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Calendar Sept. 6-Sept. 13
Calendar Sept. 6-Sept. 13
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Potomac Calendar for March 21 to 28
To have community events listed free in The Potomac Almanac, send e-mail to almanac@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday at noon for the following week’s paper. Photos and artwork encouraged. Call 703-778-9412.
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Potomac Entertainment Calendar May 15
Information on entertainment events going on in Potomac.
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Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too). Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m. at Rockville Town Square. Meet for a morning out with active learning and creative play with lunch specials, story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more. Visit rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me. On the Square: Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15.
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Leadership Fairfax Hosts Supervisors Breakfast
State of the County Address, supervisors’ questions and an award ceremony top the agenda.
The agenda and the speakers have to be of significant interest to get some 300 people to brave local traffic and attend a meeting that started at 7:30 a.m. Leadership Fairfax (LFI) apparently succeeded in offering both in the ballroom of the Fairview Park Marriott on Friday morning, March 13, hosting its 24th Annual Board of Supervisors Breakfast.
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Budget in Transition
$881 million budget proposal unionizes firefighters, ditches Confederates, maintains tax rate.
Expenditures for the Alexandria Fire Department are expected to grow about 8 percent largely based on unionization of its workforce. The Department of Transportation and Environmental Services is setting aside $60,000 to replace street signs currently celebrating Confederate military officials. And half a million dollars has been set aside in contingent reserves for City Council members to load up the budget with their proposals ahead of the May 3 deadline. But none of those things are likely the first question that will be asked about the budget proposal for fiscal year 2024.
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ViVa! Vienna! Launches Summer with Fun, Food and Marketplace
Three-day Memorial Day weekend festival hits town on May 26.
It’s back, and more fun-filled and family-friendly than ever … It’s the annual three-day ViVa! Vienna! Memorial Day weekend festival sponsored by the Vienna Rotary Club, abundant with more than 325 vendors, all-day free live entertainment and 24 kid-friendly amusement rides. The Historic Church Street corridor closes down completely on May 27 and 28 when the area hums with festival life. On May 26, opening day of ViVa! Vienna!, Church Street remains open. Only amusement rides and the food court are operational on opening day.
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You Can See More in the Dark
Dark Skies initiative in Great Falls allows better views of the heavens.
Bob Parks showed 40 members of the Great Falls Citizens Association a satellite photo of the world; the United States was lit up like a Christmas tree.
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End Of the Year Fun in Reston and Herndon
Winter entertainment at various locations in Northern Virginia.
At the end of December and early days of January, residents in the Reston and Herndon area have a variety of local options for fun and entertainment. Some of these include the local art galleries, as well as options at the local community centers and regional parks.
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HOPE for the Holidays at Reston Hospital
Quilt installation unexpectedly concurrent with FDA vaccine authorization; Fairfax County cases four times they were in May
Since March, healthcare workers at Reston Hospital Center, like their counterparts elsewhere at county, state and national levels, as well as globally, have fought relentlessly, risking their own lives to treat and save their coronavirus patients.
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Miracle on Commerce Street Collects for Women’s Shelter
Women's Shelter
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McLean Cold Case Murder from 2001
Detectives from Fairfax County Police Department Cold Case Squad continue to use advances in technology to examine cases from years ago. New technology is used to identify offenders as well as victims in cases that have reached an impasse.
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Early In Person Voting Draws Lines at West Springfield
Why did they come out to vote early?
Voting early
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Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: May 1-3
Fun events in Alexandria and Mt. Vernon for the weekend of May 1-3.
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Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
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Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
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