Hardening older FCPS Entrances to Secure Them from Shooters
Multilayered approaches to keep children safe in schools
School shootings
Taste of Vienna Returns
Fundraiser supports the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.
After a two-year COVID pause, the family-friendly Taste of Vienna, presented by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, returned on Saturday, May 1, 2022, to showcase the great dishes from local restaurants and food trucks and raise funds.
FCPS to Consider Trust Policy
CASA members and allies speak out at rally and public hearing.
FCPS policy
No Stopping School Board Naming New Division Superintendent
Student protests, petition and NAACP objections fail to derail the endgame.
School superintendent
Fairfax School Board’s Frustration Shows
Does the process diminish new superintendent’s appointment?
School Board
Fairfax County Budget Hearings
Comments favor funding for low-income and affordable housing, police and first responders pay increases, parks, and more.
Budget
Annual Bluebells at the Bend Returns to McLean, Great Falls
Festival at Riverbend Park 2022.
Festival
Coalition for TJ Files Emergency Request to Vacate the 4th Circuit Stay
Case alleges anti-Asian American discriminatory admissions process
Emergency request
44th Annual Fairfax County Valor Awards
Valor is more than bravery or courage. It goes beyond what is expected.
Valor awards
Brothers Battle in Baseball
McLean brothers battle on the diamond, playing for different teams.
Baseball brothers
Observatory Park Celebrates the Equinox
An astronomical turning point of the seasons.
Observatory park
New Deputy County Executive for Safety and Security Named
Board of Supervisors appoints former Fire and Rescue Department's assistant chief.
Appointee
New Deputy County Executive for Safety and Security Named
Board of Supervisors appoints former Fire and Rescue Department's assistant chief.
Executive named for county
McLean Central Park Development Plan Meeting This Wednesday
Making a great park even better, funds available.
McLean park
The Trail Is for All But the Railroad Was Racist
NOVA Parks unveils 'The W&OD Railway and Jim Crow Laws'
Railroad
New TJ Policy Invalidated in Fairfax County
Policy is discriminatory, writes judge in win for plaintiff, Coalition for TJ and Pacific Legal Foundation.
TJ School
County Executive Presents FY 2023 Advertised Budget
Increase in assessed values for real estate and vehicles drive higher tax payments.
County budget
Adopting a Senior Dog Could Be a Better Match, Really
One woman's passion and 'Tribute'.
Senior dogs
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Transitions From All Advanced Life Support System
Reintegration of the dual-tier EMS system, 12 stations impacted.
EMS transitions
FCPS Initial ‘Test-To-Stay’ Pilot Results
Limited participation attributed to high vaccination rates.
Vaccination at Schools
Seeking Shelter: Changes in Housing Preferences
Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at George Mason University School of Business presents.
Housing
Oakton Alumna Breaks U.S. Marathon Record
Discipline and courageous inner conversations fuel perseverance.
Marathon runner
Impact of Vehicle-Bicycle Collisions in Fairfax Courts
FABB's discussion with Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Community Justice and Policy
Bike ruling
Brabrand: 'Stay the Course'
We have a right to do things up until that right impinges or infringes on the rights of others.
Masks
FCPS Takes Legal Action Challenging Gov. Youngkin's Ex. Order No. 2
County School Board files suit jointly with six other boards.
Executive order
New Governor Revokes Mask Mandate for Schools
FCPS says masks requirement remains in effect.
Mask Mandates
MCA: Build Pedestrian Bicyclist Friendly Projects in McLean
$100 million available countywide over six years.
Bike Ped Projects
Matters of Importance to Great Falls in 2022
Supervisor John W. Foust's perspective.
Stuff happening in Great Falls
Return to School 2022
After a week of weather closures, FCPS opens with Covid-19 surging
Returning to school
FCPS Faces Staff Shortages in the Face of Omicron
Superintendent pledges to keep students in the classroom, but it will “not be business as usual.”
School with Covid
2022 Real Estate Forecast
Real Estate Forecast
2022 Northern Virginia Association of Realtors Forecast
Single-family homes in Arlington are still the hottest real estate ticket in town.
Realtors Forecast
Share Inc. of McLean Request the Community's Help
Gift cards and more needed for clients this holiday season.
Share Inc
Optimist Club of Greater Vienna Announces Winners of the 2021 Carol Waite Brennan Youth Appreciation Award
Six remarkable, local high school seniors recognized as role models in school and the community.
Vienna optimist club
31st Annual Tree Lighting at the Village Field
The Great Falls Celebration of Lights returns.
Tree lighting
Challenged Books, Ballooning Waitlists for Mental Health, ADA Playgrounds
What you might have missed at the Dec. 2 School Board meeting.
School Board
Christ the King Lutheran Church Celebrates in Vienna
Pastor Hank and the congregation celebrate 40th anniversary of their charter.
Lutheran Church
VolunteerFest, 2021
Volunteers work on projects countywide for the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Volunteers
Crisis in Afghanistan Reverberates Locally
Afghan Americans speak out.
The United States and other countries have welcomed more than 150,000 Afghans and their families since the emergency evacuations began in mid-August.
Crisis in Afghanistan Reverberates Locally
Afghan Americans speak out.
The United States and other countries have welcomed more than 150,000 Afghans and their families since the emergency evacuations began in mid-August.
Overcoming Mental Health Stigma
Suicide Walk-a-Thon brings awareness
The pandemic's psychological and socioeconomic fallout may be driving an accelerated trend in depressive symptoms and suicide ideation, attempts, and deaths in Fairfax County, reported experts in mental health at the "Fight Suicide" Walk-a-Thon at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston held Aug. 21.