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Commentary: Reining in Predatory Towing

Aside from the snowstorm of the century, this week brought the start of consideration of legislation and initial work on our state budget.

Garden Mavens of Great Falls Honor 75 Years of Beauty and Service

The Great Falls Garden Club honored its founding in October 1941.

Letter: Reason for Leaving Democratic Committee

Letter to the Editor

Earlier this year when I decided to run in the primary for delegate, I did so as the next step in my decades-long commitment to our city and to ensuring every member of our community can participate fully in our economy and society.

Montgomery Council Introduces Bill That Could Help Seniors Stay in Their Homes

Legislation that could enable many seniors 65 and older to defer increases on property taxes was presented in Montgomery County Council this week.

Commentary: Keeping Tabs on the Commonwealth

Last week I attended my first meeting as a member of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC).

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Children's Classic Comes to Life, and the Story Behind the Madness is Revealed ...

Have you ever had a dream so whimsical that it swept you away to another world?

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Partnership Launches ‘Build a Village’ Campaign

Goal to end homelessness in Fairfax County by 2018 looms; more than 400 children are among the homeless here.

Dozens of business leaders, elected officials and advocates for ending homelessness gathered Monday, Dec. 14 in the offices of Piedmont Fund Services in Herndon to launch the “Build a Village” campaign.

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Herndon Celebrates Completion of Station Street

Ribbon cutting at downtown Herndon street.

On Tuesday, June 16, residents of Herndon celebrated the reopening of the new and improved Station Street. Mayor Merkel, economic development manager Dennis H. Holste, Jr., former mayor Michael O'Reilly, Melissa Jonas and town councilmember Jasbinder Singh were some of the local officials who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the corner of Station and Center Street.

Letter: Working for Improvements

Letter to the Editor

Remembering can sometimes be a radical act. Choosing between opinion and fact can be of vital importance.

Letter: Deer Hunting Contradicts Reston’s Values

To the Editor

It seems ironic that the RA approved bow hunting of deer less than a 1/2 mile away from Reston’s prized multi-million dollar Nature Center [“Bow Hunting to Help Deer Management,” Reston Connection, July 2-8, 2014]. The mission of the Nature Center is “to provide good environmental stewardship.” ”Does that not include stewardship to the inhabitants of our environment? Bow hunting can result in a slow painful death. Why choose that when humane alternatives exist?

Letter: Silver Line - At What Cost?

To the Editor

As a transit commuter living in Reston, I appreciated the honesty in the opinion piece by Ken Plum, “Silver Line No Silver Bullet” [Reston Connection, July 2-8, 2014]. Still, among all the positive notes about the benefits of the Silver Line, I continue to see public officials ignoring the huge increase in costs for daily transit riders in Reston (not just drivers on the Toll Road).

Letter: Keeping Reston Pollution Free

To the Editor

The work on the New Herndon Monroe Metro station has begun and will negatively impact the surrounding Reston community almost immediately

Column: Institutional Stress

The ship of state of the Old Dominion that traces its beginnings to a meeting of the colonists in the church at Jamestown in 1619 showed some stress lines last week as the legislative body, the General Assembly, turned a one-day reconvened session to consider the Governor’s amendments into two days of meetings with incomplete results.

Arlington Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Arlington Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Alexandria Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Alexandria Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Vienna and Oakton Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Local Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales in Vienna and Oakton

Great Falls and McLean Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Great Falls and McLean Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Reston, Oak Hill and Herndon Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

Reston, Oak Hill and Herndon Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales

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Interfaith Works To Spotlight Volunteers

Interfaith Works CEO Shane C. Rock will present “The State of the Safety Net” in Montgomery County at the organization’s 18th annual Companies Caring Breakfast on March 24 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference.

Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in January, 2015

In January 2015, 126 Alexandria homes sold between $2,700,000-$127,000.

Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in January, 2015