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Letter to the Editor: Sharing the Joy Of Easter

The beauty of giving shines brighter than one can speak of.

Arlington Brief: New ‘Open Door Mondays’

The Arlington County Board kicked off its 2016 Open Door Mondays on Monday, Jan. 4, with a session at Langston-Brown Community & Senior Center and Park.

Alexandria Brief: City Establishes 12-Person North Potomac Yard Advisory Group

At the Feb. 23 City Council meeting, the council voted to establish an Ad Hoc North Potomac Yard Advisory Group.

Mount Vernon Brief: Neighborhood Resource Fair Returns Sept. 12

From animal control and code compliance to stormwater management and community revitalization, Lee District community members will have a chance to get a variety of county service questions answered — all in one place.

Letter: A Good News

Saul Centers is to be loudly applauded for the new oasis at the Safeway Shopping Center on Walker Road.

Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award

Katie Hamelburg, daughter of Jamie and Mark Hamelburg of Potomac, received the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award recently for a project inspiring fellow teen members of the United Synagogue Youth to perform 18,000 hours of volunteer service in one year.

McLean Woman’s Club Donates $1,500 to McLean Project for the Arts

At its monthly meeting on Feb. 4, The Woman’s Club of McLean presented its annual donation of $1,500 to the McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) through the project’s representatives Bill DuBose and Robin Walker, who expressed their gratitude for the contribution. The club also sponsors and supports MPA’s exhibits of children’s art at the McLean Community Center. The donation is one of many that the club plans to make this year with funds obtained from its annual Holiday Homes Tour.

Aplin Named National Merit Scholar

Kathryn Gareth Gorsuch Aplin, a T.C. Williams High School senior who plans to major in engineering in college, is one of 18 Virginia students and more than 2,500 students nationally to receive a National Merit Scholarship financed by a U.S. college or university.

The Community Helps Out

The Boy Scout food drive to restock Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ (WFCM) food pantry was Saturday, Nov. 12

Springfield Man Dies in Two-Car Crash

Arlington’s Letters to Santa Are On Their Way

Rachael Toman, Conservation and Interpretation Manager for the Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation, reports that the mailbox located at Gulf Branch Nature Center is stuffed with letters from Arlington children for Santa.

Planning OKs Night Operations Request

Asphalt plant is recognized as a community asset.

Planning OKs Night Operations Request

Fun in Centreville, Chantilly and Clifton -- Part One

Entertainment

Feb. 15-21

Know of something missing from our community entertainment Calendar? Send it to The Arlington Connection, e-mail it to arlington@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before publication. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-778-9412 with any questions. Photos are welcome.