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Summer Shutdown at the Metro Stations Planned
It will be ‘buses only’ for commuters at Franconia-Springfield station and points north.
Metro Shutdown Worries Commuters
HOV Lanes Closing on Weekends
Closures begin on Friday night, Sept. 13 and continue each weekend until late October.
To advance the fast track towards completion, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be closing the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes every weekend starting on Friday nights and keeping them closed until Sunday afternoons in September and Monday mornings in October for 95 Express Lanes construction. These closures are scheduled to begin on Friday night, Sept. 13 and continue each weekend until late October. The lanes will be closed from just north of I-495 to Dumfries.
Bicycling Skills Track Opening in Springfield
Berms, ramps and jumps to train on in Brookfield Park
Bike Skills Track
Archangels and Underworld Kings Make the Story for New Author
Former Mount Vernon resident delves into storytelling, acting, radio and business.
"Summerlands"
New Lucy Burns Museum in Lorton Highlights the Suffragists and Area History
Workhouse Arts Center now houses a museum that explores two phases of the Lorton Reformatory experience.
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Painting the Sounds and Vibrance of Music
Workhouse Artist Britt Conley’s knack for expressing music with her brush strokes.
Workhouse Artist Britt Conley
Lorton Intersection Looked at for Change
Traffic addressed at Lorton Road and Silverbrook.
Lorton Road intersection
Neighborhood Wildlife Falls Victim to Metro Mowers
Milkweed and other butterfly and bee friendly plants cut to ground level.
Milkweed and other butterfly and bee friendly plants cut to ground level by Metro mowers.
Discarded PPE Litters Neighborhoods
Disposal of this essential equipment has not found its way into the trash cans in some cases.
PPE litter
Burke Teen Awarded for Excellence in Horsemanship
Kayla Wolfe gets the Laura Pickett Award for her enthusiasm and horsemanship.
Teen awarded for Horsemanship
Amazon Grocery Store Joining the Mix in Kingstowne
Newcomer to the grocery mix features jobs, benefits and no check-out lines.
Amazon grocers
South County Percussion Band on National Stage
School’s drumline group lands in 15th place at a competition in Dayton, Ohio.
Drumline band
LPGA Event Puts Springfield On the Map
Qualifying round brings in women golfers from everywhere.
LPGA at Springfield
Springfield Railroad Station: Local History Tales
Civil War soldiers and former postmasters once occupied this whistlestop station.
Springfield Railroad Station
Chrome and Comradery Follow the Local HOG Chapter
Kids love the Harley Davidsons at Pohick Library.
Motorcycle show at Library.
West Springfield Moms Moving Forward to Grad Party
Optimism flows despite the dark cloud of covid.
WSHS Grad Party Fundraiser