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Fashion Show to Support Scholarships for Women

Great Falls Friends and Neighbors continues to support women’s education.

The Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Scholarship Fund (GFFNSF) is raising money to provide scholarships to women, continuing its long-standing tradition of giving back to the community.

Letter: Protecting Arts Programs in Schools

To the Editor

After reading the article, “Fairfax County: Parents, Community Supporters Rally to ‘Invest in Kids’ by Tim Peterson (Connection, February 18-24), spending on public education is clearly becoming a huge concern.

GFHoops Wraps Up the Season, Donates to Haiti Children

Great Falls Basketball wrapped up their season this past weekend with a double elimination tournament, All-Star games, scholarship awards and by giving the gift of health to Haitian school children.

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Great Falls: Jill Banks Exhibits at Katie's Coffee

"Witness: Close Encounters of the Painting Kind," award-winning oil painter Jill Banks' solo exhibit.

Great Falls: Battling Pain with Courage

Former Langley phenom deals with painful and potentially life threatening effects of UV rays.

JT von Seggern knows how to deal with pain and adversity. He has lived with it every day by just walking outside into the sunshine.

Great Falls: Galiani’s Clutch Shot Sends Langley to State Semis

Saxons to face Oakton today at VCU.

The Langley girls' basketball team beat Landstown in the state quarterfinals on Saturday.

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Fairfax County: Commission Recognizes Outstanding Women in Government Work

Edwyna Wingo of the Chantilly area began her career with Fairfax County as a nurse in the Health Department on Sep. 1, 1965 and worked her last full day Oct. 1, 2011.

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Great Falls: Langley to Face Landstown in State Quarterfinals

Saxons beat Herndon in region third-place game.

The Langley girls' basketball team placed third in the 6A North region.

Week in Great Falls

Weekly happenings in Great Falls

Irish Countryside in Great Falls

The Old Brogue celebrates 35th anniversary on St. Patrick’s Day with painting of Irish countryside by Great Falls artist.

Mike Kearney opened The Old Brogue in Great Falls on St. Patrick’s Day in 1981.

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Area Skaters Go National

Vienna, McLean skaters participate in 2016 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.

Piper Williams of Vienna, Nina Sebastien of McLean, Elaine Zhang of Vienna, and Taylor Olson of Falls Church represented our area at the 2016 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. last week.

UVA Backs Students’ Research Projects

From examining how James Joyce’s work relates to civil unrest to quantitative eco-labeling schemes, and from researching Roman property law to analyzing the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, 50 University of Virginia undergraduates will pursue 46 grant-funded research projects this summer.

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Great Falls Preschool Launches Innovative New Art Studio, Yoga Classes

A new art studio has opened for children at the St. Francis Creche Episcopal Preschool and the school has also added a yoga class to its after-school curriculum.

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Great Falls: Marshall High School Students Win Virginia LifeSmarts Competition

Jessica Lewis, of Great Falls, along with Marshall High School classmates Ethan Epstein, Sam Hassett, Thea Prevalsky and Quiana Dang took top honors in the Virginia LifeSmarts competition, held in Richmond.

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Great Falls: Trompeter to Address Great Falls Writer’s Group

It began with a camera and a Christmas tree.