Helping Keep Homeless Warm this Winter
Hypothermia Prevention Program gearing up for 2017-2018 season.
Northam Outlines Educational Priorities
Fairfax Education Association provides the forum for candidate Northam’s vision for public education in Virginia.
September Is Suicide Prevention Month
Area agencies, organizations and citizens engage to raise awareness and prevent deaths.
Learning to Face Opioid Overdose Crisis
Chris Atwood Foundation hosts training on opioid overdose reversal.
Deer Management Season Set to Begin
County authorities hold public meetings to detail program and solicit public feedback.
Behind the Badge
Police offer members of the media insight on a “Day in The Life” of local law enforcement providers.
Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce Honors Eileen Curtis
Hundreds attend event for retiring Chamber President and CEO.
Herndon Becoming ‘Dementia Friendly Community’
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly hosts Alzheimer’s Town Hall.
Opinion: A Meal Among Neighbors
American Turkish Friendship Association and County dine together for Ramadan.
Police Practices Improve, Citizens Demand More
Board cites progress on Police Practices improvements, but some citizens demand more.
Debate Can Be Civil, Too
Party platforms and civil discourse highlight forum for Lieutenant Governor candidates.
Investing in the Community
The Wise Investor Group supports Embry Rucker Shelter during Baird Gives Back Week.
The Wise Investor Group supports Embry Rucker Shelter
Fairfax County Launches Innovation Challenge
Challenge brings together several hundred attendees who “might normally not cross paths.”
Fairfax County Board Approves Budget Mark-Up with 8-2 Vote
Final adoption of the county budget takes place on May 2.
Fairfax County Moves Step Closer to Approving FY 2018 Budget
More funds recommended for Diversion First, schools.
Immigration Enforcement Is Feds’ Responsibility
Clarifying county’s stance on immigration sparks sharp exchange among supervisors.
Horsemanship Event a Celebration of Human and Equine Spirit
Students from Spirit Open Equestrian Program shine at Ride4SPIRIT.
Horse show
Ending Homelessness: ‘It Can Be Done’
Housing and homeless services providers discuss “Complex needs and promising solutions.”
Diversion First in Wait-and-See Mode
Handcuffed by budget constraints in proposed budget, Diversion First may see some relief.
Leadership Fairfax Hosts Breakfast with Supervisors
On Friday, March 10, Leadership Fairfax (LFI) held its annual Breakfast with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for the 26th time.
Optimistic About State of Hospitality
Panelists at Northern Virginia Chamber Forum discuss state of hospitality under the new administration.
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce gathered some heavy hitters to offer their thoughts and answer questions from a standing-room-only audience at the “State of Hospitality Under the New Administration” symposium on March 6.
Hunter Mill District Community Summit Held
Budgets, education, economic climate, immigration and Metro all on the agenda.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins held a community summit on Saturday, March 4 at the Frying Pan Park Visitors Center in Herndon.
Educating Customers Is Key to Success
New manager joining Two Poor Teachers after 18 years in business.
It’s been 18 years since Ken Nies co-founded Two Poor Teachers, LLC, but the kitchen and bath remodelling company isn’t resting on its laurels.
Environmental Coalition Calls on County to Recommit
Faith communities coalition wants dedicated Energy Office
As Fairfax County prepares to update its formal Environmental Vision, the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) is calling on local elected officials to recommit to the environmental protection pledge they adopted under then-Chairman Gerry Connolly.
Herndon-Reston Indivisible Group Ready for Action
Movement started as a Google Doc has taken off.
The Indivisible movement. It started as a Google Doc guide.
Pioneering Change For Autism
University of Virginia seminar studies tension between “The Science & Lived Experience of Autism.”
Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.
Fairfax County Solicits Public Input on Environmental Vision
Online survey open through March 6.
Fairfax County is preparing to update the Environmental Excellence 20-Year Vision Plan (Environmental Vision) and the public is urged to weigh in via an online survey.
Fairfax County Executive Proposes $4.10 Billion Budget
Calls for no increase in real estate taxes; falls $61 million short of schools’ request.
An exercise in “triage and trade-offs” was how Mount Vernon District Supervisor Daniel Storck described the FY 2018 budget as proposed by County Executive Ed Long to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Standing Together at ADAMS
Peace rally draws hundreds against immigration ban.
The All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) campus has one foot in Fairfax County and the rest of the property in Loudoun. On Friday, it drew hundreds of people from all around the Northern Virginia region to show their support for the members of one of the largest mosques in the country at an event that featured appearances by Governor Terry McAuliffe and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.
Know Your Rights – ADAMS Hosts Travel Ban Legal Forum
In the wake of President Trump’s executive orders cancelling or suspending visas and banning – at least temporarily - entry into United States by travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations, leaders at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) quickly organized a legal forum to inform people of their rights under the new regulations.
Bulova Calls for Land Use Engagement
Board of Supervisors chairman to host Community Council on Land Use Engagement.
At the Jan. 24 meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS), Chairman Sharon Bulova handed the gavel to Vice Chairman Penelope Gross (D-Mason District), and proceeded to utilize a “Chairman’s Initiative” to introduce a “Board Matter” of her own.
Rocky Road Ahead
Governor, business leaders and analysts offer insights on regional economy.
The road signs along the highway to the region’s economic future are a bit difficult to read, sometimes pointing positively one way, and at other times seeming to indicate slow downs and hazards ahead, according to speakers and panelists at last week’s regional economic conference.
Oh, The #Adulting You’ll Do
Reston resident writes for children and adults.
Alissa Buoni knows a thing or two about how to talk to kids. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech and a Master’s in School Counseling from The George Washington University. She uses all of that experience - personal and educational - in her debut children’s book “Oh, The #Adulting You’ll Do.”
A Close Encounter With History in Herndon
Students experience the birth of the nation.
It’s a good thing that Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were hardy souls, given the myriad of activities and actions and travelling and time that they both gave to the formation of “these new United States of America,” as our illustrious third President described the union the original thirteen colonies formed in 1776.
Reston: Hats Off to Reston Family
The McKnight family volunteering in the Hat Project for the Women’s March on Washington.
The McKnight family of Reston may have slightly underestimated exactly what it meant to volunteer their home to serve as the area collection point for the hats being knitted for the Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington.
Herndon-Reston FISH Plays Santa’s Helpers Once Again
Robyn Kampf thinks it was about forty (Yes, 4-0!) years ago that she first got involved in the Herndon-Reston Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help (FISH) holiday toy and food drive.
Herndon Homes Tour Showcases Holiday Spirit
Mi Casa es Tu Casa
“Holden Harrison was instrumental in saving our wonderful train Depot in the Town center,” explained Waddell. “I’m just getting in the spirit of things.” Harrison also served on the Town Council.