Fairfax County: Palchik Upsets Incumbent Reed for Providence School Board Seat
With 58.22 percent of the vote in unofficial election results, Dalia Palchik of Annandale defeated the incumbent Providence District Fairfax County School Board representative Patty Reed, who garnered 41.31 percent.
Fairfax County: Hough Edges Incumbent Velkoff for Third At-Large School Board Seat
Fairfax resident Jeanette Hough said her race for the Fairfax County School Board started with a phone call to Springfield District representative to the board Elizabeth Schultz. “What are we going to do about the school board?” Hough remembers asking. “We’re being ignored as parents and taxpayers.”
Democrats Claim Victories in Local Elections
But General Assembly stays in the red column.
“We didn’t win the war tonight, but we did come out ahead in some of the important local battles, and that’s a good start.”
Fairfax Field Hockey Beats Herndon
Rebels to face T.C. Williams tonight in region semifinals.
The Fairfax field hockey team will face T.C. Williams tonight.
Fairfax Library Foundation Raises $197,000 at A Library Jubilee
The Fairfax Library Foundation hosted A Library Jubilee! Soiree in the Stacks on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Woodrow Wilson Library in Falls Church.
SoberRide for Halloween
The Washington Regional Alcohol Program will provide free cab rides to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington Metropolitan area on Halloween evening, this Saturday, Oct. 31.
Editorial: Vote Nov. 3
Read Election coverage at www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.
If you live in a district with a hotly contested race, you definitely know from the contents of your mailbox that there is an Election coming up.
Halloween and Weekend Events in Burke, Fairfax, Lorton, Fairfax Station, Clifton and Springfield
Fun things to do in your neighborhood
Week in Fairfax
Del. David Bulova (D-37) called on his opponent Sang Yi to retract a series of campaign claims against him.
Keep GMU Blue Rally
On Monday, November 2 from 4-5:30pm, the George Mason Democrats will be hosting the #KeepGMUBlue Rally at North Plaza on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University.
Celebrating Diversity with Arts in Fairfax
The Arts Council of Fairfax County launches a ‘Global Arts Initiative.’
With the increasing demographic diversity of Northern Virginia, the Arts Council of Fairfax County has funded a “Global Arts Initiative.”
The Joint Chiropractic Opens in Fairfax
The Joint Chiropractic is now open in Fairfax at the Greenbriar Town Center, 13037B Lee Jackson Memorial Highway.
‘A Colorful, Cheerful, Feel-Good Musical’ Comes to Fairfax
A slice of Americana and a glimpse at a kinder, gentler time – that is the musical comedy, “Meet Me in St. Louis.” It is Woodson High’s Cappies show and is set for Nov. 4-8 in the school theater.
Christopher Turley wins Banker of the Year
First Virginia Community Bank senior vice president and Regional Lending executive Christopher O. Turley was named Banker of the Year by SmartCEO at the business magazine’s Washington Money Manager Awards ceremony Oct. 19 at the Bethesda Marriott.
First-hand Lesson on Holocaust in Fairfax
Expressions of the Holocaust: GMU group gathers survivors to share memories.
“On the seventy-seventh anniversary of when supposedly civilized nations lost their collective minds, we are here to learn the lesson – first hand - of what can happen when people just stand by and do nothing.”
Community Leaders Take a Science Field Trip to Fairfax
Dozens of business and civic leaders experienced a fun-filled hands-on science field trip at the newly opened Children’s Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall.
Fairfax Author Wins Fiction Writing Award
Fairfax writer Sarah Hamaker took top honors in her category in the Genesis Contest from American Christian Fiction Writers.
Fairfax's Elegant Dancing Students Shine in Ballroom Dance Festival
Students from Elegant Dancing in Fairfax, Keira Lyn Cheng, 8, of Fairfax, with her partner Aidan Goggin, 11, of Herndon, represented Fairfax at Atlantic Ballroom's "Shining Stars Ballroom Dance Festival."
Opinion: Domestic Violence Includes Financial Abuse
The intertwinement of domestic violence and homelessness in Fairfax County.
What if you wake up one day in fear of your physical safety? What would you do if you had absolutely no access to any of your bank accounts?
Letter: Vote YES for the Fairfax County School Bond Referendum
To the Editor
I urge all Fairfax County citizens to vote YES for the Fairfax County school bond referendum on November 3rd.