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Fairfax Author Launches First Solo Book

Fairfax resident Leslie Welch’s first solo book “The Goodbyes” will come out July 2016.

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Dragon Boating

It’s been called the fastest growing water sport in the world – although it took more than 2,000 years to recently take aim at that title.

Fairfax: Children’s Science Center Celebrates One Year Since Opening

The Children’s Science Center has announced a summer-long celebration of the first year of operations at the Children’s Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall.

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Fairfax: Teaching Children Financial Literacy Basics

On June 17, approximately 80 volunteers from PwC worked with 1,024 children from grades K-6 at Mosby Woods Elementary School. This is PwC’s fourth year at Mosby Woods, one of their “adopted” schools.

Letter: Reading Begins At Home

To the Editor

As a current teacher, I observe children who develop literacy skills at home achieve in school.

Fairfax: Sanitary Sewer Lines, Manholes Inspection to Start This Week

In order to proactively address aging infrastructure and improve sanitary sewer service, the City of Fairfax will be performing a condition inspection of sanitary sewer lines and the associated manholes in the community.

Three Generations of Fairfax High School Grads

When Claire Higginbotham graduated June 15 from Fairfax High, she became the third generation in her family to graduate from that school.

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Fairfax: Giving Thanks for One More Miracle

Anonymous couple pays off the Lamb Center’s mortgage.

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The Lamb Center Celebrates Its New Fairfax Home

It took hard work, hope, planning, fundraising, faith and dedication; but at long last, the Lamb Center is in its new home.

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Fairfax City: Celebrating Half a Century of July 4 Festivities

Fairfax Fourth of July features parade, music, superheroes and fireworks.

Weekend Fun: June 24-26

Weekend fun in the area.

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Burke, Fairfax Station: Robinson Holds Graduation June 15

The students may have been graduating, but their principal assigned one more book for them to read. Robinson Secondary’s Matt Eline sent each 2016 graduate on their way with a copy of Brian Tracy’s “Achieve Any Goal.” He made goals the theme of his address to the young adults on June 15 at George Mason’s Eagle Bank Arena.

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Celebrating the Fourth of July

Fourth of July celebrations in the area

Fairfax: Integrating Computer Science and Biology

Prathik Naidu, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, organized the first Youth Bioinformatics Symposium at George Mason University in collaboration with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)

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Fairfax: A Wily Look at Relationships

“Redder Blood” at Hub Theatre.

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