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Gallery Har Shalom Debuts ‘Adding In, Taking Away’

Where creative vision takes shape.

Gallery Har Shalom has opened its exhibit “Adding In, Taking Away” — a showcase of talent by five area artists. Now through April 22, the gallery presents sculpture, woodworking and artwork created with a variety of printmaking techniques.

Woman Falls to Death in Parking Garage

Police search for clues, calling death "suspicious."

Woman Falls to Death in Parking Garage

News Briefs

News Briefs

Big Screen Dreams

Dreamworks SKG has casting call in Fairfax for 'The Kite Runner.'

Big Screen Dreams

Crime Report

Crime Report

Big Screen Dreams

Dreamworks SKG has casting call in Fairfax for 'The Kite Runner.'

Big Screen Dreams

Sanborn Helps Keep County Safe

West Springfield man is 10-year veteran of Auxiliary Police Unit.

Sanborn Helps Keep County Safe

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Alexandria Appetite: 4 Scenes From Alexandria’s Restaurant Week

Annual summertime deal allows diners to taste eateries’ menus at a fraction of the price.

Every year near the end of summer, Alexandria’s Restaurant Week offers diners a prix fixe menu at some of the city’s best restaurants for a great price — generally, $35 per person or per couple depending on the establishment.

Great Falls: Novel on ‘Becoming Lisette’

Great Falls author Rebecca Glenn recreates 18th-century France in historical fiction novel.

In local author Rebecca Glenn’s debut novel “Becoming Lisette,” a tale emerges of an independent French girl pursuing her dreams to overcome cultural and historical boundaries in the artistic world of late 18-century France.

Letter: Ebola: Panic in All the Wrong Places

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: Ebola is spreading to epidemic proportions in West Africa. There are no uncontrolled cases of Ebola in the U.S. In spite of this, it is the people of Africa who need to worry more, and Americans who need to worry less. However, the virus is not taken nearly seriously enough by the people of West Africa.

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Happyland on Edge: Quiet Suburban Neighborhood Rocked by Unsolved Murders

Residents worried that a serial killer may be on the loose.

The late Ellen Pickering used to call North Ridge "Happyland," a quiet suburban stretch of the city where neighbors knew each other and the most shocking crime that happens is when someone's car is broken into.

Locals Receive Governor’s 2013 Fire Service Awards

Stilwell, Hollingsworth, Wais and Rosenthal are honored.

Four local people were among those honored last Saturday, Feb. 22, with Governor’s Fire Service Awards for 2013. They were feted during the Virginia Fire and Rescue Conference at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. This year marked the 12th anniversary of these awards, which formally recognize excellence in Virginia’s Fire Services. Award recipients included Renee Stilwell, Capt. George Hollingsworth, Hassibullah Wais and Philip Rosenthal. Below are the details of why they were honored:

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Oakton’s Lourdes Navarro in ‘Pippi Longstocking’

Plays the title character’s girlfriend in children’s show.

A children’s classic comes to life when The City of Fairfax Theatre Company and Truro Anglican Church present “Pippi Longstocking: The Family Musical.”

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Herndon Hostage Situation, House Fire, Suspect Killed

Hostage situation results in house fire and officer-involved shooting death of suspect.

The Fairfax County police shot and killed Mohammad Azim Doudzai, 32, just outside his home in Herndon on Monday afternoon after a domestic argument spiraled out of control.

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Springfield-Franconia: Nonprofit Koinonia holds holiday shopping program for clients

When Koinonia volunteer Ann Hopke sent a Nativity scene home with someone without the cows, she had no idea they were really meant for someone else.

Alexandria People at Work: Walking through City’s History

“There is no real place called Mercy Street although it would have been right there on the 100th block of N. Fairfax Street," according to Meredith Barber, tour guide for DC Military Tours.

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Synetic Theater Presents ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ in Arlington

Vato Tsikurishvili, son of Synetic co-founders Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, makes directorial debut.

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Alexandria's MetroStage Presents ‘Rooms: a Rock Romance’

A rock and roll love story and the quest for stardom in the 1970s.

Opinion: Commentary: Community Comes Together for Equality and Justice

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Beyond the Walls March for Justice, Tuesday, organized by Pastor Brian Brown and his youth church.

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Discussing Racial Injustice with Children

Books and visual art can help begin difficult conversations.

As horrific scenes of police brutality and images of passionate protesters fighting for racial justice are ubiquitous in a smartphone and social media obsessed society, parental control over information that children receive can be limited. Framing and discussing such issues can be equally as challenging.