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Brief: Something New at Grandmother's Back Room

Special custom woodwork rocker for holiday season.

Brief: Grandmother's Back Room in The Great Falls Village Center has announced a new handcrafted gift item for this holiday season.

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Making Wishes Come True

The Wish List Project relies on generosity of Great Falls community.

Great Falls is a community that proves there is strength in numbers when it comes to helping those in need. Ginger Mahon agrees.

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Brief: Winter Art Exhibit Opens At Great Falls Library

New show highlights work of 33 Great Falls artists; reception Dec. 10.

Brief: An art exhibition featuring over 60 paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry and other new works by Great Falls artists opened Nov. 2 and will be displayed through the end of December at the main conference room of the Great Falls Community Library.

Great Falls Home Sales: October, 2012

In October 2012, 15 Great Falls homes sold between $3,000,000-$441,000.

Great Falls Home Sales in October, 2012

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Riverbend Prepares for Budget Cuts

With five percent cuts looming, group looks to preserve 400-acre park.

As Fairfax County prepares for a possible budget shortfall of $100 million in Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, all county agencies have been asked to submit budgets that cut five percent from FY2013 levels.

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Beach Mill Road Plans Unveiled

New bridge will be installed summer 2013, contractor has incentives for early finish.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will begin construction on the Beach Mill Road bridge over Nichols Run as early as next May.

Brief: Langley Crew Gives Back

The Langley High School Crew Team recently worked with local charity groups to support the 2012 Thanks for Giving Thanksgiving Food Drive and charity event.

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Brief: McLean-Great Falls Keller Williams Cares Presents Check to Lift Me Up!

A check of $15,274.16 was presented to Lift Me Up! at their annual Gala held on Nov. 17, at BMW of Sterling.

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A Way Out of No Way

Two women — one African-American and one from Africa — learn to see America through each other’s eyes.

Rosemary Osei, 22, and Lillie Reynolds, 61, have been good friends for four years. The two women, who help teach special needs students at a Vienna elementary school, are sometimes mistaken for mother and daughter.

Brief: Catch A "Canary" At Colvin Run

Langley High School junior Emily Nesbitt became the first “Colvin Run Canary" on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Viewpoints: What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?

Residents in Great Falls answer the question, "What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?"

Editorial: Shop Locally, Give Locally

Small business Saturday isn't enough; don't wait until then, and don't stop after that.

An effort to support locally owned businesses has resulted in the recognition of Small Business Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year that is Nov. 24. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a day of national zeal for shopping. Presumably the next day shoppers can focus on local shopping.

Week in Great Falls

Friends of Riverbend Park (FORB) has received $10,000 from BMW of North America. The grant followed the conclusion of BMW’s successful Restore the Outdoors campaign, which helped launch BMW’s new X1 crossover vehicle, and which spotlighted 12 park sites across the United States, including Riverbend Park in Great Falls.

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Langley Volleyball Team Bounces Back from Early Defeat

Saxons finished runner-up in Northern Region.

The Langley volleyball team finished Northern Region runner-up.

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Star Crossed Lovers Take Stage at Langley

Theatre department presents ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

During Langley High School’s inaugural theater tech class, several students had a vision: Shakespeare’s character Juliet giving her famous speech on a scaffolding. The school’s upcoming production of "Romeo and Juliet" took on a new look after that idea, transforming the setting of the play from an Italian city to an apocalyptic future city.