Laurel Hill Master Plan Meets Final Approval
Construction expected to begin this fall.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve the plan to develop the site of the former Lorton prison.
Supervisors Deny Landfill Application
Board votes against plan to extend life of Lorton Landfill.
The Board of Supervisors voted late Tuesday to reject an EnviroSolutions application to extend the life of the Lorton construction debris landfill until 2034. Supervisors voted in a 6-4 vote to deny the application, which in effect will require the landfill to close by the end of 2018.
Obituary: Franklyn Robert Caruso
Franklyn Robert Caruso of Morris Plains, N.J., 79, died July 11, 2014 at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
House Fire Causes $50,000 in Damages
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire on Tuesday, July 29, at approximately 9:45 a.m., in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.
Mount Vernon Crime Report 7-31
The following incidents were reported by the Mount Vernon Police District Station.
West Potomac Grad Lescher To Play Baseball at Penn
Pitcher enjoys Creedence Clearwater Revival, tacos.
Q&A with West Potomac grad Billy Lescher.
Ireton Grad Cunningham to Play Lax at Rhodes College
Ireton Grad Cunningham to Play Lax at Rhodes College
Bishop Ireton grad Kendall Cunningham will play lacrosse at Rhodes College.
Foreign Nationals Immersed in Local Lifeguarding
For some, it starts out on two wheels.
Every day, Vasyl Smolii uses two different routes when he bikes to and from work at the Belle View pool in Alexandria. Coming down the hill on Belle View Boulevard is an easy ride in the morning but going back up in the evening is not as easy on the bicycle Smolii rents from his sponsor High Sierra Pools, an Arlington-based pool management company. "I must buy this bike for the summer," said 19-year-old Smolii from Ukraine.
Serving Families For 90 Years
Pushing the boundaries has led to success, says Northern Virginia Family Services CEO.
An organization does not thrive for 90 years by chance. Northern Virginia Family Services, a county institution, has impacted families throughout the region for nearly a century with no sign of slowing down.
Column: “CanSir”
When it comes to being a cancer patient, even more so a multi-year cancer survivor, I have always erred on the side of caution. And by caution, I mean being respectful to the disease, courteous of its comings and goings, mindful of its potential damage and afraid of its intangibles. And by intangibles, I mean the unexplained and the inexplicable, and most fearfully, its power and unpredictability. Therefore, my behavior toward it has been intended to be as polite as possible; never to be perceived – in any way imaginable – as arrogant, presumptuous, in control, all-knowing and most especially, victorious.
Editorial: Finally, Marriage Rights Protected in Virginia
On July 28, 2014, in affirming that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, Circuit Judge Henry F. Floyd writes: “We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws.
Clarification
Clarifications
My Day at Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt Elementary is a joyful place.
School Notes for 1/1/14
School Notes for 1/1/14.
Governor's Mansion, Confidential
Defense team in corruption case to detail crumbling McDonnell marriage.
When he takes the stand in his own defense, former Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell will read jurors an email that he wrote to his wife as their marriage was said to be crumbling.
West Potomac Slugger Sara Showed Power Late in Sophomore Season
Q&A: Rising junior listens to Riff Raff, ASAP Rocky before games.
West Potomac rising junior Jamie Sara plans to play baseball in college.
Slugger Sara Showed Power Late in Sophomore Season
West Potomac rising junior listens to Riff Raff, ASAP Rocky before games.
West Potomac’s Jamie Sara found his power stroke late in his sophomore season, hitting five of his six home runs near the end of the 2014 campaign. Three of his homers came in a single game against South County.
Pet Connection July 2014
Our readers submitted photos of their adorable pets.
Frodo and Sam have become best friends – sort of. My husband and I adopted Frodo from Home Alone Cat Rescue several years ago. He is part Maine Coon and part American Bobtail, with a funny short tail. He may have been mistreated by a previous owner because he is afraid of everything, especially ceiling fans. He quickly became comfortable in our home as an “only cat.”
Dogs, Cats and Even Horses
Humane Society of Fairfax County seeks adopters.
According to the Humane Society of the United States 2013 Annual Report, 118,328 animals were cared for last year by the Humane Society and its affiliates, through disaster relief, cruelty interventions, wildlife rehab centers and more. But that number doesn't count the local rescue groups around the country who work to protect, shelter, and rehabilitate animals and adopt them out to homes, including many in Northern Virginia.
Letter: Planners, Please Rescue Us
Letter to the Editor