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Alexandria: The Accidental Mentor
Commentary-Community Lodgings
Mentoring a teenage girl was the last thing on Dana Gilbertson's mind in 2013 when she visited Community Lodgings, an Alexandria nonprofit that offers transitional and affordable housing and youth education to low-income, predominantly Latino families. Gilbertson had intended to start a birthday program for the Community Lodgings youth, something that she had seen in her native Wisconsin.
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Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield: Winter Fun and Entertainment Guide
A sampling of events in the area this winter.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Lake Braddock's Jones Had First Snow Driving Experience
Snowstorm Q&A with Lake Braddock catcher Caroline Jones.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Hayfield’s Wieland Passed Time with Netflix
Snowstorm Q&A with Hayfield softball player Brittany Wieland.
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South Lakes HS in Reston to Host Broadway Cabaret
NoVa Mini Maker Faire and Battle of the Bands.
Reston South Lakes High School Chorus Department will soon begin its 11th year of Broadway Night. Another upcoming event which will be hosted at South Lakes HS and Langston Hughes Middle School is the annual NoVa Mini Maker Faire.
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Commentary: Progress on Transportation
In the early years of the 20th-century travelers were advised not to come to Virginia because of the poor condition of the roads.
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Reston and Herndon Dig Out Of Blizzard
Blizzard limits public transportation, volunteers and crews step up.
Government, schools and libraries were closed throughout Reston and Herndon as the area continued to shovel out the snow from blizzard Jonas.
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Potomac: Churchill Boys’ Basketball Team Shifts Gears
Bulldogs extend win streak to five with OT victory over Einstein.
The Churchill boys' basketball team has won five straight.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Wakefield’s Tham Got into Sibling Snowball Fight
Snowstorm Q&A with Wakefield football player Anthony Tham.
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Herndon Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Reports from Jan. 11-17.
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Reports from Jan. 11-17.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Madison’s Walker Shoveled Snow for 13 Hours
Snowstorm Q&A with Madison basketball player Taiga Walker.
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Alexandria: Tragedy and Charity For Deputy Sheriff
Hardships continue for deputy sheriff, while family and coworkers help.
People at the Alexandria Sheriff’s Department say good things about Sergeant Chris O’Dell, but one of the most telling stories about O’Dell is when he saved an inmate’s life in August 2014.
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Oak Hill/Herndon: What's Coming?
Sites and developments to look at in Herndon area.
Sites and developments to look at in Herndon area.
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Vienna, McLean, Great Falls: Winter Fun and Entertainment
Winter Events and Activities to Keep You Warm
Winter Events and Activities to keep you warm
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People at Work: Keeping the City Safe in Snowstorm
Team works 24/7.
It is Thursday before the big snowstorm predicted to hit the D.C. area with up to two feet of snow.
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Vienna Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Vienna Police Reports from Jan. 15-21.
Notable incidents from the Vienna Police Reports from Jan. 15-21.
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Snow Place Like Home in Burke, Fairfax Station, Mount Vernon and Springfield
Residents, volunteers come together to dig out after Jonas drops over 20 inches.
Compared to Wednesday night’s sneak-attack dusting that caught Virginia Department of Transportation crews unprepared and commuters stuck in hours of slick rush hour gridlock, Fairfax County Supervisors think the full force of Winter Storm Jonas was weathered about as well as possible.
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Kilmer Middle School Student Writes Prize Winning Essay
Catherine Tadlock, an eighth-grader at the Joyce Kilmer Middle School in Vienna, won first place in the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) Middle School Essay Contest.

