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Clifton Council Looks Forward
Town Council looks ahead to a budget newly elected council will ratify.
Clifton Council Looks Forward
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Clifton Council Looks Forward
Town Council looks ahead to a budget newly elected council will ratify.
Clifton Council Looks Forward
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Splitting Time Between Potomac and Vermont
Couple enjoys life as innkeepers.
Readers who watched the 1980’s television sitcom “Newhart” will remember the Vermont inn that Newhart and his wife ran. The Norwich Inn, the implied setting of the show, is now owned by Potomac residents, Jill and Joe Lavin.
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For Racers, A Bridge Not Too Far
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon set for Oct. 7.
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon is back for its third installment on Sunday, Oct. 7, and it has come a long way since the early days of shoestring budgets.
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Residents Value Waterfront, Old Town
Things to do, places to go.
Sitting on the western bank of the Potomac River, the city of Alexandria boasts of a variety of restaurants, retail establishments and historic sights.
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Learning To Clean Teeth
Alaris Bentley, 9, played the role of dentist and leaned the dentist’s chair back to examine Dr. Angela Austin’s teeth at Alexandria Children’s Dentistry.
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Baseball Officials Visit Northern Virginia
Financing discussed during meetings with local baseball boosters.
Baseball Officials Visit Northern Virginia
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Crafters And Re-enactors Visit Colvin Run Mill
Great Falls Parks prepare summer activities
On Sunday, June 7 Colvin Run Mill Historic Site was active with several events at the historic park. Colvin Run Mill was in action with grain grinding demonstrations, and visitors could see millers turn corn into meal and grits, or wheat into flour using the now restored, water-powered grist mill.
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Column: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington
History
Excerpted from “A Son and his Adoptive Father: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington” 2006 exhibition at Mount Vernon.
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Misty Blue Says Good-bye to Former Owner
Unconditional love.
In the Aug. 28, 2010 edition of The Almanac, an article featured the "shared custody" of a husky named Misty Blue.
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Superintendent Visits Twain Middle School
The stop is the next to last on Garza’s Listening Tour
The school board has already approved their FY 2015 budget, but concerned teachers and parents continue to voice their concerns as the process to receive county funding moves on. The budget was among several topics addressed at Twain Middle School on Feb. 17, a stop on Superintendent Karen Garza’s listening tour.
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Marker Dedicated at Wolf Run Shoals in Clifton
Site played important role during Civil War.
During the Civil War, Wolf Run Shoals in Clifton served as a major entry point for the Union Army marching north. A marker written by historians James Lewis and Brian McEnany, honoring the site’s rich historical legacy, was unveiled during a ceremony at the site in Clifton on June 21.
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Considering Private School?
Small steps this summer can minimize stress of application process.
The school year has just come to an end … which means it’s the ideal time to prepare to apply to leading independent schools.
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Great Fall Library Promotes Reading Adventure
Once the set number of books is read, the children and teens are given a coupon book as the prize.
The Fairfax County Summer Reading Adventure has kicked off again this year and the Great Falls public library is joining in to give children the chance to turn summer reading into fun prizes.
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Friends Find Ways to Meet and Stay Safe in Potomac
Where there is a will, there is a way, and three high school friends wanted to visit in person in spite of the rules about social distancing. So, Sophie Shapiro, Sheerin Naimi and Maya Rosenberg planned a get together by meeting in the parking lot of Potomac Library Saturday afternoon. “We haven’t met since March,” the Churchill graduates said.