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Clutch County: Stallions Region Field Hockey Champs

Goaltender Olson's key saves help claim first region field hockey title for South County program.

Clutch County: Stallions Region Field Hockey Champs

‘Do You Keep a Gun in Your Home?’

Starting conversations about gun safety can help prevent play date tragedies.

Starting the conversation felt awkward. After all, she didn’t want to offend another parent.

Around Town

Around Town

Editorial: Holidays Are for Giving

In the scramble to finish Christmas shopping, remember tens of thousands of local children are short of food as well as presents.

The holidays are for giving. Christmas and Hanukkah are about children and family, about sharing, about joy, about being thankful and about faith and appreciation. Here in Northern Virginia, many of us see few signs of families in need as we go about our daily lives and holiday shopping. Our neighborhoods are largely segregated economically; we mostly see the people who are most like ourselves economically.

Easing the Transition

New Washington-Lee program groups freshmen in small “communities” to enable teachers to better monitor performance

Easing the Transition

Bulletin Board 7/3

Bulletin Board 7/3

Mardi Gras Marks Memorable Tenure

Beloved White Oaks teacher to retire this year.

Mardi Gras Marks Memorable Tenure

Teaching New DAWGS Some Tricks

Thirty students spend a week with Fairfax County Police officers learning how to conduct traffic stops, stay away from gangs.

Teaching New DAWGS Some Tricks

Teaching New DAWGS Some Tricks

Thirty students spend a week with Fairfax County Police officers learning how to conduct traffic stops, stay away from gangs.

Teaching New DAWGS Some Tricks

Hurt, Habits and Hang-Ups

Celebrate Recovery offers opportunity to release burdens, big and small.

Hurt, Habits and Hang-Ups

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Muslims at the Fairfax Islamic Center Break Fasts Together

One voice carries a melody in Arabic through the two-story hall of the Islamic Center Northern Virginia Trust, as over a hundred men bow their heads to the carpeted ground.

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Reston Regional Library Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Anybody remember that old ditty “It’s the latest, it’s the greatest, it’s the Library”? Well there must be a few who still relate to that sentiment, because despite rather soggy weather conditions, hundreds turned out on Saturday, Oct. 3, to kick off the month-long celebration of the Reston Regional Library’s (RRL) 30th Anniversary.

HUD Delivers Financial Body Blow to ARHA

HUD Delivers Financial Body Blow to ARHA

Building Governing Documents Support

RA members at the SL district meeting keep RA guessing.

Building Governing Documents Support

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Alexandria Appetite: Three Coffee Shops to Get the Chill Out

Beat the wintertime blues with some hot coffee around town.

The faces of Alexandrians across the city display their query plainly: Will this snowy winter ever end? While waiting for warmer climes to make their appearance this spring, here are three venues to warm up with a hot cup of joe in the meantime.

Parents Get in Last Word

Parents Get in Last Word

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Alexandria: ‘Don’t Judge Me’ Music Video Promotes Tolerance

Kids Empowering Kids debuts music video.

Their voices were timid at first, but one by one students at William Ramsey Elementary School spoke up when asked how they have been judged by their friends and classmates.

Around Town 7/3/02

Around Town 7/3/02

Festival Transforms Downtown

Four-Day Party Hits Herndon

Festival Transforms Downtown