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Contracted Locally, Makers Sew 45,000 Face Masks
New jobs for unemployed and new revenue stream for nonprofit.
Unthinkable scenarios happened in early March. The COVID-19 pandemic hurled itself into Northern Virginia; small and large businesses shuttered and unemployment rates escalated.
At the Tipping Point and Winter is Coming in Great Falls
Beloved local restaurant needs customers to be with them now.
Proprietor Mike Kearney of The Old Brogue, an Irish Pub in Great Falls, made a live video of his restaurant on the evening of Friday, Nov. 13.
A Look Inside the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meeting Dec. 1, 2020
Highlights of discussion and actions that impact all who live, work and play in the diverse county
Dec. 1 marked the final Fairfax County Full Board of Supervisors Meeting with Public Comment of 2020.
Herndon Town Council Approves Resolution
Accepts $5 million grant; the Dig is ON in Herndon.
Herndon dig
Billion Dollar Question: When Will Silver Line Extension Open?
WMATA is actively hiring and training new employees, “also very key to getting the system up and going once it is opened."
Silver Line Status
Back to School with FCPS
A snapshot of Aug. 22, 2022
Photos by FCPS photographers Karen Bolt and Donnie Biggs and via social media
Putting Wheels Under the DMV Skating Community in Reston
Sacred Roller Skate Supply Opens in Herndon
Roller skating
Impact of Fairfax’s High Rental Costs and Low Income
Validity of the point-in-time count
Rents out of control
Supervisors Voice No Opposition to Town's $5M Request
Chill the Bubbly, groundbreaking for Herndon's Downtown Redevelopment Project could be in 2021.
Herndon project
Does FCPS Have Enough Air Purifiers?
Deadline passed for more free help for classroom air.
Air purifiers
Supervisors Adopt Reston Comprehensive Plan
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted the new Reston Comprehensive Plan which includes updates to guidance for topics like affordable housing, open space and community health.
Change Through Communal Voice
Local high school students join Black Lives Matter movement.
Leaders of Change Coalition held a Black Lives Matter March in front of the Herndon Municipal Center Sunday, June 7.
Masked with Love
Great Falls resident and extended family donate N95 masks to hospital.
David Chien of Great Falls and his extended family who reside in Hong Kong donated 100 N95 masks to Reston Hospital Center.