McLean’s Giant Manager Retires
Rick Makely is retiring after 39 years of service to Giant Food.

Walk 'N Roll Comes to Virginia
McLean resident heading the efforts to bring DogFest to the area.
As summer winds down and comes to a close, one organization’s local chapter is turning the tail end of summer into a tail-wagging event.

McLean Native Gives In-house Concert in Vienna
Joel Stein sings, plays guitar, composes, records and owns music licensing company.
Joel [Henry] Stein grew up in McLean to a family who loved music in the home.
Week in McLean
Celebrate McLean and Great Falls meeting.

Sigholtz Family Honored
Center in Italy dedicated to gold star army family.
The namesake service members of the new center, Col. Robert Sigholtz Sr. and Capt. Robert Sigholtz Jr. of the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, were the husband and son of Roberta 'Cis’ Sigholtz, a McLean resident.
Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean
Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean
Not The Typical Guard Dog
Buffy, a Lhasa Apso and Miniature Poodle mixed dog, has been a McLean resident for over 13 years.
In many cases, dogs are supposed to be great companions for their owners, which occasionally means holding down the fort when master is away, or being a guard dog.

The Snake of Kings
The King Family of six houses Zed, a Royal Python of nearly three feet in length.
Pythons have reputations of being gigantic, ferocious, monstrous snakes with large appetites.
One of the Cutest Pets in McLean
Anisa Ardeishar, 11, is the proud owner of an all-black Netherland Dwarf bunny.
When it comes to fluffy, friendly, and obedient pets that would be perfect for children, there is nothing better than a bunny rabbit.
It’s All in the Genes
Marlene and Alex Bocast are the happy masters of Ivy, a dog with a story.
Have you ever encountered a dog that was one-quarter Landseer Newfoundland, one-quarter Chinese Shar Pei, and 50 percent undetermined?

Trees for McLean Neighborhoods
McLean Community Foundation supports tree program.
The McLean Neighborhood Tree Program, a new initiative of MTF, is funded in part by the McLean Community Foundation and encourages homeowners to become actively engaged in the selection, planting, and care of their trees.
Arielle Mewou Receives Regirer Nurse Scholarship
Mewou is a certified nursing assistant at Vinson Hall Retirement Community.

Students Keep Bows Moving
Summer Strings Camp preserves students’ musical skills.
This is the 26th year of the camp, which is and has been attended by students from different Fairfax County elementary schools.

McLean Chef Hosts ‘American Grilled’
David Guas takes on television.
On Wednesday, July 2, McLean’s own Chef David Guas took on television as host and co-judge of the Travel Channel’s new show “American Grilled,” in which he travels around the country hosting grilling competitions every Wednesday at 9 p.m.