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Reston Town Center Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting 2023

Good neighbor volunteers are the sparkle.

Reston Town Center launched the season, celebrating on Friday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., with the annual Reston Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting.

Bridge Over Troubled Crosswalk

Wiehle Avenue and W&OD Trail Bridge to be operational this summer.

Bridge over troubled crosswalk

3rd Wealthiest County in U.S. Fails to Provide Affordable Housing

Cornerstones struggles to put and keep a roof over their heads.

"Affordable housing is practically nonexistent here." — Margaret Anne Lara, Cornerstones

Rotary’s 12th Annual McLean Chocolate Festival

Sponsor Mars Inc. makes a difference.

Chocolate

Name Change for W. T. Woodson High School

Intentionally uplifting people who were held down.

Woodson name

House of Delegates Considering SB 280, Medical Aid in Dying

Death with dignity bill passed in Virginia Senate.

Death with Dignity

Angels Soar in Great Falls

Wish List Project 2023 benefits Fairfax County foster care, The Women’s Center, Second Story, Herndon ES and Aldrin ES

As part of the Wish List Project in its 23rd year, donors brought hundreds of gift items they purchased to the Perez family home in Great Falls on Saturday, Dec. 9.

Historic Districts Divide Residents

National Register of Historic Places staff weigh in with facts.

The fate of the federal Herndon Historic District, a 115-acre area listed in 1991 on the National Register of Historic Places, and the local Historic District Overlay (HDO) is generating public and councilmember comments leading up to the Herndon Town Council’s Strategic Planning Meeting on Thursday, July 13.

County Considers Dropping Vacuum Leaf Collection Service

Fairfax County wants customer feedback on permanently ending its vacuum leaf service after the upcoming winter.

FCPS Pride Rally Mobilizes Leaders Against Lawsuit

Will FCPS continue to be safe for LGBTQIA+ students?

Pride

Nov. 7 General Election

What’s happening at polling places on Election Day.

Election Day

Supervisors Approve Good Faith Funding for Police & Firefighters

Fiscal Year One Impacts: $33 million for police and $24.7 million for firefighters and paramedics

“Many of the commitments that are in this, that we are expecting the county executive to include in his budget proposal to us, are things likely we would have done anyway.” — Chairman Jeff McKay (D)

Fed Up: Fairfax Connector Workers on Strike

Union cites unfair labor practices and Transdev’s ‘slow-walking the talks.’

Bus Strike

Tale of Two Independent Bookstores

Shoppers support small business Saturday.

When one shops at a small business, it helps the local economy and the environment. Interest in indie bookstores is thriving as small businesses, according to Statista 2023. After a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of independent bookstores in the United States will reach an all-time high in 2023 at 2,599, reports Statista.

Gains, Gaps & Goals: The Status of Women and Girls in Fairfax County

Status

FCPS Responds to State Policies for Trans Students

Reactions and concerns

On Tuesday, July 18, the Department of Education of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin published the final 2023 Model Policies, which addresses transgender students attending public elementary and secondary schools throughout the Commonwealth. That includes students attending Fairfax County Public Schools.

FCPS Responds to State Policies for Trans Students

Reactions and concerns

Trans students

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 11-18

Both hunger and homelessness are on the rise.

The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger designate the week before Thanksgiving as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. And while you might think that’s not really needed here in one of the nation’s wealthiest counties, you would be wrong.

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Good neighbor volunteers are the sparkle.

Wiehle Avenue and W&OD Trail Bridge to be operational this summer.

Cornerstones struggles to put and keep a roof over their heads.

Sponsor Mars Inc. makes a difference.

Intentionally uplifting people who were held down.

Death with dignity bill passed in Virginia Senate.

Wish List Project 2023 benefits Fairfax County foster care, The Women’s Center, Second Story, Herndon ES and Aldrin ES

National Register of Historic Places staff weigh in with facts.

Will FCPS continue to be safe for LGBTQIA+ students?

What’s happening at polling places on Election Day.

Fiscal Year One Impacts: $33 million for police and $24.7 million for firefighters and paramedics

Union cites unfair labor practices and Transdev’s ‘slow-walking the talks.’

Shoppers support small business Saturday.

Reactions and concerns

Reactions and concerns

Both hunger and homelessness are on the rise.

Improves safety, connectivity, and mobility.

Candidates for Sheriff, Fairfax County, City of Fairfax