Uranium Money Spreads Across Virginia in Radioactive Debate
Upcoming General Assembly session to feature effort to lift ban on uranium mining.
The uranium deposits under the farmlands of Pittsylvania County are miles away from Northern Virginia, but the debate about what happens there is shaping up to be one of the hottest issues of the upcoming General Assembly session.
Fairfax Home Sales: October, 2012
In October 2012, 64 Fairfax homes sold between $1,330,000-$97,000.
Fairfax Home Sales in October, 2012
Stepka, Bowles Lead Woodson Boys’ Basketball
Cavaliers focused on postseason success.
The Woodson boys' basketball team went 13-1 against the Patriot District during the 2011-12 regular season.
Viewpoints in BFLS: What Are You Thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day?
Residents of Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station/Lorton and Springfield answer the question, "What are you grateful for on this Thanksgiving Day?"
Brief: NAACP, Fairfax County Branch Elects New President
Brief: Campaigning on the platform, “A New Beginning,” Shirley Ginwright was elected president of the Fairfax County Branch of the NAACP. Ginwright pledged to increase membership, membership participation, civic engagement, and community involvement.
Put the Zip on Homelessness
Second Annual Jeans Day Campaign to End Homelessness launches.
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber), in partnership with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness, The Connection Newspapers and Apple Federal Credit Union, has announced the 2nd Annual Jeans Day to Put the ZIP on Homelessness (http://jeansday2012.eventbrite.com).
Season of Giving Well Under Way
Local organizations “are dependent on the community.”
As the holidays approach, the spirit of giving spreads throughout Fairfax County. Many organizations, such as Food for Others and the Lorton Community Action Center, make it their mission to distribute the necessary services to those who need them in their communities.
Brief: Fairfax Physician Elected Medical Society of Virginia President
Brief: On Sat., Nov. 3, Russell C. Libby, M.D., FAAP was installed as president of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) during the organization’s annual meeting at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg.
‘The Funniest Farce Ever Written’
Fairfax High presents the comedy, “Noises Off.”
Featuring a cast and crew of 25, Fairfax High presents the play, “Noises Off.” Show times are Friday-Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 at www.fxplayers.org and $15 at the door.
Mason Enterprise Center Expands
Ribbon cutting for updated facilities in Fairfax.
All throughout election season, the public was bombarded with ads criticizing the “other side” for being anti-small business, and not doing enough to encourage the growth of entrepreneurship.
A Way Out of No Way
Two women — one African-American and one from Africa — learn to see America through each other’s eyes.
Rosemary Osei, 22, and Lillie Reynolds, 61, have been good friends for four years. The two women, who help teach special needs students at a Vienna elementary school, are sometimes mistaken for mother and daughter.
Getting Organized for Thanksgiving
Local experts offer a survival guide.
Jill Mahon is hosting her family for Thanksgiving next week, which is, of course, the kick-off of the holiday season. But for Mahon, the holidays herald an organizational nightmare.
Week in Fairfax
Total Framing, at 9528 Main St. in Fairfax, will hold its second annual blood drive in honor of Owen Wicks (the son of a Clifton Elementary alumnus) and Ryan Dillon (whose father was a former Clifton Elementary P.E. teacher). Both lost their battles with Osteosarcoma earlier this year, but this blood drive is to honor their memories and help others battling cancer and other diseases and conditions requiring transfusions.
Oak View Honors Veterans
Two assemblies gathered during the morning, with military color guard and military parents dressed in uniform. Student musicians played patriotic music to honor the veterans and the children watched and listened as military service members shared with them.
Building Tomorrow’s Cyber Defenders
Local students participate in cybersecurity camp.
“I discovered I really like this and, when I go to GMU, I’ll change my major from chemistry to computers.” -Fairfax High senior Jessica Miers
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