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‘Remission Riders,’ Oakton Wine Shop Fight Lymphoma
Vienna bikers, lymphoma survivors and their supporters at 2nd Annual Spring Fling Wine Festival.
A team of 21 “Remission Riders” were at the Oakton Wine Shop to raise funds for the Seventh Annual Lymphoma Research Foundation Bike Ride on Saturday, March 9. The bike team and wine shop hosted lymphoma survivors and advocates as well as those wanting to relax and enjoy some wine.
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Vienna Optimist Club Awards High School Essay Winners
The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna awarded $600 to three local high school students at its Feb. 15 dinner meeting. The students were winners of the annual Optimists International essay contest, "How My Positive Outlook Benefits My Community."
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Construction Begins in Herndon
Mayor Lisa Merkel began to “seriously consider running” for Town Council in 2009, when a project to redevelop the Busch Motors property was voted against. On Monday, Feb. 22, Herndon’s downtown revitalization began at the corner of Elden and Monroe.
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Editorial: Closer Look at School Spending
Report: Local schools spend less to educate more challenging students.
Since Fiscal Year 2009, Alexandria Public Schools has reduced per pupil spending by 13.3 percent, adjusted for inflation.
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McKenna Family Attorney Said Death Premeditated
Supporters outraged over lack of charges.
The Fairfax County NAACP held a rally for Natasha McKenna in front of the Fairfax County Courthouse on Sunday, Sept. 27.
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Herndon: How to Spend $55 Million
Herndon Town Council will hold a public meeting on budget on April 26.
Town Manager Arthur A. Anselene presented the Proposed FY 2017 Herndon Budget to the Town Council Tuesday night, April 12.
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Sacrificial Limb in Herndon?
’Chaotic intersection’ at Center and Elden finally to be improved.
Town Councilmember Sheila Olem goes out of her way to avoid the intersection at Center and Elden streets.
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Candlelight Emotion
Video captures emotion of vigil honoring Robert E. Simon days after his death.
With a little help from her friends, and social media, Kat Toussaint mobilized more than 500 people for the candlelight vigil that celebrated the life of Robert E. Simon.
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McLean Native Gives In-house Concert in Vienna
Joel Stein sings, plays guitar, composes, records and owns music licensing company.
Joel [Henry] Stein grew up in McLean to a family who loved music in the home.
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Bald Eagles and Winter Waterfowl at Burke Lake
Winter is a great time to see Eagles.
A pair of nesting bald eagles and often colorful, transient, wintering waterfowl are two of winter's best attractions on the 218-acre Burke Lake, at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station.
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Reston: ArcAngel, New Security App, Launches
Advanced technology pinpoints user location in an emergency.
John South, CEO of Patrocinium Systems of Reston, calls it the guardian angel of apps. The ArcAngel app, unveiled on Nov. 19, can pinpoint users during emergency situations, alerting first responders and loved ones about their minute-by-minute status.
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Toxic Gas Plume Moves South
Citizens association asking for two more cleanup pumps.
Mike Terpak is worried about his well becoming contaminated. Like about 80 percent of village residents, his home runs on a well system. Terpak is a resident of the Oliver Estates, a neighborhood that the gas plume concentrated near the old Exxon station with known carcinogen Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether [MTBE] is creeping towards.
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Pet Calendar Raises Funds for Animal Groups
Proceeds to support Pet Connect Rescue and MCPAW.
Rudy is the gorgeous Cover Dog, Baxter is the adorable April Dog of the Month and Cayden is the June beauty.
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Portrait of a Graduate Discussed
The heart of the school system’s new strategic plan is closer to being approved. The Fairfax County School Board discussed the five component Portrait of a Graduate - with some asking for a component emphasizing a caring quality - at Monday’s work session.
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Silver Line Opening Soon
WMATA not ready to make official announcement yet.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority isn’t ready to say when the first phase of the Silver Line will open.
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Preparing for the Worst
MCA holds ‘Emergency Preparedness’ panel
McLean residents learned how to prepare themselves for future catastrophes at McLean Citizens Association’s first fall event. MCA held an Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery panel with several county emergency officials on Sept. 17, teaching residents how to be proactive in an emergency.
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Lorton Man Pleads Guilty to Prostituting Eight Juveniles
Justin Strom, 26, among five members of Crips gang charged with trafficking juveniles.
Justin Strom, aka "Jae," "Jae Dee," or "J-Dirt," 26, of Lorton pled guilty Tuesday, June 26, to recruiting at least eight juvenile girls to engage in commercial sex for his street gang’s prostitution business.
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Opinion: New Laws, Assault on Freedom?
Voting restrictions, abortion restrictions, DUI restrictions, fewer gun restrictions, more go into effect July 1.
A plethora of new laws will go into effect in the Commonwealth on July 1, including restrictive new procedures for voting, and the loosening of multiple gun regulations.
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Bravo To Present ‘Annie Jr.’ and ‘Legally Blonde Jr.’ in Silver Spring
Celebrating her 20th year in the business of “show business” — providing school age children an opportunity to perform in musical theatre productions — Bravo Executive Producer Laurie Levy Issembert has chosen to present two shows this season.
