Great Falls Snapshot: Taking Art Walk
Friday evening, Aug. 5, Arts Studios & Galleries, with 27 artists, hosted First Friday Art Walk in the Village, offering Great Falls art admirers an opportunity to enjoy the arts, meet artists at work and enjoy music while strolling through the Village Green.
Great Falls: Fatal Crash on Walker Road
Officers responded to the 1100 block of Walker Road in the Great Falls area on Saturday, Aug. 6, around 7:32 a.m. for the report of a single-vehicle crash.
Great Falls: Neighbor Stops Safeway Robber
On Thursday evening, 6:30 p.m., Franklin, a Great Falls Safeway employee, came out of Safeway as a man came out the far door running with a container. Franklin said the man stole something. Peter Sanson drove around the building, behind the shopping center and yelled for the man to drop the goods. He did and he ran into the bushes leaving behind four bottles of Dom Perignon he tried to steel.
‘Hello August’ Opens at Great Falls Studios Virtual Gallery
"Hello August" has opened at Great Falls Studios Virtual Gallery: Visit with a click and enjoy 40 works from 14 GFS member artists.
Great Falls Dancer Offered Merit Scholarship
Emilie Gregory, a dancer with Classical Ballet Theatre in Herndon, selected to train with Miami City Ballet School.
Emilie Gregory, 14, of Great Falls -- a dancer with Classical Ballet Theatre of Northern Virginia -- received one of the highest honors an artist her age can receive: the offer of a full merit scholarship to train at the Miami City Ballet School.
What We Did on V-J Day
Vienna resident’s memories of the end of the war.
Memories of WW ll in an American child's mind are a distinct set of curiosities -- special activities removed from the ordinary day to day routine of growing up.
Passion to Excel in STEM Field
CORE Foundations hosts Summer Camp for area children.
At most summer camps, children are encouraged to step away from their screens and head outdoors. But for the campers enrolled in a program conducted by Core Foundations, a local nonprofit that encourages children to follow their passions in STEM fields, it was all about learning how to innovate with technology.
Great Falls: Around the World with Music
Piano students of Artstars Studio in Great Falls recently held recitals with an Olympic theme.
Senior Dogs: Untold Stories
Like many geriatrics, senior dogs in our area are illness survivors and living with a range of conditions including arthritis, hip dysplasia and chronic back pain.
Sasha Meets Biscuit in Great Falls
At Baron Cameron Dog Park, located in Reston, on Thursday July 14, Sasha makes his way to a group of excited children to get ear scratches and pets. Sasha is a regular at Baron Cameron even though he resides with his family in Great Falls.
Letter: Objections to Rezoning
To the Editor
I fully agree with Dudley Losselyong's letter (“Decision Driven by Tax Base, Great Falls Connection, July 6-12, 2016).
Letter: Celebrating July Fourth in Great Falls
To the Editor
Great Falls residents are lucky to have lots of home-grown things to do on Independence Day.
Great Falls: Shepard Smith Named as Next Director of Coast Survey
President Barack Obama has approved the promotion of Shepard Smith, from captain to rear admiral (lower half), a prerequisite for Smith to become director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, after his selection by Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. S
Great Falls Teen to Compete in Miss Teen America
Skye Jannery-Barney, a Great Falls resident and rising junior at The Madeira School, will compete for the title of Miss Teen America 2016 this July.
Great Falls: Barn Dance Goes Out with a Bang and Optimism
Annual event benefited the Optimist Club youth fund.
The seven horses that live on Linda Thompson’s White Pines Farm property on Walker Road have shared their barn with the Great Falls Optimist Club for about once a year for the past 10 years.