Wednesday, March 30
Sub-Variant
COVID-19
Privacy Advocates Urge Veto
Opponents of facial recognition technology call on governor to reject social-media dragnet.
Police departments across Virginia may soon have the ability to use billions of images scraped from social-media sites like Facebook and Instagram to track down suspects, a development that is concerning to critics who say the technology is invasive and a violation of privacy. The governor is now considering the bill, and critics are urging him to veto it or amend it to require a warrant.
Local Quilters Use Craft To Bring Cheer in McLean
McLean Quilters Unlimited gifts quilts to Mary Marshall Assisted Living and other organizations.
quilters
Column: Gun Violence Still With Us
Gun Violence
Women Providing Healing – Promoting Hope
Women Providing Healing – Promoting Hope
Wednesday, March 23
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
Tuesday, March 22
Column: Foregone Conclusion
Column by Plum
County Art Contest Focuses on Water Conservation
High school artists called on to explore “One Water” theme.
Art contest
Is Your Car Worth More Than Last Year?
Probably, and the car tax owed is probably also going up.
Car value
Wednesday, March 16
New FABB Official Provides a Look From Across the Pond
Biking experience in Denmark provides a different angle for local biking.
New FABB member
Tuesday, March 15
New Deputy County Executive for Safety and Security Named
Board of Supervisors appoints former Fire and Rescue Department's assistant chief.
Appointee
Real Estate Tax Rate ‘Ceiling’
Lower tax rate expected, but homeowners will still pay more.
Real Estate Tax
Against New Virginia Policies
Teachers, students, and parents in Fairfax and Arlington protest the new governor’s campaign to control content in schools.
School content
Local Students React to Crisis in Ukraine
Raising awareness and praying for peace are among the ways they’re showing support.
Ukraine
Thursday, March 10
Wednesday, March 9
Happy 100th Birthday to WWII Veteran Richard “Dick” Russell Jr. in Great Falls
Greatest Generation vet reminisces.
100th Birthday
McLean Central Park Development Concept Unveiled
Community response more favorable to amphitheater than opposed.
Central park
Last Marijuana Reform Bill of Virginia’s Legislative Session Dies in Committee
SB 745 would have ensured automatic resentencing hearings for current felony marijuana convicts
Marijuana convictions
Free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft Rides Offered
St Patrick's Rides
Column: Inherently Divisive Concepts
Concepts
Friday, March 4
Documentary Film: "Family Cemeteries: Is there room in Fairfax County?"
Documentary film on local cemeteries.
New Deputy County Executive for Safety and Security Named
Board of Supervisors appoints former Fire and Rescue Department's assistant chief.
Executive named for county
Column: Don’t California Virginia’s Budding New Market
Marijuana column
Thursday, March 3
Executive Director, Police Civilian Review Panel
New county position
Musicians and Artists Ease the Cancer Experience
Soothing sounds echo through the lobbies at the Inova cancer centers around Northern Virginia.
Inova treatment
Wednesday, March 2
McLean Central Park Development Plan Meeting This Wednesday
Making a great park even better, funds available.
McLean park
New TJ Policy Invalidated in Fairfax County
Policy is discriminatory, writes judge in win for plaintiff, Coalition for TJ and Pacific Legal Foundation.
TJ School
Managing Anxiety Triggered by News from Ukraine
Music and meditation among the ways to cope.
Anxiety
Column: Environmental Issues Take Back Seat
Environmental