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Man Charged with Sex Offenses from 20 Years Ago
A 48-year-old Winchester man has been charged with six felonies for sexual assaults that occurred between 1999 and 2001.
Dog Rescued from Abandoned Well at Norwood School in Bethesda
In the TV shows, Lassie was usually the one alerting the adults that a child had fallen into the well.
‘Mamma Mia!’ at Westfield High
This summer, high school thespians from all over Northern Virginia are working to perform “Mamma Mia!” through the annual Westfield Summer Stage program.
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
Reston Included in Continent-wide Butterfly Count Program
Data used to study weather and habitat change effects
Is it a monarch butterfly or an imitator, a white moth, or a cabbage white butterfly?
Remembering Paul Myers of Reston
A community treasure, helped produce the Reston Town Center Holiday Parade
Paul Taylor Myers of Reston died at the age of 69, on July 10, 2021, surrounded by the family he loved.
Christopher ‘Chris’ Adams, Funeral Home Owner, Dies
Remembering a kind and gentle man
Christopher “Chris” Jon Adams, owner and funeral director at Adams-Green Funeral Home & Crematory in the Town of Herndon, died unexpectedly on July 14, 2021, at the age of 56.
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent to Depart at End of Next School Year
Dr. Scott Brabrand, Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools, announced on a YouTube video released Thursday, July 15, 2021, that he is leaving FCPS at the end of the next year, consistent with his FCSB contract.
Five Montgomery County Councilmembers on American Legion Bridge to I-270
Montgomery County Councilmembers Hans Riemer, Gabe Albornoz, Andrew Friedson, Nancy Navarro and Craig Rice released the following statement in advance of the Transportation Planning Board vote regarding rebuilding the American Legion Bridge and adding capacity to I-270:
Bon Voyage: Lloyd Retires After 20 Years With Visit Alexandria
For decades, Lorraine Lloyd has been a fixture in the City of Alexandria.
Ballston Farmers Market Offers CBD Products
Ryan Clark stands at the Cannabreeze CBD stand at Ballston Farmers Market on July 1.
Parade on Albemarle Street in Arlington is All About Kids...
...and the memories of a small town Fourth of July
It was 9 a.m. on North Albemarle Street in Arlington, and the engines were revving.
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
Tornado Hits Down in Arlington
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF level 1 tornado touched down in Arlington near the intersection of Lee Highway and Glebe Road at about 9:00 p.m. July 1.
Beloved Martha, Mary Wiseman, Looks Back with Joy
Mount Vernon’s Martha Washington is hanging up the bonnet and dress after 20 years.
Martha Washington Retires
Baby Bust
Declining birth rates lead to shrinking Kindergarten enrollments.
Declining birth rates and the pandemic have conspired to send Alexandria's Kindergarten enrollment down 17 percent since 2018, a trend that school officials say will have a long-term influence on how the division operates and plans for the future. Some of the decline is driven by the pandemic as parents opted for private schools or kept their children in daycare rather than enroll them. But the long-term forecast for schools will be shaped one birth at a time.
Two Men Charged with Chantilly Murder of Herndon Man
Homicides surge in the first six months of 2021 in Fairfax County compared to 2020.
With 13 homicides reported across all of Fairfax County already this year, the unprecedented spike in killings is a concern.
Official Ribbon Cutting Held for Central Green Park in Lorton
Central Green Park, part of Laurel Hill Park in Lorton, officially opened with a commemorating ribbon cutting ceremony on June 25; the area was previously opened for public use in September 2020 (see “Springfield Connection”, October 14, 2020, page 2).
Fair Lakes Townhouse Fire Displaces Four
Fire officials say an early morning fire in Fair Lakes displaced four people and caused an estimated $463,375 in damages to the home involved.