This Week in Herndon: Crime Solvers Seek Suspects in Herndon-Area Car Vandalisms
This week in Herndon: Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects responsible for damaging numerous vehicles parked in an apartment complex over the weekend.
Letter: A Chunukah Message
Fix the darkness. . . make light.
Letter: The holiday of Chanukah is set to begin.
Brief: Celebrating the Magic of Lift Me Up!
Thirty-seventh Anniversary Gala a Spectacular Night!
Brief: Lift Me Up! therapeutic riding program hosted its annual gala on Saturday, Nov. 17, celebrating the organization’s 37th year of bringing the magic of horseback riding to individuals living with disabilities.
Brief: Fox Mill Walks Raise $5,400 for Reston Interfaith
Brief: The seventh annual Fox Mill Elementary School PTA Walk for the Homeless was held Thursday, Oct. 25.
LINK Helps Hundreds of Families in Need
Friday, Nov. 16 was an extremely busy day as volunteers were sorting food and clothing and tweets were going out seeking additional food items.
Brief: ArtSpace to Host Three Local Artists
Brief: ArtSpace Herndon will be hosting three local abstract artists who all use color as a key element.
Uranium Money Spreads Across Virginia in Radioactive Debate
Upcoming General Assembly session to feature effort to lift ban on uranium mining.
The uranium deposits under the farmlands of Pittsylvania County are miles away from Northern Virginia, but the debate about what happens there is shaping up to be one of the hottest issues of the upcoming General Assembly session.
Classified Advertising Nov 21, 2012
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Oak Hill, Herndon Home Sales: October, 2012
In October 2012, 70 homes sold between $965,000-$130,000 in the Herndon and Oak Hill area.
Oak Hill, Herndon Home Sales in October, 2012
Buy Now, Pay Later
Meaning: If I’m terminal, why deprive myself because of cost? If, in fact, I’m only living once – as the old saying goes, and somewhat less of a life than I had anticipated, shouldn’t I, at the very least, “Pull my pants down and slide on the ice,” as prescribed by Dr. Sidney Freedman in an episode of M*A*S*H, way back when?
Week in Herndon
The Town of Herndon’s 34th Annual Holiday Arts & Craft Show will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave. Ninety artisans and crafts people will exhibit and sell their handmade work at this annual arts and crafts show sponsored by the Town of Herndon, Virginia Department of Parks and Recreation. Admission is free and refreshments will be available for purchase.
CBT Presents Holiday Classic
Ashley Tern, Lily Campbell to star in Classical Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker.”
When they take the stage for the Classical Ballet Theatre’s annual performance of “The Nutcracker,” 13-year-olds Ashley Tern and Lily Campbell will take their first lead roles in a combined 21 years of dance.
Financial Education: Moves to Make Before the Holidays
Before the rush of the holiday season, local financial experts say it might be time for a money tune-up. What should one do and when? Three local money gurus offer their top tips for getting one’s financial house in order.
Opinion: Embracing Our Diversity
If you can ever find the time to attend a federal naturalization ceremony in Fairfax County for new citizens, do it. It reinvigorates one’s patriotism and reminds us all how lucky we are to be Americans.
Opinion: Celebrating Diversity Through Culture
So, when people from different countries, diverse cultures, and dissimilar values migrate to United States, they try to adjust and adapt to the new culture. But the onus should also be on American people to welcome them, to make them comfortable and feel at home. What do we do to create awareness about different cultures? Unfortunately, I have not seen much effort on the part of the government.
Editorial: Diversity Growing
Tune in to our series on immigration.
This week, the Connection kicks off a series about immigration, diversity and the growing population of foreign-born residents in Fairfax County. County reporter Victoria Ross opens with a story that captures vignettes and statistics of the changing population. It is a topic consistent with the original Thanksgiving story. More than 28 percent of Fairfax County's population is foreign born; that's 317,000 residents.
Fairfax Becomes Immigrants’ Gateway
Focus on immigration.
Yesuf Beshir spent nearly three years gathering the mountain of paperwork he needed to leave Ethiopia and emigrate to America.
A Way Out of No Way
Two women — one African-American and one from Africa — learn to see America through each other’s eyes.
Rosemary Osei, 22, and Lillie Reynolds, 61, have been good friends for four years. The two women, who help teach special needs students at a Vienna elementary school, are sometimes mistaken for mother and daughter.
Viewpoints: Immigrants’ Experiences on Becoming Americans
On Sept. 22 at the Multicultural Festival on Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, 25 people participated in a naturalization ceremony that made them American citizens.
Editorial: Shop Locally, Give Locally
Small business Saturday isn't enough; don't wait until then, and don't stop after that.
An effort to support locally owned businesses has resulted in the recognition of Small Business Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year that is Nov. 24. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a day of national zeal for shopping. Presumably the next day shoppers can focus on local shopping.