Stories for January 2018

First Place for Herndon High at Bring It Competition

Nominations Sought for Herndon Volunteer Appreciation Awards

Three Award Categories offered; nominations close March 2, 2018.

Red Kimono Opens in Downtown Herndon

Restaurant offers authentic Japanese & Korean food and features top-notch head sushi chef.

Possible Remedy in Sight for Herndon High School Students Parking

Will the ordinance be amended?

Researching Lost Towns of Fairfax County

Herndon Historical Society looks at what happened to Colchester, Matildaville, and Wiehle.

Rep. Connolly Meets (D-11) Dulles Area Democrats

Naked Truth About Strip Searches at Traffic Stops

Northern Virginia Democrat advocates for strip searches to combat opioid crisis.

Promoting Safe Bicycling in Fairfax County

Cycling advocacy group hosts county law enforcement reps at monthly meeting.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Our American Story

Opinion: Editorial: What’s Wrong with This Picture?

Male, 60 percent; female 40 percent; less than 2 percent poor; less than 2 percent African American; less than 2 percent Latino.

Neighbors Frustrated with High School Students Parking in Herndon

Solution approved, but is it enough?

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Vision for Sustainability

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Redefining ‘Temporary’

Commentary: First Week in Richmond

Town Hall in West Springfield Told of ‘Chaos-Causing Trump Effect’

Fairfax County NAACP hosts Town Hall gathering with Kaine.

Brabrand Seeks 4.3 Percent Increase for Fairfax County School Budget

New Fees to Be Implemented for Fairfax County Student Transfer Applications

Applications available online Feb. 5.

Northern Virginia Lawmakers Push for Menstrual Equity

General Assembly to consider bills providing feminine hygiene products in schools and prisons.

For one Alexandria woman who was booked into the Fairfax County jail a few years ago, the stress of the criminal justice system wasn't just about prosecution and detention. It was also about shame. Deputies confiscated her underwear because it wasn't white, the only color inmates are allowed to wear at the Fairfax jail. So she started worrying about what would happen when she started menstruating.

Herndon Teen Wins Congressional App Challenge

Medha Gupta, 16, saw a problem, learned to code, and solved it.

Supporting Arts in Herndon

NextStop Theatre, Arts Herndon, and Classical Ballet Theatre awarded grant funding by Arts Council of Fairfax County.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Voting the Party Line

Volunteers Brave the Cold to Combat Teen Hunger

Opinion: Editorial: Pulling Legal Status from Local Salvadorans

Bad for communities, bad for the economy, bad for the families, and no upside.

Commentary: Here’s What Makes America Great

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Urging Congress to Protect EPA Funding

New Herndon Town Council Members Go ‘Back to School’

Citizens Shape Virginia Assembly Agenda

Fairfax delegation to General Assembly hears from public before heading to Richmond.

2018 Color of the Year: Ultra Violet

Mixed reactions from local tastemakers who offer design ideas.

From Medicaid to Broadband, Northern Virginia Lawmakers Prepare for Raucous Session

Democrats plan to use new numbers to accomplish wide-ranging agenda.

This year’s General Assembly will be like no other. For starters, members walking the halls of the Capitol will look different. The crop of freshman includes the first transgender woman to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, the first lesbian, the first Asian-American women and the first two Latinas. Gone are the 12 Republican members who were unseated, all white males. Also gone are the three members who got out before the bloodbath that flipped their seats from red to blue, also all white males. In their place is a diverse and young group of new members who are eager to make their mark on the commonwealth.