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More Study for Woodlawn Road Replacement
Four alternative alignments still on the table.
More Study for Woodlawn Road Replacement
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Soccer Field or Nature Conservancy?
More residents speak out against ball field proposal, Council continues discussion without addressing their concerns.
Soccer Field or Nature Conservancy?
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School Board Honors Long-Time Employees
Hatrick Signs on for Four More Years
School Board Honors Long-Time Employees
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All Hokies for One Night
George Mason University officials, students display their love, support for victims of the Virginia Tech shooting.
All Hokies for One Night
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All Hokies for One Night
George Mason University officials, students display their love, support for victims of the Virginia Tech shooting.
All Hokies for One Night
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All Hokies for One Night
George Mason University officials, students display their love, support for victims of the Virginia Tech shooting.
All Hokies for One Night
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Local Producer’s ‘No Evidence Of Disease’ To Screen in Bethesda
Doctors in rock band honor their patients.
N.E.D. or “No Evidence of Disease” — the words every patient hopes to hear — is the name of a rock band created by six GYN cancer surgeons who deliver a message and hope with each song they play. Bethesda’s Karen Simon has joined with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, director Andrea Kalin of Washington D.C.’s Spark Media to produce a documentary that chronicles the lives of the doctors as well as the courage and experiences of their patients. The movie descriptor explains: “As music and medicine join forces in the fight for life, surgeons are transformed into rising rock stars, and their patients and loved ones jump on the bandwagon, infusing the struggle for survival with heart, hope and Rock ‘n’ Roll.” The doctors, irate because gynecological cancers do not receive the publicity that other cancers receive — or the funding — choose to take on the “Below the Belt” cancers. Their songs are original and they play not only for their own satisfaction, but to honor the courage of their female patients and their devoted families and friends, who join in the fight to make others aware of this “silent killer.”
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Season of Giving Well Under Way
Local organizations “are dependent on the community.”
As the holidays approach, the spirit of giving spreads throughout Fairfax County. Many organizations, such as Food for Others and the Lorton Community Action Center, make it their mission to distribute the necessary services to those who need them in their communities.
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Stewart a Humble Star for Yorktown Football Team
Patriots enter 2012 with talent at skill positions, strong defense.
The Yorktown football team has many weapons on offense.
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Statistics Show Less Crime in Sully, Fair Oaks
When it comes to places to live, the Sully and Fair Oaks districts are among the tops in Fairfax County. And four public-safety officers presented crime statistics to back it up at the Jan. 25 meeting of the Sully District Council of Citizens Associations.
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Rodriguez Leaving South Lakes High School
Principal Realista “Rely” Rodriguez will step down at the end of the school year to take another position with Fairfax County Public Schools.
Rodriguez Leaving South Lakes High School
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Tysons Rezoning: Round 2?
West*Group wants to replace 58 townhouses with 138 lofts.
Tysons Rezoning: Round 2?
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We Don’t Like It, But …
Potential amendments to County Charter will appear on November ballot and could force many changes if they pass.
We Don’t Like It, But …
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Springfield Veterinary Holistic Center offers extension to conventional medicine
Bettejeanne “BJ” Hammond much prefers the term “body work” to massage. “Open wine and get out the candles, that’s what people think of massage,” she said. “They think it’s to relax, but it’s so much more than that.”
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Fairfax: Promoting Native Plants
Volunteers plant 2,000 plants, 48 different species -- one-third grasses and two-thirds wild flowers.
Some 40 volunteers planted a pollinator meadow for two days last week on one acre of land adjacent to the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax.
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'Animals Are So Resilient'
AWLA and SPCA help pets and their families in the Arlington area.
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington offers a Baby Ready Pets class for people to prepare themselves, their home, and their animals for welcoming a new baby into the home.
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Have Harmonica, Will Mentor
94-year-old Jack Hopkins hosts weekly gathering.
There are harmonicas that fit into pant pockets and there are harmonicas two feet long. There are harmonicas for guitar accompaniment and harmonicas designed for orchestras. Alexandria resident Jack Hopkins, co-founder of the 23-year-old Capitol Harmonica Club, has at least 16 different types and has been playing since he was six years old. The instrument has taken him to a variety of places and brought him a number of opportunities.
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New Food Scrap Composting at Select Fairfax County Farmers Markets
Nature’s recycling reduces methane and lowers carbon footprint
Fairfax County residents have another option for managing organic wastes such as fruit and vegetable peels, food left on dinner plates, coffee grounds, and even paper towels and napkins.