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FCPS Adopts $2.8 Billion Budget for FY2018
5.1 percent increase from 2017 prioritizes compensation and classroom resources.
The Fairfax County School Board formally adopted interim Superintendent Steve Lockard’s proposed $2.8 billion operating budget at its Feb. 9 meeting, following several work sessions and public hearings on the matter.
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Celebrating the Persian New Year at Tysons Corner Center
The Nowruz Festival will be held Sunday, March 12
Following 3,000 years of customs and traditions, the colorful Nowruz Festival — the Persian New Year celebration — will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year's festival, with more than 75 booth vendors, is free and will be held in front of Bloomingdale's at Tysons Corner Center.
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Alexandria Obituary: Colgate Selden Prentice
Colgate Selden Prentice (“Coke”) died on July 28, 2016, in Medford, N.J., with his three children by his side. Born on Jan. 10, 1924 in Newport News to a southern mother and Yankee father, Coke spent much of his childhood in Tidewater. He lived in Alexandria from 1951 to 1990.
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McLean Community Center to Hold Two Public Meetings on FY 2018 Budget
The McLean Community Center Governing Board encourages residents of Small District 1A-Dranesville who have suggestions, comments or concerns regarding the Center’s FY 2018 budget to attend two upcoming meetings.
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Protecting Monarch Butterflies in McLean
Caleb Himes completes Eagle Scout Project: Builds monarch waystation for butterflies at Kent Gardens Elementary.
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Memories of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum has special exhibit on origins of the railroad.
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Mason Cabaret to Perform ‘Evening with Sondheim’ in Arlington
Local music theater talent at Signature Theatre.
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Talking to Ty
The 21-year-old Paint Gelding is a great listener.
“Everyone gets her. Everyone accepts her. Everyone likes her. And that means a lot, as a parent.”
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Appetite: Off the Menu: Restaurant News and Notes
This week marks a year since Alexandria’s Covid-19 lockdown rules went into effect, sparking a year of pivoting, changing and adapting.
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Buttigieg Visits National Airport to Discuss Immigration
On the heels of the Biden administration’s decision to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Mary Kay Henry, International President of the two million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) held an immigration roundtable discussion on Tuesday with 32BJ SEIU’s airport workers at National Airport (DCA).
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Reston/Herndon: Everyone Counts in Hunter Mill
Every good community stems from those who work hard to make the community the best version of itself.
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Burke, Fairfax: Del. Filler-Corn and the Beck Family Participate in NASCAR Event
When Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) goes to Richmond, it’s usually for the General Assembly Session or various meetings of commissions or committees that she serves on throughout the year.
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Easter Egg Hunting at Herndon Pool
Children swim and dive for eggs during the Aqua Egg Hunt produced by Herndon Parks and Recreation Department.
Egg hunt at Herndon pool