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Built-ins as Works of Art
Transforming the ordinary.
If there's a juncture where craftsmanship enters home remodeling, it's the “built-in.”
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Living a Life in ‘A Delicate Balance’
Albee play at Congregation Har Shalom.
“A Delicate Balance” by Edward Albee is, as Director Laurie T. Freed says, a story of multiple themes: “man’s fear of taking risks in life; man’s inability to honestly communicate with family and friends; the loss of passion in one’s life; the fear of aging; the fear of the unknown.
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McLean: Election Viewpoints 2016
Who did you vote for and why?
By 7 a.m., 361 people had submitted a ballot. The high school was the polling location for both the Chain Bridge and Langley precincts in McLean and the county’s Office of Elections expected nearly 6,000 voters to pass through its doors by the time it closed at 7 p.m.
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Shifting Gears
Bumpy road ahead for Capital Bikeshare expansion in Northern Virginia.
It takes a little over two hours to bike from downtown Washington D.C. to the Reston. For the Capital Bikeshare, it’s a trip that’s taken six years.
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“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs for Nov. 13-18.
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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You ...
Some voters doubt whether they will gain by voting.
Jim Moore says the election this year has caused dissent and divisiveness, even in his barber shop.
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Coming: Children’s Connection 2016
Get creative and send art, poetry and more.
During the last week of each year, The Connection devotes its entire issue to the creativity of local students and children.
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From Homeless to New A-SPAN Home
Veteran counts his blessings.
Walk through the front door of Dennis Clark's new apartment on N. Thomas Street.
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Helen Leverone’s Acrylic Paintings Featured
Helen Leverone’s acrylic paintings were featured as number 6 on the first annual Westover Studio Tour Oct. 29 and 30 where artists open their workspaces to the public for a weekend.
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Runner Discovers Ups and Downs in Arlington
Phillippe Remen sponsored by Arlington-Reims Sister City program.
For Philippe Remen, of Reims, France, if he was going to run a first marathon in the U.S. he would have a better support network here than for example in New York City, which is normally the preferred “first U.S. marathon” for foreigners.
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H Mart Grocery Store Opens in Burke Nov. 9
The building formerly occupied by the Giant Food supermarket in Burke Village Center will re-open Nov. 9 as Asian-inspired grocery store H Mart.
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Awards and Reminiscences
Kirby looks back while preparing for the future.
During Pete Kirby’s retirement celebration Saturday night, a video highlighting his career was shown. He then received several awards.
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Murder Charge Goes to Grand Jury
Caterer stabbed after E.C. Lawrence Park wedding.
On the surface, an argument over folding chairs after an Aug. 6 wedding at Cabell’s Mill in Ellanor C. Lawrence Park led a woman’s fatal stabbing and a man charged with murder.
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Getting into Holiday Spirit
Lord of Life Lutheran Church presents “White Christmas.”
With their former, WWII Army commander in danger of losing his country inn in Vermont, song-and-dance team Bob Wallace and Phil Davis come to the rescue.
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Leading Bull Run Elementary
Pensler oversees ethnically diverse school with 832 students, 100-plus staff.
With 17 years in education, Jason Pensler, age 42, was named the new principal of Bull Run Elementary School in Centreville on Aug. 1, replacing Patti Brown, who retired.
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For ‘Mail Call’
Elizabeth Cramp’s third grade students from Union Mill Elementary School display the letters and cards they wrote for WWII veterans as part of the Capital Region Honor Flight Program.