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Brief: Preserving Arlington’s Past

The county’s History Task Force has made its final recommendations to the county manager for how to preserve Arlington’s history online. Using an online survey, they garneted 450 responses, to determine how to make archival information available to residents online in the most effective way.

Arlington Brief: Booklet To Document Little Saigon

A collaboration of three Arlington organizations will create a full-color booklet to document Little Saigon, a community of Southeast Asian immigrants that sprang up in Arlington after South Vietnam fell in 1975. The booklet is titled “Echoes of Little Saigon: Southeast Asian Immigration and the Changing Faces of Arlington.”

Arlington Brief: Fire Station Task Force Named

The County Board appointed Noah Simon as chair of its Fire Station No. 8 Task Force on Dec. 15. The task force is charged with reviewing viable sites for a replacement Fire Station 8 — currently located at Lee Highway and North Culpepper Street. Simon, who served on the Arlington School Board in 2013-2014, is a former Capitol Hill staffer and previously worked for the American Red Cross.

Arlington Brief: Bank Robber Sought

A subject described as a black male in his late 30s wearing glasses, a black baseball hat, gloves, a light grey hooded sweatshirt and dark sweatpants with a plaid red scarf over his mouth robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located at 1429 South Fern Street in Arlington on Thursday, Jan. 7, at approximately 10:10 am.

Pet Photos for the Pet Connection

The Pet Connection, a twice-yearly special edition, will publish on Feb. 24, and photos and stories of your pets with you and your family should be submitted by Feb. 17.

Above a Cut

FCPS Superintendent Garza calls for no additional cuts in $2.67 billion FY 2017 budget

For Fiscal Year 2015, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza oversaw $96.5 million in cuts made from the school system’s annual operating budget. For FY 2016, it was $55.4 million, she said.

Residents List Priorities for General Assembly

Residents tell legislators of priorities ahead of the 60-day session of the General Assembly.

Barbara Quesada, parent of a Franklin Sherman Elementary School student, reminded the General Assembly delegation from Fairfax that Nova Firearms opened its new store right next to the McLean elementary school.

2016: The Year Ahead in Burke

With winter vacation, unseasonably warm weather and 2015 in their rear-view mirrors, community leaders and elected officials from the Fairfax County School Board, Board of Supervisors, General Assembly turn their attention to some of the most significant issues, developments or decisions in 2016.

2016: The Year Ahead in Lorton, Fairfax Station and Clifton

With winter vacation, unseasonably warm weather and 2015 in their rearview mirrors, community leaders and elected officials from the Fairfax County School Board, Board of Supervisors, General Assembly turn their attention to some of the most significant issues, developments or decisions in 2016.

Springfield in 2016

With winter vacation, unseasonably warm weather and 2015 in their rear-view mirrors, community leaders and elected officials from the Fairfax County School Board, Board of Supervisors, General Assembly turn their attention to some of the most significant issues, developments or decisions in 2016.

Fairfax: Looking into the Future

Several development projects are on the horizon in the City of Fairfax.

Area Roundups

Registration is open for the Winter/Spring session of the Encore Chorale at locations in Northern Virginia and singers of all vocal experience, age 55+, are welcome to join.

Mount Vernon: Gearing Up for 2016 Challenges

Looking at the year ahead.

With winter vacation, unseasonably warm weather and 2015 in their rearview mirrors, community leaders and elected officials from the Fairfax County School Board, Board of Supervisors, General Assembly turn their attention to some of the most significant issues, developments or decisions in 2016:

Mount Vernon Snapshot: Teen Heads to National Competition

Jackson J. Harvey, a student at West Potomac Academy in Alexandria will advance to the American Bankers Association (ABA) national competition, Lights, Camera, Save!

Mount Vernon Brief: Victim Shot during Robbery

An employee was robbed and injured at the Computer and Cellular store, at 2790 Beacon Hill Road in the Alexandria-area of Fairfax County, on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

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