The Tastes of Autumn
John Conway, Master Chef, The Old Brogue visits the Farmers Market.
There are ways we eat and tastes we know that have been with us since birth. Many of our ingrained ways of eating are not as tied to the seasons as they could be. Eating more healthy involves making changes that connect us with more seasonal specialties in tasteful ways.
Helping Lift the Burden of Student Debt
William Mullen, 15, of Great Falls interviews Sen. Mark Warner.
On Sept. 21 Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia), who is running for re-election on Nov. 4, was interviewed by William Mullen, 15, a sophomore at St. Albans School in Washington D.C. who lives in Great Falls. Here is a short excerpt from the interview:
Art and Thanksgiving at Katie’s Coffee
Oil painter Begoña Morton returns to Katie’s Coffee in Great Falls during the month of November with her new collection of “Daily Paintings.”
Nurturing Happy Memories
For some, memories of just a few happy moments provide arsenal for enduring.
“It’s my few happy memories that keep me going,” a young woman who had grown up in foster care told me a few months ago. To be honest, today I’m a little foggy on exactly what her happy memories even were. They weren’t monumental experiences or achievements. They were simply moments in time when she felt happy.
Gail Péan Wins ‘Viewers Choice’ Award
Oil painter Gail Péan is the winner of the "Viewers Choice" Award in "A Sea of Sticks and Stones" a juried exhibit in the Art Hall of U.S. Geological Survey headquarters in Reston.
Camping at Wolf Trap
Area youth experience camping and the outdoors at the National Park.
Camping and camp fires are strictly prohibited on the grounds of the Wolf Trap National Park.
Local Companies Sponsor Lift Me Up! Fencing
Therapeutic riding program nearly 40 years old.
Richard Tucker gripped the reins of a prince-worthy white horse, steering it through a trail during a lesson at Lift Me Up! therapeutic horseback riding program. Sitting tall on his horse, he can be just like anyone his age.
Susan Coll, Jim Lehrer to Speak in Great Falls
The Great Falls Speaker’s Series (GFFS) kicked off last month to a capacity crowd at the Great Falls Library by welcoming its first guest speaker, New York Times best-selling author Pamela Palmer.
Children’s Studio of Great Falls
Students learn about art techniques through history.
In a cabin near Difficult Run Stream, Josie Gillespie paints a pear. She and two other girls are Karen Graham’s art students at Children’s Studio of Great Falls on Fridays, a two-year-old local business that doesn’t just teach children to make art — it teaches children to appreciate art.
Winning Art Bucks
Enter to win $1000 in prizes at Great Falls Studios 2014 Studio Tour.
The artists of Great Falls Studios will be giving away $1000 in gift certificates, each worth $50, to be used toward the purchase of art during the group’s 2014 Studio Tour.
St. Francis Episcopal Church Celebrates 50 Years in Great Falls
St. Francis Episcopal Church of Great Falls, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has announced a special “Homecoming Weekend,” scheduled for Oct. 4-5.
Great Falls Sharks Beautify Softball Field
Over the Labor Day weekend, the Great Falls Sharks travel softball organization held it's first annual "Nike Field Clean Up Day."
Great Falls Studios Art Tour Set for Oct. 17-19
Now in its 11th year, the weekend trek brings art enthusiasts nose to nose with practicing artists.
One of the simple pleasures of the Great Falls Studios art tour is its easy accessibility.
Great Falls Writers Launch Speaker’s Series
Great Falls Park inspires Pamela Palmer’s Feral Warrior novels.
More than 30 people attended the first Great Falls Speaker’s Series at Great Falls Library on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to hear author and Herndon resident Pamela Palmer read from the latest book in her Feral Warrior series — “Wulfe Untamed” — and to learn about her storytelling process in a question-and-answer discussion.
Junior Committee: Work Horses
Young local equestriennes anchor Washington International Horse Show.
Mary Elizabeth Cordia of Alexandria Established in 1958, the Washington International Horse Show is the leading metropolitan indoor horse show in the U.S. This six-day event is held annually in October at Verizon Center in Washington, DC.