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Get Ready to Welcome Santa in Cabin John Area
Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department escorts Santa through area neighborhoods.
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Fairfax Station: LCAC distributes donated food and toys to 525 families.
As Shareada Murray of Fairfax shepherded her four sons Ja’lil, Zion, Angelo and Avery around the Moose Family Center in Lorton, she could feel Christmas was coming.
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MetroStage Stages ‘Fully Committed’
One-man show stars Tom Story who channels 40 different characters at a New York restaurant.
MetroStage in Alexandria is staging the newly revised version of "Fully Committed" (following the successful Broadway run that closed in July) through Jan. 8, 2017.
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Breakfast After the Bell in Arlington
Minor change to morning meal makes major difference in Arlington school.
Tina Oxendine wasn’t sure about the new breakfast program.
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Editorial: About the Connection
Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.
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Editorial: About the Potomac Almanac
Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.
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Editorial: About Centre View
Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.
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Editorial: About the Alexandria Gazette Packet
Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.
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Editorial: About the Mount Vernon Gazette
Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.
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Marathon Milestone
RunningBrooke hits $1 million mark for local charities.
“I look at myself then — a naïve runner who knew nothing about what she was about to encounter.”
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The Magic of British Comedienne Joyce Grenfell in Alexandria
Catherine Flye performs in “George…Don’t Do That!” at MetroStage.
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Demonstrating the Joy of Science in Arlington
Scientist also highlights STEM educator training for teachers.
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Mount Vernon, Springfield: McAuliffe Announces Site for New Puller Veterans Care Center
120-bed facility to be built in Fauquier County.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said he’s working on making Virginia the most veteran-friendly state in America. Though the Commonwealth, he said, is the first and only one to have “functionally ended veteran homelessness,” it still has one of the lowest ratios of available care centers to number of veterans in the country.
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Chantilly: Christ Presbyterian Expands Its Preschool
Flexible schedule to meet needs of families.
Christ Presbyterian Church is expanding its preschool ministry to include extended day and full day programs for children ages 2 to 5 years old to better meet the needs of the surrounding community.
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Mount Vernon: During Ramadan, Bringing Community Together
Mosque opens doors to its Christian neighbors.
The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) VA Islamic Center welcomed the surrounding community on June 24 to participate in its traditional iftar meal to celebrate the month of Ramadan.
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Churchill High School Student Selected To Perform at Kennedy Center
“Playing for others is more a sharing of that joy.”
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Alexandria: Who Should Steer Torpedo Factory?
Artists Association proposes new management structure.
Starting in October, the City of Alexandria has taken over management of the Torpedo Factory. But even as the city starts its temporary control, the Torpedo Factory Artists Association (TFAA) has presented some different ideas for how the property should be run in the future.
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McLean: Golden Gala Raises $106,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Potomac School juniors Amelia Mazloom and Parker Gioia together with other committee members of the Inaugural St. Jude Parent/Teen Golden Gala from high schools across the DC, Maryland and Virginia area, raised $106,000 to benefit the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The amount raised more than doubled committee’s goal of $50,000. The Gala took place at the French Embassy on Sept.17 with a crowd of more than 250 parents and teens.
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Springfield: 50 Years of Spartan Star Athletes
West Springfield names inaugural Sports Hall of Fame class.
West Springfield High School continued to celebrate its 50th anniversary by inducting 21 individuals into its inaugural Sports Hall of Fame.