Registration Opens for Service Animals Eye Exams
To honor the guide dogs, detection dogs, search and rescue dogs, therapy dogs and animals assisting people with disabilities
Alexandria's Living Dead: Actors Pose as Famous Dead at Ivy Hill
Reenactors give visitors first-person biographies of the dead at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Like any good host, many of Ivy Hill Cemetery’s permanent residents greeted visitors at the front gate. Despite many being deceased for well over a century, on April 4, the tenants were brought to life by costumed reenactors who guided visitors on tours of the cemetery.
Living Legend, Alice P. Morgan: A Lifetime of Getting People Involved
Never too young or too old to volunteer.
Suppose you must select one word to describe 2015 Living Legend Alice P. Morgan. There are many choices: groundbreaker, activist, and nurturer come quickly to mind. But perhaps the most all-encompassing is inclusive. Morgan is about including people. For example, when Morgan chaired Alexandria’s annual Martin Luther King Day celebrations, she found a way to include anyone who showed an interest, even children.
Meet GOP Candidates for Sully Supervisor
Backgrounds of the Republican contenders.
Three men are competing in the Republican primary to run in November for the Sully District supervisor seat being vacated by incumbent Michael Frey. They are John Guevara, Brian Schoeneman and John Litzenberger.
Walney Bridge Detour to Begin April 13
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has begun work on the Walney Road Widening and Bridge Replacement project.
Three Republic Candidates Have Their Eyes on the Prize
Three Republican candidates for Sully District supervisor debate the issues.
School Board member Kathy Smith will be the Democratic candidate hoping to replace the retiring Michael Frey (R) as Sully District supervisor. But the Republican candidate will be chosen April 25, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., at a Firehouse Primary at Westfield High.
Centreville: Raising Money for Police Unity Tour
All during April, Glory Days Grill in Centreville will donate 10 percent of all food and drink receipts to the upcoming Police Unity Tour, May 9-12.
Chantilly: Reducing Congestion, But Adding Students
Proposed plan amendment would allow homes at Stonecroft/Westfield boulevards.
Across Stonecroft Boulevard from the Sully District Governmental Center in Chantilly are 50 acres of undeveloped, vacant land. And an amendment to Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan for this site is now being reviewed.
Centreview Roundups: 04/08/15
Centreview Roundups: 04/08/15
Suspect Sought: Wearing Dark Hood/Cap
Detectives are investigating two incidents of armed robberies involving CVS stores in Fairfax County on Sunday, April 5.
Frey Hosts His Last Town Hall Budget Meeting
County, schools see lean times.
Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey oversaw his last Town Hall Budget meeting on March 25. The topic of the meeting were the Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposals for both Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools.
Historian Ralph Buglass to Give Presentation on Offutts Crossroads
Historian Ralph Buglass to give slide show presentation at Potomac Library.
The Potomac Village Crossroads where River Road and Falls Road meet was known in the 1800s as Offutts Crossroads, named for one of the founding families who owned the acreage surrounding the area. The Offutts have a colorful history, sprinkled with stories of murders, family feuds and lawsuits.
Protecting the Watershed in Potomac
More than $370,000 in grants approved to improve water quality and manage stormwater runoff.
More than $370,000 in grants approved to improve water quality and manage stormwater runoff.
Register for 17th Annual Paws in the Park
Registration is open for the 17th Annual Paws in the Park dog walk and festival, one of the largest dog walks in the D.C. area. As a signature special event of the Montgomery County Humane Society, held in partnership with the City of Gaithersburg, it raises funds to help rescue, care for and adopt homeless and abandoned animals.
Potomac: Romm Brothers Lead Wootton Boys’ Lax to Victory
Freshman Mason produces hat trick against Whitman.
After the Whitman boys’ lacrosse team scored back-to-back goals to pull within one in the third quarter, Wootton’s senior leader and his freshman brother gave the Patriots some breathing room and helped assure they would enter spring break undefeated.
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