School Building Closed? Try a Park
Families across Northern Virginia are challenged with online education.
People: Chantilly Sisters Pursue Pageantry with a Purpose
These days, pageant competition is about so much more than ball gowns and pretty faces.
Westfield Theater Students Offer ‘She Kills Monsters’
Westfield High theater students will livestream their first-ever, virtual production of “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms.”
‘System Is Broken When Bad Plans Get So Far’ in Chantilly
Supervisors OK home construction under airport flight path
Determined to place homes underneath Dulles International Airport’s flight paths, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors recently approved developer K. Hovnanian’s plan to build 442 residential units there.
Opinion: Column: As Second Opinions Go...
...it was first rate.
Possible Funding Threat for Fairfax County Public Schools
COVID cases increase, yet leadership hangs their star on families returning and increased enrollment.
Fall membership as of Sept. 30, 2020 at Fairfax County Public Schools declined by 8,859 students, dipping to 180,151 compared to data recorded last year at the same time, according to Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Transportation Services Jeff Platenberg.
Thanksgiving Decor in the Era of Covid-19
Creating dining elegance at a distance
Naomi Patterson’s Thanksgiving table is usually set with linen dinner napkins, cleaned and starched, and her wedding china, ecru with a platinum border.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Why Is Dino Drudi Always the One?
Why am I always the one ending up critiquing Michael Pope's articles.
Teaming Up for a Terrific Trunk-or-Treat in Centreville
On Oct. 28, Fairfax County police and sheriff’s officers, plus local businesses, hosted a drive-through Trunk-or-Treat in Centreville’s Bull Run Regional Park.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Risks of Flying Over Residential Areas
Re: ‘No Way to Mitigate Roar of Jet Engines Overhead’, Connection, October 28-November 3, 2020
Apparent Murder-Suicide in Centreville
Fairfax County police detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a possible murder-suicide in Centreville.
Fairfax County Leaders ‘Strategically Eliminated Citizens’ Voices’
Residents vent to Helmer, Marsden about Braddock, Old Lee Roads
Upset that neither Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors, nor VDOT, seem to care about residents’ objections to proposed “fixes” for Braddock and Old Lee Roads, Kathleen Leggette hosted her own, town-hall meeting.
Controversy over Road Plan in Centreville
Fairfax County’s current Comprehensive Plan calls for realigning Braddock and Old Lee Roads in Centreville to cut through Rock Hill District Park, with Braddock ending in a T at Old Lee.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Kindness During a Very Difficult Year
The lines to vote early at the Springfield-Franconia Government Center were a 3-4 hour wait every day for two weeks.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Generation Capable of Change
What kind of world do you want to live in, a world where you have no problems or issues to fix in your community?