Stories for August 2018

Vienna Connection

Jump to content

Sign in

Saturday, November 16, 2024

News 2018 August

Stories for August 2018

Wednesday, August 29

Stop The Bleed

Tuesday, August 28

Teen Sex Trafficking Hits Close to Home

How vulnerable teens are targeted.

Amish Cover Band Rocks the House in Vienna

Nottoway Park’s natural stage setting doubled as a dance floor for the Amish Outlaws.

Amish Outlaws rock the park.

Opinion: Commentary: America Needs Unions

Monday, August 27

So Much to Do in the Hunter Mill District

Thursday, August 23

Shop with The Sheriff Adventure

Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office partners with children living in area family shelters for back-to-school shopping.

September Is National Voter Registration Month

Run, Throw or Dive and Use Your Brain in NVSO

Northern Virginia Senior Olympics returns Sept. 15.

Opinion: Column: When Did This Happen?

Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in Fairfax County

Office of the Independent Police Auditor, Civilian Review Panel now reviewing cases.

New President To Lead Northern Virginia Chamber

Volunteering Makes the Area a Better Place for All

Connection Newspapers’ Newcomers & Community Guide

Voting in Fairfax County

Wednesday, August 22

Middle Eastern Food Festival Returns Sept. 1 to McLean

Commentary: Celebrating Women’s Equality

Tuesday, August 21

Highlights of Vienna

What makes the Town feel like home?

Monday, August 20

Viewpoints: What’s the Best Part of Living in Vienna/Oakton?

Vienna Police Highlights: August 17, 2018

An Unexpected History in Vienna

Family history surprises descendants of early Vienna settler.

Wednesday, August 15

Lunches That Make the Grade

Ideas for packing healthy foods that children won’t want to trade.

Nonprofits Initiate 5k Home Run for the Homeless

Combined effort to raise funds.

$182 Million Sought for Public Safety in Fairfax County

Voters to decide bond referendum to fund improvements to fire stations, criminal justice academy, and courthouse.

Opinion: Editorial: Freedom of the Press, Friend of Democracy

Under attack, abroad and now at home.

Tuesday, August 14

Opinion: Column: Progressing, But So Am I

Fairfax County Deer Management Program Explained

Viet Fest 2018 at Tysons

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Democracy Threatened

Vienna Police Highlights August 3 – August 9, 2018

Community Services Board Names Deputy Director of Clinical Operations

Monday, August 13

Vienna Area Residents Standing Up to Hate

Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna to Host Caregivers Treat

Friday, August 10

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Wexton’s Silence on ICE?

Thursday, August 9

Commentary: Back to School Safety Tips

Youth-led Protest at NRA Draws Hundreds

Expertise plus traction equals movement for change.

Wednesday, August 8

4-H Fair & Carnival Draws Thousands to Herndon

Opinion: Column: "Slow Progression"

Preparing for New School Year

Home organizing saves space and time.

Legalizing Short-Term Rentals in Fairfax County

New regulations will permit homeowners to rent out homes up to 60 days a year.

Tuesday, August 7

Opinion: Editorial: An Open Letter to Readers and More

Buy an ad in our annual Newcomers and Community Guide, please.

Two Motorists Rescued from Water on Browns Mill Road in Vienna Area

A Friendship 20 Years in the Making

Vienna Youth Players directors retire.

Vienna Police Highlights

Thursday, August 2

Retiring Scoutmaster Recognized at Goshen Scout Reservation

Wednesday, August 1

Opinion: Column: Fortitude For a Fortnight

Required Vaccinations for School

Local clinics offer free immunizations.

Fewer Lanes and More Slowdowns on George Washington Memorial Parkway

New traffic pattern for bridge construction until fall

Police Briefs

Registration for Northern Virginia Senior Olympics Ends August 24

Survey for Young Adults to Help Target Drug Prevention Efforts

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Demand End to Gerrymandering