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Ongoing Events
Ongoing Events
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Ongoing Events
Ongoing Events
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Weekend in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield
Weekend in your neighborhood
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Schools Dec. 4-10
Schools Dec. 4-10
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Schools
Schools
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Champions Parade at Frying Pan
Frying Pan Farm Park hosts 65th annual 4-H Fair.
From Aug. 1-4, Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon held its 65th annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival.
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Fairfax Station Area Roundups
Fairfax County police charged a Centreville man with several offenses—including felony hit-and-run—after he allegedly tailgated and struck another vehicle driven by a Lorton man and then fled. He is 25-year-old Juan Carlos Gudiel.
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Community Notes
Community Notes
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Lake Fairfax's Real Jonathan Swift
Kentucky native strikes gold with nonfiction pirate tale.
Robert Prather has spent years trying to figure out the real Jonathan Swift - the man behind the legends of pirates, treasure and mystery. After his most recent visit to Alexandria and Lake Fairfax - two areas that Swift called home during his time - he is piecing together the third edition of The Strange Case of Jonathan Swift and the Real Long John Silver.
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Mentor of The Month: Sophia Fuentes
From Picture Books to Chapter Books
Mentor Sophia Fuentes and Student Melani write to each other about their experience as a part of Wright to Read.
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ArPets: Meet Animal Welfare League of Arlington’s Hollyleaf
After more than a year of offering only very limited access to the public, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) is now officially open for walk-in shelter visits.
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Providing Ride to Those Who Can’t Drive
Reston Community Center seeks volunteer drivers.
Reston Community Center (RCC) has announced the launch of NV Rides Reston, a transportation program that offers reliable, personalized transportation to Reston adults 55 years and older who cannot drive. This program provides door-to-door rides to help get older adults to important engagements, ranging from social and enrichment activities to medical appointments.
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Simple Luxuries Not Everyone Can Afford
Helping organizations need help year round.
After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, taxpayers begin scramble to get that end-of-the year charitable donation so they claim it on their tax returns. For people who want to benefit while helping people, two Oakton based organizations, Northern Virginia Family Service and The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia offer two ways to give.
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Editorial: Change for the Better in Fairfax County Schools
Later start times, full-day Mondays; who knows, next maybe gifted-and-talented programs for poor students?
Who says big bureaucracies can’t make big changes? One year into the tenure of Karen Garza, we have two huge changes that between them impact almost every single student, every family with children in Fairfax County Public Schools.
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Cappies Review: ‘Jurassic Park’ at Robinson
Robinson Secondary School presents ‘Life Finds a Way.’
In a time where live theatre is just as rare as seeing a velociraptor roaming about, creativity and inspiration can be scarce, but not for Robinson Secondary School.
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There’s No Place Like Home in Fairlington
Affordable housing project breaks ground
Construction of The Waypoint of Fairlington officially kicked off Dec. 9 with a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the affordable housing development on the site of a former parking lot of Fairlington Presbyterian Church.
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Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
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T.C. Williams QB Hargrove leaves scrimmage with fractured wrist
Bray takes over at quarterback, Titans beat Centreville
T.C. Williams QB Hargrove leaves scrimmage with fractured wrist