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City Council Honors PVI Hoops Teams

The Fairfax City Council recently recognized Paul VI’s boys and girls basketball teams for winning both the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and Virginia Division 1 titles. It was only the second time in WCAC history that both the boys and girls teams won the conference title in the same year.

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‘A World-Class Place to Live, Work, Dine’

Fairfax Circle Plaza will be redeveloped.

The Fairfax City Council has taken the first step toward revitalizing the Fairfax Circle Plaza. At its May 27 meeting, the Council approved a huge, new, mixed-use project there, entailing a grocery store, retail businesses and multifamily housing.

Traffic Study Presented

Town Council hears results of Tysons traffic study.

Concerned about how the increasing urbanization of Tysons Corner and the resulting traffic will affect surrounding neighborhoods, Fairfax County had 29 intersections analyzed.

Vienna Community Center Renovation Plans Update

Town to seek LEED silver certification for project.

The 48-year-old Vienna Community Center is being renovated, enlarged and modernized.

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Pirates’ Day Kicks off Summer

Fifth annual celebration followed by summer of camping, fun.

For the fifth year in a row, complete with cannons, ships and swords, pirates stormed the beach at Pohick Bay Regional Park in Lorton last weekend.

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Chief Rick Rappoport: Taking a Look Back

Led City of Fairfax police more than 13 years.

Rick Rappoport finished one job and began another without missing a beat.

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‘People Can Identify with Characters’ Humanity’

Local woman writes book, ‘A Season’s Assemblage.’

A new author has emerged on the literary scene with an anthology of short stories called "A Season’s Assemblage." Her name is Cleo Magwaro, and she’s a resident of Fair Oaks’s Penderbrook community.

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Differing Views on Parking, Land Use

Town of Vienna says easements would benefit businesses, trail users.

The Town of Vienna hopes to grant conservation and parking easements to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority to expand the Vienna Train Station parking lot.

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‘Dream Come True’ for Vienna Teen

New horse, high scores and ribbons for Cassie Picard.

Vienna teenager Cassie Picard spends a lot of time horsing around – but that’s because she rides ponies in competition.

Mixed-Used Development Proposed for Chantilly

Multifamily homes, retail, restaurants in Westfields Corporate Center.

The Westfields Corporate Center has attracted top-quality firms — including the federal government — to its business park in Chantilly. So it’s not surprising then that Akridge wants to join them.

Mom’s Quest for an Accessible Van

Ibis Espinal needs an accessible van — not for her, but for her 17-year-old son, Juwaan. A junior at Centreville High, he’s wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy.

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‘He’s Not Special-Needs, But a Special Person’

Born with cerebral palsy and wheelchair-bound, Juwaan Espinal, 17, is unable to speak. But he literally squealed with delight and had a smile that wouldn’t quit, last week, when he got the surprise of his life.

Singing, Dancing and Silent Auction

Certainly, 2006 Westfield High grad Reema Samaha is known as one of the people who lost their lives in the Virginia Tech tragedy. But she was much more — a daughter, sister, friend and a talented dancer with a dazzling smile.

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Passport to Global Music and Dance

Encore presents “The World at Your Feet.”

A Broadway-style, musical adventure is on tap in Encore Theatrical Arts Project’s new show, “The World at Your Feet.”

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Strawberries, Daisies and Doughnuts, Oh, My!

Buy fresh produce, meet neighbors at Vienna Farmers Market.

For fresh produce, flowers, crepes, breakfast tarts, candy, baked goods and piping-hot doughnut holes – in a cheerful atmosphere filled with friends and neighbors – the Vienna Farmers Market is hard to beat.

Born to Run Memorial 5K Race Is June 14

Fundraiser for deceased teacher’s two daughters.

In November 2013, Franklin Middle School teacher Jannine Parisi, 47, was the victim of a tragedy which left her two teenage daughters without parents.

Passport to Global Music and Dance

Fairfax High student in Encore’s ‘The World at your Feet.’

A Broadway-style, musical adventure is on tap in Encore Theatrical Arts Project’s new show, "The World at Your Feet." It’ll be presented Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 15, at 3 and 6 p.m., at NOVA’s Ernst Community Cultural Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. Tickets are $22, adults; $18, students and senior citizens, at www.encore-tap.org.

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‘This’ll Really Put Us on the Map’

Fairfax City Council OKs $4 million Old Town Square project.

The Fairfax City Council has green-lighted the long-anticipated, Old Town Square project and awarded a $4 million contract to F.H. Paschen Techtonics Corp. to make it a reality. But for awhile, it was touch-and-go.

Robinson Receives Six Cappie Nominations

Honored for its production of ‘Curtains.’

In the realm of high-school theater, the annual Cappie awards are akin to professional theater’s Tony awards. And Robinson Secondary School received six Cappie nominations for its production of the musical comedy, "Curtains." The winners will be announced June 8 at the 15th annual Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Robinson’s nominations are as follows:

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Show Tunes and Dancing On Tap

Centreville High presents ‘Broadway Pops’ concert.

The Centreville High School Choral Department will present its summer concert, “Broadway Pops,” this Thursday and Friday, June 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. in the school theater.