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Class Sizes, McLean Day, Cookies and Noise
Look at McLean Citizens Association Board by the numbers.
The McLean Citizens Association Board passed a resolution on March 4 “addressing longstanding McLean community concerns about inequitable and large class sizes in elementary, middle and high schools located in the greater McLean and other similar areas,” according to Sally Horn, MCA president.
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Death Knell for Arlington's Artisphere?
Where the Artisphere went wrong.
The County Manager Barbara Donnellan has finally made the recommendation to put the Artisphere down after five years of its limping through budget seasons. Tasked with finding a way of saving the financially hemorrhaging arts center, Donnellan warned the County Board in December that Artisphere’s future was in jeopardy, and followed through with listing the Artisphere as one of the optional cuts in the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 County Manager Budget, released Feb. 19.
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W-L Gymnast Hatcher Places Fifth at States in All-Around, Arlington
Yorktown sophomore Mitrovich earns all-state on bars, beam, jump. Hatcher Places Fifth
In 2012, Washington-Lee gymnast Sophie Hatcher was a freshman in awe of teammate Mary Lynn Clark, who won state championships that year on bars and vault.
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“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, March 23-28.
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Signature Theater in Arlington Presents ‘Soon’
World premiere musical explores possibility of life and love and deferred dreams.
Directed by Matthew Gardiner, Signature Theater is presenting the world premiere of the musical, "Soon" by Nick Blaemire through April 26. The action centers around the hottest summer in human history and, in a few months, all water on earth will evaporate.
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Telegraph Road Widening Completed in Alexandria
Though the morning of the ribbon-cutting was damp and chilly, Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) said he was thankful the ceremony was scheduled for Wednesday rather than Thursday.
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Fairfax League of Women Voters to Hold Firearms Forum in Burke
What is Fairfax County doing to cut down on firearms-related suicide and domestic violence? The Fairfax-area League of Women Voters will host an informational public forum to discuss the topic at Pohick Regional Library in Burke on March 22.
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Arlington: W-L Gymnast Hatcher Places Fifth at States in All-Around
Yorktown sophomore Mitrovich earns all-state on bars, beam.
Washington-Lee senior Sophie Hatcher and Yorktown sophomore Juliette Mitrovich each medaled at the VHSL individual state gymnastics meet on March 8.
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National Honor for Alexandria Educator
Ana Bonilla-Galdamez named National Social Worker of the Year
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has selected Alexandria Social Worker Bonilla-Galdamez at the recipient of its 2014 National Social Worker of the Year.
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Classified Advertising March 11 , 2015
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New Art Exhibits to Open in Reston and Herndon
Local artwork to be on display.
Several nonprofits within the Reston and Herndon area, including ArtSpace Herndon located on Center Street and the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) have helped showcase local artwork, and as some exhibits close, new displays will soon open.
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Column: RA Elections and Snow Gold
By the time you see this, you will have received your ballot by email or snail mail for the Reston Association Board Elections. It is really easy. All you have to do is check a maximum of three blocks once you decide who to vote for. The Association affects us all in many ways, and its leadership makes a difference.
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Fairfax Gymnast Barborek Wins State All-Around Title
Senior takes advantage of second chance, wins as alternate.
Fairfax gymnast Rachel Barborek won the state all-around title.
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Freeman Store Launches New American-Made Products in Vienna
2015 season kicked off on Feb. 28.
Freeman Store and Museum, on Historic Church Street, kicked off its 2015 season on Feb. 28, introducing vintage puzzles and toys, and antiques to its collection of Vienna-logo, made-in-Virginia and American-made nostalgic products. Known locally as Freeman House, the store and museum is owned by the Town of Vienna and operated by Historic Vienna, Inc.
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New Orleans On the Potomac
Analyzing how best to handle flooding along the waterfront.
How Best To Handle Flooding along the Waterfront?
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Paving the Way in Alexandria
Basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd dies at 86
When Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, he did it under the glare of a national spotlight. Three years later, on a snowy evening in 1950, a similar but quieter revolution took place when a black man stepped onto a court in Rochester, N.Y., marking the first time an African American had played for an NBA team. That man was Earl Lloyd.
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Guilty or Innocent? What’s the Truth?
City of Fairfax Theatre Company presents ‘Doubt: A Parable.’
Uncertainty about whether a priest committed a crime is at the heart of “Doubt: A Parable,” the upcoming play by the City of Fairfax Theatre Company.
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Family Ties Face the Unexpected
Providence Players of Fairfax to present "Other Desert Cities."
Does a daughter have the right to write a family “tell-all” memoir that will upset her orderly, well-to-do family? The Providence Players of Fairfax County invite you to reflect on that question and more with its next production, “Other Desert Cities.”