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There Once Was a Bear in Arlington

Bear went awandering

Arlington Has a New Cooperative Bike Shop

Nonprofit helps get bikes to those in need, offers fix-it locale

Bike shop

PERF: FCPD Lacked Crisis, Decision Making Training

5 of 7 police shooting incidents involved mental health crises, but training for such situations has been lacking for years.

Police training

A Symbol of the Drive to Get an Education

Laurel Grove School Museum

Laurel Grove

River Rescue in the Waters off Mount Vernon

Water Rescue

Food Offerings Span the Globe Between Penn Daw and Huntington

Three-part food expose

Jose Machuca with one of the soccer jerseys — this one of soccer star Lionel …

Ebbin to Face Challenger in Alexandria

Senate race will be the lone contested election in Alexandria this November.

election

Eviction Nears Crisis Levels in City of Alexandria

Relief funds have run out, and legal protections are slim.

Passion to Help People in Need

Sen. Mark Warner visits WFCM’s food pantry in Chantilly.

Nonprofit Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) serves 4,500 residents in nine western Fairfax County ZIP codes. With the community’s support, in FY 22 it provided nearly 1 million pounds of food, equal to more than 458,745 meals.

Election Outcomes Do Matter

The outcomes of the many party primaries from yesterday are not known as I write this column. Without any vote counts known to me, I can state with certainty that the Virginia General Assembly will not be the same. With retirements of many of the most senior members including myself and with challengers taking on many more incumbents than I can ever remember before, there will be a new cast of citizens running in the general election this November to become our citizen legislators.

Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund Breaks Fundraising Records

All-volunteer organization raises $100,000; learn how.

The Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund reached new fundraising heights last month. The organization's spring fundraiser, Miami Vice, raised over $100,000, shattering previous records. As the board and the event committee put in many hours of preparation. They raised $53,000 more than they did the year before.

Action Deferred on Reston Comp Plan Study

Public hearing testimony fraught with details, one-offs and major issues.

When the Fairfax County Planning Commission convened for its meeting on Wednesday, June 14, it granted unanimous approval to defer action on the Reston Comprehensive Plan Study application PA 2020-III-UP1 Hunter Mill, until June 28. Additionally, the commission approved keeping the record open for written comments through June 28.

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Where was this green-cheeked conure for 49 days while it was making its way 57 miles to the AWLA in Arlington?