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FCPS Takes Legal Action Challenging Gov. Youngkin's Ex. Order No. 2

County School Board files suit jointly with six other boards.

Executive order

Romance and Intimacy after 60

Reviving and developing romantic relationships in the golden years.

Senior issues

Column: Protecting Student Learning

Student learning


‘We’re Happy to Bring Dogtopia to Fairfax’

City Council approves new, animal-care facility.

Dogtopia

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‘A Landmark Achievement for this Community’

The first eruv for Jews in Northern Virginia becomes a reality.

First eruv

Parks = Innovation

NOVA Parks


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Reconsidering Marijuana

Pot is still legal, but the plan to regulate its sale is in jeopardy.

Marijuana

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New Governor Revokes Mask Mandate for Schools

FCPS says masks requirement remains in effect.

Mask Mandates


News Briefs

News Briefs

Column: A New Day in Richmond and Many Challenges

General Assembly

Column: Peaceful Transfer of Power

State government


Earning College Credit with Work Experience and Training

Program expansions makes college degree accessible and affordable for many.

Community college

‘The City’s a Better Place because of All He’s Done’

Dale Lestina receives the prestigious Fairfax Award.

Dale Lestina


Column: Fox in the Chicken Coop

K Plum Column

Tax on Plastic Bags

Bag tax

Veri Peri Named 2020 Color of the Year

Described blue with red-violet undertones, the hue is expected to be on trend this year.

Colors


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Return to School 2022

After a week of weather closures, FCPS opens with Covid-19 surging

Returning to school

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FCPS Faces Staff Shortages in the Face of Omicron

Superintendent pledges to keep students in the classroom, but it will “not be business as usual.”

School with Covid