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AAUW of Virginia Holds Summer Leadership Meeting
A record number of Virginia members of the American Association of University Women, a national advocate for women’s equity, attended their annual Summer Leadership Meeting on July 25, 26, and 27.
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Back-to-School Vaccinations Required, Even with Distance Learning
Free vaccine clinics are designed to help ensure that all children are vaccinated.
While there’s a cloud of uncertainty over what the back-to school season will look like this year, one thing is certain: children still need to be vaccinated.
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Senior Year Unlike Any Other
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
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Gap Between Relief Funds, Eviction Moratorium Could Cause Mass Evictions in Fairfax County
Slow: 12,000 eviction cases in courts statewide while only 300 tenant households had received federal funds.
The expiration of the state eviction moratorium and the refusal of the Fairfax District Court to extend it locally past July 10 has sent Fairfax County legal aid attorneys and Health and Human Services Department staff into a flurry of action to try to get federal assistance to the 500 tenants currently on the docket for eviction proceedings.
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Opinion: Commentary: Creating More Equitable Admissions Policies for Magnet Schools
We need more equitable admissions practices in what are called “Governor’s Schools.”
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Hope and Joy in 625 Square Feet of Wings in Reston
Step in and be part of the art commissioned by American Real Estate Partners.
Reston, vocalist Taylor Swift, NFL Super Bowl XIV (54) and developer Howard Hughs have something in common: a mural by internationally acclaimed street artist Kelsey Montague.
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Opinion: Commentary: The Path to Marijuana Legalization
The prohibition of marijuana in America has clearly failed.
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Fairfax County Democratic Committee Calls Virtual Unassembled Caucus
Party partisan endorsements in local nonpartisan election.
The issue of partisan party endorsements in a nonpartisan election appears to be one of the pending topics for discussion by candidates in the November 3 Town Council General Election in Herndon this fall.
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Vienna Police Highlights July 24 – July 30, 2020
The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from July 24 – July 30, 2020.
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Nothing Stops Music—Even the Coronavirus
Kristina Markarian sits in front of her baby grand piano in her music studio next to her home in McLean.
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Alexandrians Sit on Edge of Eviction
Unemployment crisis due to coronavirus leaves families in jeopardy.
The impact of the coronavirus with loss of income has led to a roller coaster for many Alexandria families who have fallen behind on their rent.
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‘Titan Oak’ in Danger in Alexandria
Residents rally to save 150-year-old tree at TC.
Concerned citizens and local activists gathered July 21 on the campus of T.C. Williams High School to protest the planned removal of a 150-year-old oak tree to make way for a new concession stand at the school’s Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium.
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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Citizens’ Expressions of Venom, Ignorance, and Unsupported Statistics
The Gazette published several articles in last week’s edition in which citizens expressed venom, hate, ignorance, and questionable conclusions unsupported by the statistics cited.
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A Senior Year Unlike Any Other in Alexandria
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
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Continuing Social-Emotional Learning at Home this Summer
Grace Episcopal School may officially be on summer break, but this summer is unlike all of the others.
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‘It’s a Place Where We Can Support Growth’ in Fairfax City
Fairfax approves plan to revitalize Northfax West area.
It’s been years in the making, and last week, the Fairfax City Council greenlit a sweeping proposal to revamp and revitalize the City’s Northfax West area.
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Malicious Wounding Charged after Stabbing at Chantilly Church
Fairfax County police have charged a local man with three felonies following the stabbing of an associate pastor, Saturday afternoon, at Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly.
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‘Ugly Consequences’ in Montgomery County
West Montgomery seeks to stem incidents of illegal deforestation that some say is on the rise.
A member of West Montgomery County Citizens Association noticed forest clearing on a lot in the Glen Hills area of Potomac, and reported the incident to County regulators.
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Bees, Birds, Photographers Flock to Fields of Sunflowers
Fields of sunflowers will be in full bloom this week off River Road in Poolesville.