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Sign Up Now for Potomac’s Got Talent
The Potomac Community Center will host Potomac’s Got Talent in conjunction with Potomac Family Fun Fest on Friday, Sept. 28.
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Brief: Walk for Homeless Animals
Alexandria Walk to Raise Critical Funds to Assist Homeless Animals Animal Welfare League of Alexandria hosts fall fundraiser to benefit all creatures, great and small.
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Brief: Help Scouts Collect Food for Needy
A Scouting for Food collection will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Week in Burke
Things happening in the Burke area.
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Barnes and Noble’s Teacher Contest Ends March 1
The Barnes and Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest ends March 1.
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Chantilly High’s Homecoming Court
This is Chantilly High’s Homecoming week, with various activities planned for each day. Monday, Oct. 5, when these Homecoming Court photos were taken, was Mismatched Clothes Day.
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Mount Vernon: Teaming Up for ‘Books on Bases’
Sheila Stevens, deputy director of Programming for Blue Star Families, welcomes the families to the Books on Bases event on Aug. 23 at Fort Belvoir. Behind her are former Redskins player Roger McIntosh and Yellow Ribbons United co-founder Derrick Dockery. More than 100 families gathered to participate in the program offered by the partnership of Blue Star Families and Yellow Ribbons United.
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Alexandria: Brunch Benefits Surgical Services
The Board of Lady Managers held its annual brunch on June 21 at the Union Street Public House. The brunch raised funds for the purchase of two state-of-the art neurology microscopes for Inova Alexandria Hospital Surgical Services. So far over $5,000 has been raised towards the goal of $640,000.
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Fairlington Farmers Market Opens in Arlington
Fourteen vendors offer local produce, baked goods, plants, cheeses at the newly opened Fairlington Farmers Market in South Arlington.
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Opening Day at Potomac Village Farmers Market
In addition to locally grown produce, the Potomac Farmers Market offers a variety of food, including pizza, freshly baked breads and sweet treats from Simply Delicious, a seafood truck and more.In addition to locally grown produce, the Potomac Farmers Market offers a variety of food, including pizza, freshly baked breads and sweet treats from Simply Delicious, a seafood truck and more.
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Alexandria: Tone and Tune Presents Concert
Sumitra Barua stood at the entrance of the Lee Center auditorium and handed out a rose to each guest who entered on Feb. 14.
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Children, Adults Enjoy Model Railroad Display
The Northern Virginia Model Railroaders held an open house Saturday afternoon, Sept. 13, at the historic Vienna Train Station.
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Rotary Club Accepting Grant Applications
Deadline is March 31.
The Rotary Club of Alexandria is currently accepting applications for its annual grants to organizations that provide services to Alexandria's children, seniors and families in need.
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Potomac Brief: Effort Seeks To Ban Temporary Signs in Rights-of-Way
A Zoning Text Amendment that would prohibit all non-permanent signs in public rights-of-way in Montgomery County was introduced last week before the Montgomery County Council.
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Arlington: Buddy Walk for Awareness
The 12th Annual Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia Buddy Walk took place Sunday, Oct. 2, around the Mason Pond at George Mason University. The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
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Arlington Snapshot: Thriving on ‘Boots, Bingo, and Barbecue’
Arlington Thrive's first “Boots, Bingo, and Barbecue” took place on Saturday, Sept. 24, and families enjoyed the event, playing Bingo, eating barbecue, and dancing. National Honor Society members from Wakefield, Washington and Lee, and Yorktown high schools helped out at the event.
