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From Pharmacy Technician to Clown
Clown alley of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has a vacancy. Across the entire United States, the odds of being chosen are 308 million to 1. Narrow it to Estill Springs, Tenn. and the odds become 2100 to 1.
Canadians Praise Reston
Representatives of Woodstock, Ontario visited Reston after it won an international nature competition.
Canadians Praise Reston
News Briefs
News Briefs
Holiday Celebrations Start in Vienna
Church Street Stroll welcomes families the night after the Capitol Holiday Tree pays a visit.
Holiday Celebrations Start in Vienna
A Century of Iced Tea Celebrated
A Century of Iced Tea Celebrated
Vienna Elementary Celebrates 80th Anniversary
School site is the oldest in Fairfax County.
Vienna Elementary Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Earning Engineer Badge at Interchange
Earning Engineer Badge at Interchange
Celebrating Eid-ul-Ahda
Families marks completion of the Hajj.
Many local area children will be missing school this Friday as hundreds of Muslims gather at local mosques, community centers and in their homes to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Ahda.
Burke: Meeting the Braddock District Candidates
League of Women Voters hosts event at Kings Park Library.
Sophomore Joe Russell with the George Mason University Democrats said his organization has helped register around 950 additional voters on campus. They’ve brought all the Democrat candidates for local offices to visit their school, Russell said.
Potomac: Students Join ‘Walk with Pope Francis’
Students at Our Lady of Mercy School take pledge.
On Aug. 31, the first day of school, students at Our Lady of Mercy School in Potomac made a promise that will remain in their hearts and memories.
Alexandria Column: What To Do To Create Lifelong Readers
Commentary–Reading Connection
March is National Reading Awareness Month, which makes it a good time to review what we can do to best assure that our kids will become lifelong readers.
Herndon: Boyle School of Irish Dance Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Dancers visit locations throughout Herndon and Fairfax County.
Thursday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated throughout Herndon and Reston. At Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern in downtown Herndon
Touring with Walt Whitman in Arlington
Tour guide Garrett Peck debuts “Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet.”
Arlington historian, author and tour guide Garrett Peck will showcase his latest book “Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War of America’s Great Poet” at One More Page Books.
Letter: Protect Parkway
Letter to the Editor
The City of Alexandria is about to choose their preferred alternative for a new Metro stop.
Navy Band To Visit Arlington's Yorktown High School
Concert to include students.
At the upcoming performance of the U.S. Navy Band, the uniformed professionals will be joined by members of the event host, Yorktown High School Band. The free concert will be held in Yorktown’s auditorium this coming Saturday evening.
Commentary: Investing in Families Strengthens Communities
Letter to the Editor
The Fairfax County proposed $7.13 billion budget for fiscal year 2016 comes at devastating cost for the most vulnerable families in our community. Included in the budget is the complete elimination of Healthy Families, a nationally recognized, evidence-based child abuse and neglect prevention program that serves hundreds of at-risk families.
Column: Investing in Families Strengthens Communities
Commentary
The Fairfax County proposed $7.13 billion budget for fiscal year 2016 comes at devastating cost for the most vulnerable families in our community. Included in the budget is the complete elimination of Healthy Families, a nationally recognized, evidence-based child abuse and neglect prevention program that serves hundreds of at-risk families.
Alexandria: Waterfront Walk
Alexandria Waterfront Commission tours key locations in the long-range redevelopment plan.
Alexandria Waterfront Commission meetings are usually held in a crowded room at City Hall. But at 9 a.m. on June 6, the commission took its meeting to the streets, visiting sites all along the waterfront, from Tide Lock Park in North Old Town to Windmill Hill Park near Jones Point Park in the south, amassing a following of city staff and local citizens along the way.
The ‘Dream’ Lives On
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday birthday events to be held at Reston Community Center.
For this year's 30th annual Reston Community Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday birthday celebration the renowned Anna Deavere Smith will be the keynote speaker at the Monday, Jan. 19 community event. Her address, “Reclaiming Grace in the Face of Adversity," will aim "to highlight the issues of community, character, and diversity in America."