canal

More than 40 turn out in the rain at Swain’s Lock meeting on NPS plans to clear trees.

More than 40 people turned out for a community meeting with the National Park Service about planned removal of “defective” trees along the C&O Canal in Potomac.

Arlington: Artist To Exhibit ‘Birth of the Mother’

Local painter Sue Grace presents 20 years of paintings.

Along a quiet, tree-lined street in the Ashton Heights neighborhood, the house is already a reflection of the painter inside.

Area Coaches to be Honored for Work Empowering Girls

One strong woman builds many strong girls.

Doreen Peters will receive the Crystal Coach Award on Saturday, Nov. 21 in a pre-race ceremony that kicks off the Girls on the Run 5K, presented by Innovation Health in Woodbridge.

Week in Vienna

Weekly happenings in Vienna.

Vienna Girls Soccer Team Wins Virginia State Cup

The Vienna Youth Soccer U16 Girls Phoenix ’99 won the Virginia State Cup on Sunday, Nov. 1, defeating Beach FC Elite ’99 Red, 1-0, in the final.

Vienna 6 R US Team Captures Robotics Champions Trophy

Team advances to the state tournament.

A Vienna team of five seventh graders and one sixth grader, self-named "6 R US," captured the first-place Robotics Champions Trophy for overall excellence and the first-place Robot Performance Award at the recent First LEGO League Robotics Regional Qualifying Tournament held in Ashburn.

Vienna Teen Named Officer of the Month at Fishburne Military School

Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Va. announced Cadet Second Lieutenant Chase Dixon from Vienna as Officer of the Month for October.

Vienna Music Teacher Brightens Day of Underserved Children

Taffy brings performing arts to children in need locally

There are scores of kids you do not read about in the newspapers; they’re not award-winning students or scholarship-bound athletes.

Vienna Pianist to Perform at Carnegie

Hyun-Mi Chung, a classically trained concert pianist, owner and instructor of Elite Piano Academy in Vienna, is scheduled to perform a piano recital on Nov. 22 at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street in New York.

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