Deer Return to Great Falls Backyards
Deer management education event held Nov. 21 at the Great Falls Farmers Market
Deer bucks are out, antlers and all, marking the launch of mating season.
Great Falls Cheetahs Capture Third Straight ODSL Championship
The GFSC ‘00 Cheetahs, a U15 girls travel soccer team based in Great Falls, recently capped off an unbeaten season by winning the U16 Old Dominion Soccer League championship, their third consecutive ODSL title.
Classified Advertising November 25, 2015
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Charming “Harvey” from 1st Stage
Screwball comedy with terrific performances.
With impeccable comic mastery, 1st Stage has produced a priceless, crisp “Harvey,” the 1945 Pulitzer Prize winning play written by Mary Chase.
Great Falls Author Paints a Powerful Portrait
Laura Elliott launches her newest novel, ‘DaVinci’s Tiger.’
It began about twenty years ago with a single question. Award-winning author Laura Elliott says the idea for her newest novel was first ignited when her daughter Megan, then a small girl, walked into the room one morning and asked her mother, “Did you know that the only Leonardo in all of the Americas is right here in Washington, D.C.?”
Editorial: Celebrate, Shop, Dine Locally
Every day can be “small business day.”
There is a joy to participating in community traditions and celebrations during the holidays, from walking along a sidewalk with the streets decked out for the holidays, to shopping in local stores, to being greeted by someone likely to be the owner of the store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced
Transportation Strategy Update Launched
NVTA launches work on a six-year TransAction program.
Members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) chose an appropriate location to announce the launch of the organization’s TransAction update efforts last week.
Creating Great Families Through Adoption
More than 800 children in foster care in Virginia are ready and waiting to be adopted.
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. With that in mind, meet two families expanded through adoption; two families whose kids describe their family as "awesome."
860 Virginia Children Need Homes
“Parental rights terminated.” “Available for adoption.” “Floundering in an imperfect system.” These words describe many children who are currently living in foster care in Virginia.
Share of McLean Continues to Meet Challenges by Those in Need in McLean and Great Falls and Pimmit Hills
Share of McLean raises $50,000 this holiday season to give clothing, toys and gift cards to approximately 250 families in need in McLean, Great Falls and Pimmit Hills. Families are invited to a holiday celebration in December.
Artists on the Green to Host Open House
The twelve artists of Artists on the Green have been busy creating beautiful and collectible pieces of art for the upcoming Great Falls Holiday Fest, Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6.
Quiet Riot: ‘C’mon Feel the Noise’
County passes new noise ordinance, will revisit effectiveness in 18 months.
The Board of Supervisors is at peace with the county’s new Noise Ordinance.
Great Falls: Langley Volleyball Falls to Madison in Five-Set State Final
Sophomore Shklyar totals 16 kills, 18 assists in defeat.
The Langley volleyball team finished state runner-up.
Vienna: Madison Volleyball Captures State Championship
Warhawks beat Conference 6 rival Langley in five sets.
The Madison volleyball team defeated Langley in five sets in Friday's 6A state final on Nov. 20.
Fairfax County Updates Teacher Safety Training In Wake of Woodson Fire
Science teachers across Fairfax County Public Schools have begun mandatory updated safety training in the wake of an Oct. 30 fire at Woodson High School that injured five students and a teacher, and caused $7,500 in damage.
Classified Advertising November 18, 2015
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Great Falls Home Sales: October, 2015
In October, 2015, 19 Great Falls homes sold between $3,425,000-$520,000.
Great Falls Home Sales: October, 2015
Editorial: Holidays Are About Giving
The holidays are about giving, and giving thanks. The holidays are about children and family. The holidays are about sharing, about joy.
Bridge to Altruism
Karen Magley teaches bridge three days a week at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Great Falls. “Chicken soup for the brain,” said Magley, a Great Falls resident.
Books Needed for Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Great Falls Library is accepting books in good condition for the book sale, being held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21 beginning at 10 a.m.