Fairfax: Small City, Big Scandal
Mayor arrested in sex-for-meth police sting.
If someone tossed a live, hand grenade in the middle of Fairfax, it potentially wouldn’t have caused as much damage or such utter shock and amazement as the news that Mayor Scott Silverthorne was arrested. And not for a traffic infringement, but for a felony involving group sex with men in exchange for drugs.
What We Did on V-J Day
Vienna resident’s memories of the end of the war.
Memories of WW ll in an American child's mind are a distinct set of curiosities -- special activities removed from the ordinary day to day routine of growing up.
Passion to Excel in STEM Field
CORE Foundations hosts Summer Camp for area children.
At most summer camps, children are encouraged to step away from their screens and head outdoors. But for the campers enrolled in a program conducted by Core Foundations, a local nonprofit that encourages children to follow their passions in STEM fields, it was all about learning how to innovate with technology.
Senior Dogs: Untold Stories
Like many geriatrics, senior dogs in our area are illness survivors and living with a range of conditions including arthritis, hip dysplasia and chronic back pain.
Fairfax City: Two Residents Honored with Mayor’s Awards
Fairfax City Mayor Scott Silverthorne honored two residents last week with special Mayor’s Awards.
Fairfax: Our Daily Bread Receives a $30,000 Grant for Food Bridge Program
Fairfax-based nonprofit Our Daily Bread (ODB) received a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program.
Letter: Reading Begins At Home
To the Editor
As a current teacher, I observe children who develop literacy skills at home achieve in school.
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.
Fairfax City: Van Dyck Park’s field is named in honor of Armistice Turtora.
‘What a Remarkable Record of Service’
Apartment Fire Kills Beloved Fairfax Resident
Community mourns Bill Patton, 74.
Fairfax: Promoting Native Plants
Volunteers plant 2,000 plants, 48 different species -- one-third grasses and two-thirds wild flowers.
Some 40 volunteers planted a pollinator meadow for two days last week on one acre of land adjacent to the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax.
Meet Fairfax City Fire Chief John O’Neal.
Sporting nearly three decades of experience, John O’Neal became chief of the City of Fairfax Fire Department in January. But he wanted to be a firefighter ever since he was a boy, growing up in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Community Forum Series Focuses on Disability Services
For those unable to attend the Fairfax Area Disability Service Board’s monthly meetings, June will be an opportunity to voice concerns in person to board members regarding community disability services.
Fairfax: ‘Honoring the Lives of Fallen Officers’
Chief Pardiny bicycles in Police Unity Tour.
Each May, law enforcement officers from around the country participate in the Police Unity Tour (PUT) bike ride in honor of their colleagues, nationwide, who’ve died in the line of duty.
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