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Chantilly High is Ready to Take the Stage
Chantilly High’s 30th annual Jazz & Pizzazz is this week.
Every year, Chantilly High’s springtime extravaganza, Jazz & Pizzazz, is a special event filled with singing, dancing and music. And the 2016 show promises to be another one to remember because it’s the school’s 30th annual.
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Potomac: Theater Returns to Hoover
New stars take middle school’s stage.
After a year in uncertain woods, theater returns to the stage of Herbert Hoover Middle School. Under the direction of Patricia Grossier, a Hoover parent with previous theatrical experience, 49 students last weekend presented “Into the Woods Jr.,” an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.
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Arlington: Revisiting Selma and Bloody Sunday
Arlington native and his nephew return to Selma to explore how the struggle for voting rights has changed, but continues, 50 years later.
John Witeck was like many Americans, watching in heartbreak and disbelief as the nation learned of the beatings and violence in Selma, Ala., on what’s become known as “Bloody Sunday.”
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Alexandria: Irreverent Update of Anton Chekhov's ‘The Seagull’
Port City Playhouse presents "Stupid F#@*ing Bird."
The Port City Playhouse is presenting "Stupid F#@*ing Bird" by Aaron Posner June 10-25 in Alexandria.
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Mount Vernon Snapshot: House Fire
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to the 4300 block of Rock Creek Road for reports of a house fire on Monday, May 30 at 4:16 p.m.
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Fairfax: Looking Forward to the Cappies Gala
Fairfax, Paul VI theater directors are proud of their students.
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Police Apply Crisis Intervention Training with Distressed Lifeguard
On Memorial Day, Fairfax County Police used Crisis Intervention Training techniques to try communicating with a distressed 20-year-old lifeguard at the Riverside Park Swimming Pool.
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Alexandria Appetite: Majestic Reopens With New Chef, Menu
After a facelift, the Majestic reopens with executive chef Gaby Hakman at the helm.
Walk past the exterior of the Majestic on King Street and at first glance, it seems nothing much has changed over the past several months.
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Centreville: ‘I’m Doing OK; No One’s Hurt’
Two-alarm, Centreville house fire does $82,810 damage.
A two-alarm house fire in Centreville last week displaced a family of three and caused nearly $83,000 damage, according to fire officials.
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Vienna Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Vienna Police report from May 20-26.
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Week in Great Falls
Weekly report from around Great Falls
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Fairfax: Mischief and Spies
Providence Players present comedy ‘Red Herring.’
Just in time to help divert an audience to escape from the real world comes “Red Herring” from the Providence Players.
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Mount Vernon: Police Investigating Shooting Death of FCPS Employee
Tarreece John Sampson, 24, of Alexandria was found unresponsive around 2:20 a.m. the morning of May 20.
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Springfield: Suspects Arrested in May 21 Armed Robbery Case
Three days after an armed robbery and gunfight that broke out in Springfield’s Brookfield Plaza, Fairfax County Police announced Tuesday, May 24, that two men have been arrested in connection with the case.
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Rare Sun Blesses 44th Clifton Fairfax Homes Tour
Braun home breathes history and inviting warmth.
May 19 was far from the first time Richard and Jane Elizabeth Braun of Fairfax have opened up their home to numerous guests.
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Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Graduation
An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.
After 10 weeks of education in the role of the Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy, 16 students graduated from the program.
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Potomac: Churchill Junior Organizes CPR Workshop for Fellow Students
New law, cousin’s death inspires effort.
Churchill junior Noah Perales “a-ha” moment came as he was engaged in reading about Breanna’s Law in The Washington Post. He read that Maryland ninth-grade students will be required to learn CPR as a graduation requirement.
