Mike Salmon

National Museum of the Marine Corps Dedicates Respite Room

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation marks PTSD awareness month with dedication ceremony

Take Me Out to the Ballgame with The Miracle League

Charlie the Tuna event

County in a Pickle over Noisy Pickleball

Nearby courts will be converted to appease the pickleball players.

Pickleball

Spring Ballet is a Final Show and New Beginning

Some Metropolitan dancers’ final show opens doors to careers in dance and entertainment careers.

Spring Ballet

Old-fashioned Banking, Thriving for 172 Years

Bank surviving

Eagle Scout Project Focuses on Historic Cemetery

Eagle Scout

Living Legend Carolyn Lewis

Educator improving the lives of others.

Carolyn Lewis has seen Project Discovery Alexandria grow to an organization with 20 chapters in seven states providing guidance to students pursuing higher education.

County Executive Presents FY 2025 Advertised Budget

Tax increase proposed; jobs cut; state underfunds schools; supervisors will make changes.

Budget

Local Rock Band’s Original Song up for Award

With a handful of original songs and a show every weekend, the Mojo Aces have an ace in the hole this time around.

local band

Local Film Takes a Step Forward in the Streaming World

”There is a Monster,” premiered on Apple TV and Prime Video January 30

Local movie now streaming

Local Author’s Internet Marketing Book Hits Bestseller List

It’s not all about ‘likes’ and ‘views’ out there.

Local Author’s Internet Marketing Book

New President, New Ideas Coming to FABB

Bicycling group continues to grow with biking efforts in Fairfax County.

Over at the Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling, 2024 will start out with a new president, as former president Bruce Wright steps down and newly elected Joy Faunce takes over.

New Food Establishments Open in Lorton

The growing area in Lorton off Silverbrook Road welcomed two new restaurants in January as this Liberty Market area grows with the population in southern Fairfax County.

Wait Staff in Hybla Valley Restaurant Features “Sunny” the Robot

Robot wait staff

Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Keep Rolling

Kind words shared online fuel their efforts.

MV Trail

Car Crimes Are on ACE Units Radar

Useful in Mount Vernon for carjacking and auto thefts.

The Fairfax County Police Department is taking another step to get tough on car theft with the Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit known as “ACE.”

Children’s Connection - Charles Barrett Elementary School, Alexandria City

Charles Barrett Elementary School, Alexandria City

UPDATE: Two Juvenile Suspects Arrested for Fatal Shooting in Franconia

Arrests made in Franconia shooting

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Decked Out Holiday Style

Kicking off the holiday season with the annual Christmas Illuminations.

Mount Vernon

Living Legend: Nelson Greene Jr.

A voice against injustice leaves a legacy of service.

Living Legends

Trail Summit Highlights Connectivity

Discussion included the hard work done on the Mount Vernon Trail this summer.

In the end of October, area transportation officials got together for the second annual Northern Virginia Recreational Trails Summit to look at the recreational trails picture for the Northern Virginia area with a goal of improving the trail network.

Annual Old Town Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest

Doors

Home of the Brave

Ceremony honors veterans, Gold Star families.

Veteran's Day

Housing Prices Send People Packing Out of Fairfax County

Some with incomes in the five figures find alternatives down I-95.

Relocating

Hunger Is Closer Than You Think

Food For Neighbors celebrates Its seventh anniversary and over 425,000 pounds of donations

Food

National Park Service User Survey Comes to an End

Paved Trails Study looks at six trail networks in metro area including Mount Vernon.

This fall, the National Park Service gathered information for the Mount Vernon trail improvements as part of the “Paved Trails Study” in the National Capital Region that included the George Washington Memorial Parkway, C&O Canal National Historic Park, the Potomac Heritage Trail, Rock Creek Park trails and others in the National Mall and Historic Parks area.