Collecting Books for Buddy School
For the second consecutive year, Churchill Road fourth grade students—all 144 of them—collected new books for the fourth grade students at their buddy school, Dogwood Elementary in Reston.
Winning the Spelling Bee at Great Falls Elementary
Great Falls Elementary held its annual School Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Photography Show and Book Signing at Great Falls Library
“Visions of Great Falls,” an exhibit of photos included in the book Visions of Great Falls by photographer and author Dee Leggett, is on display through March at the Great Falls Library.
Christin Boggs Exhibits at Katie’s Coffee House
Great Falls Studios Artist Christin Boggs will present a selection of images from her series Ag fás, March 1-31, 2013, at Katie’s Coffee House, The Old Brogue Irish Pub, 760 Walker Road in Great Falls, 703-759-3309.
Local Leaders Praise Transportation Funding Bill
State Senator Chap Petersen wants you to curb your enthusiasm.
Politics makes strange bedfellows, and sometimes estranged ones as well. On Saturday, the last day of the Virginia General Assembly, state legislators struck a bipartisan 11th hour deal to pass a comprehensive transportation funding plan—the first long-term plan in 27 years.
Student Wins DAR Essay Contests
Anna Gray writes of forgotten Revolutionary hero.
Thirteen-year-old Anna Gray discovered the story of unsung hero Sybil Ludington when she googled “Revolutionary War women” — and as Anna explains her choice, “She was the most interesting of the women I had not heard of.”
Bulova: Move in the Right Direction
Local leaders applaud General Assembly’s Transportation Funding Bill.
“This is a great step toward addressing the transportation challenges we face in Fairfax County and the Northern Virginia region."
This Land Is Our Land
Next steps not certain in ongoing Brickyard controversy, but Board of Education makes clear the land belongs to the school system.
With a resolution Monday night, Feb. 25, the Montgomery County Board of Education made clear what it already thought it had made clear.
Fairfax Library Foundation Awards Scholarships Through Continuing Education
The Fairfax Library Foundation has announced that 13 Fairfax County Public Library employees and volunteers have each been awarded continuing education scholarships to foster the professional development of the Fairfax County Public Library team.
GRACE Celebrates Youth Art Month
Area students exhibit at Greater Reston Arts Center.
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) will celebrate Youth Art Month by presenting two exhibitions dedicated to the artistic achievements of the area's youth.
Column: All’s Well That Ends Well
Not only did the 2013 session of the General Assembly end on time last Saturday, but it also ended on a high note. Having sat through a couple of decades of failed efforts to pass meaningful legislation addressing our transportation needs, I was not optimistic that we would be successful this year.
Column: Cautious Optimism for Reston RELAC
Well, we are about to get our wish. According to the Joint Petition filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), AQUA Virginia, the accidental corporate owner of the antiquated Reston Lake Anne Air Conditioning (RELAC), is going away. AQUA finally found someone to take it off their hands.
Herndon Pets Bring Laughs and Lots of Love
Fur, feathers, fins, paws, claws. Beady eyes or scaly hides. Once word got out that the Connection Newspapers was putting together its special Pet Issue, there was no shortage of pet parents in Herndon lining up to testify how Fido or Fifi, or in one case, Pa’ani, bring joy and companionship to their lives. It would take a publication the size of the old Yellow Pages to chronicle all of the much-loved beasties, so we will have to make do with introducing just a few. Cats seemed to rule the day in our sampling (don’t they always?), but a couple of dogs managed to wag their way in.
Pipe Break Floods River Road
An eight-inch “relatively small” water main break caused spouts of bubbling water on River Road Saturday morning, Feb. 23.
Club Friday To Host Open House
Elementary and middle school students are invited to Club Friday’s Open House on Friday, March 1, from 7-10 p.m.
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