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Roll Up Your Sleeves- — Inova Needs Blood

McLean Volunteer Fire hosts blood drive this Friday

Inova Blood Services made an urgent request for blood type B on its Facebook page last week.

A Place Where People Can Get a Fresh Start

Two former Lamb Center guests share their stories.

The Lamb Center is a place where lives are changed, and people have an opportunity to make a fresh start. And during this nonprofit’s recent banquet, two of its former guests, Padma and Jesse, shared their stories with those attending.

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Popular Trail Segment To Close for Infrastructure Work

Users of a popular section of the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail in the Pohick Stream Valley are noticing tree markings and other activity not normal to the quiet, beautiful and shady trail which runs along the rocky stream. What is the purpose of the flagging tape and numbered discs tagging the trees along a long stretch of the trail?


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Challengers Line Up for Mount Vernon Supervisor’s Race

Supervisor Storck faces a Republican and Independent candidates

In the Mount Vernon District there is a main artery called Richmond Highway which caters to a majority of the population, businesses and government; the road can illustrate the supervisor’s role, pulled in many directions.

Potomac Home Sales: September, 2023

In September, 2023, 24 Potomac homes sold between $2,949,000-$750,000.

Potomac Home Sales: September, 2023


Halloween Rides by SoberRide

Halloween Rides by SoberRide

Madison Basketball Coach Charged with Embezzlement

Madison Basketball Coach Charged with Embezzlement

Centreville Day is Saturday, Oct. 14

The 31st annual Centreville Day is Saturday, Oct. 14.


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Undefeated, Madison Beats Westfield

For the Madison Warhawks it was another game where they just don't quit.

Clerk of Court

Candidate Connection: Two candidates are on the ballot for Clerk of Court; vote for one.

Clerk of Court

Candidate Connection: Two candidates are on the ballot for Clerk of Court; vote for one.


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Visionaries of Equity and Justice Honored at CIF Banquet

Founders Alice and Jerry Foltz receive Visionary Award.

“This award … is a celebration of the power of human imagination, dedication and the relentless pursuit of a better future.” — Chairman Jeff McKay

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Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO Comes to Town

It’s not your grandfather’s circus

There are no elephants or lion tamers. This is not your grandfather’s old-style American circus. While there are acrobats, a contortionist, high-wire acts, and clowns, the performances are woven together, choreographed as a story; creating an entertainment more like a high-flying drama than circuses of the past.

Early Education Pays Off

Of the many educational programs that have been funded by all levels of government and the private sector, none have had as many positive, continuing impacts on participants as expenditures on early childhood education. There is a huge body of research proving the point.


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Coping with Climate Change Takes Everyone

“This is not a doom and gloom conference,” Supervisor James Walkinshaw announced in opening his first annual Climate Action Conference at Lake Braddock Secondary School on Sept. 30 to an audience of around 250.

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Welcoming Fall

Harvest Festival at Cabin John Village brings together families, farmers, artisans and a taste of autumn

Chilly temperatures and sunshine beaming from a cloudless blue sky made the backdrop for the Harvest Festival at Cabin John Village.

Police Collect Essentials for Unsheltered People

The Arlington County Police Department is collecting needed essentials for unsheltered individuals in our community.


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Town Meeting on Southside ‘Express Lanes’

The Virginia Department of Transportation is currently studying the feasibility of extending existing High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes from the Mixing Bowl over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and into Maryland.

Pedestrian Killed by Hit and Run Driver in Woodlawn

Detectives from Fairfax County Police Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Woodlawn, Friday night, Oct. 6.