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Hollywood Meets History Or Vice Versa
History comes alive using action films in the classroom.
Hollywood Meets History Or Vice Versa
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Column: Reflections on Developing Sustainable Communities
As Arlingtonians work on their energy plan, develop strategies for local food, and explore other elements of sustainability, it would at least help — and it may be essential — to explore, discuss and develop an “Earth Ethic.” I personally look forward to continued sharing and collaboration on these topics and issues with friends and colleagues in Arlington.
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McLean Locals Advise Cabbie How to Vote on Sales Tax
McLean Locals Advise Cabbie How to Vote on Sales Tax
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Herndon: Speaking Japanese at Fox Mill Elementary
The school showcases Japanese Immersion Program.
Two hundred forty-six first through sixth graders at the Herndon school are enrolled in the Japanese Immersion program at Fox Mill Elementary. That 246 represents an impressive 40 percent of the entire student population.
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250 Brave Cold in 23rd Burke CROP Hunger Walk
Jennifer Weiner’s wristband read 11,188 steps. That’s how many it took the Springfield resident to complete the 3.7-mile Burke CROP Hunger Walk on Nov. 22. Weiner is Rabbi Educator for Congregation Adat Reyim, which sent more than a dozen volunteers to the fundraiser for the 14th straight year.
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Letter
Letter to the Editor
I am a 16-year sophomore at Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia. However, I was born in Reston, Oct. 12, 1999. Up until 2 years ago I spent the first 14 years of my life either living in Reston or in a city bordering Reston.
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Deadly Potomac
Drownings near Great falls Park are visitors, say experts.
Every year, a handful of people fall victim to the surging, powerful waters of the Potomac Gorge. According to experts, most accidents on the white waters near Great Falls Park are from visitors rather than experts kayaking or rafting the rapids.
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Potomac: Mural Honors C&O Canal Partnership with School
Seven Locks Elementary School students pay tribute to 100th anniversary of U.S. National Parks.
Each class at Seven Locks Elementary School looks forward to field trips to the C&O Canal. They study the ecosystem, gain an understanding of the history and the economics, experience the fun of dressing up in the clothing worn by the lock keepers and families who lived on the canal boats, meet the mules and take a ride on the General Jubal T. Early canal boat. They learn to love and appreciate the nearby C&O Canal through their school’s collaborative educational partnership with the National Park Service (NPS).
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Faircrest Cyclones Swim into First Season
Area’s newest swim team embraces its community’s diversity.
The newest swim team in the area, the Faircrest Cyclones, located between Fairfax, Chantilly, Clifton and Centreville, is gathering a large following of parents and members in their first season.
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‘Every 15 Minutes’ A Life is Taken
Churchill presents two-day program on Homecoming weekend and urges students to remember recent local casualties.
‘Every 15 Minutes’ A Life is Taken
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Bizarre Take On Titanic Mystery
Fantasy opens at Little Theatre of Alexandria
Bizarre Take On Titanic Mystery
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Bizarre Take On Titanic Mystery
Fantasy opens at Little Theatre of Alexandria
Bizarre Take On Titanic Mystery
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Poem: This is NOT America’s Next Top Model
Do you know what I hate? Ketchup
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Column: “Mor-Tality” or Less
Meaning, in my head anyway, the future and what there is left of it. More specifically, I mean life expectancy. When you’re given a “13-month to two-year” prognosis—at age 54 and a half, by a cancer doctor, your cancer doctor—the timeline between where you are and where you thought you’d be when becomes as clear as mud.
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Feeling Fine Art
Third DC Tattoo expo hosted in Arlington
The hum and whiz of needlework welcomed visitors to the third DC Tattoo Expo, held Jan. 12 and 13 at the Crystal Gateway Marriot in Arlington.
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Celebrity Reader Visits Hybla Valley
Congressman Moran reads to second graders and young scholars.
Celebrity Reader Visits Hybla Valley