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Sports Brief
NVSO Offers 5K Road Race, Redskin Kerrigan To Host Youth Football Camp, National Combine Coming to Virginia.
State Champions
The DeMarini Stars Prime team won the USSSA VA Elite State championship June 28-29 in Fredericksburg.
30 Years Later, Springfield Family Still Thankful to Children’s National
After being a patient at Children’s National as a child, Justin Golart giving back through 5K.
After raising $712,000 last year, Children’s National Health System has set a goal of raising $1 million through the 2nd annual Race for Every Child in September.
Burke Family Touched by Children’s National
Smith family gets involved in Race for Every Child after son undergoes two open heart surgeries.
After raising $712,000 last year, Children’s National Health System has set a goal of raising $1 million through the 2nd annual Race for Every Child in September.
Thousands Attend Firecracker 5K Race
The race for the troops held at Reston Town Center.
THE 5K RACE began at 8 a.m. and had approximately 2,300 persons registered to participate.
Thousands Attend Firecracker 5K Race
The race for the troops held at Reston Town Center.
The 5K race began at 8 a.m. and had approximately 2,300 persons registered to participate.
Streetcar To Take Center Stage in Special Election
House of Delegates special election to focus renewed attention on streetcar issue.
When voters in the 48th House District head to the polls on Aug. 19 to select a candidate in a special election to replace longtime Del. Bob Brink (D-48), the Columbia Pike Streetcar proposal will once again be on the ballot.
John Marshall Bank Hires Kerry Donley
Kerry Donley has joined John Marshall Bank’s team of banking leaders.
‘Thank You for Your Time and Dedication’
City bids farewell to Councilmen Drummond and Stombres.
The City of Fairfax bid farewell last week to outgoing City Councilmen Dan Drummond and Steve Stombres in a special ceremony on the City Hall lawn. Each has served for six years, and the June 24 event included Boy Scouts, the City of Fairfax band, and the City Police and Fire Department Joint Honor Guard.
Area Gears Up for Rail Opening
Silver Line starts running on July 26.
On July 26, the expectations and hopes of commuters in Tysons and Reston will either be met or dashed when the gates to the Silver Line Metro stations are opened at noon.
Saturday Morning Live!
Mr. Gabe kicks off Arts in the Parks at Burke Lake Park.
Burke Lake Park started its summer entertainment series on Saturday, June 28, with a live and interactive performance by Mr. Gabe. The event is part of Fairfax County Park Authority and Fairfax Park Foundation’s Arts in the Parks.
This Week in Alexandria
Highlights of this week in Alexandria.
Brink Takes Administration Job
Longtime delegate to become deputy commissioner for aging services.
When asked about his new job as deputy commissioner for aging services in Virginia, longtime Del. Bob Brink (D-48) says he has a personal interest in the topic — one that's becoming more pressing every day.
Changing Climate In Richmond
THE GOVERNOR announced the new commission Tuesday in Virginia Beach on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, where the governor signed Executive Order 19, convening the Governor’s Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission.
Grateful to Children's National
After raising $712,000 last year, Children’s National Health System has set a goal of raising $1 million through the 2nd annual Race for Every Child in September.
Blitzkrieg Special Election for Arlington House Seat
Democrats to choose House of Delegates candidate this weekend.
Democrats are preparing for a lightning-fast special election this weekend, a caucus that will choose the party's candidate for the House of Delegates seat vacated by longtime Del. Bob Brink (D-46).
CTB OKs Funding for Roundabout
Residents opposing it say they’ll keep on fighting.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has greenlighted a plan to build a controversial roundabout to improve traffic flow at the Braddock/Pleasant Valley roads intersection by Cox Farms in Centreville. Last Wednesday, June 18, the CTB awarded a $4.178 million contract to Fort Myer Construction Corp. to do the work. Furthermore, VDOT revealed it had found surplus money to complete the necessary funding for the project whose cost has escalated from its originally anticipated $2.6 million to $5.82 million.
In the Race for Children’s National
Alexandria family gets involved in Race for Every Child after son undergoes spinal fusion surgery.
After raising $712,000 last year, Children’s National Health System has set a goal of raising $1 million through the 2nd annual Race for Every Child in September. Ashley Husich, the race manager for the event, said that last year, the inaugural year for the race, surpassed expectations with 3,946 participants, and this year they are hoping to have 5,000.
Column: Gov. McAuliffe—Please, Not the Richmond Way
Let’s hope that this rare potential hero figure in a leadership role isn’t expanding health care mainly for insurance industry profit and vetoing ethics legislation only to kill sorely needed reform just so that he can somehow fit in down there by doing things “the Richmond way”!
Hearing from the People on Streetcars
Voters will have indirect say on streetcars, even without referendum.
Supporters of a plan to build a streetcar line along Columbia Pike are divided over the wisdom of whether or not voters should weigh in on the issue.