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Haunting Wounded Souls, Interconnected Lives
For those seeking out a singular achievement into unapologetic mature themed theater, 1st Stage’s production of “When the Rain Stops Falling” will etch itself into audience thrall.
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Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna.
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Vienna Church Starts the Holy Season of Lent with Ashes and Dashes
Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 2589 Chain Bridge Road will once again be offering Ashes and Dashes, a drive-thru service that quickly provides ashes and prayer to Christian observers of Ash Wednesday, in its church parking lot on Feb. 10, from 6-8:45 a.m.
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Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean
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McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia Merges with McLean Historical Society
McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia, a statewide community organization organized by Del. Vince Callahan in 2003 to help with the commonwealth’s 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown by promoting its local history, has merged with the McLean Historical Society.
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Letter: Helping Search for Best Solutions
To the Editor
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the McLean Community Center Capital Facilities Committee (MCC CFC) deferred a vote on whether to retain Maffitt Hall as a community meeting room or turn it into office and administration space.
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McLean Woman’s Club: Discussing Senior Nutrition
Dr. Lewis Suskiewicz, M. D., a distinguished local internist retired from Inova Fairfax and Fair Oaks Hospitals, spoke about senior nutrition to the Woman’s Club of McLean at its meeting on Feb. 2.
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Virginia Cigarette Tax Remains Lowest in Nation
Opportunity for increase in cigarette tax blows up in smoke.
Dale Stein and the McLean Citizens Association couldn’t even raise a match before legislators in Richmond extinguished a possible increase in the cigarette tax for Fairfax County.
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Claude Moore Farm Launches 2016 Junior Interpreter Program
The Claude Moore Colonial farm launched its 2016 Junior Interpreter Program for youths interested in experiencing work and life on an colonial 18th-century living history farm.
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Alexandria: Bagel Uprising Launches a Revolution at Farmer’s Market
Chad Breckinridge’s fresh-baked bagels often yield a line dozens of customers deep at Four-Mile Run on Sundays.
There’s an uprising happening, all right. A Bagel Uprising.
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Fairfax Station and Mount Vernon: Arcadia’s veteran farmers-to-be report for first weekend training
Clifton Hoffler is embarking on his third career. A resident of the Greenbelt, Md. area, Hoffler spent 21 years in the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq twice, before transitioning into government sales. In 16 months, he will be a certified culinary chef.
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Combined Commissions for Women Host Human Trafficking Awareness Event in Fairfax
Thirty years ago, “Jen” was lured into a pornography ring and sexually abused by a man who initially pretended to be her friend.
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Week in Springfield
Weekly happenings in Springfield.
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Fairfax: Sweet Dreams to Entice
“Romeo and Juliet” at the George Mason University Center for the Arts.
Fall in love again this Valentine’s weekend with “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Mount Vernon: Skydiver Wins Gold at Championships
West Potomac High School graduate Trevor Woods won a gold medal last month at the 2015 U.S. Parachute Association National Collegiate Parachuting Championships, held at the Florida Skydiving Center in Lake Wales.
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Mount Vernon Column: Legislation for Virginia’s Indigenous Tribes
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Virginia’s 11 state-recognized American Indian tribes played an important role in Virginia’s history, specifically in the founding of European settlements at Jamestown. Without the early contributions of resources and knowledge that these tribes shared, settlements such as Jamestown would have failed.