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8th Annual Paint Great Falls

8th Annual Paint Great Falls

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Park Authority Cuts Down 130-plus-year-old Tree

Does felling the tree prevent risk of injury or death?

Does felling the tree prevent risk of injury or death?

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FCPS Principals and Pups

FCPS Principals and Pups


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Rescue or Purebred?

Stories of the path to dog ownership.

Stories of the path to dog ownership.

Virginia Education on Right Track?

Virginia Education on Right Track?

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Student Growth Outpaces Staffing

Number of new teachers hasn't kept pace with surge in enrollment.

Since 2008, Alexandria schools have added more than 4,000 new students. But a new report from the Commonwealth Institute shows staffing has not kept pace. City schools have added only 100 new teachers during that time, and the number of teacher aides has actually declined by 10 positions.


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RA’s Dog Paddle 2022

Paws down the best fun

Paws down the best fun

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Route 29 Bridge Northbound over Cub Run Under Repair

‘We need to work without the traffic in the way’

Route 29 Bridge Northbound over Cub Run Under Repair

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Back to School with FCPS

A snapshot of Aug. 22, 2022

Photos by FCPS photographers Karen Bolt and Donnie Biggs and via social media


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Rewriting Virginia History (Again)

Rewriting Virginia History (Again)

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‘Does This Really Benefit the Community or McDonald’s?’

Residents, land-use group oppose new McDonald’s in Centreville.

Residents, land-use group oppose new McDonald’s in Centreville.

Shoestring Theatre Co. Presents “Celtic Spring”

Shoestring Theatre Co. Presents “Celtic Spring”


Should the Sully District Be Renamed?

Should the Sully District Be Renamed?

’It Did Not Go Well for McDonald’s’

’It Did Not Go Well for McDonald’s’

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Reshaping Stereotypical Profiling and Stigma of Substance Use Disorder

Local juried art show and auction support recovery.

Local juried art show and auction support recovery.


McLean AAUW to Hold Jewelry Sale Fundraiser

McLean AAUW to Hold Jewelry Sale Fundraiser

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Local FCPS Students Head off for SY2022-2023

Keeping students safe getting to and from school.

Keeping students safe getting to and from school.

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Rethinking Juvenile Justice

Alexandria detention facility may be consolidated as part of statewide effort.

The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center has 70 beds with an average population of 12 juveniles.


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Loose Pig is Under Control at Nalls Produce

Wild chase in Franconia conjures images of earlier days when livestock was the norm.

Loose pig

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‘Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution’

Documentary Looks at Disabled, Achievements and Passage of the ADA

Crip Camp