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Calendar Nov. 20-26
Calendar Nov. 20-26
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Calendar Nov. 20-26
Calendar Nov. 20-26
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Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar
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Calendar Aug. 2-9
Calendar Aug. 2-9
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Calendar Aug. 2-9
Calendar Aug. 2-9
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Tysons: Virginia Chamber Orchestra 50th Season
Debut of Virginia Chamber Orchestra on the Capital One Hall mainstage with featured soloist Brian Ganz
Chamber orchestra
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Neighborhood: Old Town Aug. 9-15
Neighborhood: Old Town Aug. 9-15
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Neighborhood: Old Town Aug. 9-15
Neighborhood: Old Town Aug. 9-15
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Monticchio Takes Over At Hughes
New principal at Langston Hughes Middle School selected.
Monticchio Takes Over At Hughes
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Family Fun At Mount Vernon
Family Fun At Mount Vernon
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Academy Takes Citizens Behind the Scenes
Participants get a chance to drive police cruisers and try the firing range.
Academy Takes Citizens Behind the Scenes
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Marking a Milestone
Marking a Milestone
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Sullivan Named to Fairfax County Park Board
Rip Sullivan named by Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) to represent Dranesville district.
McLean resident Richard "Rip" Sullivan has been named the Dranesville representative for the park authority board, replacing Kevin Fay, who stepped down in July.
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Town of Herndon Awards Contracts for Downtown Work
Improvements will be along Station Street and Pine Street.
The Herndon Town Council awarded contracts for two major downtown projects at their Tuesday, July 9 meeting. The first project will underground utilities along Station Street.
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Brief: Kaleidoscope for Kids Arts Festival Premieres
Alexandria arts non-profit Access through the Arts introduce a new children’s festival that is part of the fall Kaleidoscope arts celebration throughout the City called Kaleidoscope for Kids Arts Festival. The children’s festival will take place the weekend of Sept. 29-30 at the Durant Center for the Arts, Alexandria’s multicultural center for the performing and visual arts.
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Design Solution for Busy Family
A small kitchen is transformed into a spacious, light-filled room.
When a busy Potomac family decided that it was time to turn their tiny, dark kitchen into free-flowing, light-filled gathering space, they decided to expand their home. Their decision is part of national trend.
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Diversity Growing
Tune in to our series on immigration.
More than 28 percent of Fairfax County's population is foreign born; that's 317,000 residents. Consider Yesuf Beshir from Ethiopia, who two years ago settled in Springfield and now works for a government contractor. In May, he became an American citizen. “The main thing here is democracy, the right to vote,” Beshir said. These residents include nearly 20,000 who are self-employed business owners, truly job creators, large and small. One of these is Shami Walia who emigrated from India in 1982, and now owns Burke Cigar Shop, a popular cigar lounge that's become a neighborhood fixture. One part of our series will look at the business impacts of the foreign-born population.
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Column: Revitalization Includes Small Neighborhood Parks
A mom pushing a stroller with a toddler skipping beside her is an image that stays with me following our day in the park.
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“Fairfax County’s Founding Fathers” Revisited at History Conference
The 11th annual Fairfax County History Conference was held Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, titled “Fairfax County’s Founding Fathers - Part I.”
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Letter: Addressing School Overcrowding — Together
Letter to the Editor
In light of the capacity challenges Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has faced in recent years, we were encouraged to see that the school system’s proposed new capital budget not only requests increased funding but also includes a set of supplemental recommendations to address overcrowding.