Replacing vacant commercial parcels with housing and mixed-use developments is trending across Fairfax County as a prime redevelopment strategy. As post-pandemic office vacancy rates skyrocketed past ...

"You can never have too much sky." That sentence was taken right out of one of my favorite works by Sandra Cisneros, “The House on Mango Street.” The sky is truly the limit for the student ...

There reportedly were 190,000 “one room” schools in rural areas of the United States in 1919. With the advent of motorized school buses in the 1920s, schools began to be consolidated in these areas ...

If You Go… Braddock District Battle of the Bands Aug. 14 and 21 Lake Accotink Park Springfield Some jam classic rock on stage while others will play Taylor Swift or ...

The 2026 Fairfax County Advertised Budget underfunds the public schools by $150 million, according to FCPS. Dr. Michelle Reid, superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools says she cannot manage ...

Following Saturday’s 6A state championship match, Langley boys’ soccer coach Bo Amato referenced the saying “players win and coaches lose.” If the saying is true, then a conversation Amato had with ...

Two top administrators in Fairfax City’s government are leaving, and the chief of police is retiring. Deputy City Manager Valmarie Turner is heading for a more prestigious job in Roanoke, Police Chief ...

Catherine Read made history Tuesday night, Nov. 8, becoming the first woman to be elected mayor of Fairfax City. In a highly partisan race in what was supposed to be a nonpartisan election, the ...

The draft Master Plan for Braddock Park is rapidly taking shape, thanks to the hard work of Fairfax County Park Authority staff, plus community input. A virtual public meeting about this Master Plan ...

Yes, Virginia, there are bears in Great Falls. Behold the black bear that spent almost 40 minutes in our backyard at dusk on a warm April evening recently, shaking the bird feeder for seeds, sniffing ...

Seniors Helping Seniors® home care recently opened a Bethesda-based franchise and is now providing non-medical services throughout Potomac and the surrounding areas ...

It’s a long way from the hallways of Fort Hunt High School to a huge mural on the 110 freeway near downtown Los Angeles, but that’s where Fort Hunt alumni Julie Gigante’s picture is, representing the ...