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Face Paint, Pony Show at Burke Centre Festival This Weekend
Festival enters its 37th year.
Burke Centre Festival coordinator Jeannie Winslow is downright calm when estimating attendance this year. “Police guestimate we had 10,000 over the whole weekend last year,” she said. “Maybe we’ll get a few thousand more.”
I Scream
…for ice cream; from Brigham’s in Boston, the local New England establishment of my youth where I spent dollars – although it was likely cents back in those days – many afternoons, evenings and weekends.
Speaker’s Series to Be Held in Great Falls
The series will kickoff on Sept. 23 at the Great Falls Library.
The Great Falls Speaker’s Series, a dynamic, new series that will feature a wide array of literary artists from diverse creative backgrounds, will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The evening events, to be held monthly at the Great Falls Library, will be free and open to the public.
$12 Million Suit Against Fairfax County Police
2013 shooting victim’s family seeks damages in wrongful death case.
The year-long silence surrounding the police shooting of John Geer has been broken — but not by Fairfax County Police or the U.S. Department of Justice. John Geer was shot to death by Fairfax County Police on Aug. 29, 2013.
Homeowners Encouraged to Plant Trees
McLean Neighborhood Tree Program receives support from the McLean Community Foundation.
Homeowners who enjoy trees can now plant a tree in their front yard this fall or next spring with the help of the McLean Trees Foundation (MTF).
Special Love Hosts Camp Fantastic
Ninety-nine campers (ages 7-17) with cancer just had an amazing week at Special Love’s Camp Fantastic. Children and teens with cancer from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region including D.C.
New Works by Ronni Jolles at Reston Art Gallery & Studios
New works by Ronni Jolles will be featured in her September show, “Painting with Paper,” at Reston Art Gallery & Studios (RAGS), 11400 Washington Plaza, Reston, on the waterfront of Lake Anne Plaza.
Vienna Students Head Back to School
Fairfax County Public Schools students started the 2014-2015 school year on Sept. 2.
Following in Her Father’s Footsteps
Lt. Barbara Colberg, of Burke, helps bring Navy’s newest aircraft carrier into service.
A Burke native and 2003 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology graduate, is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-picked crew charged with bringing the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier into service.
Bishop Ireton’s Sofield to Play Lacrosse at North Carolina
Q&A: Cardinal co-captain named 2014 WCAC Player of the Year.
Charlotte Sofield led the Bishop Ireton girls' lacrosse team to the 2014 WCAC championship and the VISAA state title.
South Lakes’ Greatorex Eyeing Chance to Play College Lax
Q&A: Senior earned all-district/conference in field hockey, lax.
Megan Greatorex is a two-sport athlete at South Lakes High School.
Herndon High Marching Band Holds Summer Camp
The Herndon High School Marching Band has been preparing and practicing their show, the Final Frontier, since the first week of August. The first two days of camp consisted of 33-member leadership team learning how to be effective leaders of this 147-member band.
Marshall Senior Blackstone Commits to Cornell University
Q&A: Catcher named 2014 VHSCA 5A state baseball Player of the Year
Marshall catcher Mitch Blackstone plans to play Division I baseball.
Lake Braddock’s Edwards Makes First Start at QB
Bruins defeat West Potomac in season opener.
Lake Braddock defeated West Potomac 30-6 on Friday.
Herndon Elementary Holds Open House
Parents, teachers and students meet before school begins.
Herndon Elementary School (HES) held an open house on Aug. 29 as an opportunity for teachers, parents and students to meet and connect. Fairfax County Public Schools opened Sept. 2, so students could visit their classrooms and get oriented.
Column: The Sad Saga of the McDonnells
Please tell me that I won’t have to see any more photos of the grim, or confidently smiling, faces of Bob McDonnell, Maureen, and their phalanx of lawyers either walking into or from the courtroom daily.
New at Marshall, Oakton High
Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year! As the 10th largest school system in the nation, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) continues to evolve and focus. We reorganized, created a Portrait of a Graduate (http://www.fcps.edu/supt/portrait/index.shtml), began to develop a strategic plan and multi-year budget.
A Photo Tour of Springfield Landmarks
Local history in words and pictures.
There is history in our own backyard. While Washington, D.C. is only a few metro stops away, the Franconia Museum in Springfield, though small, offers a taste of local history that visitors are sure to remember.
Lee High Welcomes New Principal, West Springfield Holds ‘Spartan Spree’
Springfield high schools get ready for a new school year.
Many believe that it is the job of the student to challenge and push themselves in the classroom, but for incoming Robert E. Lee High School Principal, Deirdre Lavery, success begins with the teachers.
Top Issues to Follow in Burke
According to Supervisor John C. Cook (R-Braddock District).
Speeding in neighborhoods is a chronic issue; most offenders are local residents. Which is why John C. Cook (R-Braddock District) is launching a new anti-speeding initiative in neighborhoods that will include provocative signs with slogans such as “Slow Down, We Live Here”, as well as speed monitors on the side of the road that will be similar, yet much smaller than those used on larger roadways by the police.