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Mobile Vet Provides At-home Care

Eric Cryan’s service visits pets in their own environments.

Most people associate going to the vet with wrestling their trembling pets into an animal carrier and dragging them into a cold, unfamiliar office. Eric Cryan, founder of Nova Mobile Vet, makes people discard this grim association.

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‘Ace’ Takes Post-graduate Journey

Stories on people and pets in Burke area.

Even in one hundred degree weather, a dog needs his/her walk: That’s what Ace and his owner, Eileen O’Connor, were spotted doing one hot July evening. Ace is a friendly puppy who loves playing with new friends and chewing on anything he can get his paws on. Ace recently started dog training classes in the evenings on top of the training Eileen has already began at home.

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Cats Waiting for Adoption

At Pet Nutrition Center in Burke it’s all about finding the right family.

If you are in the market to adopt a cat, the Pet Nutrition Center in Burke is the place for you. These furry friends come straight from a no-kill Prince William Shelter in Woodbridge and are available at a low adoption rate. Cat adopters are in greater need around this time of the year because of the influx of kittens that are born.

Meet Frodo and Sam

Lou and I adopted Mister Frodo from Home Alone Cat Rescue about two years ago. We have a soft spot for big orange cats. Frodo is part Maine coon (large with furry feet) and part American bobtail (large with short tail).

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Local Real Estate: May 2013 Top Sales

Local Real Estate: May 2013 Top Sales

Burke Home Sales: June, 2013

In June 2013, 79 Burke homes sold between $885,000-$127,000.

Burke Home Sales: June, 2013

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Q and A: Lake Braddock Graduate Rogers to Pitch for UNC

Rogers originally committed to the University of Georgia before choosing the University of North Carolina.

Lee High, Coach Girton Win 2013 Strength of America Award

Robert E. Lee High School and Coach John Girton received the Strength of America Award from The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition at the organizations' 36th annual conference and awards banquet Friday, July 12 in Las Vegas, N.V.

Performing Arts High School Opens At Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton

Programs offer artistic balance to campus, financial assistance to Lorton Arts Foundation.

Metropolitan School of the Arts President and Founder Melissa Dobbs saw the news as a call for help, and a blessing of an opportunity: In mid-June, 2012, a story appeared in the newspaper explaining that the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton was in a financial crisis.

Ice Cream Social at Workhouse

Fundraiser for ceramics program will help kiln yard roof project.

The Workhouse Arts Center held its fifth annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser last Saturday, July 13, at the former Lorton Prison.

Obon Festival at Ekoji Temple

Celebration remembers ancestors who passed away.

Hundreds of people attended the Obon Summer Festival Saturday, July 13, at the Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax Station.

A Touch of Hollywood in Lorton

The 5th annual Clifton Film Fest premiers July 20.

The 5th anniversary of the Clifton Film Fest—Fairfax County’s first and only celebration of independent film—will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 4 p.m. at the Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Lorton Road.

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Mapping it Out

City of Fairfax gets strategic about future of parks and recreation.

On a summer Sunday afternoon, several people huddle over a giant digital map of Van Dyck Park spread out across tables at the Sherwood Community Center, musing about future amenities at the City of Fairfax’s oldest and largest park, located just across the street.

John Tran Takes Oath for Circuit Court

John M. Tran was presented with his official commission as a Fairfax Circuit Court judge on Friday, July 12, at 4 p.m. at the Fairfax Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax.

Editorial: City Council vs. Women’s Health Centers

There’s something I learned in college that has always stuck with me: Political theory is not formed in a vacuum. How we see the world is informed by the times we have lived through. I’m a native of Virginia and most of my life has now been lived here in Fairfax. I’ve made it my home and raised my children here.