Chantilly Home Sales: February, 2016
In February, 2016, 12 homes sold between $925,000-$135,810 in the Chantilly area.
Chantilly Home Sales: February, 2016
Centreville Home Sales: February, 2016
In February, 2016, 57 Centreville homes sold between $1,400,000-$189,000.
Centreville Home Sales: February, 2016
Letter: Gerrymandering Promotes Partisanship and Polarization
To the Editor
Everywhere we turn today, the media is bombarding us with antics of the current presidential campaign.
Letter: Time to Speak Out for Quality of Life in Fairfax County
To the Editor
Fairfax County is a composite of many things that make the quality of life rich for people living here.
Caregiving
Workshops and seminars for seniors and caregivers.
Centreville: Westfield Boys’ Basketball Wins State Championship
Bulldogs first Fairfax County team to win states since 1981.
The Westfield boys' basketball team won the state championship.
Centreville Letter: Everyone’s Job
Letter to the Editor
I am a Boy Scout from unit 1826 and I am writing to express my opinion on an article I have recently read [“State of the Station,” March 2]. You wrote that the Sully district is a safe place to live.
Column: End of Session Report
Commentary
The 2016 General Assembly session concluded in Richmond on Friday evening. We will reconvene for a single day session on April 20 to consider any vetoes or amendments proposed by Governor McAuliffe.
Snapshot: In Performance
First grade students in Robin Hottle’s class at Union Mill Elementary School perform the “3 Piggy Opera.”
Snapshot: Tournament Raises $6,000
The Dunkin’ for Dollars Charity basketball tournament, organized by Nathan Reed, Spencer Schwartz and Zachary Levine — three seventh graders at Franklin Middle School — raised $6,000 for Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Peace Players International/Middle East program. The event was held on Sunday, March 13 at Worldgate Sport & Health and was sponsored by Orthodontics By Crutchfield.
Real Food for Kids' Culinary Challenge
11 teams of middle and high school students compete in school food competition.
Eleven teams of middle and high school students competed in the fourth annual Real Food for Kids' Culinary Challenge on Saturday, March 12 at Robinson Secondary School.
Wish Comes True
Centreville’s Liam Bruen gets a companion dog.
Like most little boys, Liam Bruen loves superheroes and playing with his dog and his friends — he just does it from a wheelchair. Born with muscular dystrophy, he was officially diagnosed one-and-a-half years ago.
Snapshot: First Signs of Spring
Trees are covered with pink blossoms while yellow daffodils push through the ground outside the Fairfax Towne Center, off West Ox Road.
Mission: Promoting Peace
22 students or student groups receive the Student Peace Award, for their efforts to promote peace.
With causes ranging from anti-bullying efforts to human trafficking awareness to interfaith dialogue, students in Fairfax County were recognized for their peacemaking efforts at the 11th Annual Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County on March 13.
Encouraging STEM-curious Youth
Third Annual STEM Symposium draws a crowd at the Nysmith School.
“We need people in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields today, tomorrow and as far as we can envision.”
No E-Z Answers on I-66
VDOT’s Transform I-66 Inside the Beltway meeting leaves public waiting for answers.
There were also questions and comments of a financial nature.
And the Winner Is...
Wakefield Forest Elementary School student to compete at Scripps’ National Spelling Bee.
After 11 rounds of competitive play, fourth grade student Eric Kim, from Wakefield Forest Elementary School, was declared the champion for correctly spelling every word thrown at him.
Private Schools: When Leaving Unexpectedly
Spring is time to commit to one’s school of choice.
When Ashley and Clark Leonard enrolled their son in a local independent school, they were excited about the prospect of him thriving in a new, smaller academic environment.
Editorial: Homelessness on Its Way Out in Fairfax
Homelessness should be rare, brief and non-recurring; 776 fewer homeless individuals in 2016 than in 2008.
Homelessness is down in Fairfax County in every major category, a fact confirmed on Jan. 28, 2016, the annual Point in Time Count.
Legislative Wrap-Up Forum
Learn what your area legislator did during the Virginia General Assembly.