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Q&A: Madison’s Favero Committed to BYU Baseball
Pitcher nicknamed ‘Shooter’ after ‘Happy Gilmore’ character.
Q&A with Madison rising senior Matt Favero.
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Fairfax: Billy Coulter Rocks Lake Royal
Fairfax locals gather for night of Americana music at lake hillside, for the first of Braddock Nights’ summer concerts.
Picnic blankets and lawn chairs coated the hillside at Lake Royal Friday, July 10, as dozens of Fairfax residents attended the first of Braddock Nights’ free musical performances this summer.
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Fairfax: Family, Friends Raise Cancer-Research Funds in Jimmy Breslin’s Name
A Fairfax County firefighter for 28 years, Jimmy Breslin died of cancer last year at age 55, but he’s never far from the thoughts of his friends and family. And in tribute to him, they raise money for and participate in The Ride to Conquer Cancer.
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Lower Water Bills for City of Fairfax Residents
Fairfax Water equalizes rates 18 months earlier than expected.
Usually, as time goes on, people end up paying higher prices for everything. But that’s not the case for residents of the City of Fairfax. From now on, their water bills will be lower.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Miniature Golf Opens in Springfield
Glowgolf, an operator of indoor, glow-in-the-dark,miniature golf courses based in Wichita, Kan., has opened a new location at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center.
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Q&A: Langley Grad West to Play Football at Lafayette
Running back listened to Lil Wayne before games.
Q&A with Langley High School graduate Tyler West.
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Column: 'Scant' Know For Sure Anymore
After six years, four months and two weeks since being diagnosed with stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer (the “terminal” kind), I can say with certainty that I have no sense of what my next CT scan, scheduled for July 15th, will indicate. Previously (multiple scans over multiple years), I’ve felt something in my upper chest/lungs where the largest tumors are located and the subsequent scan showed nothing of consequence.
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Q&A: West Springfield’s D’Anna Committed to IUP Hoops
All-region post player enjoys country music, scary movies.
Q&A with IUP commit Maura D'Anna.
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Q&A: Woodson Grad Breslin to Play Soccer at R-MC
Goalkeeper enjoys eating calamari, watching ‘Braveheart.’
Q&A with Woodson graduate Brian Breslin.
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Letter: Ignoring Will Of the People?
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Dan Storck, a current Fairfax County School (FCPS) Board Member from Mt. Vernon District is running for supervisor of that district. Will he listen to you and use essential reliable information to make informed decisions on issues, particularly controversial ones, if elected?
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Letter: Anger and Disappointment
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I would like to share with you a very disturbing scene that I witnessed over the weekend. I have not been able to shake the anger and disappointment that I have felt ever since, and so I am reaching out to you to help shed light on this issue.
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Column: By Right Development: Does It Work for Chesapeake Bay?
By right development refers to projects that are permitted under their current zoning and do not require any legislative action by the Board of Supervisors or the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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Obituary: Georgia Marie Peters Bruch
Georgia Marie Peters Bruch, beloved wife, mother and friend, died on July 7, 2015 in Richmond, Va.
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Mount Vernon: Police Chief Provides Timeline on McKenna’s Death
Report sent to Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Natasha McKenna died while in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department on Feb. 8, 2015.
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Q&A: McLean Lacrosse Standout Koehl Headed to Louisville
Former Highlander hates losing, loves pizza, chocolate.
Q&A with McLean High School graduate Elise Koehl.
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Mount Vernon: Police: Beware of Door-to-Door Tree Trimmers
Summer brings out scam artists.
An elderly widow recently answered the doorbell in her suburban Mount Vernon home. Standing on her porch was a stranger who offered tree care services and noted that he had worked for a neighbor across the street. The man then added that limbs on a large maple behind her house posed a danger to her and her house.
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Alexandria Brief: ‘At Large’ Representative Sought for Fort Ward
The Fort Ward Management Plan Implementation Monitoring Group is now accepting nominations for an “at large” representative. On July 11, City Manager Mark Jinks announced that nominations could be submitted to Julie Fuerth at julie.fuerth@alexandriava.gov by July 20.
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Observing Ramadan in Alexandria
Holy month strengthens spiritual core.
Visit any area mosque these days and it’ll be abuzz.
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Mount Vernon: Free Meals During Summer
Virginia First Lady and NFL Player highlight Summer Food Service Program for Children.
Visiting with children at Hollin Meadows Elementary School, Dorothy McAuliffe playfully reminded them that as First Lady of Virginia, she’s not, in fact, Michelle Obama. Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s (D) wife was joined at the Mount Vernon-area school by San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith to meet with the children and hand out free lunches as part of the Summer Food Service Program.
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Alexandria: Framing History
From George Washington to today’s White House.
It was just about three weeks ago when Gary Eyler got a call on Tuesday to be in the White House briefing room on Wednesday for the unveiling of a replica of the original White House Correspondents Charter. The original had disappeared in 2007. Eyler had been asked to recreate it.