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Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton Home Sales: August, 2016
In August, 2016, 87 homes sold between $1,325,000-$163,000 in the Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton area.
Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton Home Sales: August, 2016
Centreville Home Sales: August, 2016
In August, 2016, 104 Centreville homes sold between $1,008,980-$149,000.
Centreville Home Sales: August, 2016
Great Falls Home Sales: August, 2016
In August, 2016, 33 Great Falls homes sold between $3,000,000-$533,600.
Great Falls Home Sales: August, 2016
McLean Home Sales: August, 2016
In August, 2016, 115 homes sold between $3,125,000-$140,000 in the McLean and Falls Church area.
McLean Home Sales: August, 2016
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2016
In August, 2016, 78 Potomac homes sold between $6,050,000-$475,000.
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2016
Swim, Bike, Run: Reston’s 33rd Annual Triathlon
More than 500 compete in area event.
During the preceding week, Kelly Edwards of Waterford, Va., had been experiencing a strange feeling: butterflies in her stomach, but not the usual kind. They were “happy butterflies.”
Burke, Fairfax: Del. Filler-Corn and the Beck Family Participate in NASCAR Event
When Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) goes to Richmond, it’s usually for the General Assembly Session or various meetings of commissions or committees that she serves on throughout the year.
Burke, Fairfax, Springfield: Local Authors Create a Space in Burke to Sell, Sign Their Books
Eric Gardner of Springfield and John B. Wren of Fairfax set a tent at Burke Centre Festival.
Springfield author Eric Gardner has learned writing his book is easy. So is getting it published.
Burke, Lorton, Springfield: Lake Braddock Running Back Signs for University of Virginia
On Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, Lake Braddock Senior running back Lamont Atkins, of Burke, signed his grant-in-aid scholarship package to play football for the University of Virginia. The grant-in-aid signature guarantees the future Cavalier a full-cost athletic scholarship at the university.
Fairfax: Federal Funds Coming to Fire Department
Money is earmarked for training and staffing.
Two, good-sized chunks of money are coming to the City of Fairfax and its Fire Department, courtesy of the federal government. The funds are to be used for staffing and training.
Paul VI Site Challenge: Striking Right Balance
One plan preserves part of school; other creates a replica.
Since Paul VI High School will leave the City of Fairfax in 2020, plans are underway to redevelop its 18.5-acre site along Fairfax Boulevard. And last Tuesday, Sept. 6, developer IDI Group Cos. presented two possible design concepts to a joint work session of the Fairfax City Council and Planning Commission.
Mount Vernon: Tag Day Yields More than $29,500
School Notes
Hundreds of West Po performing arts students hit the streets for last Saturday’s annual Tag Day.
Mount Vernon Obituary: Jerry S. Lucas
Jerry S. Lucas, 68, of Pooler, Ga., died on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 in his home.
Mount Vernon Letter: Meals Tax Effects
Letter to the Editor
Last week, I received in the mail a brochure signed by all members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors that concerns the referendum to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot asking taxpayers and voters whether or not they approve adding a meals tax to the list of taxes we already pay.
Alexandria Letter: Uninsured Get Pushed Out
Letter to the Editor
Councilmember Tim Lovain’s “We Must Help Alexandria’s Uninsured with Healthcare Costs” brings to mind Lord Woodhouselee’s dictum, “Democracy will last ‘til the people realize they can vote themselves benefits from the public treasury.”
Alexandria People At Work: Listening to Her Patrons
Talking Books librarian provides concierge-style service.
The green caterpillar inches along a tree branch toward a juicy looking leaf.
Mount Vernon, Springfield: School Performance, Meals Tax Discussed with Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber
Three FCPS board members speak to business leaders.
“I learned about empathy and coding,” was the response from one young Fairfax County Public Schools student who participated in this summer’s Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics lab program.
Clifton: Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program to hold tenth Polo Classic fundraiser
Once a week for the last seven years, César Dulanto of Lake Ridge, Va. has come to Clifton to trade his wheelchair for a saddle. Dulanto, 13, has been been wheelchair-bound since the age of two with cerebral palsy. He used to have difficulty just sitting up in a chair. And, he said, “I used to be so shy.”
Alexandria: 37 Years Later, Chief Cook Retires
Chief of Police Cook reflects on his service to his city.
For as long as he can remember, Chief of Police Earl Cook wanted to be a police officer. At the end of September, Cook will retire and go back to being a civilian for the first time in 37 years.
Alexandria Column: A Fashionable Fall
What’s on trend this season.
The change in seasons is quickly approaching. School doors are opening and all the swimming pools will soon be drained.