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Kincannon and Friends Celebrate His ‘Retirement’
Explaining that he has retired as pastor of Rising Hope Methodist Mission Church, Reverend Dr. Keary Kincannon told 120 guests at his Aug. 20 retirement party at Fort Hunt Park, “I’m not leaving the ministry. I have not retired from my faith. And to quote that great philosopher, Monty Python, ‘I’m not dead yet.’”
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Appetite: Off the Menu: 4 Alexandria Restaurants With Weather-Resistant Outdoor Dining
In the Before Times, it was easy to know what to do in the face of extreme weather: Dine indoors.
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Man Found Dead in Alexandria Apartment; Apparent Shooting
Detectives from Fairfax County Police Department Major Crimes Bureau continue to investigate after a 19-year-old man was found deceased Tuesday night, July 27, inside an apartment in the 3100 block of Southgate Drive in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County. Officers responded at 7:12 p.m. after a family member found Ronald Worthy Jr., of Alexandria, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the upper body.
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Fairfax to Host ‘A Brief Shakespeare Festival’
Live theater and supper in the natural outdoor beauty of Fairfax’s Veterans Amphitheater
It may have been hot and humid outside of Fairfax’s Kathryn Johnson Middle School, but inside, a bevy of six young actors were a whirlwind of fresh energy rehearsing for the City of Fairfax Theatre “A Brief Shakespeare Festival.”
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Opinion: Independent Progressive: On the Road Again
Now that the country is pretty much down to a pandemic of the unvaccinated with national public health policy guided by science, not weird politics, we think this is the time to make up for travel we had to cancel in 2020.
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Radiant Heat From Welding Torch Causes Great Falls House Fire
On Thursday, July 22, at 7:11 p.m., units responded to a reported house fire in the 9400 block of Brian Jac Lane in the Great Falls area of Fairfax County.
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Dog Rescued from Abandoned Well at Norwood School in Bethesda
In the TV shows, Lassie was usually the one alerting the adults that a child had fallen into the well.
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‘Mamma Mia!’ at Westfield High
This summer, high school thespians from all over Northern Virginia are working to perform “Mamma Mia!” through the annual Westfield Summer Stage program.
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Charges Filed After Fatal Domestic-related Stabbing in Clifton
Carter Setti-Camfiord, 21, of Clifton was charged late Tuesday, July 13, with second degree murder following a deadly stabbing in Clifton.
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Shots Strike Parked Vehicle in Clarendon
Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is investigating a shots fired incident which occurred in the Clarendon neighborhood in the early morning hours of July 19, 2021.
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Appetite: Off the Menu: Alexandria Restaurant News and Notes
New restaurants, new chefs, new sweet treats – it’s a time of change in Alexandria’s restaurant world.
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Vienna Police Highlights July 9 – July 15, 2021
The following summary contains various incidents of general interest handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from July 9 – July 15, 2021.
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The New New Deal
Uncle Sam is about to make it rain.
Not since the days of the New Deal in the 1930s has the federal government showered so much stimulus cash on Virginia, and Alexandria is about to receive millions of dollars for everything from guaranteed basic income and flash flooding improvements to staffing at the Freedom House and planters to make the King Street pedestrian plaza look more inviting.
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Police Briefs: Fairfax County Officer Critically Wounds Woman in Group Home
On Monday, July 19, officers were called to a home in the 8000 block of Gosport Lane, in Springfield, a group home close to Ravensworth Elementary School.
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Rock the ‘70’s Metal Scene with Black Sabbitch
The all-female Black Sabbath: Four women rocking the metal band’s sound and energy.
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Two Men Charged with Chantilly Murder of Herndon Man
Homicides surge in the first six months of 2021 in Fairfax County compared to 2020.
With 13 homicides reported across all of Fairfax County already this year, the unprecedented spike in killings is a concern.
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Fair Lakes Townhouse Fire Displaces Four
Fire officials say an early morning fire in Fair Lakes displaced four people and caused an estimated $463,375 in damages to the home involved.