Clifton’s Old-fashioned Fourth
The Town of Clifton’s Fourth of July celebration included a parade, flag-raising ceremony, children’s games and a potluck picnic in the park.
CSB Launches Its Good Neighbor Campaign
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB), the county agency that plans, organizes and provides services for people in our community who have mental illness, substance use disorders and/or intellectual disability, is launching a Good Neighbor campaign.
Letter: Deeper Meaning of Ramadan
It’s that time of year again! The blessed month of Ramadan has finally arrived. I’m sure many of my peers still aren’t certain as to why Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan.
Letter: Omission As a Good News
The omission of additional Metrorail from I-66 planning is good news [Editorial: “HOT-Lanes and No Metro for I-66?”, Connection July 3-9, 2013]. Metro to Dulles will cost Fairfax County taxpayers plenty. Extending it beyond Vienna would be costly and the return on investment is unknown. I carpooled on I-66 for eight years.
Week in Fairfax
Helping Keep Children Safe
City of Fairfax police, in conjunction with the Optimist Club of Fairfax, will be offering Safe Assured identification kits for children on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at police headquarters at 3730 Old Lee Highway.
Headed to the Beach This Weekend? Find Alternate Route to I-95 South
VDOT shuts down I-95 South for bridge work at Dumfries Road; detours to Route 1.
Motorists heading to Virginia Beach this weekend—or any southern destination on I-95—often take the beltway in the middle of the night to avoid traffic delays and other traffic headaches.
Terry McAulife Launches Healthcare Platform at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Affordable Care Act is a key point of distinction between candidates for governor.
Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe found himself in the emergency room this week, but it wasn't because of a medical crisis.
Hybrid Outrage at the Department of Motor Vehicles
Two legislators vow to introduce effort to repeal new tax on hybrid vehicles.
Suzanne Cleary has owned a hybrid vehicle since 2006, making her an early adopter and a proselytizer to her friends and neighbors.
Week in Springfield
Express Bus to Tysons
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation Fairfax Connector has launched its new Express Connector bus service from Springfied to Tysons.
Local Doctor Helps Ugandan People
Fairfax Station resident Dr. DeeAnn Stroop will travel to Uganda on July 8, in what has become an annual trip to provide help to the people there.
Working in conjunction with the Hope 4 Kids International organization (H4KI), Fairfax Station resident Dr. DeeAnn Stroop has traveled to Uganda for the past three years, providing medical and other assistance to the people. “We provide medical assistance, dedicate clean water wells, feed and clothe children, and work with widows in a program that helps them to run a business so they can feed their family,” said Stroop.
Lieske Named New Director of Main Street Child Development Center
The Board of Directors of the Main Street Child Development Center, a nonprofit early learning center located in the City of Fairfax near George Mason University, has named Carol Lieske to the position of center director. Lieske succeeds Elizabeth Egan, who has served as director since 1999.
Area Roundups
Fairfax County police have charged a Lorton man with abduction, sexual battery and two counts of impersonating a law enforcement officer. He is Kedrick Evans, 48, of 7317 Ardglass Drive.
Children Dig Into Summer Reading
City of Fairfax Regional Library offers programs for children of all ages.
On an unassuming Tuesday three days before the official beginning of Summer, the Fairfax County “Dig Into Reading” Summer Reading Program kicked off June 18 with events countywide and incentives for children and young adults to read and complete a summer reading log in order to receive a coupon book full of offers upon completion.
Play That ‘Lifts Your Soul’
Hub Theater to present “Act a Lady.”
There are tough times in a small Prohibition-era Midwestern town. What is to be done to keep everyone and everything going? Well, in the Hub Theater's next production, “Act a Lady,” the townsfolk come together to explore their lives in rather unexpected ways. Even gender gets exuberantly blurred. And there is even hip accordion music.
Let the Sparks Fly
So. It’s July 4, 2013. Independence Day. A federal holiday celebrating our freedom from Great Britain. The National Day of the United States.