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At the Tipping Point and Winter is Coming in Great Falls
Beloved local restaurant needs customers to be with them now.
Proprietor Mike Kearney of The Old Brogue, an Irish Pub in Great Falls, made a live video of his restaurant on the evening of Friday, Nov. 13.
Opinion: Commentary: Time for Being Thankful
Next week is the formal day set aside for thanksgiving.
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: “Sure on This Shining Night”
ASO brings virtual message of hope and healing to Alexandria and beyond
The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in collaboration with the Alexandria Choral Society will release a virtual winter concert later this month featuring ASO musicians and a guest appearance by ACS singers.
Opinion: Commentary: Honoring Our Veterans
Henry Dorton, Commander, American Legion Post 24
Seven decades ago, in 1950, brave Americans defended a far-off land that was under attack.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Trumpism Shows Way Forward for Republicans?
Contrary to former Republican Del. David Ramadan's insistence that Republicans have to "denounce Trumpism" and go back to the "basic conservative principles" which cost them several elections, especially with Mitt Romney as their 2012 candidate, Trump's stronger than expected showing shows them the way forward is by reaching out to the very constituencies conservatives in the past ignored.
Business Update on the Coronavirus: Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce
The coronavirus continues to affect businesses throughout our community and accurate information can help businesses make good decisions.
Dogs To Return To the People’s House
With the Biden presidential victory, an engaging tradition will be restored to the White House – occupancy by a pet dog.
Army Museum Opens at Fort Belvoir
Virtual opening paves the way for socially-distanced visits, but tickets are required.
Museum virtual opening
People: Chantilly Sisters Pursue Pageantry with a Purpose
These days, pageant competition is about so much more than ball gowns and pretty faces.
‘System Is Broken When Bad Plans Get So Far’ in Chantilly
Supervisors OK home construction under airport flight path
Determined to place homes underneath Dulles International Airport’s flight paths, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors recently approved developer K. Hovnanian’s plan to build 442 residential units there.
Opinion: Commentary: One More Step — The Electoral College
The Presidential election is not over yet … I know what you are thinking.
Being There
How much virtual participation it too much?
Advocates for open government worry about too much virtual participation. Virginia Press Association executive director Betsy Edwards says the law is designed to make sure the public and the press have an opportunity to ask members of the Planning Commission why they voted against a zoning change and or why the mayor voted for a bike lane. She worried that unlimited virtual participation would limit availability to the public and the press to ask questions and get answers.
Rich History for Opera NOVA
Online offerings, but missing the annual Children’s Opera
Right about now in November, Jose Sacin would usually be in the middle of the Children’s Opera, Opera NOVA’s big event of the year.
ArPets: Meet Ariel: She Never Let the Diaper Get Her Down
If she ever had a family, we'll never know.
Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington is a Tree Sanctuary
Tree Stewards help label trees; some are ‘unusual.’
When a Tree Steward finishes the training course to become a steward, they are supposed to know how to identify a tree, in any season.
Stopping the Combine: Farmers Can’t Compete for Land in Montgomery County
Making room for enough solar to make a difference.
Randy Stabler stopped his combine in the middle of a field in the Agricultural Reserve to join Montgomery County Council’s virtual Town Hall meeting.
Opinion: Column: As Second Opinions Go...
...it was first rate.
Opinion: Independent Progressive: Walker Nature Center Delivers Halloween Trail 2020
2020 has been a brutal year.
Venture Virtually into Great Falls Artists’ Creative Spaces
Artists of Great Falls Studios welcome community for the 18th Annual Art Studio Tour
Things are a little different this year, and in this case, in a good way.