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Share Volunteers Gear Up for Holiday Celebration
Share volunteers are already beginning preparations for their annual holiday programs. It takes more than 50 volunteers to pull off the festivities which generally serve around 640 needy individuals (250 families) living in the McLean, Great Falls and Pimmit Hills areas. Throughout the season, you will see many community partners helping to prepare for the event with food and toiletry drives, Trees for Food, wish trees, and so much more.
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Cardinal Bank Names Fabiola Tapia Branch Manager of Greensboro Office
Cardinal Bank has announced that Fabiola Tapia has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Manager of Cardinal Bank’s Greensboro Banking Office. Tapia will oversee the business development efforts and client relationship management in the Tysons Corner market. Her office is located at 8270 Greensboro Drive, McLean.
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Letter: Dedicated to Serve
Letter to the Editor
While some saw gender bias at play during the Fairfax County Board of Supervisor debates between Jennifer Chronis and John Foust, I saw a tough woman willing to accept the difficult challenges facing Fairfax County governance.
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Meet Rebecca Glenn at Great Falls Library
Local author Rebecca Glenn will be speaking about her debut novel “Becoming Lisette” at the Great Falls Library on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
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Lisa Korade Named Branch Manager of Long & Foster’s Great Falls Office
Lisa Korade, a real estate professional for 16 years, has been named branch manager of the Great Falls office of Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation’s no. 1 family-owned residential real estate company and the exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate in Virginia.
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Letter: Complete Contrast
Letter to the Editor
I attended the Great Falls Citizens Association debate at The Grange, and despite the rain, I’m very glad I did.
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Letter: Our Fundamental Freedoms
Letter to the Editor
There are some very fundamental freedoms, which we enjoy in America. Government does not give us our freedoms, but one of its purposes under our Constitution is to protect them. One fundamental freedom we have is to worship our God in our own way, or not. Government cannot tell us we cannot and cannot tell us how, or where. Let us be vigilant about this, and not let it be lost, even one pebble at a time.
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Letter: Another Look at Gun Control
Letter to the Editor
The photos illustrating the front page Gun Shop Protest article of September 30 - October 6, 2015 clearly demonstrate the diversity of our McLean community.
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Letter: A Platform to Move Virginia Forward
Letter to the Editor
Craig Parisot just released an excellent plan to bring economic growth to our region. His plan is comprehensive and promising.
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Letter: Small-Business Association Endorses Parisot
Letter to the Editor
Craig Parisot has been endorsed by Virginia’s leading small-business association.
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Letter: Opposing Brooks Farm Development Proposal
Letter to the Editor
In a Sept. 28 letter to county supervisor John Foust, GFCA President Eric Knudsen detailed GFCA's opposition to the Brooks Farm development as currently proposed.
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Letter: Ready for the Internet Age
Letter to the Editor
Craig Parisot wants to make Virginia the cyber capital of the United States. As someone who built two technology companies from the bottom up and has extensive background in cybersecurity issues, Craig understands how to accomplish this.
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Reston: South Lakes Football Improves to 4-1 With Win Over Washington-Lee
Seahawks sophomore QB Miles throws two touchdown passes, runs for one.
The South Lakes football team beat Washington-Lee 28-2 on Friday.
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Letter: Different View On Forum
Letter to the Editor
I too appreciate the League of Women Voters candidate’s forum at the Sherwood Hall Library.
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Letter: Examining Voting Record
Letter to the Editor
With an important election less than five weeks away, voters have important decisions to make.
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Column: To Be Young, Gifted and Black … Consumers
Commentary
Alexandria was represented at the 45th Annual Black Congressional Caucus Foundation To Be Young, Gifted and Black Braintrust with students and faculty from NOVA Community College.
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Letter: Appreciate City’s Status
Letter to the Editor
It is election time in Alexandria. It is hard to miss.
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Letter: Consider City’s Future
Letter to the Editor
Having been active in Alexandria for the past 15 years, it has been clear that the city has faced its fair share of challenges, including many outside of its control. We have seen our quality of life erode at the edges because of the differences between the city’s revenues and expenditures.