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Chantilly: Frey To Lead Study Group
Dulles Suburban Area Study Advisory Group formed.
For the first time in 23 years, the Dulles Suburban Center is getting a thorough review. Work has already begun to document what’s there now and consider recommendations for potential land-use changes and future development. And now, Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) has established the Dulles Suburban Area Study Advisory Group to help with this task. She’s also named former Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey as its chairman.
Chantilly: From 80 Students to 625
Walker reflects on the camp’s strengths.
Lawrence Walker retired in 2012 after being Franklin Middle School’s band director for 28 years. But each summer, he returns to direct its Band and Orchestra Camp.
Celebrating Chantilly Day
The second annual Chantilly Day celebration was Saturday, May 4, in the Sully Place Shopping Center.
‘There’s Always a Void’
Two grieving mothers seek answers here.
Kim Nelson goes to bed at night hoping she’ll someday see her daughter again; Gil Harrington knows she’ll never be able to because her own daughter is gone forever. Saturday, March 31, they were together in Fairfax seeking information about what happened to their girls and doing what they could to prevent similar tragedies from befalling someone else’s child.
Hoping to Improve Local Bicycling
FABB shares information, solicits community input.
The Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB) is an all-volunteer group that advocates for more bike lanes, bike trails and neighborhood connections.
Fairfax City: Mayor Pledges Smart Growth, Greater Transparency
Mayor, City Council, School Board members sworn in.
Chantilly Day: Coming Together as a Community
Thousands enjoyed the first-ever Chantilly Day, Saturday, May 12, in the Sully Place Shopping Center.
‘It’s the True Meaning of Christmas’ in Centreville
FACETS, Centerpointe Church bring holiday joy to local families.
Fairfax Shopping Center being revitalized; Whole Foods 365 coming.
‘It’s Not Perfect, but a Good, Solid Project’
Fairfax Shopping Center
‘Our Natural Resources Are Too Important to Squander’ in Fairfax
Responding to residents, Fairfax City presses pause on proposed trail that would have removed 400 trees.
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Fairfax City Council Approves New PM Pediatrics
Urgent-care facility for children will open in Kamp Washington.
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The Horrors of Heroin Use
Three local residents share their stories.
It’s not easy to stand in public and bear one’s soul about life’s most tragic moments, but that’s what Tayler Gibson, Greg Lannes and Greg Richter did recently. Addressing the Sully District Police Station’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), they described in detail how heroin had affected their lives.
Food, Fun And Festivities
Neighbors, firefighters and police celebrate National Night Out.
It could have been just an ordinary Tuesday night — families eating quiet dinners in their homes, behind closed doors. But instead, last Tuesday, Aug. 7, residents of Centreville’s Sully Station II community joined together in four neighborhoods for outdoor block parties.
Fairfax County Leaders ‘Strategically Eliminated Citizens’ Voices’
Residents vent to Helmer, Marsden about Braddock, Old Lee Roads
Upset that neither Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors, nor VDOT, seem to care about residents’ objections to proposed “fixes” for Braddock and Old Lee Roads, Kathleen Leggette hosted her own, town-hall meeting.
Route 29 Bridge Northbound over Cub Run Under Repair
‘We need to work without the traffic in the way’
Route 29 Bridge Northbound over Cub Run Under Repair
Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses
Woman Pleads Guilty to 3 Offenses