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Centreville Man Charged in Female Jogger’s Assault
Fairfax County police have arrested a 21-year-old Centreville man in connection with an assault last week on a woman jogging in Franconia. He is Vincent Wesley, and police charged him with malicious wounding and strangulation.
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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Reconsider What We Expect Police To Do
The article by Michael Lee Pope, “Disproportionate Use of Force” (June 11, 2020), was most disturbing. I was angered by the story of the white police officer’s harassment of a black Alexandria citizen who was simply doing his job.
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Alexandria’s Irish Walk to Close July 31
Economic uncertainty ends 50-year run.
The Irish Walk, a landmark shopping destination in Old Town for over 50 years, will be closing its doors July 31, a casualty of a string of recent economic challenges.
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Fairfax City Helps Restaurants Ready for Winter
Fairfax City is launching a Winter Preparedness Initiative Micro-Grant, this Friday, Oct. 9, as part of the Fairfax City ReConnected Outdoors Program.
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Ivan Raiklin Speaks to Local Republican Women
The Commonwealth Republican Women’s Club (CRWC) hosted Ivan Raiklin as its guest speaker in February.
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‘A Long-Awaited Journey’ in Alexandria
Demolition begins at MacArthur Elementary.
After years of planning, demolition began April 26 at Douglas MacArthur Elementary School in preparation for a new school to open sometime in 2023.
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Passing of Honored Park Volunteer Noted
Commander Richard E. Sargent USN (Retired), formerly of Springfield, died in hospice care in Madison Wisconsin on Nov. 28, 2020.
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Herndon Dancer Wins Irish Dance Competition
Five dancers from the McGrath Morgan Academy of Irish Dance brought home first place trophies from the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America (IDTANA) Southern Region Oireachtas, held in Orlando the first week of December.
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Clubs
Clubs
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Mount Vernon Bulletin Sept. 6-13
Mount Vernon Bulletin Sept. 6-13
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School Notes
School Notes
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School Notes
School Notes
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Civic Calendar
Civic Calendar
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Have Fun With the Family in Potomac
Have Fun With the Family in Potomac
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Business Notes
Business Notes
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Business Notes
Business Notes
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Business Notes
Business Notes
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Great Falls this Week
Great Falls this Week
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Uncommon Valor
Survivors reunite for 68th anniversary of Iwo Jima.
The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Private First Class Carl Norton made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima. But in an instant, the 20-millimeter dual purpose guns buried in the side of Mount Suribachi exploded, erupting into one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history.