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Hardening older FCPS Entrances to Secure Them from Shooters

Multilayered approaches to keep children safe in schools

School shootings

Remember and Honor That Sacrifice

Fairfax City’s Memorial Day ceremony pays tribute to the fallen.

Fairfax Memorial Day

Local Shark Tanker’s Go Before the Board

Creativity to cope with aging brings out local entrepreneurs.

Local shark tank

Poison Hemlock Plants Found in Park

Hearing the name of some plants alone can engender hosts of images...

Officials Examine Southern Beltway Section for Express Lanes

Plan calls for express lanes to cross Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

Southern Express Lanes

We Are Better United To Do More (24) For The Community

During the last two years, we have seen small businesses, families, and loved ones devastated by this pandemic. We have united with our neighbors...

Project Launched to Address Overflow at Lake Accotink

After rainy days, hikers face a watery crossing when walking around the lake.

Accotink improvements

Community Center Opens in the Buckman Road Area

It’s more than just basketball courts and shuffleboard though.

WISH center

Burglaries and Destruction of Property at Two Black Churches

Not hate crimes but a cry for help.

Four crimes within days at two Black churches and a tripped alarm at a third Black church, all located on Fordson Road in Alexandria's Gum Spring Community, looked ominous.

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.

The Things that Keep Me Up at Night

A wife, mother, and small business owner makes a difference with just one call.

In celebration of its five-year anniversary of partnering with schools to fight teen hunger, Food For Neighbors recognized key volunteers and school administrators. Food For Neighbors began just over five years ago by helping hungry students in two schools. Now the all-volunteer nonprofit is serving approximately 1,700 students weekly in 29 schools in Fairfax County and Loudoun County.

The Teacher who Taught Me That Teaching Matters

As another school year approaches its close, capped by the annual standardized testing season that hijacks the reasons any teacher teaches, I do what most teachers do...

Mount Vernon Student Got a Lesson in Politics

Senate page program pays off for eighth grader.

Senate page

‘Hilarious Comedy for the Entire Family’

Chantilly High’s children’s show, ‘Space Princess Wars.’

Arlington’s USA Team Headed To Finals in Ramadan Tourney?

Soccer tournament is a gathering place for multicultural team

The holy month of Ramadan can be tough when you are away from home. Like any major religious event, there are special home-cooked recipes for breaking the fast, mouth-watering and calorie-rich, and it’s hard, when you live across the world, to replace the most important part of Ramadan: the gathering of extended family and friends uniting over the Fitur (breakfast) table as the sun sets.