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Roundups: July 4th Safe Rides

WRAP will provide safe rides home during the Fourth of July holiday.

Roundups: Burglary in Centreville

Fairfax County police are also looking for a man who recently burglarized a Centreville home while the occupants were in it.

Roundups: Police Seek Robbers

Fairfax County police are seeking the group of teens who assaulted two other teens and robbed one of them.

Jagels: ‘Go Lead a Life of Inspiration’

Principal offers words of wisdom to the graduates.

When students first come to Mountain View, they often tell Principal Dave Jagels that they “hope” to graduate. But hoping, alone, won’t make it happen. Hope, he told his school’s almost-graduates, is a function of struggle.

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Roads, Cars Challenge Bike Commuters

Commuting by bike poses challenges and conveniences.

The most direct way from the Saratoga Shopping Center to the Franconia-Springfield metro station by bicycle is through Hooes Road, that is, with the exception of actually getting on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway on a bicycle.

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Area Gears Up for Rail Opening

Silver Line starts running on July 26.

On July 26, the expectations and hopes of commuters in Tysons and Reston will either be met or dashed when the gates to the Silver Line Metro stations are opened at noon.

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Tour de Tysons Attracts Hundreds

427 cyclists swarm Tysons.

The 2nd Annual Tour de Tysons bicycle races attracted a record 427 cyclists who competed in 9 separate races.

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Shouse Village Sharks Fall to Sleepy Hollow

The Shouse Village Sharks lost against Sleepy Hollow Bath, 281-139, in NVSL Division 8.

Michel Rene Salon & Spa Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Michel Suissa and Rene Szramski, co-owners of Michel Rene Salon & Spa, are celebrating their anniversary of 35 years in business.

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Rebuilding Together Joins Crate and Barrel to Repair New Generations Home in Vienna

More than 50 associates from Crate and Barrel joined Rebuilding Together to make repairs and renovations to the New Generations residential treatment home for women receiving treatment services for substance use and mental health disorders and their children.

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Optimists Honor Local Officers

Vienna Police Officer Patrick Kiley and Fairfax County Officer Philip C. Stone recognized.

On June 18, the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna honored Town of Vienna Police Officer Patrick J. Kiley and Fairfax County Police Officer PFC Philip C. Stone, Fair Oaks District, with its “Charles A. Robinson Jr. Respect for the Law” awards.

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Vienna Residents Want Small-Town-Feel Preserved

Some anticipate an addition to traffic problems with the Silver Line opening July 26.

With the Silver Line opening date confirmed for Saturday, July 26, in addition to the overall expansion of the Metro and Tysons area, some long-time Vienna residents express their concerns of preserving Vienna’s small-town feel.

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Candidates Speak at Lakeside Cookout

Republican Senate, Congressional hopefuls woo locals during Annual Big Braddock BBQ.

U.S. Senate Candidate Ed Gillespie and Virginia 11th Congressional District candidate Suzanne Scholte found themselves on the receiving end of public grilling Sunday: they, along with several dozen local citizens, enjoyed an array of grilled dishes together at Supervisor John Cook’s fourth Annual Big Braddock BBQ at Burke Lake Park.

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Vienna Residents Are Happy to Be Here

Town conducted survey on its programs and services.

On the whole, Vienna residents are pleased with their town and its services and believe it’s a great place to live and raise children. That was the overall result of a professionally conducted survey done recently on the Town’s behalf.

Council Mulls Memorial to Mayor Jane Seeman

May form committee to decide what type would be best.

After serving on the Vienna Town Council, M. Jane Seeman was Vienna’s mayor for 14 years until her death from lung cancer on Feb. 23.