"next to normal"

Reimagining Lake Anne in Two Directions

Neighborhood draw or regional appeal?

Herndon Model Train Show Coming

train show

Arlington Leaf Collection: The Plan for Fall

Arlington collects about 50,000 cubic yards of leaves every year.

Letter to the Editor: Let's Talk to Each Other

It is 2017 and time for new year’s resolutions, or to think about what we resolve to do in the next year.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: 495 NEXT Project: A ‘Game Changer in the Region’

Having lived in McLean for more than 36 years and represented McLean and Great Falls in the House of Delegates, I have experienced our traffic congestion as it has grown worse each year.

Women’s Summit in Tyson's Hilton Coalesces Local Women

Next election alarms many who see women’s rights infringed

There is nothing quite like entering a ballroom overflowing with 1,000 (mostly) women to understand the effect the last few years have had on Virginians. They are fired up. One could hear the buzz all the way down the hall.

Some Very Big Shoes to Fill

MPO Sabrina Ruck is honored before retiring.

For MPO Sabrina Ruck, the last couple months have been quite eventful. First, she was honored as both the Sully District Police Station’s Officer of the Month and Quarter. And then her colleagues and the community feted her at a luncheon in honor of her impending retirement.

VA Legislators Aim for Assault Weapon Bans

Will new seats mean new votes?

Virginia came close to banning sales of assault weapons in 2020 when the House passed a bill banning them by a narrow 51-yes to 48-no vote. In the Senate Judiciary committee that year however, three Democrats: Senators Creigh Deeds, Chap Petersen, and Scott Surovell, surprised many by voting with Republican committee members to fail to move the bill forward in the Senate.

Bach to Michael Jackson (and he’s only 8-years-old)

“Billy Jean is not my lover…… People always told me be careful of what you do. Don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts. Yeeeeeeee”

School Board Approves $3.8 Billion Budget

Mateo Dunne proposal not to increase pay for top division leadership rejected by Board; Supervisors will influence budget.

On Thursday, Feb. 22, the twelve-member Fairfax County School Board approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Advertised Budget 11–0 with one abstention.

Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO Comes to Town

It’s not your grandfather’s circus

There are no elephants or lion tamers. This is not your grandfather’s old-style American circus. While there are acrobats, a contortionist, high-wire acts, and clowns, the performances are woven together, choreographed as a story; creating an entertainment more like a high-flying drama than circuses of the past.

Saving the Parkway’s Trees

National Park Service forests are at risk of failure in the national capital region and beyond.

English ivy is one of the most invasive and destructive plants in the region.

‘A Living Legacy that Springs from the Dirt’

Bishop Fuller encourages unity and reconciliation.

Juneteenth ceremony

Column: Seasonal Seven Dwarfs

Sneezy, Coughy, Phlegmy, Stuffy, Achy. No-Sleepy and Post-Nasal Drippy; and no Doc, which is possibly what led to this column being written.

Capital Remodel and Garden Show

Nationally known designer and McLean native Yip Vern is scheduled to appear.

Garden show

Joyful Ribbon Cutting on a Cold, Brisk Day

Route 28 widening in Centreville is nearly done.

Area motorists may now rejoice because the road has been widened from four to six lanes between the bridge over Bull Run (south of Compton Road), at the Prince William County line, and the Route 29 Interchange in Centreville.

Public Comment on Greenway Toll Increase Request Now Open

Greenway operator seeks 40% increase during peak morning and afternoon hours from $5.80 to $8.10.

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