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Centre View Calendar March 1-7

To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-778-9412.

Editorial: Don’t Let Negatives Keep You From Voting

Choices are stark; think about what principles should guide governance in Virginia for the next four years.

Every Virginia voter will have the option to cast a ballot for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and their member of the Virginia House of Delegates. While much of the coverage and advertising at the top of the ticket has been negative in the extreme, it will still matter who is governor. Don’t turn up your nose, hold your nose if necessary, and go vote. You can vote on Nov. 5; most likely you can vote before that.

Mount Vernon Home Sales: September, 2013

In September 2013, 90 homes sold between $3,000,000-$77,000 in the Mount Vernon area.

Mount Vernon Home Sales: September, 2013

Fairfax County Fall Fun Calendar

Along with the seasonal changes of fall—“sweater weather,” the oft-sighted decorative pumpkin, new menus and produce, and the swath of color across the treeline in every direction—come the fall events. Apple picking, parading through town in costume and spending time enjoying fall in Fairfax County are musts. Here are some favorite events to aid and abet your celebration of the season at hand.

Calendar for Feb. 9

Centre View Entertainment Feb. 16-22

To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-778-9412.

Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: Aug. 28-Sept. 6

Events in Mount Vernon and Alexandria Va. this weekend.

CentreView Bulletin Board for 1/8/14

Bulletin Board for 1/8/14

Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: March, 2015

In March, 2015, 87 homes sold between $2,150,349-$215,000 in the Vienna and Oakton area.

Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: March, 2015

Thomas Jefferson Class of 2019: 70% Asian, 1.6% Black

Some say unbalanced admissions demographics at Northern Virginia’s top high school speaks to system-wide equity problems.

Consider: 70.2 percent Asian, 20.7 percent White, 5.1 percent Multiracial/Other, 2.4 percent Hispanic, 1.6 percent Black: This is the ethnic breakdown of the 493 students admitted to the 2019 class of the Fairfax County Public Schools magnet institution Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

McLean Home Sales: December, 2014

In December 2014, 90 homes sold between $4,065,309-$135,000 in the McLean and Falls Church area.

McLean Home Sales: December, 2014

School Notes

Bianca Velez of Alexandria has earned a degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Mount Vernon Home Sales: December, 2016

In December, 2016, 95 homes sold between $1,695,000-$115,000 in the Mount Vernon area.

Mount Vernon Home Sales: December, 2016

Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: December, 2016

In December, 2016, 93 homes sold between $1,595,000-$175,000 in the Vienna and Oakton area.

Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: December, 2016

Mount Vernon Home Sales: October, 2016

In October, 2016, 95 homes sold between $1,330,000-$95,000 in the Mount Vernon area.