Vienna Celebrates Holidays Small-town Style
Church Street Holiday Stroll lights up with Santa, music, fun; draws hundreds of families.
The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department’s antique fire truck carried Santa along Center Street and onto Church Street, its siren blaring as it made its way to the Christmas tree at the corner of Church and Mill streets. Santa, Mayor Laurie DiRocco, State Senator Chap Petersen, and Del. Mark Keam joined together to light the tree as milling guests applauded.
McLean: Gratitude Abounds at Lewinsville Thanksgiving Dinner
“It’s not always easy to be grateful … we get used to the comforts around us,” Spencer Deese, 25, said during a short message during the dinner’s worship service. “Gratitude takes practice, just like any other skill.”
Celebrating Diversity in Burke
33rd Interfaith Thanksgiving service at Burke Presbyterian Church celebrates differences.
“You can lament about the hate in the country right now,” she said, “but there’s a great sense of readiness to act in a different way, that we’re capable of being different and being together.” Co-pastors at Burke Presbyterian Church Rev. Meg Peery McLaughlin and her husband Rev. Jarrett insist the interfaith Thanksgiving service held in their worship hall on Nov. 22 was not in response to any perceived disunity in the country following the Presidential election.
‘It’s the Little Things’ in Alexandria
SBA’s Contreras-Sweet visits Old Town on Small Business Saturday.
Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, spent Nov. 26 in Alexandria as part of the nationwide Small Business Saturday promotion to support local businesses.
A Commission For Veterans in Alexandria?
Proposal to create a veterans’ commission moves forward.
The last two audience members at the Nov. 29 City Council meeting weren’t waiting on a docket item.
Church Plan Ascending in Alexandria
Board approves Alfred Street Baptist Church expansion.
Alfred Street Baptist Church, one of the oldest faith communities in Alexandria, just passed the first major hurdle for ongoing plans for an expansion.
‘Clawing Away For Information’ in Mount Vernon
Parents of Annie McCann pursue human trafficking as possible factor in her 2008 death.
For Mary Jane and Dan McCann, losing their 16-year-old daughter Annie was a personal catastrophe.
Visionary Veterans Exhibit in Alexandria
New exhibit honors Navy inventors.
On the surface, they have little in common. Lewis Latimer was the child of escaped slaves while Maxime Faget dreamed of life beyond the stars nearly a century later.
10,000th Kilowatt of Solar in Arlington
Potomac Solar Co-op members worked with VA SUN and the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) to learn about solar energy.
What’s New in Ballston?
Parks, Robberies, and Lingering Specter of Ballston’s Founding Father Haunt Civic Association Meeting.
Nearly 50 people crammed into a room at The Jefferson Hotel in Virginia Square designed to fit no more than 30.
Out and About in Potomac
The Camaraderie of Hunters, Horses and Hounds at Thanksgiving Day Potomac Hunt
It was a time for teasing at the annual Thanksgiving Day Potomac Hunt meet at the Kiplinger’s historic “Montevideo” on River Road.
Offering U-Haul in Alexandria
Computer & Cellular at 2790 Beacon Hill Road now offers U-Haul trucks, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pickup for boxes.
Student Credited with Saving Neighbor’s Home in Alexandria
T.C. Williams High School senior Addison Guynn was presented with a Certificate of Heroism by Alexandria Fire Department earlier this month for his bravery and quick action in preventing a major fire at his neighbor’s home.
‘Bountiful Tom Turkey’ in Alexandria
Students of Grace Episcopal School in Alexandria created an oversized, canned and boxed-food “Bountiful Tom Turkey” on Nov. 16.
Settlement Prompts Reforms in Arlington
In addition to a $250,000 settlement to the victim, the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office will be forced to implement $300,000 worth of new equipment and policy changes after failing to provide adequate communication services to Abreham Zemedagegehu, a deaf Ethiopian man.
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