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Holiday Food Drives Begin in Reston

Local companies gathering food for those in need.

Cornerstones and Reston Community Center [RCC] are working together to make sure families can have a special turkey dinner - and still eat well during school breaks - this holiday season. Their annual Thanksgiving food drives, geared towards families in Herndon and Reston, will provide hundreds of families with food baskets with enough meals for a special dinner and enough snacks for children who are on holiday breaks.

Man Arrested For Robbery

The Alexandria Police Department has charged an 18-year-old Alexandria man with robbery and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

Playfest Returns

The Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, Inc., the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Alexandria City Public Schools: Center for the Arts are collaborating to bring Playfest, an annual arts event held in the City of Alexandria since 2011, to various locations in the community on Nov. 12-13.

Remembering Hannah

Hannah Graham honored by candlelight and silence.

A young boy walked the eight-sided labyrinth with steady, assured steps following a well-traveled path to the center. He had done this before. The low clicking of his high-tops on the smooth dark concrete mingled in the air with guitar and flute music, wind buffeting branches outside the church and the occasional tearful sigh.

Fear a Good Cause

Interstate Haunted Maze in Springfield collects food for ECHO.

Gabe Jacome is terrified of haunted mazes. But when the Lake Braddock eighth grader literally ran into some of his friends working at the Interstate Haunted Maze, he decided to join the scare team.

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HOT Topic

Fairfax County Fire & Rescue invites the media for Hands-On Training.

Rob Schoenberger is pretty good with a 15-foot extendable camera. Its built-in microphone and powerful lights come in handy, paired with a Delsar seismic sensor device, when trying to locate people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building.

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2014 Maryland and Montgomery County Election Results

Except for the results at the top of the ticket, Montgomery County continues to have 100 percent Democratic elected officials.

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A Library for Gardening Tools

Check out a garden tool as if checking out a library book.

If you’re engaged in fall clean-up or gardening and find that you’re missing a key tool to finish your project, imagine being able to go to your local library and check out one, just as you would check out a book.

State Honors County’s Housing Efforts

Arlington County has received two state awards for its efforts to preserve affordable housing and meet housing needs along Columbia Pike.

County: ‘Banning the Box’

Arlington County is “banning the box” on county employment applications, eliminating questions about criminal convictions.

Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center Opens

The Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center in Falls Church has expanded with a second office located at 1307 North Highland Street in Arlington.

Halloween Parade Winners Announced

The Town of Vienna and the Vienna Business Association have announced the winning entries in the 2014 Vienna Halloween Parade. Winners were recognized at the Nov. 3 Town Council meeting.

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Surviving a Real-Life Disaster Film

Vienna mom and her son shopping at Oakton gift store when 87-year-old motorist plows SUV through the store.

What started out as a routine after school trip to the Oakton Library last week turned into a real-life disaster film for one Vienna mom and her son. Monday, Oct. 29, was pleasant fall afternoon, so Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, made a last-minute decision to walk to Abbey’s Hallmark store in the Oakton Shopping Center.

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Vienna Halloween Parade Takes Over Town

Flashing emergency lights, blaring fire and police sirens, and roaring Vienna and Fairfax County police motorcycles kicked off the 68th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Beauty, Sustainability Awards Presented to Homeowners

The Town of Vienna recently honored three local homes with Community Enhancement Commission Beauty and Sustainability Awards. They acknowledge the hard work Vienna residents put into beautifying their yards and gardens, while encouraging others to adopt greener and sustainable lifestyles.