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‘Better Together’

Oakcrest School students donate over $1,000 to the Sylvestery.

Donating the fruits of their yearlong labor, the senior council of the Oakcrest School, an all-female preparatory school in McLean, presented Kathleen Martin, CEO of Vinson Hall Retirement Community, a check for just over $1,300 on Tuesday, May 27.

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Dulles Corridor Virtual Tour

Local business leaders get a peek into the future.

A boom in both housing and population is expected as the Metrorail Silver Line stations begin to open.

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Great Falls Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award

Caitlin Dalrymple, Maddie Navin and Rachel Zmuda, all of Girl Scout Troop 1057 in Great Falls recently celebrated the completion of their Gold Awards, the Girl Scouts’ highest honor.

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New Farmers Market Opens in Tysons

Grand Opening of the market marks a new season of fresh and local food and produce.

The network of Northern Virginia farmers markets just got bigger.

Week in Reston

Reston Master Plan Phase II Open House and Film Exhibition

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) and the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning are hosting an open house on the Reston Master Plan Study Phase II.

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Great Falls Scouts Honor Heroes

Troop 55 Boy Scouts celebrate Memorial Day weekend with Baden-Powell Hike.

On May 25, 16 Boy Scouts and Adult Scouters from the Great Falls Troop 55, chartered by St. Francis Episcopal Church, honored our nation’s heroes by participating in the 7.2 mile Baden-Powell Hike in Washington, D.C.

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Biggest Virginia Pine Becomes ‘Tree Cookie’

Possible tree competition for county.

Most cookies are done after baking for15 minutes. Not a tree cookie, however.

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Tour de Cure Held in Reston

Cyclists bike to raise funds for American Diabetes Association.

Thousands of persons went to Reston Town Center on Sunday, June 1, to participate in the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure Race.

Week in Vienna

Vienna Crash Kills Woman

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Dean Klein To Be Awarded

Three county employees win Onthank award.

Dean Klein truly believes homelessness can be eradicated.

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Women's Club of Potomac to Host Art Show

Sale to raise funds for charity.

One hundred Montgomery County artists, more than 400 original art works, 35 local businesses and the Women’s Club of Potomac are joining together to host a juried art exhibition on June 7 and June 8.

South Lakes High Student Wins State Competition

Sarah Quan, senior at South Lakes High School in Reston, won first place in the instrumental category of the Virginia State James A. Bland competition May 16.

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Business: Potomac Village Welcomes Focus Fine Photography

Making photos as expressive as possible.

"Photography is our passion. We don’t call it a job — it’s art.” This is the philosophy of both Parmiss Akbari and Naz Refaat — owners of Focus Fine Photography Studio which recently opened in Potomac Village.

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Local Fifth Grader Honored as Lord Fairfax

Mosby Woods Elementary student Rohil Bhinge earns award for excellent community volunteering.

Perhaps no individual embodies the old adage "big things come in small packages" more closely than Rohil Bhinge.

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‘This’ll Really Put Us on the Map’

Fairfax City Council OKs $4 million Old Town Square project.

The Fairfax City Council has green-lighted the long-anticipated, Old Town Square project and awarded a $4 million contract to F.H. Paschen Techtonics Corp. to make it a reality. But for awhile, it was touch-and-go.