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Glassman Honored as Legionnaire of the Year

Vietnam veteran first to win award in history of Post 24.

Lorton resident Jim Glassman walked into American Legion Post 24 on July 25 expecting the executive committee meeting he was attending to be routine.

Lorton Teen Takes the Role of Billy Elliot

Metropolitan Fine Arts Center’s (MFAC) former student, Ben Cook, 14, of Lorton, is featured in the national tour of the Tony Award -winning musical “Billy Elliot” in the lead role of Billy Elliot.

Senior Flash Mob at County Fair

The annual Arlington County Fair was just gearing up on Friday, Aug. 10 for the evening crowd as 60 or more senior citizens walked and then began dancing on the new turf playing field.

A Life in Music

Fairfax Station native Stuart Stephenson sees music as ‘most important part’ of his life.

With a commanding mastery of his instrument, Stuart Stephenson will be performing at the upcoming Tanglewood Festival on Sunday, Aug. 19.

In 1952, Doreen Provost finished college at UCLA and was hired as an assistant buyer in the bridal department at the Joseph Magnin Company, which was a high-end department store specializing in women’s fashion in San Francisco.

Jazz Samba Project

Local singer to perform at Kennedy Center Aug. 17.

Veronneau performs at the Kennedy Center at the Millennium Stage, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m.

Video Receives Public Relations Award

A video of Virginia’s legal leaders discussing the issue of attorneys and substance abuse received a Capital Merit Award during the 65th Virginia Public Relations Awards ceremony held in May at The Jefferson Hotel.

Poetry AX 8/15/2012

3 poems about The Athenaeum's current art show

Cheti Aids Students in Tanzania

Arlington-based charity focuses on education.

Cheti, a new charity based in Arlington, is an educational development program that strives to aid the impoverished people of Tanzania, Africa by providing funds to local schools and aiding students in acquiring a higher level of education.

Artists Pay Tribute to Margaret’s Garden

ArtSpace exhibit features inspiration from local gardener.

Almost 50 years ago, Margaret Thomas moved to Herndon, and after the death of her husband in 1974, she began using her five-acre farm to grow irises, selling them by the bunch for 75 cents each. Since then, the gardens surrounding her house became a haven for local artists and floral enthusiasts alike, open until sundown to anyone that wanted to take a look.

Reston Youth Cheer Kicks Off Season

Youth cheerleading group performs at competitions, RYC football games.

Reston Youth Cheer, an organization that allows girls to learn how to become cheerleaders, has kicked off their latest season, with summer practices beginning Tuesday, Aug. 7. The group, which features cheerleaders as young as kindergarten age, practices at Langston Hughes Middle School.

Triathletes Swim, Bike and Run in Reston

Second annual youth triathlon raises scholarship funds.

Two hundred and fifty children spent their Sunday morning swimming, biking and running around Langston Hughes Middle School and South Lakes High School on Aug. 12 as part of the second annual Reston Children’s Triathlon, hosted by the YMCA, Fairfax County, Reston and the Reston Association.

Local Students Become Scientists in Training

George Mason University hosts science summer camp.

About 50 local students spent part of the summer transforming water into oxygen and trying to create a self-sustaining colony on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn at a two-week summer camp.

He’s Legionnaire of the Year

Jim Glassman, Vietnam veteran, first to win award in history of Post 24.

Jim Glassman walked into Alexandria's American Legion Post 24 on July 25 expecting the Executive Committee meeting he was attending to be routine. But his fellow officers and board members knew otherwise.

Obituary: Ruth Delones Seaton

Ruth Delones Seaton, 82, of Stuart, Fla. died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.

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