Empire Strikes Back: Establishment Beats Tea Party at Republican Convention
Party insider Ed Gillespie seizes nomination at convention in Roanoke.
When conservative preacher E.W. Jackson took the stage at the Roanoke Civic Center to introduce Tea Party favorite Shak Hill at the Republican convention last weekend, hundreds of conservatives from across Virginia took to their feet. They waved placards.
Poverty in the Classroom: Low-Income Students Scattered Through Northern Virginia
Where are the region's highest poverty schools?
When Carla Castro-Claure was approaching the age when she would soon attend Kindergarten, her mother became increasingly concerned about Hybla Valley Elementary School.
Great Falls Girl Scouts Receive Gold Award
Caitlin Dalrymple, Maddie Navin and Rachel Zmuda, all of Girl Scout Troop 1057 in Great Falls recently celebrated the completion of their Gold Awards, the Girl Scouts’ highest honor.
Great Falls Scouts Honor Heroes
Troop 55 Boy Scouts celebrate Memorial Day weekend with Baden-Powell Hike.
On May 25, 16 Boy Scouts and Adult Scouters from the Great Falls Troop 55, chartered by St. Francis Episcopal Church, honored our nation’s heroes by participating in the 7.2 mile Baden-Powell Hike in Washington, D.C.
Great Falls Honors the Fallen
Memorial Day ceremony held at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
A brass bell rang 25 times Monday, each ring representing an individual of Great Falls who died serving, or in an attack on, America.
Doris Carpenter Receives Great Falls Historical Society Award of Excellence
Doris Carpenter is the recipient of the Great Falls Historical Society Award of Excellence in recognition of her many years of dedicated service and unswerving commitment to the Great Falls Historical Society, awarded at their Annual Meeting last Wednesday, May 14 at The Old Brogue.
Honored for Contribution To Local History
Carolyn Cornwell Miller receives 2014 Jean Tibbetts History Award.
Carolyn Cornwell Miller is the recipient of the 2014 Jean Tibbetts History Award, presented at the Great Falls Historical Society’s Annual Tibbetts Award Banquet and Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at The Old Brogue.
Trained in Prison, Healing in N. Virginia
Healing power of dogs creates ties between prisoners, veterans, children with disabilities.
When I first started going inside prisons for paws4people.org, my job was three-fold: to capture, through photography, the connection between the dogs and their inmate trainers, to provide images that reflected the accomplishments of months of training and to document the moment that veterans, children and young adults were matched with their assistance dogs.
New Sewer Option Considered for Forestville
School needs sewer update immediately.
A costly gravity sewer may be the solution for a possible health hazard at Forestville Elementary. After an investigation into replacing the existing septic field for routine updates, developers found that that field will not support the planned septic field - thanks to saturated soil. “I want you to know that it wasn’t our first choice and it wasn’t our second choice,” said Fairfax County Public Schools Coordinator of Capital Projects and Sustained Design Stephen Nicholson. “It will be major work.” He discussed the option at Great Falls Citizens Association’s monthly meeting on May 13 at The Grange. The updates are a part of a routine capital projects planned for the school.
Books for a Bargain at the Great Falls Sale
Literary pickings made their way from the shelves of Great Falls families’ homes to the tables of the Great Falls Book Sale last weekend, for a biannual fundraising event held by the Friends of the Great Falls Library.
Love for Becky on Mother’s Day
Inaugural Mothers for Mental Health event at Turner Park attracts 200 people.
Dozens of people came to Turner Park for an intimate Mother’s Day festival.
Riding for the Fallen
More than 100 officers cycle through Virginia, for cause.
Police officers from all over the country vowed to "ride for those who died" this week. Police Unity Tour Chapter IV - also known as the Virginia chapter - challenged officers on a three day bicycle tour from Richmond to D.C. in memory for fallen officers. Before the last stop at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the group of 122 officers and loved ones of fallen police stopped for lunch at McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center Monday in Fairfax as a tribute to the county most the officers served.
Northern Virginia Family Service Holds 16th Annual Gala
Local donors and supporters recognized at event.
The evening of Friday May 9 at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, the nonprofit Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) held their 16th Annual Road to Independence Gala. The festive event gave community and business leaders an opportunity to celebrate the impact of NVFS on families and children in need. It also recognized donors and supporters dedicated to giving back to the community in which they live making NVFS services possible.
Seventeen of Fantastic 50 Companies in Virginia Hail from Fairfax County
Seventeen Fairfax County companies are part of the 2014 Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 rankings of the 50 fastest-growing businesses in Virginia. Chantilly-based First Line Technology, which sells products to first responders and the military, received a Virginia Vanguard Award for having the highest growth rate among companies in the manufacturing category.