Theatre Sports Summer Camp
West Potomac High School drama instructor Phillip Clark held a week-long camp in the art of Theatre Sports.
Editorial: Starting School Prepared
First day of school is Sept. 4; local nonprofits provide school supplies and weekend food.
With school beginning in a few weeks, area charitable organizations have been collecting contributions of new backpacks, calculators, other school supplies, money and gift cards and winter coats to help the tens of thousands of truly needy Northern Virginia students.
Classified Advertising Aug. 15, 2012
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Making Ice Cream, Colonial-Style
As the temperature and humidity raced toward 90 on Aug. 4, chocolate ice cream was being made in the green house at the Mount Vernon Estate.
Three-Way Race for the House of Delegates Special Election
Voters to choose between Democrat, Republican and Libertarian in lightning-fast campaign.
Voters in the special election for the House of Delegates have a variety of choices, offering candidates on the left and the right and somewhere in between.
Column: A Pill a Day…
Hopefully will keep the cancer at bay. (I’d say “away,” but let’s be realistic, three and a half years past a NSCLC diagnosis, there is no way, generally speaking, that stage IV lung cancer disappears into the ether; it’s classified as stage IV for a reason.
Howell and Harrington Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Howell of Clifton announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Marie Howell of Arlington, to Brian Michael Harrington of Alexandria, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Harrington of Alexandria.
Backpacks Urgently Needed at Rising Hope
Aug. 30 and 31 are the distribution days.
A spunky New Yorker, Sula Tyler won’t admit to panic but it’s fair to say that as minister of children and youth at Rising Hope Mission she’s facing a mountain of concern.
Six Tons of Produce Arrive at Rising Hope Mission Church
Distribution is free every fourth Friday.
“Get your cabbage! Get your eggplant!” a Rising Hope volunteer called out.
No More Details
Fairfax and Arlington reject requests by Virginia Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability.
The Virginia Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability, Inc. received a qualified “No” from the Fairfax County Police to four FOIA requests the community organization sent last month. A fifth FOIA request to the Arlington County police did provide some FOIA-related information.
Church To Host Homecoming Worship Service
The Rev. Dr. Darrell K. White and congregation of Bethlehem Baptist Church will celebrate their Annual Homecoming Worship Service on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 12 p.m.
Letter: Check Spending Line by Line
Thoughts on taxes.
Letter: Beyond Schools’ And TJ’s Control
Thoughts on the lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson High School
Letter: Natural Doesn’t Require Pristine
A rebuttal to Mr. Spiegel's thoughts on Dyke Marsh.
Letter: Inhibiting Progress
Thoughts on civic progress.
Letter: Backpacks Needed
Request for backpacks.
Realizing a Dream
Garrett begins job of deputy fire chief.
Since he was a boy, William Garrett knew he’d grow up to be a firefighter. Although he and his family have lived in Centreville six-and-a-half years, he was born and raised in Alexandria’s Gum Springs community — and that’s where the spark was ignited.
Classified Advertising Aug. 8, 2012
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A Stark Choice: Candidates in Special Election Are on Opposite Sides of Key Issues
Voters to choose between radically different views in September.
The summer of 2012 is turning out to be the hottest political season in recent memory, and not just because of the record-breaking temperatures.