Riverkeeper in Keeping Tabs on Water Levels, Chemicals
Health of Potomac River matters more in Mount Vernon area.
River Health
Earth Day Celebration Big in Small Ways
Volunteers lend many hands.
Earth Day celebrations large and small sprang up across Fairfax County last weekend.
“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55”Office of 55+ Programs. Department of Parks and Recreation, 300 N. Park Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 703-228-4747 55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.
Are Our Waterways Becoming Plastic Soup?
Local cleanups reveal many mysteries.
On April 20, 100 volunteers hauled out 40 bags or 400 pounds of trash from the Potomac River shoreline of Belle Haven Park and in the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in two hours.
‘Hanged by a Mob’
City marks 127th anniversary of McCoy lynching.
For Joseph McCoy, there were no lawyers, no legal proceedings, no testimony, no trial, no safety. Instead, the 18-year-old, who had been accused of assaulting the 9-year-old daughter of his employer, was dragged from his jail cell to the corner of Cameron and Lee streets and lynched by an angry mob who had breached the police station.
Explore George Washington’s 250-year-old Tent
Mount Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend is May 4-5.
On May 4 and 5, at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, people can explore a replica of the tent that General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, used from 1775 to 1783 when he led the colonies to independence.
VDOT Warns of Text Message Scams
Text messages claim people owe money for unpaid tolls
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is encouraging people to be on alert for a text message scam, also known as smishing, that is sending requests for payment of outstanding toll charges.
Help Restock Frost Middle School Pantry
Frost Middle School seeks the community’s help to fill its pantry shelves for students in need. Especially welcome are Amazon gift cards or nonperishable food items so the school may continue to provide weekend food to students who might otherwise go hungry.
Infant Immunization Week
Letters to the Editor
Virginia’s Equine Industry Is Thriving
Here in Fairfax County, we have Frying Pan's Equestrian Center. It is a public-use facility that is part of Frying Pan Farm Park. The center offers rental events, schooling, horse shows, short-term stabling, and multiple trailer-in schooling options.
Human Rights for Who?
Letters to the Editor
Mental Health: 10 Ways to Help
Mental Health
SoberRides Offered for Cinco de Mayo
SoberRides Offered for Cinco de Mayo
“Flourishing After 55”: New Staffing Standards Coming for Nursing Homes
New Staffing Standards Coming for Nursing Homes
Wonder Wagon Nature Center Ready to Roll
Mobile unit to assure nature learning reaches all
Wonder Wagon
Plants, Art, Alpacas and a Big Hotdog
Pumped-up gardeners were ready to prowl, peruse and purchase.
Oh I wish I was an Oscar Meyer weiner
Silver Shield Anti-Scam Task Force to Help Seniors
Mission: to keep phone and internet scammers at bay.
Scam Jam
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