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Anna Shade, 99, of Reston, Dies

Anna M. Shade, a long time resident of Reston, passed away while residing at Monroe House.

Column: Short Changing the Education

Last week I addressed the House of Delegates to express concern that Governor McDonnell’s proposed budget short changes the education of our children (http://youtu.be/-VbOv_uJXOU).

Week in Herndon

Things happening in the Herndon area.

Column: Virginia Assembly—From Bad to Worse

Last year, our legislators exemplified the ethically-challenged behavior so commonplace in Richmond. Several turned up in France sipping fine wines claiming to be studying uranium mining, all expenses paid by a corporation seeking Assembly approval to mine uranium and make billions.

Reston Residents Nominated for Western Web Series

Husband and wife, Paul Awad and Kathryn O’Sullivan, in competition for Best Web Series.

Awards for drama, directing and acting tend to bring to mind the Oscars and Emmys, Hollywood and Broadway, not the Internet and Reston. Nonetheless, the web series, "Thurston," created by Reston residents, husband and wife, Paul Awad and Kathryn O’Sullivan, has been nominated for the 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards for Best Web Series in the drama category.

Long-Time Potomac Residents Share Their Stories.

Eyewitnesses to Potomac’s Past

“Each of our speakers is a history book,” Dana Semmes told the standing-room-only crowd at the Shanghai Café in the Potomac Oaks Shopping Center. “They will share with us memories of Potomac long ago in the ‘30s, ‘40s and 50s.”

Best of Reston Named

Reston Interfaith, Chamber name annual award winners.

Four individuals and four organizations were named Best of Reston for 2012 at Google’s Reston headquarters Thursday. Feb. 2. The annual awards, which are awarded to those who serve their community, will be given at the 21st Best of Reston Awards April 12.

Great Falls Seniors Group Seeks Input

Group looks for feedback from seniors with needs, interested volunteers.

The Great Falls Citizens Association’s Seniors Group is seeking input from the community’s senior population, as well as those who might be interested in volunteering to provide services to seniors. The group, which hosted a town hall meeting last year, hopes to work with community organizations such as the Great Falls Ecumenical Council, Share, Inc and other nonprofits.

‘Find the Fun Fair’ Comes to Vienna

Free activities, raffle prizes.

Hundreds of parents and their children turned out for www.playtodaydc.com’s public launch at Westwood Country Club on Feb. 4, a "Find the Fun Fair." Favorites activities, from inflatable bouncers to modified "t-ball," and business partners promoting their children’s offerings, ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

They’re Making ‘100 Bowls of Soup’

Local entrepreneur wants to change processed food industry one bowl at a time.

Early in Katharine Mardirosian’s post-college life, she considered a career in international relations. A Harvard graduate, Mardirosian traveled and worked in eastern Europe and New York.

McLean Resident Will Perform at Arena Stage

During an all-day casting call at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in December, 120 young hopefuls from the D.C.-metro area turned up to audition for Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, which runs May 11-July 22, 2012 in the Fichandler Stage, directed by Molly Smith.

Forum at McLean High Promoting Healthy Relationships

o kick off National Teen Dating Violence and Awareness Month, the Safe Community Coalition hung a banner at the corner of Old Dominion and Dolley Madison in front of J Gilberts announcing their interactive educational program "What's Love Got To Do With It?: Healthy Relationships and Dating" at McLean High School Thursday evening, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.

Miss Virginia Comes to Longfellow Middle

Elizabeth Crot addresses seventh and eighth graders, helps kick off anti-bullying week.

A little more than ten years ago, Elizabeth Crot was the typical middle school student.

Winning Bookmark Contest at Churchill Road

Churchill Road 6th grader Linda Diaz and 2nd grader Elaine Li created the winning bookmarks in the "Making My School and Community Drug and Bully Free" bookmark contest.

Not Another Valentine’s Day: Gifts Outside the Box

Flowers, chocolates and Hallmark Cards are standard Valentine’s Day fare. Unique gifts with a personalized element, however, are all the more significant for impressing that special someone.

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