Sister to Sister Partners with Hadassah
Goal is to expand awareness of heart disease in women.
Expanding on her work in the Washington region and throughout the country to empower women to lead heart healthy lives, Irene Pollin of Bethesda has newly partnered her women’s heart health foundation, Sister to Sister, with Hadassah. The two groups will raise awareness about heart disease in women through live screening programs and local education initiatives.
Unforgettable Spaces
Local designers share their favorite home designs from 2012.
Local interior designers spend their days mixing colors, accessories and furnishings to create chic and stylish rooms. As the new year begins, some local tastemakers look back on some of their most memorable accomplishments.
Express Buses from Burke to Tysons
Fairfax County to launch Express Connector bus service.
Get ready to ride the 495 Express Lanes. For free. Really.
Fairfax Symphony Announces String Competition
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) announces dates for the 2013 Dorothy Farnham Feuer Memorial String Competition.
Steps for Parents To Take on Artificial Turf
1) Go to the coalition website,www.safehealthyplayingfields.org, and synturf.org, where parents can search information about what some health experts are saying regarding toxic chemicals used in artificial turf.
Life on Mars and the Fourth Dimension
A Matter Of Perspective
With all this hype about possible life on Mars, what makes us think we would know it if we saw it? Life may already exist in another dimension that we may not be equipped to see. That “life” may exist in the fourth dimension, a space that lies beyond our visible universe, operating in ways that our human minds cannot understand.
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2013 Living Legend Nominees Honored
The 2013 Living Legends of Alexandria nominees were honored with a musical tribute at NOVA's Winter Concert at Rachel Schlesinger Hall Dec. 6. Nominees, nominators, board members and members of city council gathered for a pre-concert reception followed by the winter concert and formal introduction of the nominees during intermission.
News Briefs
Budget Forums
News Briefs Budget Forums Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) will hold five budget forums in January and February to solicit input from the public about the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget priorities. Residents can attend the forums and provide input; predicted budget shortfalls are likely to result in cuts to county services.
City Mourns Passing of Former Mayor John W. Russell, 89
Civic leader also helped create Fairfax Art League
“Mayor Russell was politically shrewd and had a wicked sense of humor, which my father seemed to appreciate when they were no longer rivals on the ballot.”—Mayor Scott Silverthorne
Fairfax Residents Discuss Their New Year’s Resolutions
"Exercise more, I feel like that's the most common one..."
Express Lanes Ahead of Schedule
A look back at transportation developments in the area in 2012.
When thinking of the past year’s events that impacted Springfield, it’s hard not to include transportation in the equation.
Democratic Women of Clifton
The Democratic Women of Clifton will meet.
EQAC Environmental Hearing
The Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) will hold its annual public hearing on the environment.
Area Roundups
Town Hall Meeting Jan. 3
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67th) and Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) want to hear what issues are important to their constituents.
Hannah Smith and John Forys Wed
Alden and Dorian Smith of Burke are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Hannah, to John.
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