Children’s Nature Library to Reopen at River Farm
The American Horticultural Society will reopen the Children’s Nature Library and Reading Room at River Farm, headquarters of the AHS. This dynamic space for young readers, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, will once again offer an extraordinary collection of over 1,700 books focused on nature and gardening.
Friendship Firehouse Muster
Come out Saturday, May 18, in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107 S. Alfred St., for a muster of over 15 antique firefighting apparatus in celebration of 250 of the Friendship Fire Company in Alexandria.
Tribute to the Fallen
Wreath laying honors fallen officers.
A tribute to Alexandria’s fallen law enforcement officers was held May 7 at Waterfront Park as the region prepares for National Police Week events May 12-18.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Focusing on America's Mental Health Crisis
As May unfolds, our nation again turns its gaze towards an issue affecting every corner of American society – mental health. Mental Health Awareness Month serves as a poignant reminder of the challenges millions of Americans face, the urgent need for action, and what we are doing here in the Commonwealth to address this crisis.
Never Forget
City remembers victims of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was the genocide of six million Jews across Eastern Europe under the regime of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler. On May 6, the City of Alexandria honored the memory of those victims during the 35th annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in Market Square.
Supervisors Adopt Budget Plan: Tax Rate Increase.
Challenges, needs, and the reality that the county cannot do it alone.
Tax increase
County in a Pickle over Noisy Pickleball
Nearby courts will be converted to appease the pickleball players.
Pickleball
What I'm Most Proud Of
Early consultation is a win-win for the Commonwealth, private developers and Tribal Nations, providing project predictability and efficiency by identifying and resolving potential sources of delay early in planning.
Stamp Out Hunger
On the second Saturday of May, May 11, 2024, your local letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items to help those in need right here in Arlington.
“Flourishing After 55”
55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.
Seven Years Later, Still No Herndon Downtown Redevelopment
Comstock’s 2-year construction pause expired on April 30.
On April 24, a town spokesperson told The Connection that Herndon Town Manager Bill Ashton would update the Town Council during its April 30 Work Session on how “the town and Comstock are working together to determine next steps.”
No Hold Comments by Chairman and Supervisors
Budget, lack of state funding; Animal Protection Police or Animal Control Officers?
Budget
Earth Day Celebration Big in Small Ways
Volunteers lend many hands.
Earth Day celebrations large and small sprang up across Fairfax County last weekend.
“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55”Office of 55+ Programs. Department of Parks and Recreation, 300 N. Park Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 703-228-4747 55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.
Are Our Waterways Becoming Plastic Soup?
Local cleanups reveal many mysteries.
On April 20, 100 volunteers hauled out 40 bags or 400 pounds of trash from the Potomac River shoreline of Belle Haven Park and in the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in two hours.
‘Hanged by a Mob’
City marks 127th anniversary of McCoy lynching.
For Joseph McCoy, there were no lawyers, no legal proceedings, no testimony, no trial, no safety. Instead, the 18-year-old, who had been accused of assaulting the 9-year-old daughter of his employer, was dragged from his jail cell to the corner of Cameron and Lee streets and lynched by an angry mob who had breached the police station.
Explore George Washington’s 250-year-old Tent
Mount Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend is May 4-5.
On May 4 and 5, at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, people can explore a replica of the tent that General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, used from 1775 to 1783 when he led the colonies to independence.
VDOT Warns of Text Message Scams
Text messages claim people owe money for unpaid tolls
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is encouraging people to be on alert for a text message scam, also known as smishing, that is sending requests for payment of outstanding toll charges.