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Mount Vernon: Friends, Neighbors and Constituents reflect on Jerry Foreman

“I’ve found him to be very effective, with solid values to cut taxes and improve the environment for business. I think he’s done that for the most part."

Herndon Coach Wins Two Medals

Police detective and youth wrestling coach earns two medals in World Police and Fire Games.

Most athletes never get a second chance to live their dreams. Twenty-five years after his last wrestling match Jay LaWalt was able to make that happen in front of his friends, family and a crowd of adoring young fans he’s been coaching for years.

Opinion: Chamber Promotes Reston Businesses

Why business should do business with the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce.

The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) is changing the way businesses are connecting with each other.

Burke School Set to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

The Burke School is turning 75. The building at the corner of Burke Lake and Lee Chapel Roads, dedicated in 1940, was built to accommodate the student population overflowing older three-room schoolhouse that was first built in 1912. The new school project benefited from the Works Progress Administration under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal.”

Historic Display Over the Falls

Images from the World War II Flyover at Great Falls: In my Own Words

In addition to my photographic work of the Great Falls area, I also volunteer as a docent at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum both downtown and at the Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. A few months ago when I learned that there was going to be a flyover of World War II aircraft to celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day,I immediately tried to think about where I might position myself to capture photographs of the event.

Swimmers From Around Fairfax County Raise $23,000 for Breast Cancer Research

In the last five years, young swimmers on the Shark Tank Racing Squad have seen one family lose a mother from breast cancer and another’s grandmother diagnosed.

The Closet Turns 40

Aaron Sawyer tours around the back of a small Herndon thrift store, pointing out the volunteers who have dedicated years upon years to sifting through piles of trash-turned-treasures to sell or give away to other communities. The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area manager said the nonprofit, which started as a way for five local congregations to combine their clothing closets, is now town institution.

Rosh Hashanah – More Than Just a New Year

Throughout the year, the Jewish calendar is filled with Holidays commemorating key historic spiritual and physical milestones in Jewish history. Passover recalls our Exodus from Egypt, Shavuot receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, Purim the saving of the Jewish nation from Haman and King Xerxes of Persia. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, one may wonder, what’s happening, what key event in Jewish history do the Days of Awe commemorate?

Column: Moonlight Concerts and Vampires

The Undying Memories of Alexandria’s 1814 Occupation

Whoever named the War of 1812 clearly did not work in the marketing industry. For one, it wasn’t confined to the 12 months of 1812.

Langley Student Has Voice on School Board

Harris LaTeef ready to represent students on big issues.

Harris LaTeef isn’t used to wearing a suit, but he’s getting good use from the ones he owns this year. The School Board’s student representative, a senior at Langley High School, will provide the board with a unique perspective that represents 187,000 people in the county for important issues this year.

Matza - Humble Bread

The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. This year those dates correspond to the eve of April 14 through April 22. The holiday commemorates the emancipation of the Jewish people from slavery in Ancient Egypt through many miraculous events such as the Ten Plagues and the Splitting of the Red Sea.

Covert Matters: A Killer on the Loose

No one wants to consider that a serial killer is running loose in Alexandria, particularly in the genteel and vibrant area known as Del Ray.

Defense Propels Churchill Boys’ Lax to Region Final

Bulldogs goalkeeper Gloger totals 13 saves against WJ.

Churchill will face Wootton in the 4A/3A West region final on Wednesday.

Project BEST Brings Fun Science to Middle Schools

The nonprofit started last year by five Thomas Jefferson High School students brings its youth conference to Langston Hughes Middle School.

Thomas Jefferson High School senior Robert Young peered over a table of middle-schoolers gathered in a cafeteria on Saturday morning to observe their progress dissecting a brain made of Jell-O. The students’ mission in this activity was to simulate a precise act of brain surgery, using only tweezers and the steadiness of their hands.

‘Standing Together’ Potomac women join thousands for the Women’s March on Washington, share strong feelings.

There were plenty of pink hats in Potomac Saturday morning as women, girls and men grabbed coffee and sandwiches before heading to Washington for the Women’s March.

A Different Kind of Grantmaker

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Citizens Connect With Cops Over Coffee

Bodycams coming next month.

The Herndon Police Department invited the public to sit down and have a cup of coffee with officers at the Virginia Kitchen restaurant on Elden Street on Monday morning, March 13.