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Let’s Get Together in Alexandria
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center reopens; HomeAid Northern Virginia helps in rebuilding lives.
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center wasn’t quite open officially for regular activities, but it didn’t stop the regulars from showing up for the ribbon cutting to celebrate the recent renovation on May 25.
Ministering to the ‘Least, Lost, Lonely and Left Out’ in Mount Vernon
Rev. Keary Kincannon to retire after 26 years
Rising Hope United Methodist Mission Church is a three-story brick building, but Rising Hope is much more than a building, explains the pastor, Rev. Keary Kincannon.
Ourisman Celebrates 100 Years
100 years is a long time for any business to successfully keep their doors open for the public.
Long Branch Project to Reduce Sediment Build-up and Stabilize Edges in Mid Fairfax County
The Long Branch Watershed is eight miles of streams over 3.71 miles in a heavily suburbanized area in mid Fairfax County.
‘Exceptional Teachers in the City of Fairfax’
Rotary Club honors 2020 and 2021 educators of the year
Each year, the Rotary Club of Fairfax recognizes two Fairfax City Schools Teachers of the Year.
South Fairfax County Community Group Hears Rail Plans
Area to gain new rail bridges and tracks
The South County Federation, a coalition of area homeowners associations and individual residents, sponsored a virtual May 11 presentation on the status of area rail transportation projects, including those in Franconia/Springfield/Occoquan.
Trail Improvement at Pohick Stream Valley
A fair weather crossing improvement appeared in the Pohick Stream Valley near the Pohick maintenance road last month, installed by contractors for the Fairfax County Park Authority.
Journey to Freedom: Mount Vernon Commemorates Runaway Slave Ona Judge on Juneteenth Holiday
For years, the nation’s first couple, George and Martha Washington, pursued Ona Judge, a young woman who in 1796 escaped a life of slavery in the Washington household to live in freedom in New England.
Centerpointe Church to Build in Centreville
BZA approves plans for place of worship, childcare center
A new church is coming to Centreville.
‘We Fly Where Other Aircraft Are Restricted’ Over Fairfax County
Police share information about their helicopters and drones.
In his 29th year with the Fairfax County Police Department, Capt. Mike Shamblin has headed the Helicopter Division for a year.
Spring Is Bursting Out All Over – All Year Long at Culpepper Garden
Marta Hill Gray, Executive Director of Culpepper Garden, stands with mud on her boots as she supervises the planting of perennials in their new community garden.
Arlington Naturalists Unite in Common Cause
Japanese Knotweed crowds out native growth along the Potomac
It is 6:15 a.m. as Kit Britton heads for the Donaldson Run trailhead where he will have a 45-minute hike to the Potomac River.
Opinion: Commentary: Why I Care About Palestinians
In 1970, when I was 14, I volunteered at the American University hospital in Beirut.
Marijuana Legalization Topic Comes to the Chamber
Questions answered, and others Arose at Lee-Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Marijuana
ArPets: Meet Animal Welfare League of Arlington’s Hollyleaf
After more than a year of offering only very limited access to the public, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) is now officially open for walk-in shelter visits.
NextStop Theatre Returns to Mainstage in Herndon
Presents live, indoor production ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’
It’s been a long time.
Triple Homicide in Town of Herndon Home
Families grieve the loss of two young children and their mother; suicide in Reston connected to murders
The families of two young Town of Herndon children, a boy and girl, slain with their mother Saturday morning, June 19, are devastated by the triple homicide and the loss.
Juneteenth Celebrated at Historic Fairfax County Site
Walking on grounds where slaves worshipped, and Confederates camped
The Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park sponsored its inaugural Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 at Frying Pan Spring Meeting House on Centreville Road.
Opinion: Commentary: Gun Violence Epidemic
Three people were shot to death in Herndon last week—a mother and her two children, in an incident the police termed “horrific.”