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The Right Fit: Choosing a Summer Camp
How parents can ensure positive summer experiences for their children.
Though the official start of spring is still days away and the frigidity of winter is still recent on the minds of many, Janelle Wright, a Potomac, Md., mother of two, has already mapped out the summer for her children.
Woodpecker Attack
When Diane Smith moved into her Reston home in 2004, the house, which was built with cedar siding, was in good repair. The siding, she says, “appeared intact and heavily stained.”
Online Classes Offer Flexible Options for Earning Credentials Outside the Classroom
Interested in learning to landscape your yard using sustainable practices?
Decompressing after a Divisive Election
Limit time on social media or watching post-election coverage
The moments that stretched her to her professional limits came immediately after the 2016 presidential election.
Local Quilters Use Craft to Support and Bring Cheer to Northern Virginia
McLean Quilters Unlimited gifts quilts to Mary Marshall Assisted Living and other organizations.
Quilters
Local Quilters Use Craft To Bring Cheer in McLean
McLean Quilters Unlimited gifts quilts to Mary Marshall Assisted Living and other organizations.
quilters
Riding To Fight Cancer
Local patients and supporters bike through the National Capital Region to support cancer research.
In July of 2013, Seth Edlavitch of Potomac says he received the shock of his life. After experiencing headaches for several months, he visited his doctor and after a series of tests and finally brain surgery, doctors discovered that Edlavitch had a non-Hodgkin's, blood-based lymphoma form of brain cancer.
Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers
Thoughtful and original presents for educators
Gift for Teachers
‘Star Wars’ Fans Flock to Local Classes
Movie's popularity leaves fans wanting to feel "The Force."
Beams of neon light flash around a dark room. Young Star Wars fans from a galaxy not so far away wield light sabers and move with carefully choreographed steps.
To Move Or Not To Move: Local family moves mother into newly opened Kensington Falls Church.
One of the most heart-wrenching decisions that Denise Schossler, her two siblings and her 95-year-old mother had to make was whether or not to move her into an assisted living facility, leaving the home where she’s lived since 1954.
What to Expect
Real estate experts offer a forecast for spring.
Real estate agent Joan Caton Cromwell says she lost a home bidding war last week in Falls Church even though her client was a strong contestant.
Tight Knit Circle of Friends
Women gather each week to create and connect.
The soft click-clack of knitting needles is barely audible over the chatter that fills the library of Margaret Overcash’s McLean home. She and three of her oldest friends have gathered for their weekly knitting session.
Style After Retirement
Great fashion sense is possible at any stage.
At 78, Winifred Rosenberg has always been known for her impeccable style and taste.
New Engineering Summer Institute Offers Access
Marymount University program instills aspiration in students from disadvantaged communities
Marymount
Ending Bullying
Back to School: Local educators offer advice for parents on how to deal with bullying as school resumes.
When Carol Baker cried, no one heard her. She and a classmate were alone in the girls locker room, and as Baker, then an eighth grade student, tried to leave, her classmate grabbed her gym shirt and pushed her into a locker. They weren’t fighting over anything in particular and Baker didn’t sustain any physical injuries.
Black History Month: Filling in the Gaps
African American parents are giving their children accurate and comprehensive lessons on Black history.
Black History
Fun for All at the Potomac Country House Tour and Festival
Event raised record proceeds for St. Francis Episcopal Church.
From a petting zoo to silent auctions to tours of some of the area’s most magnificent homes, there were activities for all ages at the 58th Annual Potomac Country House Tour & Festival last weekend.
White Kitchens Are a Trend with staying Power
The clean, crisp look of a white kitchen has staying power and versatility, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association.