Honoring the Life of Janie Strauss
Former School Board chair and representative was dedicated to family and students; Strauss’s life produced lasting good.
Jane Kamps (Janie) Strauss, a McLean resident since 1984, died at home on April 11, 2025 at the age of 78 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Strauss was a long time member of the Fairfax County School Board.
Former Supervisor Cathy Hudgins Dies
Effective advocate for affordable housing, transit and human services, Hudgins was first African American woman elected to Board of Supervisors.
Catherine M. Hudgins, who represented the Hunter Mill district on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1999 to 2019, died on Saturday, May 24.
10,000 Steps and Counting
How one Alexandria challenge is moving a neighborhood
How one Alexandria challenge is moving a neighborhood
Gerry Connolly Dead at 75
Longtime congressman succumbs to esophageal cancer.
Congressman Gerry Connolly, the longtime Virginia politician and influential Democratic statesman on Capitol Hill, died early Wednesday, May 21.
Honoring John Lovaas of Reston
Activist, volunteer founded Reston Farmers Market
Activist, volunteer founded Reston Farmers Market
Remembering Reston Activist and Philanthropist
Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon (1944-2025)
Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon (1944-2025)
Recognizing Girl Scout Leader Serving 25 Years.
Kuzmack teaches needs assessment followed by project ideas.
Girl Scouting
Local Musician Captures the Calm of Nature
Piano instrumentals with nature overlays on new album series
Piano instrumentals with nature overlays on new album series
Zimmerman celebrates 15 years as Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s conductor.
Zimmerman celebrates 15 years as Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s conductor.
The Mondloch House
Multiple Generations Give Back
Giving back to the community is a family affair for three generations of Mondlochs who came out on a sunny Saturday, April 19, to plant plants, paint the kitchen and spruce up the Mondloch House and grounds.
Director with ‘Kind, Witty and Insightful Leadership’
Zimmerman celebrates 15 years as Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s conductor.
As the longtime conductor of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO), Christopher Zimmerman has made his mark on the local music scene. And at the orchestra’s May 31 concert, he’ll celebrate 15 years as its music and artistic director.
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