
Racing for Cure
Project CUREage hosts Fun Run at Burke Lake Park.
Neither chilly temperatures nor snowy trails could deter nearly 100 runners who participated Sunday morning in a Fun Run at Burke Lake Park to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
Springfield: Spartans Present Opponents Pick-Your-Poison Outlook
West Springfield makes eight 3-pointers in win over Mount Vernon.
The West Springfield boys' basketball team is undefeated in Conference 7 play.
Area Roundups
Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Lorton, Clifton and Springfield briefs.
Burke: Neighborhood Development Outlook Update January 2016
Burke Junction, Guinea Road and Zion Drive area. The site plan is under active review for a development of 17 single-family homes.

Snowstorm Q&A: Robinson’s Miller Watched ‘Friday Night Tykes’
Snowstorm Q&A with Robinson's Alex Miller.
Snowstorm Q&A: Woodson’s Maloney Went Sledding
Snowstorm Q&A with Woodson senior Seamus Maloney.
West Springfield Gymnasts Win West Potomac Meet
Gymnastic champions.

Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield: Winter Fun and Entertainment Guide
A sampling of events in the area this winter.
Letter: Sex Trafficking Was Illegal for Hundreds of Years
To the Editor
Your article, "Money, Lax Laws Draw Sex Traffickers” (Connection, January 21-27) states “Last year, before the state of Virginia passed its first sex trafficking laws, SB 1188 and HB 1964, it was the last state in the United States with any sex trafficking legislation.”

Snowstorm Q&A: Lake Braddock's Jones Had First Snow Driving Experience
Snowstorm Q&A with Lake Braddock catcher Caroline Jones.

Burke and Fairfax: Del. Filler-Corn Offers 16 Bills
The bills reflecting broad areas of district concerns.
Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) introduced a series of bills in furtherance of her work in education, victims’ rights, health care, public safety and prudent fiscal growth.

Snow Place Like Home in Burke, Fairfax Station, Mount Vernon and Springfield
Residents, volunteers come together to dig out after Jonas drops over 20 inches.
Compared to Wednesday night’s sneak-attack dusting that caught Virginia Department of Transportation crews unprepared and commuters stuck in hours of slick rush hour gridlock, Fairfax County Supervisors think the full force of Winter Storm Jonas was weathered about as well as possible.
The Week in Burke
Broken Sprinkler Pipe at Heatherwood and FCPS Award Nominations Due
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded to Heatherwood Retirement Community in Burke Saturday night after a sprinkler pipe burst due to heavy snow on the structure’s roof.
Fairfax County Braces for Epic Winter Storm Jonas
Chairman Bulova says VDOT was unprepared for Wednesday night, encourages residents to stay off roads during storm.
With Winter Storm Jonas looming and expected to begin Friday afternoon, a much milder dusting of snow the previous Wednesday night caught commuters and transportation workers off-guard. Treacherous, slick roads resulted in numerous accidents and forcing drivers into gridlock around Fairfax County.

Burke and Springfield: Lake Braddock Musical Theatre presents Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Since October, Lake Braddock junior Josh Lee has been transforming into Beast. He’s not ‘a beast,’ though he stands fairly stout at a formidable six-plus-feet-tall; Lee is cast as the dark and complex title character in his school’s Musical Theatre production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”