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Students Raise Alarm on Senate Bill 656

New policies mandated by Jan. 1, 2023 could hurt LBGTQ+ students.

Does every student in a Virginia public school curriculum, Black, Indigenous, students of color, disabled, immigrant, and others, deserve to be accurately represented?

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Beagles on the Hunt for Homes

Area shelters and rescues assist in placement of research-bred beagles.

Sniffing out the prospects of finding love connections, Beagles formerly destined for lives as research or testing subjects, are now putting enthusiastic noses to the search for much easier and pain-free lives as beloved family companions...

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Reston Association Chooses New CEO

One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP

One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP

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Arlington County Lands $80 million

NVTA Invests $625 Million FY2022-27; Six Year Program Adopted

With the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) unanimous vote on June 14 to adopt the $624,882,714 FY2022-2027 Six Year Program...

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The Potomac River Is Healing, but Problems Remain

River groups hope to open beaches for swimming along the Potomac.

River groups hope to open beaches for swimming along the Potomac.

“Flourishing After 55”

Office of 55+ Programs

55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers, unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate (starting at a $20 annual fee).

Household Pets Flee Violence, Too

Cleaning supplies, sheets, garbage bags and cat beds. Doorways has a wish list

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Sing the Summer Away

It’s never too early to begin your opera career.

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MWAA Proposes Dulles Toll Road Increases

Public comments accepted through Aug. 10, 2022.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will propose raining the toll rates on the Dulles...

Deliberation on Major Housing Proposal Enters Homestretch

County proposes county-wide change from single to multi-family zoning

Competing signs and loud vocalizations characterized the deep divide between the proponents and opponents of the Arlington County...

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Police Advise: Avoid, Deny, Defend in Active Attacks

Would you know how to respond in critical minutes?

Recent news reports of active shooting events in distant locations, like Uvalde Texas and Buffalo New York, and...

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Post-Roe, Fairfax Supervisors Unanimously Forge Ahead

Speaking out, supervisors approve three-part board matter.

For residents in Fairfax County and the rest of Virginia and the nation, the future for abortion rights and access is uncertain now that the Supreme Court has...

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United Way NCA and Neighborhood Health Partner

Juneteenth weekend health fair, providing free COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and health screenings.

During the Juneteenth weekend, United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) and...

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Nothing Like Opera in Person

It is a sunny Sunday afternoon on June 5, and Opera NOVA is back...

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'Fauci Should Be Jailed'

Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th calls for incarceration of medical advisor.

The Republican candidate for Congress in the 8th Congressional District is calling for President Biden's chief medical advisor to be "jailed," a comment she made during a candidates forum hosted by the Alexandria Republican City Committee earlier this month.