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Improving Parent-Teen Relationships
Adolescence can be challenging, but living with constant discord is not the only option.
Teens
Local Students React to Crisis in Ukraine
Raising awareness and praying for peace are among the ways they’re showing support.
Ukraine
Local Author Turning Book Into Screen Play
Great Falls Writers Group: Evening with the Authors.
A local author is planning to put the story of her life on the silver screen. Sixty-one-year-old Mindy Mitchell of Reston is writing a screenplay based on her book, "Lube of Life: A Tribute to Sex, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Boomer Age," which she released last year along with her co-author, 63-year-old Edward Land of Hampton, Va. "The content [and] energy contained in our book, ‘Lube of Life,’ would adapt easily to film: a comedic yet poignant tale of late-in-life love," said Mitchell. "A ‘When Harry Met Sally’ all grown up."
Aging While Black
During Black History Month, local church helps seniors get health and financial assistance.
Aging
Romance and Intimacy after 60
Reviving and developing romantic relationships in the golden years.
Senior issues
Culinary Instruction Without Borders
Virtual platform takes Melanie Underwood from Fairfax farm to nationwide classroom.
It started with a pastry. Eight-year-old Melanie Underwood trudged through a grassy field in Northern Virginia in search of her father...
The Grim Reality of the High Maternal Death Rate among Black Women
Racism and access to medical care are among the causes.
Medical care
Combatting the Toll of Racism on Mental Health
Black Health and Wellness is the theme of Black History Month 2022
Mental health
Welcoming Fall
Harvest Festival at Cabin John Village brings together families, farmers, artisans and a taste of autumn
Chilly temperatures and sunshine beaming from a cloudless blue sky made the backdrop for the Harvest Festival at Cabin John Village.
Safe and Conflict-free Holiday Cheer
Celebrating the holidays with both vaccinated and unvaccinated friends and family.
Vaccines
Tight Knit Circle of Friends
Women gather each week to create and connect.
The soft click-clack of knitting needles is barely audible over the chatter that fills the library of Margaret Overcash’s McLean home. She and three of her oldest friends have gathered for their weekly knitting session.
Mental Healthcare for Those Who need it Most
Resources can be difficult but not impossible to find for Northern Virginians living at or below the poverty line.
Mental Healthcare
Inside the Home of an Interior Designer
Local tastemakers offer a glimpse of their personal style
Interior design
Veri Peri Named 2020 Color of the Year
Described blue with red-violet undertones, the hue is expected to be on trend this year.
Colors
Holiday Dessert Cookbook Preserves Family Culinary Traditions
Seventh grade students share recipes in their cookbook, "Faith, Family and Food."
Cooking