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Fairfax City Council Adopts FY 2016 Budget
Real-estate tax rate will rise slightly.
Last week’s City Council meeting often seemed more like a work session, with members still haggling about the real-estate tax rate. But after much discussion, some failed motions and several votes, they finally came to a consensus.
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Introducing the City of Fairfax's First, 24-Hour Park
Old Town Square open for business and fun.
It wasn’t just Saturday morning’s ribbon-cutting that signaled the official opening of the City of Fairfax’s Old Town Square. It was all the people who gathered there, the children playing in the splash pad and the friends and neighbors enjoying themselves afterward at the Derby-Q festival.
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GMU Announces ‘Great Performances’
New season to feature crowd favorites and debuts of new performers.
There was a buzz of energy in the jam-packed foyer of the Center for the Arts at George Mason University. Northern Virginia performing arts lovers were ready to learn of the 25th anniversary season of “Great Performances at Mason!”
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Column: “CT Looked Good”
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Cryptic? Hardly. Words I can live with the for the next three months until my next CT Scan? Absolutely.
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61 Sports Events over 10 Days
Fairfax County hosting the 2015 World Police & Fire Games.
A huge event on a scale Fairfax County has never before seen — that’s the 2015 World Police & Fire Games. It’ll run June 26-July 5 and promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for area residents.
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Alexandria: Long-Term Budget Plan Lacks Numbers
Long Range Educational Facilities Plan faces scrutiny for budget omissions.
The Long Range Educational Facilities Plan includes extensive information on new enrollment projections for Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) and a list of proposed changes, additions, and new schools to fight current and projected overcrowding in the school system. What current drafts of the Long Range Educational Facilities Plan don’t include is the price tag.
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Oh, The Impact They Make
Dr. Seuss-themed 23rd Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards held in Springfield.
Wesley Pan of Great Falls-based Boy Scouts of America Troop 55 was humble about receiving the Youth Volunteer Group award. “We’re just happy to help the community and make a difference,” he said.
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Food, Fun, Music and an Astronaut at Chantilly Day
Fourth annual Chantilly Day celebration is May 16.
A festival filled with fun and entertainment — that’s what’s in store at the fourth annual Chantilly Day celebration. It’s set for Saturday, May 16, at the Sully Place Shopping Center, off Route 50 West in Chantilly.
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Solar Lights For Learning
Meghan Pollard of Clifton wants to purchase solar lights for students in Tanzania.
Meghan Pollard, 18, of Balmoral in Clifton is taking a service gap year between graduating from Centreville High School and attending Georgia Tech. So last Fall, she set off for Tanzania in Eastern Africa, a nine-hour car ride from the government capital of Dar Es Salaam. There, she worked for six weeks at the Pomerini Secondary School, teaching English and tutoring in geography, chemistry, physics and English. She also worked in the village health clinic on AIDS projects.
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Column: A Personal Connection to the Holocaust
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This past winter, I was fortunate enough to go on a trip to Israel with Taglit-Birthright Israel.
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Potomac: Fashion Show To Benefit Stroke Rehabilitation
Event to raise awareness of symptoms and treatment.
Sara and Mark Reges, proprietors of the historic Old Anglers Inn, are once again pleased to be hosting the annual Spring Fashion Show to Honor American Stroke Month. Sara Reges is an RN at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (NRH) as well as a brain injury nurse navigator.
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Potomac: China Gourmet Bistro Offers Traditional Dishes
Located in Cabin John Shopping Center.
In the mood for traditional Chinese cuisine, Japanese noodles, Vietnamese dishes, sushi, red or green curry, Mongolian lamb or Asian vegetarian dishes?
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Column: Two New Development Proposals
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Old Angler’s Inn on MacArthur Boulevard and the Potomac Tennis Club on Falls Road are the subjects of two new substantial development proposals. The Old Angler’s Inn proposal, in particular, presents potential enormous problems.
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Chantilly Baseball Aiming for Return to State Final
Senior pitcher Hogle tosses complete game in win over Herndon.
The Chantilly baseball team defeated Herndon 7-1 on May 1.
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Letter: Helping New Mothers
Letter to the Editor
Having a new baby … the happiest time of a woman’s life, right? Not always.
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Arlington Sports Briefs: 05/06/15
Bishop O'Connell won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference boys’ tennis championship at Olney Manor Recreational Park on Sunday, May 3.
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Arlington: Protest Spotlights Chronic Lyme Disease
Advocacy group rallies in Arlington against medical guidelines on chronic Lyme disease.
Ozlem Jones has had Lyme disease for 11 years, but was only diagnosed two years ago when she began suffering from extreme bouts of fatigue and various problems with her nervous system. In that time, Jones says she passed it onto all three of her children.
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Weekend Fun in Fairfax County - May 8-10, 2015
A roundup of entertaining things to do this weekend.
A roundup of fun things to do this weekend in Fairfax county.
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A-SPAN is a Washington Post Award for Excellence in Non-Profit Management Finalist
“You are always serving food; tonight I’m feeding you.” Anna Kaminski, volunteer specialist and VISTA volunteer at A-SPAN, offers cheese puffs at Willow Restaurant to Gene and Jean Cross at the A-SPAN quarterly event to thank the volunteers for their support and enthusiasm in reaching out to the street homeless and newly housed.
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Dr. Seuss-themed 23rd Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards
Wesley Pan of Great Falls-based Boy Scouts of America Troop 55 was humble about receiving the Youth Volunteer Group award. “We’re just happy to help the community and make a difference,” he said.