Volunteers Spend Day Off Cleaning Up Park
Girl Scouts and their friends volunteer at Mason Neck State Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
After volunteering at Mason Neck State Park during the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Laura Douglas, who leads Cadet Girl Scout Troop 340 in Lorton, had such a great time that she decided it needed to happen again in 2014.
Jazz to Brighten a Winter Night at the Workhouse
Pianist Bobby Jasinski and vocalist Lena Seikaly perform this weekend.
Live cabaret is now a regular mainstay at the Workhouse. "The intimate and very population cabaret-style performances regularly sell-out" according to Joey Walden, Workhouse Performing Arts Director. "The popularity of the series has drawn interest from DC talent, as a result the caliber of entertainment you may experience at the Workhouse rivals established metro area venues in the same genre."
‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly’
A theatrical tribute to the Holocaust through the eyes of children.
Sovereign Grace Church Co-op Drama Club will present “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” a play based on real-life stories of Jewish children and their families living in the Terezin ghetto in Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.
Burke Target Employee Killed by VRE Train
A cashier at the Burke Target was hit by a Virginia Railroad Express Train traveling from Washington to Manassas on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Engagement Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Wagner of Fairfax Station are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Ann to Matthew Edward David Witham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Witham of Newark, Del.
Editorial: Extend Health Coverage in Virginia
Standing on what is essentially scorched earth, Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly have condemned hundreds of thousands of poor Virginians to living without health coverage even though it would be fully funded by Federal money for the next three years, and with Virginia paying 10 percent after five years.
Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton Home Sales: December, 2013
In December 2013, 65 homes sold between $1,850,000-$133,320 in the Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton area.
Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton Home Sales: December, 2013
Continuing the Struggle for Equality
Lynne Garvey-Hodge delivers message of women’s equality at Workhouse Arts Center.
The Lorton Workhouse Arts Center hosted the first of its five-part lectures series "American Women: The Long and Winding Road," on Jan. 8.
A National Memorial for Suffragists
Leaders raise money, advocate for Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton.
Not far down the road from where suffragists were imprisoned at the Occoquan Workhouse for picketing at the White House for the right to vote, members of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association, in partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, are continuing efforts to build a memorial at Occoquan Regional Park to honor those women.
Democratic Women of Clifton to Host ‘Our Children: Fostering, Mentoring and Adoption’ Program
The Democratic Women of Clifton and Northern Virginia will host a program titled Our Children: Fostering, Mentoring and Adoption in Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 3-5 p.m. at the Clifton Community Hall, 12641 Chapel Rd., Clifton, with special guests: Nannette Bowler - Director of the Department of Social Services for Fairfax County, Paul D. McWhinney - Director of Family Services for Virginia Department of Social Services, and Dr. Beverly Howard - Coordinator of Fairfax Families4Kids. They will talk about their work at the local and state level working and advocating for the welfare of children and specifically with fostering, mentoring and adoption. The attendees will hear how they can become involved and make a difference in the lives of children.
Virginia Supreme Court Opens Access to Audio Recordings of Oral Arguments
Policy change overturns blackout instituted in 2008.
Members of the Virginia Supreme Court have a New Year’s Resolution — become more transparent.
Republican Women of Clifton Launches New Year Speakers Program
The Republican Women of Clifton (RWC) launches its New Year program with two speakers: Louisiana state senator Elbert Guillory, who will talk about the "Presidential Report Card, a review of the President's Performance on National Policy," and Peggy Nienaber, Chief of Program for Faith and Action as well as President of the Capitol Hill Executive Service Club, whose topic is "Changing the hearts and minds of elected officials on Capitol Hill."
Debate Over Residential Studio Units Continues
Housing advocates, Fairfax County supervisors, area residents address affordable housing.
Fairfax County residents have yet to agree on the specifics of residential studio units and are continuing the debate on several aspects of the proposed amendment. As of Jan. 6, the Planning Commission proposed amendment defines residential studios as efficiency units that make up a multiple-family residential building, or part of a building, in which 80 percent of the units must be for those who do not make more than 60 percent of the median income of the area. In the Washington, D.C. area, that is $45,000.
Top Burke,Springfield, Fairfax, Fairfax Station Sports Moments of 2013.
Here is a look at the top Burke, Springfield, Fairfax, Fairfax Station sports moments of 2013.
South County Boys' Basketball Edges Langley
Stallion coach Hess faces former school in Holiday classic
South County beat Langley during the Mount Vernon holiday tournament.