Council Mulls Memorial to Mayor Jane Seeman
May form committee to decide what type would be best.
After serving on the Vienna Town Council, M. Jane Seeman was Vienna’s mayor for 14 years until her death from lung cancer on Feb. 23.
Local Real Estate: May, 2014 Top Sales in Vienna, Oakton, Reston and Oak Hill
Local Real Estate: May, 2014 Top Sales in Vienna, Oakton, Reston and Oak Hill

Facing a ‘Real World’
Marshall High 2014 graduates told not to be afraid of rejection and ‘real world.’
Ryan McElveen knows something about second chances.
Vienna Police Are in Annual Torch Run
Several members of the Vienna Police Department participated June 5 in the 29th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Virginia Special Olympics.
Cougars Congratulated
About 500 Oakton High School students graduated Thursday morning, June 19.
With a handshake from the principal and a snap of a camera, about 500 Oakton High School seniors graduated Thursday morning, June 19 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax.
‘Go into the World Fearlessly’
Madison High graduates 496 students on June 18.
Turning their tassels and tossing their caps into the air, nearly 500 Madison High students graduated last Wednesday, June 18, in Robinson Secondary School’s field house.
New Vienna Officer Academy Graduate
Vienna Police Officer Andrew Slebonick graduated May 5 from the 61st Session of the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy.
Silver Line to Open July 26
The Silver Line metro stations will be open July 26.

Vienna Rotary Installs New Leadership Team
Members who put ‘service above self’ honored.
When the Rotary Club of Vienna passed the torch from the 2013-14 “leadership team” to the 2014-15 “leadership team,” it did so in style.
A Message of Taste and Beauty
Karin’s Florist wins National All-Star Floral Design Competition.
Vienna floral designer Bryan Swann of Karin's Florist recently took home the title of All-Stars Champion in VaseOff!, a nationwide design competition hosted by the Society of American Florists (SAF).
Letter: Supervisors’ Failure
Fairfax County, the most populous and affluent jurisdiction in the D.C.-metro area, has failed to respond to the challenge that it faces to significantly support good, safe, secure and affordable homes for its current and future residents.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: May, 2014
In May 2014, 109 homes sold between $1,711,811-$216,000 in the Vienna and Oakton area.
Vienna, Oakton Home Sales: May, 2014

Patchwork of Approaches to Affordable Housing in Northern Virginia
Jurisdictions use a variety of strategies to prevent homelessness.
Affordable housing means different things to different people at different times. For government officials, it's a phrase that means that a family spends no more than 30 percent of its income on housing costs, including rent or mortgage as well as taxes and utilities
Michael Amouri and Baba Freeman Honored As Hunter Mill’s Lord and Lady Fairfax
Supervisor Cathy Hudgins has honored the 2014 Lord and Lady Fairfax honorees for the Hunter Mill District
Letter: Virginia Way Behind
We have a long way to go to move our energy generation away from fossil fuels to clean energy.