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Female Olympic Rowers Break Barriers to Win

Centreville High presents ‘Girls in the Boat’

Centreville High’s upcoming play, “Girls in the Boat,” tells the stories of the U.S. women’s Olympic rowing team as it breaks down barriers for women in sports and eventually wins its first gold medal.

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Westfield High’s Cappies play is ‘Miss Holmes’

What if Sherlock and his assistant were women?

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant are both literary legends. But in Westfield High’s upcoming Cappies play, they’re portrayed as women, for an intriguing new spin on the story.

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Life-changing, Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund

Fall Soiree awards held.

Life-changing Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund.- Fall Soiree awards held.


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McLean Community Players Present ‘Proof’

This weekend at the Great Falls Grange

McLean Community Players Present Proof by David Auburn- This weekend at the Great Falls Grange

Military Appreciation Monday for Navy SEAL Foundation

The Nov. 13 Military Appreciation Monday (MAM) dinner will be supporting the Navy SEAL Foundation

Dementia Caregivers Conference on Friday

Join the Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium this Friday, Nov. 10, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., for its 37th annual Family Caregiver Conference.


County’s Hypothermia Prevention Program Opens Dec. 1

2023 homelessness statistics show 10 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness at the Point in Time count.

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Stuff the Bus, Virtually

Stuff the Bus, Virtually

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Franconia District School Board Candidate Back on the Ballot

Candidate, Dems, and GOP respond to last minute court ruling and reversal.

On Wednesday evening, Nov. 1, the Fairfax County Office of Elections requalified Fairfax County Franconia District School Board Candidate Marcia C. St. John-Cunning based on a ruling by the Fairfax County Circuit Court that afternoon. A Fairfax County judge allowed two additional petition sheets to count toward St. John-Cunning’s required signature threshold to be a qualified candidate.


Arlington Leaf Collection: The Plan for Fall

Arlington collects about 50,000 cubic yards of leaves every year.

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Ghastly and Ghoulish

Residents get in the Halloween spirit.

Halloween decorations

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Learning to Love Amphibians and Reptiles

They may not be cuddly, charismatic or cute to many humans, but amphibians and reptiles are fascinating and important.


New Executive Director for Heard

empowering people in need through artistic expression and life skills, has a new Executive Director, Kelly Carnes.

Carmichael Elected to Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Jessica N. Carmichael of Alexandria was one of two individuals elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at the Association’s fall board meeting in Washington, DC.

City Is Failing Old Town Residents

On Dec. 5 the Alexandria Planning Commission will be asked to approve four audacious exceptions so the developer of 301 N. Fairfax can maximize his profits by building an architecturally bland, modernist condominium one block from City Hall and Founder’s Park. The plan is visibly out of place among the historic 18th, 19th and 20th century homes that would surround it.


Alexandria City Council Poised to Eliminate Single-Family Neighborhoods

The Alexandria City Council is preparing to implement wide-ranging changes to the City’s zoning code that would effectively eliminate single-family neighborhoods in Alexandria.

Bark Social Acquires Barkhaus in Alexandria

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Agreement on Coal Tar Contamination

Caused by gas plant from late 1800s through mid-1900s near corner of North Lee Street and Oronoco Street

The City of Alexandria, in partnership with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN), has reached a settlement to remediate the remnants of coal tar contamination that occurred as part of the operation of the Alexandria Town Gas manufacturing gas plant from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, located near the corner of North Lee Street and Oronoco Street.


Alexandria City High School Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

Just before noon on Wednesday, Nov. 1, students and staff at the Alexandria City High School King Street campus were evacuated in response to a bomb threat received by Alexandria City Public Schools.

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Interfaith Alliance Honors Moline

Faith and Freedom Award recognizes work for religious freedoms.

“Jack’s fierce dedication to our Constitution and to the rights of all people have inspired so many of us who are committed to building a country where all belong.” — Interfaith Alliance CEO Rev. Paul Raushenbush