Story
Arlington Bulletin Board
Information on events going on in Arlington.
Story
Couple Produces ‘Environmental Read of the Summer’
Publisher cites importance of “environmental literacy.”
Arlington County educators Sharon Gaston and Richard Halttunen are a husband-wife children’s book writing team whose first brainchild together, “Turtle without A Home,” has been sweeping up literary accolades. Creative Minds Publications, a publishing company specifically for classroom-oriented literature, released the book in 2012.
Story
Reston Community Center Indoor Facility Study Unveiled
Proposed new facility would have pool, fitness features.
The Reston Community Center Board of Governors Long-Range Planning Committee heard the results of the latest study on a possible indoor recreation facility Monday, June 3.
Story
Herndon High School Step Team Crowned National Champs
Herndon High School Step Team wins second national championship in three years.
The Herndon High School Step team stood onstage holding hands, waiting anxiously for the results in the 2013 Youth Step USA National Championships Saturday, May 25. As the names of the top five finishers started coming in, coach Gary Bushrod started hearing every name but theirs.
Story
Herndon Celebrates 33rd Festival
Annual festival brings live music, entertainment to downtown Herndon.
By the time it gets to Saturday, the third day of the three-day annual Herndon Festival, Jimmy Schwein of Herndon knows exactly what he wants to do. Having grown up coming to the festival, he’s used to coming at least three of the four days.
Story
MCA Hosts Members Update
Speakers share plans for new community center, downtown improvements.
The McLean Citizens Association hosted their annual membership meeting Thursday, May 30, bringing in organizations from around the community to provide the latest on McLean’s past, present and future. Sally Horn, president of MCA, called the last 12 a "terrific and challenging year," particularly in terms of Tysons Corner funding and transportation plans.
Story
Langley Alumni Face Off Against Varsity
Second annual Langley Alumni Baseball Game held at Nike Field.
The Langley High School varsity baseball team squared off against its past self Sunday, June 2 at Nike Field, as the current team took on a team made up of alumni for the second straight year.
Story
Hen-Pecked Arlington Officials to Consider New Rules for Urban Agriculture
Should neighbors have to consent to backyard chickens?
Arlington County Board members are about to either lay an egg or be considered chicken.
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Story
Viewpoints: What Inspires Your Work?
The Reston Arts Show 2013 brings new artists and fresh perspectives from across America.
Artists share what inspires them in their work.
Story
16,000 Runners, Walkers 'Ring in Hope'
Reston resident Matthew Clark among 10K, 5K winners.
The races drew in nearly 1,600 runners and walkers to Brambleton Town Center, where members of the Junior ROTC program from Chantilly presented the colors, followed by the playing of the national anthem. The colorful sound of a large bell rang by former Washington Redskins wide receiver Darnerien McCants signaled the start of the 5K and 10K races. The bell was part of a larger display of the “Bells of the Fallen,” which honor American service men and women who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation New Dawn.
Story
Commentary: Picking Candidates
While primary elections are considered to be the most democratic way to select candidates, these elections suffer from little public notice or awareness, low voter turnout and the use of scarce resources that will not be available for the general election.
Story
Commentary: A Bizarro World Slate
Imagine a state where the incumbents of the top posts—governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general—are all from one party. Imagine it is an election year. Imagine that party convening to select their candidates. One might expect a confident, party atmosphere celebrating a relatively popular incumbent governor and great unity in the coming battle to continue to hold power.
Story
Greek Mythology, 80s Disco Meet at South Lakes
South Lakes High School present “Xanadu.”
Produced first as an initial-flop of a movie, “Xanadu” went on to gain a cult following and inspired the musical of the same name. “Xanadu” was penned by Douglas Carter Beane with music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, and to contrast the movie, opened on Broadway in 2007 to rave reviews.
Story
Bake Sale for Oklahoma
Several sixth graders in Reston wanted to do something to help families affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma, and thought a bake sale would be a good way to do it.
Story
Herndon High Drama Presents ‘The Tempest’
The Herndon High School drama team put on a production of William Shakespeare’s last play, “The Tempest” on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
Story
Plane Lands in Herndon Living Room
Pilot and passenger survive the crash.
Virginia State Police were called to an apartment complex on the 2200 block of Astoria Circle in Herndon at 12:17 a.m. Friday, May 31. A two-seat, single-engine Cessna had crash landed into the top floor of a three-story apartment building. The nose of the plane came to rest on the living room floor of a third-story apartment.