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Stafford Company Expands to Fairfax County
Professional Lifestyle Innovations LLC (PLInnovations), a local health and fitness company, is expanding its services to Fairfax County, specifically to serve new customers in Fairfax Station, Clifton and Lorton. Based out of Stafford, Va., the company recently launched its new website, www.plinnovations.com. PLInnovations’ website allows clients to purchase and download fitness plans designed for personalized, in-home fitness training.
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Spring Festival Comes Back to Great Falls
Optimist Club to host annual egg hunt and children’s festival.
The Sunday before Easter, the children of Great Falls will gather at the Village Green to search for eggs filled with candy, and in some cases, something even more valuable. The annual Spring Festival and Egg Hunt will be hosted by the Great Falls Optimist Club and will feature more than 5,000 eggs scattered across the green.
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Column: Having Fun Isn’t Just for Kids
Recreation programs for older Alexandrians.
There are many factors that go into maintaining good health — proper nutrition, physical activity, socialization, and mental exercise as well.
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Smartphone Technology Helping Children Get Fit
Chesterbook Elementary opens outdoor fitness trail.
We all know children love using technology, so why not use technology to show them the correct way to exercise? Chester the Chipmunk, the mascot of Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean, was pleased to introduce the school's outdoor QR Fitness Trail Monday, March 26. QR stands for Quick Response, and it is the next-generation coding system that allows smartphones to quickly read data.
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Old Town History: Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary
Martha Washington was ailing terribly in April 1802. Searching for help in that era of primitive medicine, she sent a man with a note to an apothecary in Alexandria. “Mrs. Washington desires Mr. Stabler will send by the bearer, a quart bottle of his best castor oil, and the bill for it.” Sadly, the treatment did not improve her health and she died the following month.
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Supporting the Troops
Oakton real estate office adopts a troop by sending care packages.
Supporting the Troops
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Remembering Heroes
Remembering Heroes
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Case Dropped Against Smoking Ban
Case Dropped Against Smoking Ban
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Letter: Don’t Forget BRAC Issue
I strongly believe that Alexandria is best served by having a City Council with a mix of Republicans, Democrats, and even Independents, rather than being controlled by a single party. A diversity of views in the council increases the likelihood that issues will be more thoroughly vetted before they are decided — or ignored.
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Letter: A Great Experience
To the Editor
I read with interest your article in the on the opening of Not Your Average Joe's at Reston Spectrum (Reston Connection, Jan. 6-12, 2016).
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Fairfax: Daniels Run Elementary Presents State of the School Report
“The state of Daniels Run is strong and getting stronger,” declared Daniels Run Elementary School principal Adam Erbrecht at his annual state of the schools report to the City of Fairfax School Board on Monday, Jan. 11 at the regular school board meeting.
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Burke and Fairfax: Robinson Students Welcomed Back
New and returning students at Robinson Secondary School were welcomed on the first day with a corridor of cheerleaders, blaring music and an inflated ram tunnel leading to the front doors. And the smiling face of their principal, Matthew Eline, who joined the cheerleaders and held a sign saying “May I help you?”
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Fairfax Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking a 15-Year-Old Girl
Derek Leon Mantilla, 21, formerly of Fairfax, pleaded guilty yesterday to sex trafficking of minor.
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Letter: ZIKA Mosquito Farm on Your Property
To the Editor
Our neighborhood experience with a Fairfax County Stormwater Management project is nothing like the rosy picture painted by Mr. Eric Knudsen (“Stormwater Management Engages Community,” Great Falls Connection, April 20-26, 2016).
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Alexandria Letter: Pending Betrayal
Letter to the Editor
Alexandria City Public Schools’ (ACPS) pending betrayal of its students and parents: ACPS is planning on redistricting to deal with the ACPS and the City Council's poor management of the schools and failure to get developers to contribute fairly to building new schools for building their new housing units.
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Honoring Fallen in Springfield
Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Filler-Corn participated in several Memorial Day events over Memorial Day Weekend.
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Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean.
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Arlington County Board To Consider Rosslyn Redevelopment Plan
Rezoning and phased development to be reviewed.
The aging Rosslyn Plaza Park could be undergoing a massive overhaul after the upcoming March 12 County Board meeting.
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Letter: Candidate’s Endorsements
Letter to the Editor
I would like to set the record straight on an inaccurate letter to the editor last week regarding who is endorsing me for Fairfax County School Board in the Mount Vernon District.