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Inside the Home of an Interior Designer

Local tastemakers offer a glimpse of their personal style

Interior design

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Speed Limit Study About to get Underway

Traffic engineers looking at a speed limit change on Richmond Highway

Speed Study

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LA Musician Got Her Start in Mount Vernon

Fort Hunt alumni Julie Gigante started playing the violin at age 5 and now is featured on an 11,000-square-foot mural in Los Angeles.

LA Musician from Mount Vernon


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Teen Film Makes It to the Alexandria Film Festival

A story about friendship, schoolwork and assumptions was shot in Old Town.

Teen Film in Festival

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Timeless and Enduring

“The Nutcracker” returns to Center for the Arts: live and with new glories.

Nutcracker


Column: Budget Surplus in a Time of Need

Budget

Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

Deadline extended, please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 10, but earlier is better.

Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

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Project Give Back Donates 400 Thanksgiving Boxes

Thanksgiving donations


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Mount Vernon Area’s Big Trees

Trees

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A Tale of Two Claras in the Nutcracker

Juggling the roles makes for a whirlwind weekend at Metropolitan Arts School.

Nutcracker at Metropolitan


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Street Racers Strike in Kingstowne

Tire marks remain long after the motorists fled.

Street Racers

Fairfax County Residents Are Employed Yet Struggle with the Cost of Living

Cost of living

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Next Steps for Confederate Names Task Force

Residents react to proposal to change names of Lee and Lee-Jackson Memorial highways

Name change task force


History Revisited

Local African-Americans in their 80s and 90s say Rittenhouse verdict shows that Jim Crow is still alive and well.

History revisited

Where to Give for Local impact

Give locally

Children's & Teens' Connection 2021

Please send all submissions via email by Friday, Dec. 3. This edition publishes Dec 15.

Children's Edition


Seven Tips for Holiday Mental Health

Holiday Health