Stories for February 2026

Stories for February 2026

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Thursday, February 19

Wednesday, February 18

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Black History Month 2026

Inside the Red-Roofed Gothic Style Former Church on Lewinsville Road

Inside the Red-Roofed Gothic Style Former Church on Lewinsville Road

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Recycling Trash Around the County

Trash

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Fairfax City Offers the Tastes of the Globe

Winter Restaurant Week is Feb. 27-March 8.

Food

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Sweet and Tasty Paradise for Chocolate Aficionados

Fairfax City’s annual Chocolate Lovers Festival was Feb. 6-8.

Fairfax City’s annual Chocolate Lovers Festival was Feb. 6-8.

Brendan Banfield, 40, Convicted of 2 Counts of Aggravated Murder

Au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes sentenced for her role in the double-murder plot; Banfield sentencing scheduled for May 8

Crime

Wednesday, February 4

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Winter Storm Fern and the Deep Freeze

Frozen sidewalks and mounds of ‘snow-crete’ block everyday life.

More Snow

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Meet Fairfax City’s New Superintendent of Schools

Dustin Wright hopes to make a positive impact on students.

Education

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California Fish Grill Opens in Fairfax City

Sustainable seafood and a community partner.

Food

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Salt: Winter Helper, Pollution Hazard

Experts say use sparingly to protect fresh drinking water resources

Salt

School Board Approves Results of Boundary Review

Critics say incremental change at extraordinary cost leaves core problems unsolved.

School Board Approves Results of Boundary Review

Tuesday, February 3

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Local Ice Skating Marvel Honors Friend

The ice skating community and one teenage girl lost a lot from last year’s helicopter-airliner collision.

Ice Skating