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Celebrating Women
ACW presents 2023 awards.
“We are so proud to showcase these young future leaders.” — Alexandria Celebrates Women chair Pat Miller
AWLA Welcomes Louisiana Animals
Many animals displaced by Hurricane Ida arrive in Northern Virginia for a chance at a forever home.
Dogs
All Aboard Metro Silver Line Phase II
Metro Silver Line
Senior Living Sept. 3-9
Senior Living Sept. 3-9
Senior Living Sept. 3-9
Senior Living Sept. 3-9
Fun in Arlington
Fun in Arlington
The Year That Was — Snow, Bill and Isabel
2003—Looking Back
The Year That Was — Snow, Bill and Isabel
Mark Sickles, State Delegate, District 43
Mark Sickles, State Delegate, District 43
First-time Voters Viewpoints: "Who are you voting for and why?"
"I'll be voting for Barack Obama for several reasons. First of all, I've been pretty liberal all my life and I've grown up overseas in France, Belgium and Greece and it's no secret that Europe is pretty liberal also. It put American politics into perspective for me and helped shape my views. Also, I'll be going to college next year and it's increasingly expensive..."
Robert J. Test, State Delegate, District 45
Robert J. Test, State Delegate, District 45
Local Schools
Local Schools
What in the World Does a Supervisor Do, and Why Should We Care?
Local Government 101: Where the rubber meets the road.
We see them at just about every community event. They manage a budget larger than the budgets of four states, and rule over a county with a diverse, well-educated population of more than a million people. The 10 members of the Fairfax County Supervisors have an intense, time-consuming, insanely detailed job, one that comes with enormous power and even more responsibilities. They impact our lives in large and small ways, allocating money and resources in ways that can propel our community forward—or cost us our first-rate status in education, livability and culture. Yet most of us, media included, are so focused on politics at the state and national level that we overlook the decision-makers in our own backyard.
Fairfax Becomes Immigrants’ Gateway
Focus on immigration.
Yesuf Beshir spent nearly three years gathering the mountain of paperwork he needed to leave Ethiopia and emigrate to America.