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Putting Always Kids First
McLean basketball community mourns the loss of John Micocci.
Both the first time and last time I saw John Micocci, I was reffing house league basketball in McLean. The first time was in 2002. I was a new ref, which is to say a ref who has not learned the limits or extent of the “power” of the position. John was the age-group coordinator for the high school girls’ house league in McLean.
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News Briefs
News Briefs
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Proposed Changes to Head Start to ‘Water Down’ Program
Low-income families learn to work together to prepare youngsters to kindergarten.
Proposed Changes to Head Start to ‘Water Down’ Program
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History Students Get Civil Rights Lesson
History Students Get Civil Rights Lesson
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Week in Reston
Week in Reston
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This Week in Potomac 1-26-05
This Week in Potomac 1-26-05
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A Trip to the Balkans
Paul VI students venture to Macedonia as part of a cross-cultural conference.
A Trip to the Balkans
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The House the Barrys Built
Vienna family spends week in Nicaraguan countryside building a house for an impoverished family.
The House the Barrys Built
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Vienna’s ‘Magical Place’
Sharing the secrets of Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.
I know of a secret garden where herbs and flowers sweeten the air, where mango yellow Monarch butterflies suck the nectar from the purple throated phlox, and where peaceful lakes give cooling comfort to the grey-frocked geese honking parental guidance to their young in the quiet peacefulness of Nature’s bosom.
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Column: WMCCA on the C&O Canal and Artificial Turf
The Potomac community’s front yard.
The next meeting of the West Montgomery County Citizens Association will be held Wednesday, March 11, 7:15 p.m., at the Potomac Community Center.
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National Honor for Alexandria Educator
Ana Bonilla-Galdamez named National Social Worker of the Year
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has selected Alexandria Social Worker Bonilla-Galdamez at the recipient of its 2014 National Social Worker of the Year.
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Week in Vienna
Since Laurie DiRocco is the only person running for mayor in Vienna, it’s a good bet that she’ll be elected. And in the meantime, she’s getting some on-the-job training by fulfilling the unexpired term of the town’s late mayor, M. Jane Seeman, who died Feb. 23.
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Children's Almanac: Norwood School, Bethesda — Haiku
Children's Connection: Norwood School, Bethesda — Haiku
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Herndon Has High Turnout; Mayor Wins Re-Election
Town Council Elections Held
Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel won re-election last week from an engaged town of voters. “The election was a great experience,” says Merkel. “Seeing so many people out and excited to cast their ballots … the atmosphere was very positive and neighborly at each of the three precincts I visited.”
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Timely Return of ‘Harvey’ in Alexandria
Classic story centers on an invisible 6-and-a-half-foot tall rabbit.
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Senate Election is Blast from the Past
Kaine and Stewart both played key roles in 2016; now they’re at the top of the ballot this year.
Elections rarely get do-overs. Winners make victory speeches, and losers slink away to become consultants. But this year’s election for U.S. Senate features two key players in the 2016 presidential election that upended American politics.

