Family Fun Day for ‘Growing Hope’ Draws Big Turnout on Town Green
Live music, activities, food and fun raises funds for families of children with cancer.
The Vienna Town Green rung out with joyful sounds, from children’s laughter to live pop music, on Saturday, Sept. 27, as the Optimists of Greater Vienna hosted its 9th Annual Family Fun Day and Fun Walk for “Growing Hope.”
Vienna Teen Honored for Poetry Writing
Megan Do just writes poetry in her spare time — and as a junior as Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, she has precious little of it. Yet one of her recent efforts won second place for poetry in a competition sponsored by the Writers of Chantilly.
Green Light for MAC Zoning
Town Council approves Maple Avenue ordinance.
It’s taken a great deal of time, effort, research and wrangling; but last Monday, the Vienna Town Council approved the ordinance defining the Maple Avenue Commercial Zone regulations. The ordinance is now set to be formally adopted Oct. 20.
Yang, Heier Lead Oakton Volleyball to Victory
Cougars have won 6 of 7, will face Chantilly.
The Oakton volleyball team beat Centreville.
Madison Volleyball Wins Rebel Invitational
Warhawks undefeated through 15 matches.
The Madison girls' volleyball team won a tournament at Fairfax High School.
Voting Early, Absentee
Elections 2014
Virtually every voter in Virginia is eligible to vote absentee, which includes voting in-person absentee at a variety of locations from now through Nov. 1.
New Voter Identification Requirements
There are new requirements for voter identification that voters must bring with them to the polling place.
Junior Committee: Work Horses
Young local equestriennes anchor Washington International Horse Show.
Mary Elizabeth Cordia of Alexandria Established in 1958, the Washington International Horse Show is the leading metropolitan indoor horse show in the U.S. This six-day event is held annually in October at Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
Fall Family Fun Abounds in Vienna
Myriad of events make the crisp season festive.
When the air turns crisp and the leaves burst into color, it’s fall in Northern Virginia.
Post-Chemo Weak
For the past year, every three weeks I have been infused with a chemotherapy drug called Alimta, “the last miracle drug,” to quote my oncologist, and a drug with which I hadn’t previously been infused.
Week in Vienna
What's happening this week in Vienna.
Irish Food, Drink and Hospitality Come to Tysons
Paddy Barry’s Irish Pub and Restaurant hosts kin and friends at grand opening celebration.
For all the Irish and the not-so-Irish in the Vienna-Tysons area who have wished for an authentic Irish pub in the community, your wish has come true.
Pancakes and Bacon and Syrup, Oh My
More than 100 people attended the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department’s (VVFD) pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Community Center Dollars and Cents
Rising construction, renovation costs create $2 million deficit.
When the Vienna Community Center greets the public in April 2016, it’ll be larger and more modern than the current facility and will boast a new, regulation-sized gym. But getting from here to there takes money.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: August, 2014
In August 2014, 116 homes sold between $2,198,430-$219,000 in the Vienna and Oakton area.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: August, 2014