ICYMI: Multiple Bear Sightings in Vienna/Oakton
Bears sighted on March 20, 23 and 24 in Vienna/Oakton.
Celebrating Easter and Spring
Lenten and Spring activities in Vienna, McLean and Great Falls.
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Awards $380,000 in Local Grants
Five of 36 grant awardees speak at “Cocktails & Conversation” event.
When Lorton residents Marcy Mager and husband David Lunter’s daughter Michell Merhige was killed in 2009, they wanted to establish a scholarship in her honor but knew handling the financial logistics would be tricky.
Editorial: Purple State
Nonpartisan redistricting could support the best interests of the population, not the politicians.
Letter: Misleading Headline
To the Editor
The March 16-22 edition of The Connection carried an “Education=Learning=Fun” column headlined “Do You Keep a Gun In Your Home?” I thought the topic a bit unusual for that column.
Connolly Announces Re-Election Campaign
More than 1,000 attend annual St. Patrick's Day event.
On Thursday night, in front of more than 1,000 supporters who packed the Kena Shriners' Temple for his 22nd Annual St. Patrick's Day event, Gerry Connolly officially announced his re-election campaign for Congress in Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna
Vienna Teen Wins National Gold Medal in Art
Also receives $10,000 Scholarship at Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Razan Elbaba, 17, a senior at Oakton High School in Vienna, won the Gold Medal Portfolio and a $10,000 scholarship in the 2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers in New York.
Vienna Crime Reports
Notable incidents from March 11-17 from the Vienna Police Department.
Spring Fun Has Sprung in Vienna
From food festivals to ViVa! Vienna! and things in between, warm weather events blossom in the Vienna area.
Some days, more than others, it appears that spring has finally sprung. Fortunately, events are planned and announced long before the last snowflake has fallen, giving the community things to look forward to …
BASIS.ed Alumni Reunite at Tysons Sheraton Premiere
School registration is underway for Tysons Corner’s new school, BASIS Independent McLean. The school will be located at 8000 Jones Branch Drive in McLean.
Classified Advertising March 23, 2016
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Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Springfield: Brain Injury Services honors volunteers and community partners
Maya Simbulan of Fairfax is thankful for being normal. The Lake Braddock Secondary School freshman would like to pursue work with computer graphics and plays electric wheelchair soccer.
Fairfax County Public Schools to Seek FEMA Relief Funds
Winter Storm Jonas, Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse 2.0 — no matter what it’s called, the county-crippling January 2016 blizzard cost Fairfax County Public Schools $7.2 million to pay for employee overtime compensation, additional contractors and equipment rental.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: February, 2016
In February, 2016, 63 homes sold between $1,525,000-$180,000 in the Vienna and Oakton area.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: February, 2016
Letter: Gerrymandering Promotes Partisanship and Polarization
To the Editor
Everywhere we turn today, the media is bombarding us with antics of the current presidential campaign.
Letter: Time to Speak Out for Quality of Life in Fairfax County
To the Editor
Fairfax County is a composite of many things that make the quality of life rich for people living here.
Caregiving
Workshops and seminars for seniors and caregivers.
Vienna: Oakton Girls’ Basketball Upset by Langley in State Semis
Cougars fall short at VCU for second straight season.
The Oakton girls' basketball team finished the season with a 29-1 record.