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Camps
Camps
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Camp Notes
Camp Notes
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Health
Health
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Faith
Faith
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Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
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When the Weather Outside is Frightful…
…Check out Lorton Workhouse Arts for winter fun.
After the hoopla of the holiday season, your instinct may be to hibernate until spring.
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Commentary: Forging a Future Path
Over the next couple of decades Virginia will have many more job openings for educated professionals and skilled technicians than there are persons in the pipeline to fill them, according to Northern Virginia Community College President Robert Templin speaking at “Blueprint Virginia,” an annual economic summit in Northern Virginia last week.
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Week in Vienna
Arrest Made in Homicide in the Vienna Area
Police are investigating an overnight homicide that occurred outside the Residence Inn, located at 8616 Westwood Center Drive. Officers were called to the location around 2 a.m. on Sept. 15 for the report of a person who was shot. They located the victim on the sidewalk and began efforts to resuscitate him; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene with injuries to the upper body.
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Minority Chambers of Commerce to Host Candidates’ Forum
The recently formed alliance of Northern Virginia Minority Chambers of Commerce will give members of the fast growing minority business community the opportunity to meet with the commonwealth’s gubernatorial and statewide candidates at the first-ever joint Candidates’ Forum, Sunday, Oct. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus.
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Bulletin Board (Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield)
Community events in the Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield area.
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Weekend Events in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Lorton, Clifton and Springfield
Winter is coming. Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes.
Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes. Stay warm this weekend!
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Bridge to Altruism
Karen Magley teaches bridge three days a week at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Great Falls. “Chicken soup for the brain,” said Magley, a Great Falls resident.
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Friends Promote Lake Accotink Park
A secure donation box installed at the Lake Accotink Marina.
Lake Accotink Park visitors can now show how much the park means to them, and lend their support via a secure donation box installed at the Lake Accotink Marina. Friends of Lake Accotink Park (FLAP) President, Tony Vellucci, led an inauguration ceremony for the donation box prior to the Spring Watershed Cleanup Day April 5. Vellucci introduced Jim Hickey, former FLAP President and Park Authority Elly Doyle awardee for his sustained support of Fairfax County parks, noting that Hickey was a key individual in making the donation box a reality. Donations are voluntary and will be used by FLAP toward stewardship and recreational park projects.
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Appetite: 4 Ingredients for a Stellar Pandemic Picnic
A Friday-night picnic under the stars may look a little different in this age of social-distancing, but the weather waits for no pandemic, and the nights have turned warm and balmy.
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Students Shine in Art, Talent Show in Centreville
Students in the Upper School of Ad Fontes Academy in Centreville got to display their creative expertise during the school’s recent art and talent show.
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Live Outdoor Family-friendly Performance Arriving at Center for the Arts in Fairfax
The past year, with the health and safety of audiences and performers at the forefront because of the pandemic, the Center for the Arts has reimagined what was to be its 30th anniversary season of great entertainment.
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The Other Alexandria: Running for the Bull Dogs – Marian Stanfield
The early education of African Americans in Alexandria centered on reading, writing, arithmetic and recreation.
