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Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Engineering

Philip Everard is only eight, but says he’s been building with LEGOs ever since he was born.

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Hands-On Fun while Learning

Children attend LEGO camp in Clifton

Sure, LEGOs are child’s play—but they’re also much more. And Clifton’s Cam Meyer, 15, recently shared his knowledge of what these colorful building pieces can do during a LEGO camp held in the town’s meeting hall.

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They Gather To Do Good

Social Change group raises money for charities.

When ordinary people work together for a good cause, extraordinary things can happen. And that’s been the case so far with a local group called Social Change.

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Cleveland, Campbell Are Honored

Feted as Frey’s Lord and Lady Fairfax.

Every year, each member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors selects two people from his or her district to honor as exceptional citizens.

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Coming to the Rescue

Residents feted for saving woman from burning home.

When a wheelchair-bound woman was rescued recently from her burning Centreville townhouse, an off-duty firefighter and a bevy of civilians came to her rescue. For their bravery, they were honored by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department with lifesaving awards.

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Check One Off The Bucket List

Local woman to compete in Ironman World Championship.

Fair Lakes resident BethAnn Telford has participated in two Ironman competitions in Lake Placid, N.Y., and in several half-Ironman events.

Week in Fairfax

News in Fairfax.

Grill Causes Townhouse Fire in Fair Oaks

Fire officials say a fire Monday night at a Fair Oaks townhouse was accidental, but damage is estimated at more than $10,000.

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‘76 Trombones Lead the Big Parade’…

Floris UMC presents ‘The Music Man.’

Professor Harold Hill is coming to town, and River City will never be the same.

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Signature Celebrates

Virginia’s Signature Theatre opens its doors for their annual Open House on Saturday, Aug. 4.

1,550 Backpacks Are Needed

WFCM asks community to help local students.

It’s summertime outside, but Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) is already focused on September. It’s collecting backpacks for students attending 23 elementary, middle and high schools in Centreville, Chantilly and Clifton.

At Long Last, A Traffic Solution

Braddock/Pleasant Valley intersection to be improved.

For years, Fairfax County has wanted to do something to alleviate the traffic tangle that ties up motorists during both the morning and evening rush hours at the intersection of Braddock and Pleasant Valley roads in Centreville.

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Lemonade, Sugar + Water = Chicks

London Towne first-graders help orphanage in Africa.

Even the youngest children can help improve the world, and first-graders at London Towne Elementary proved that recently by raising money for an orphanage in Africa. They did so by selling lemonade, with the proceeds going to the orphanage to buy chicks.

Park Pleads Guilty In Centreville Murder

Killed his ex-girlfriend’s sister.

Slated for a jury trial in connection with a triple stabbing and murder inside a Centreville apartment, Man Ha Park, 54, instead pleaded guilty to crimes that could place him behind bars for the rest of his life.

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Cockrell Counts His Blessings

Chantilly choral director retires after 26 years.

For the past 26 years, the name Glenn Cockrell has been synonymous with Touch of Class Show Choir, Jazz & Pizzazz and all-around musical excellence at Chantilly High. So his colleagues there, plus students and parents, were sad to learn he planned to retire at the end of this school year.

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Check One off the Bucket List

Local woman to compete in Ironman World Championship.

Fair Lakes resident BethAnn Telford has participated in two Ironman competitions in Lake Placid, N.Y., and in several half-Ironman events. But for her, being accepted into the upcoming Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, is the top of the mountain.

Suspended Prison Sentence for Centreville Man

Former Robinson band director must register as sex offender.

When Michael Keith Cook was sentenced last week for computer solicitation of a child under age 15, he didn’t lose his freedom. But even before he set foot in the courtroom, he’d already lost something precious to him — his career as a school band director.

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‘The Music Is Infectious’

Alliance Theatre presents “Legally Blonde, the Musical.”

Scott Olson has been a director and actor for 20 years, but he says the cast of The Alliance Theatre’s “Legally Blonde, the Musical” is something special.

Suspended Prison Sentence for Former Band Director

Former Robinson band director must register as sex offender.

When Michael Keith Cook was sentenced last week for computer solicitation of a child under age 15, he didn’t lose his freedom. But even before he set foot in the courtroom, he’d already lost something precious to him – his career as a school band director.

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‘I Like the Kind of Man He Is’

Residents flock to Centreville High to hear president Obama speak.

They came, they waited and, more than three hours later, they entered Centreville High’s gym. Hundreds and hundreds of people from the local community, as well as from Loudoun and Prince William counties, stood in humid, 96-degree heat Saturday afternoon, July 15, to see President Barack Obama in person and hear him speak at a grassroots campaign rally.