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Co-Responder Program Shows Promise

Fairfax County Plugs in First Electric Trash Truck

New truck is quiet and spews no diesel fumes.

Electric trash truck

Dyke Marsh Volunteers Tackle Invasive Plants and Plant Natives

Invasive plants

Back-to-School Backpacks in Alexandria and Mount Vernon

Firefighters, volunteers provide backpacks for kids.

Back to school

Healthy Habits and School Supplies Dished Out in Lorton

Classes in session for the 2023-2024 school year.

School bell rings

Mount Vernon District Supervisor’s Office: Through an Intern’s Lens

Intern experience

School Year Begins for Area Schools

School starts

Tip Over Causes Traffic Headaches

Crash

New Crumbl Cookies Opens for Cookie Monsters of Kingstowne

For the tollhouse fans it’s just how the cookie crumbles.

Cookie Monsters

Flourishing After 55 in Arlington

After 55

McLean Project for the Arts Unveils Musical Lineup for Oct. 1 MPAartfest

Expanded musical program features international roster of critically acclaimed artists

McLean Project for the Arts has released the lineup and programming for MPAartfest 2023, set for Oct. 1, 2023 in McLean Central Park.

Herndon East Meets West Festival Saturday, Aug. 26

Arts Herndon, Arts Herndon Lawn Stage, Saturday, Aug. 26, 750 Center Street Herndon.

Reinventing American Democracy

The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States is fast approaching. We can celebrate being the oldest constitutional democracy in the world. Our form of government, however, is under undue stresses that cause many to worry as to whether we can show the same resiliency of the past going forward in the next century.

Comstock Files Revised Plan for Herndon Downtown Center

Herndon Town Council Public Session, August 8

At the Aug. 8 Town Council Public Session, Scott Robinson, director of public works, acting as town manager, presented the Town Manager Report. Robinson reported that Comstock (Herndon Venture L.C.) filed a revised site plan for its mixed-use development in Herndon’s downtown.

SPARC of Vienna Competes in Reston’s Cardboard Boat Regatta

FVCbank donates to SPARC.

SPARC clients become successful boatwrights.

Successful County Crisis Intervention Program to Expand

The County’s Co-Responders Program has successfully redesigned how we best serve our residents experiencing a mental health crisis, while best equipping staff to assist those in need.

Achieving Fair Pay and Dignity for Workers with Disabilities

Until July 1, 2023, many workers with disabilities across the Commonwealth would wake up in the morning and head to work, only to receive lower pay than their coworkers and counterparts in the community, despite performing the same job. This reality was due to the subminimum wage law provision 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), colloquially known as 14(c).

Detectives Investigating in-Custody Death of Inmate Latasha Dove

On Aug. 1, inmate Latasha Dove, 53, was found unresponsive in her single cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Deputies immediately began performing life-saving measures. Fire and Rescue personnel responded and transported Dove to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.

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