Centreville/Chantilly: The Sweet Sounds of Summer
Franklin Middle holds annual band and orchestra camp.
Each summer, students flock to Franklin Middle School’s Band & Orchestra Camp to fine-tune their musical skills and learn new ones. And Camp Director Lawrence Walker bases one of his philosophies for it on a simple proverb.
Centreville/Chantilly: Students Improve Music Skills, Make New Friends at Orchestra Camp
Learning’s fun at band and orchestra camp.
Whatever their reasons were for attending Franklin Middle School’s Band & Orchestra Camp, the results for the students were the same — knowledge, improvement and fun. Rocky Run Middle seventh-grader Alexander Alvarez and his sister Christina, a Poplar Tree Elementary sixth-grader, attended for the first time. Both play clarinet and had a great time there.
Alexandria Resident Writes Children's Book
“Polly Peacock and the Pink Flamingos” explores self-acceptance.
Alexandria resident and account executive Emilie Bair’s new children’s book “Polly Peacock and the Pink Flamingos,” teaching children about self-acceptance, was released nationwide in August.
Centreville Field Hockey Goes 4-0 at Blast ALS Tourney
Wildcats outscore opponents 7-0 at Lake Braddock SS.
The Centreville field hockey team went 4-0 at the Blast ALS tournament.
Chantilly Brief: Woman Dies From Car Crash
A 85-year-old woman who was injured in an Aug. 12 crash died on Sunday, Aug. 16. She has been identified as Nancy Schade, of the Fairfax area.
Letter: Join the Other America
Letter to the Editor
This summer, we have seen a groundswell movement to disrupt the course of our history of racism in America.
Letter: A Path Toward Peace
Letter to the Editor
On June 2012 in a speech at Capitol Hill, the Khalifa of Islam Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide spiritual leader of millions of Ahmadi Muslims stated, “The United States, as the world’s largest power, should play its role in acting with true justice and with such good intentions, as I have described. If it does so then the world will always remember with great admiration your great efforts.”
Money: How Much Have County Board Supervisor Candidates Raised?
The most recent financial filings for candidates in the 2015 race for Fairfax County Board of Supervisors were filed on July 15 for the period from Jan. 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015.
Centreville: ‘He Fought with Honor, Dignity’
Sully Police Sgt. Ryan Lindenbaum loses battle with cancer.
Friends, family and the Fairfax County Police Department said goodbye to one of their own this week when Sgt. Ryan Matthew Lindenbaum was laid to rest.
Fairfax County: Historic Sites - Resident Curators?
In exchange for rehabilitating the property, the curator gains use of the property and pays no rent.
The Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation in January 2011 to ensure that local jurisdictions establish a Resident Curator Project.
Chantilly: A Glimpse of the Horizon
Homes, shops, restaurants and a Wegmans are proposed.
With the downturn in the office market, developers are looking at vacant parcels of land in the Westfields area of Chantilly as a place for residential and other uses, instead.
Centreville/Chantilly: Moving Forward with Local Road Projects
What’s planned for I-66, Routes 28 and 29, Stone, Walney, etc.
Several local road projects are either underway, in the pipeline or nearing completion.
Chantilly Home Sales: July, 2015
In July, 2015, 31 homes sold between $1,180,000-$54,000 in the Chantilly area.
Chantilly Home Sales: July, 2015
Centreville Home Sales: July, 2015
In July, 2015, 124 Centreville homes sold between $990,000-$157,000.
Centreville Home Sales: July, 2015
Chantilly Crime Report for the Week of 8/26
The following incidents were reported by the Fair Oaks Police Station.