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‘System Is Broken When Bad Plans Get So Far’ in Chantilly
Supervisors OK home construction under airport flight path
Determined to place homes underneath Dulles International Airport’s flight paths, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors recently approved developer K. Hovnanian’s plan to build 442 residential units there.
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Help Sherwood Center Giving Tree Program
Fairfax City’s Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the City’s public schools to help City families in need this holiday season.
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‘Eagles Can Soar Beyond These Skies’
Lanier Middle renamed for NASA figure, Katherine Johnson
The City of Fairfax School Board voted unanimously Monday night to change the name of Lanier Middle School to Katherine Johnson Middle School.
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Apparent Murder-Suicide in Centreville
Fairfax County police detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a possible murder-suicide in Centreville.
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Fairfax County Leaders ‘Strategically Eliminated Citizens’ Voices’
Residents vent to Helmer, Marsden about Braddock, Old Lee Roads
Upset that neither Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors, nor VDOT, seem to care about residents’ objections to proposed “fixes” for Braddock and Old Lee Roads, Kathleen Leggette hosted her own, town-hall meeting.
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Controversy over Road Plan in Centreville
Fairfax County’s current Comprehensive Plan calls for realigning Braddock and Old Lee Roads in Centreville to cut through Rock Hill District Park, with Braddock ending in a T at Old Lee.
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Paving the Way in Alexandria
Memorial Walkway celebrates legacy of Parker-Gray School.
The 100th anniversary of the founding of Parker-Gray School, for decades the lone place of education for Alexandria’s African American community, was celebrated Oct. 24 with the dedication of a brick Memorial Walkway on the grounds of its original site at the Charles Houston Recreation Center.
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Fairfax Little League Wraps ‘Amazing Season’
When the Fairfax Little League had to cancel its 2020 spring season due to COVID-19, all those associated with the league were naturally disappointed.
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New I-66, Routes 28 and 29 Traffic Changes
The ramp from I-66 West to Route 28 North has just been replaced by a new ramp about 150 feet east of (prior to) the old exit ramp as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project.
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‘No Way to Mitigate Roar of Jet Engines Overhead’ in Sully District
Divided Planning Commissioners OK Stonebrook proposal
Imagine living directly beneath an arrivals path at Dulles International Airport, where jumbo jet aircraft zoom just 950 feet above the homes, 24 hours a day.
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Carved Pumpkin Creations for Halloween in Centreville
Noel Dickover has been designing and carving Halloween pumpkins for 22 years.
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Dog Perishes in Fair Oaks Townhouse Fire
An early-evening fire in a Fair Oaks townhouse displaced one person and took the life of a dog.