LearningRx Offers Military Families Brain Training Discount
For Veteran’s Day, LearningRx of D.C. Metro Area is offering 11 percent off of their brain training programs for military families Nov. 11 through Nov. 30, located at six local centers -- Chantilly, Fairfax, Leesburg, Reston, Vienna, and Potomac, Md.
Vienna Little League, Town Join Forces
Will both chip in to renovate Glyndon Park baseball field.
On Oct. 27, the Town of Vienna and Vienna Little League representatives met with the neighbors living by Glyndon Park to discuss plans to renovate and improve the baseball field there.
Stroke Comeback Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary
For 10 years the Stroke Comeback Center (SCC) has helped people with aphasia and their families receive communication support when these families have lost their insurance benefits. And on Thursday, Oct. 30, the SCC held its 10th Anniversary celebrating “The Art of Communication.”
Madison Girls’ XC Dominates Conference 6
The Madison girls' cross country team produced the top four finishers at the Conference 6 meet.
Oakton Girls’ XC Wins Conference 5 Championship
The Oakton girls' cross country team performed well despite some additional time away from competition.
Halloween Parade Winners Announced
The Town of Vienna and the Vienna Business Association have announced the winning entries in the 2014 Vienna Halloween Parade. Winners were recognized at the Nov. 3 Town Council meeting.
Surviving a Real-Life Disaster Film
Vienna mom and her son shopping at Oakton gift store when 87-year-old motorist plows SUV through the store.
What started out as a routine after school trip to the Oakton Library last week turned into a real-life disaster film for one Vienna mom and her son. Monday, Oct. 29, was pleasant fall afternoon, so Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, made a last-minute decision to walk to Abbey’s Hallmark store in the Oakton Shopping Center.
Vienna Halloween Parade Takes Over Town
Flashing emergency lights, blaring fire and police sirens, and roaring Vienna and Fairfax County police motorcycles kicked off the 68th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Beauty, Sustainability Awards Presented to Homeowners
The Town of Vienna recently honored three local homes with Community Enhancement Commission Beauty and Sustainability Awards. They acknowledge the hard work Vienna residents put into beautifying their yards and gardens, while encouraging others to adopt greener and sustainable lifestyles.
Restaurants and Apartments Planned for Church Street
Now vacant lot proposed for redevelopment.
Arrington Properties LLC owns the site at 120 Church St. N.W. in Vienna and it has plans to redevelop with a building containing both residential and commercial uses. Details were presented during the Oct. 20 meeting of the Vienna Town Council.
Early Voter Turnout Steady in Vienna
At Wolftrap Elementary School the morning of election day, Nov. 4, voters came in a steady stream, but no large crowds at a single time.
Madison Continues Playoff Push with Shutout of McLean
QB Gastrock, WR Ebersole connect for three touchdown passes.
Madison football defeated McLean 40-0 on Oct. 24.
Letter: Stealth Candidate
To the Editor: Why won’t Comstock speak to us?
Vienna Teen Conducts Free Self-Defense Workshop for Peers
Charlotte Heffelmire teaches safety strategies and tactics in November.
Charlotte Heffelmire is a Black Belt from Vienna, a McLean High School senior who is a classical musician and a philanthropist. She hopes to attend a military academy and study to become a doctor. This past summer, she completed a training program at the F.B.I. - "Future Agents in Training" - at F.B.I. facilities in D.C. and Quantico.
Miniature Recreations of Americana Come to Vienna
Mount Vernon Miniatures Club Exhibits at Freeman Store and Museum.
At Freeman Store and Museum on Oct. 25 and 26, the Mount Vernon Miniatures Club presented its first exhibit at the Museum, featuring room boxes and doll houses. The exhibit took over Freeman House’s parlor and dining room with 30 pieces from mini-miniature to larger-scale miniature vignette recreations.