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Boxing out Boring
Free classes, spiking membership at The TITLE Boxing Club of Springfield.
Kate Carski, owner of TITLE Boxing Club of West Springfield, has been enjoying the benefits of warm weather lately.
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Great Falls Resident Angie Officer Is Volunteer of the Year
Angie (Donnell) Officer, a ’88 Rochester Institute of Technology graduate who majored in graphic design, has always kept busy in her personal and professional life. She worked as an art director and handled public relations before joining Sprint Corp. in 1992 as an account manager for relay services in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Virginia. Today, she’s a senior implementation program manager for Sprint Relay, overseeing relay service in 32 states, as well as serving as chairperson of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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Area Roundups
Police responded to the report of a crash on Wednesday, Dec. 4 shortly after 11 p.m. Brian Benjamin Blaine, 30, of Manassas, was driving his 2001 Honda S2000 convertible southbound on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway, approaching Spring Village Drive.
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Vienna Arts Society Hosts Treasury of Art Show
More than 150 juried pieces went on exhibit at Community Center.
The Vienna Arts Society’s [VAS] 43rd Annual Treasury of Art Juried Show and Sale opened to the public on Friday, Nov. 16, closing on Nov. 18.
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Column: Virginia’s Mixed Holiday Blessings
Column: Virginians are living through this holiday season with mixed blessings.
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Column: Coping with Memory Loss
Senior Services of Alexandria is bringing in March like a lion with our March speaker series and the Generation-to-Generation Gala. You won't want to miss either of these events.
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Mediterranee Gets Behind Local Arts
Restaurant launches in-house art exhibition series with Frank James Ellis' paintings.
Restaurant launches in-house art exhibition series with Frank James Ellis' paintings.
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Frying Pan Farm Home To Holiday Entertainment
Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration features demonstrations, children’s shopping.
“From Halloween through Christmas, Frying Pan Farm Park is one of our family’s favorite destinations on an almost weekly basis.” -Debbie Santiago of Herndon
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Week in McLean
New scenic pull-off and parking area at Langley Fork and McLean senior source volunteer opportunity
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House Rejects Amendment Requiring Consent for Ultrasound Procedures
Effort was reaction to bill requiring women seeking abortions to undergo transvaginal ultrasound.
The effort to require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound has also sparked some of the most heated debate in Richmond this year.
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Waterfront Rezoning Put On Hold As Appeals Are Considered
Two challenges in Board of Zoning Appeals, another in Circuit Court.
The Fat Lady has yet to sing an aria for the waterfront plan, and now the controversial upzoning has been put on hold. At least for now.
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Column: Crossover
Last week was "crossover" for the General Assembly- the time when each house of the legislature must complete consideration of bills introduced into its chamber.
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Churchill Road Named Green Flag School
Eco-Schools program gives school highest award.
Churchill Road Elementary School became just the eighth school in the country to earn the Eco-Schools USA Green Flag award Friday, Oct. 7. The Eco-Schools program is hosted by the National Wildlife Federation, and there are more than 50 eco schools in the County, along with two other Green Flag schools in the state, the highest award level.
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Column: Redistricting Reform Needed
A federal court found Virginia’s congressional redistricting to be unconstitutional because it diluted the strength of minorities in elections.
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Column: We the People
In Virginia as in states throughout the South and the Midwest, there is a continuing stream of legislation that attempts to place the power of the states over that of the federal government.
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Reston International Center Changes Hands
Reston International Center Acquired by American Real Estate Partners
American Real Estate Partners and Square Mile Capital Management LLC announced on Feb. 2 they acquired the Reston International Center, a 15-story building from JBG Companies.
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McLean Ready for WinterFest Parade
Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 McLean residents will welcome in the holidays as more than 60 entries proceed down Old Chain Bridge Road for the annual WinterFest parade.
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18-24-Year-Olds Needed for Survey
To meet its grant requirement for a Virginia Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant, the Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County (UPC) needs to gather at least 300 surveys in a 30-day time fra.m.e that ends Nov. 15.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church to Host ‘A Choral Feast’
The Friends of Music and the Arts at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6509 Sydenstricker Road, Burke, will host "A Choral Feast," a concert of choral music, in Burke on Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m. "There is no admission fee for our concerts, because we want to make great music available to everyone who is interested," said Jay Wilcox, the organist-choirmaster at St. Andrew's. "We hope that those who are able to donate to support the ongoing series will do so." The series is in its third year, and presents a variety of artistic events. There is plenty of free parking at St. Andrew's, and there is free childcare so that parents of young children can attend without having to worry about hiring babysitters. The 90-minute concert will be performed by the Potomac Ensemble, a group of 10 of the D.C. area's finest professional singers. All of the choral music on the program is written for five-part choir (with two soprano parts), rather than usual four part choir. "The added soprano part gives the music a degree of richness that four-part music cannot achieve," notes Wilcox.
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Bolivian Artist Comes to Herndon
Herndon Artspace opens its doors to Fabricio Lara; exhibit open through July 8.
The Herndon ArtSpace opened its doors the evening of June 9 to the public for their Artist Reception Mas Alla De Las Cavernas, the paintings of Bolivian artist, Fabricio Lara.