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‘To Cripple an Airport, Allow Homes to Encroach’ near Dulles
Debate over residential use under airport flight paths rages on.
Poised to approve the construction of 853 new homes directly underneath Dulles International Airport flight paths, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally considered the updated, aircraft-noise contours data for that area.
‘There Are Too Many Unanswered Questions’ in Centreville
Since 1938, Luck Stone Corp. has operated its quarry along Route 29 in Centreville.
Is it ‘A Solution Looking for a Problem’ in Fairfax City?
City enacts new firearms ordinance
Virginia recently adopted legislation allowing localities to enact ordinances prohibiting firearms and ammunition in and on certain public properties or at permitted public events.
‘Classic Love Story’ in a Magical Place in Fairfax
Paul VI High presents the musical, ‘Brigadoon.’
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‘Dramapalooza’ at Centreville High
One-act play festival takes the stage.
Students take the helm when Centreville High presents "Dramapalooza," its annual, one-act play festival. Show times are Friday, Feb 17, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb 18, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Roundups for 1/8/14
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‘We Cook with Love and Everything’s Homemade’
Roaming Rooster opens in Chantilly Crossing.
Roaming Rooster opens in Chantilly Crossing.
Fujisan Offers Creative, Fresh Japanese Dishes
It’s open in the Shops at Fairfax shopping center.
Food
Oak Hill Resident in ‘Shrek the Musical’
A big green ogre, a princess, a wisecracking donkey and a love-struck dragon – they’ll all be onstage when The Alliance Theatre’s Summer Stars program presents “Shrek the Musical.”
Losing 911
DPSC director discusses power-outage response.
When hurricane-force winds slammed into the local area two weeks ago, they felled trees and power lines and knocked out electricity to more than 1 million residents in Northern Virginia. Verizon supplied electricity and phone service to many of them, including Fairfax County’s Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC).
‘It’s an Honor and a Privilege to Be Able to Open Here’ in Fairfax
Big Blue Swim School is now in Fair City Mall.
Swim School
Teen Charged with Damaging Mosque
In January, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community — whose motto is “Love for all, hatred for none” — were looking forward to the completion of construction of their new mosque in Chantilly.
Real Estate Fraud Leads to Prison
Lorton woman sentenced to two years behind bars.
A 35-year-old Lorton woman conspired with three other people in an illegal real estate scheme to yield them big bucks. They plotted to take over the titles of homes in Washington, D.C., without the real property owners’ knowledge.