McLean Local

AAUW McLean Area Recognizes STEM Essay Contest Winners

STEM

Supervisors Approve 56-Unit, Beverly Road Redevelopment Project in McLean

Catalyst for the downtown area.

Lunar New Year Celebration Fills Sunrise at Hunter Mill in Oakton

Residents learn about the 2026 Year of the Horse

Great Falls Philharmonic To Present Collaborative Choral-Orchestral Masterworks with Voce Chamber Singers

Philharmonic’s conductor hones skills in unlikely place.

Peace as Means and End at 2026 Student Peace Awards

Powerful community recognition reaches beyond sports and academic achievements.

2026 Student Peace Awards

New Governor Stresses Unity at Inauguration

Spirits soar as Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s first woman governor, is sworn in.

Teachers Rocking, Students Bopping

Jammin’ Java’s Educate Fairfax benefit in early December.

>Jammin’ Java’s Educate Fairfax benefit

‘The Beagle Has Landed’

Vienna Council Votes No on FCPS Boundary Plan

Officials urge school board to reconsider scenario 4, which would shift some Vienna students from James Madison High School to George C. Marshall High School.

Vienna Boundaries

Mount Olive Baptist Church's Back-to-School Festival

Free initiative tackles financial burdens caused by systemic issues.

House Fires in Fairfax County Displace Many

Luckily no fatalities; total price tag is up near $1.5 million in damages.

Fires

Food for Every Child This Summer

Community News at a Glance

Large ‘No Kings Day’ Protests Capture Area Attention

Many messages, all support democracy over autocracy

Five FCPS High School Seniors Awarded Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships

More merit scholarship awardees will be named in coming weeks.

Five academically talented Fairfax County Public High School students are awarded 2025 “Corporate-sponsored Scholarships” from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Honoring John Lovaas of Reston

Activist, volunteer founded Reston Farmers Market

McLean Connection