Children's & Teens' Connection 2021
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Children's Connection
Controlled Burn Cuts Path for Reforestation
Section of Laurel Hill Park was previously overgrown with Kudzu, Tree of Heaven, and other non-native invasive plants.
Torching up the kudzu
Be Dazzled: Family entertainment for Thanksgiving Weekend
Lightwire Theater presents ‘A Very Electric Holiday’
Theater production
Republican Sweep
Democrats lose statewide for the first time since 2009.
Virginia has a long tradition of offering a counterpoint to presidential elections starting after the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter for president in 1976.
The Grim Reality of the High Maternal Death Rate among Black Women
Racism and access to medical care are among the causes.
Medical care
Chief Puts Brakes on Pursuits in Fairfax
Police pursued 580 vehicles from 2017-2020; 451 were for traffic offenses.
Police persuits
Road-E-O for Public Works
Heavy equipment drivers get a chance to strut their stuff.
Heavy equipment
Military in the Arts Initiative, Every Day of the Year
Workhouse Arts Center, honoring military veterans and their families
Workhouse arts
Thank You for Being a Friend
Women find comradery, support and fun though weekly art group.
Women comradery
Creepy Characters in Lorton
Abandoned, historic buildings and into the night-time woods at the Workhouse Arts Center.
Workhouse Haunt Encore Review
Opinion: Supporting Key Values: Service, Peace, Sacrifice
60th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
Peace Corps
Give Locally
For tens of thousands of families in our area, uncertainty and need; nonprofits face drop in contributions.
Donate locally
Roundups
Roundups
