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Honoring Activist Athletes on Dr. King’s Birthday

January 2, 2018

Local Pop Star Rorie Sings Her Way to the Big Time

January 2, 2018

Summer Entertainment Series Opens in Herndon

July 12, 2018

Cappies Review: Successful ‘Tartuffe’ at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes

January 2, 2018

New Families in Marlan Forest Make the Parade

July 17, 2018

Property Owners Appeal Downtown Redevelopment

July 11, 2018

From Homeless to New A-SPAN Home

Veteran counts his blessings.

Walk through the front door of Dennis Clark's new apartment on N. Thomas Street.

Helen Leverone’s Acrylic Paintings Featured

Helen Leverone’s acrylic paintings were featured as number 6 on the first annual Westover Studio Tour Oct. 29 and 30 where artists open their workspaces to the public for a weekend.

Celebrating Second Annual PumpkinFest in Discovery Elementary style.

PumpkinFest at Arlington’s Discovery Elementary School is no ordinary fest.

Runner Discovers Ups and Downs in Arlington

Phillippe Remen sponsored by Arlington-Reims Sister City program.

For Philippe Remen, of Reims, France, if he was going to run a first marathon in the U.S. he would have a better support network here than for example in New York City, which is normally the preferred “first U.S. marathon” for foreigners.

Springfield Martial Arts Instructor Arrested on Charges of Sexual Battery of a Child

Renzo Martin Garcia Davila, 29, of Springfield was arrested at home Sunday, Oct. 30 by Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Division, Child Abuse Section detectives.

Fairfax County: Autopsy Report Yet to Come for Deputy-Involved Shooting

Administrative investigation to follow.

Law enforcement officials are still waiting to receive the final autopsy report for Yovani Amaya Gomez, 29, who was shot dead by Fairfax County Sheriff’s Deputy MDS Patrick McPartlin outside Inova Fairfax Hospital on Aug. 15 of this year.

H Mart Grocery Store Opens in Burke Nov. 9

The building formerly occupied by the Giant Food supermarket in Burke Village Center will re-open Nov. 9 as Asian-inspired grocery store H Mart.

Awards and Reminiscences

Kirby looks back while preparing for the future.

During Pete Kirby’s retirement celebration Saturday night, a video highlighting his career was shown. He then received several awards.

Murder Charge Goes to Grand Jury

Caterer stabbed after E.C. Lawrence Park wedding.

On the surface, an argument over folding chairs after an Aug. 6 wedding at Cabell’s Mill in Ellanor C. Lawrence Park led a woman’s fatal stabbing and a man charged with murder.

Leading Bull Run Elementary

Pensler oversees ethnically diverse school with 832 students, 100-plus staff.

With 17 years in education, Jason Pensler, age 42, was named the new principal of Bull Run Elementary School in Centreville on Aug. 1, replacing Patti Brown, who retired.

For ‘Mail Call’

Elizabeth Cramp’s third grade students from Union Mill Elementary School display the letters and cards they wrote for WWII veterans as part of the Capital Region Honor Flight Program.