Twenty five years ago Old Town Alexandria was a far different place. Garage parking in the core area cost $2 per day. The Small Mall was an eclectic shopping haven. The courtyard of the Holiday Inn ...

Vote for one. Three candidates appear on the ballot in the order they appear here. Candidates were asked for a brief bio and to tell us about one voter who tried to find common ground with them ...

Vietnam peace pact is signed. Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Dean resign as Watergate escalates. Judge Sirica orders Nixon to hand over the tapes. Arabs and Israelis fight a two front war. Ellsberg is ...

Fairfax County Public School officials want to unwind selective data reporting the Aug. 20 Virginia Department of Education press event, “The Release of Virginia’s Annual Assessment of Student ...

You’d never know it today, but Del Ray was once the capital of gambling in Northern Virginia. The old St. Asaph racetrack is long gone, replaced by the quaint suburban-style cottages. But the story of ...

Town of residence: Annandale Age: 25 Education: MPA from George Mason University Occupation and relevant experience: Former Campaign Finance Analyst at FEC, Former Academic Advisor/Assistant ...

Starting in the school year 2024–25, W. T. Woodson High School will be officially known as the Carter G. Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and journalist ...

In 2008, Fairfax County partnered with the City of Falls Church to adopt an ambitious strategic plan to address the issue of homelessness in the region. The following year, the Fairfax County Office ...

The Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy is a 10-week course hosted by the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to offer citizens a better understanding of how the department works. Throughout the course ...

Joseph McHugh has lived at the Northern Virginia Training Center for 35 years, moving in when he was a teenager. McHugh has cerebral palsy and colostomy and severe spasticity issues. At the training ...

Fairfax County Public Schools plans to update the school boundary change scenarios this summer. The division offers an interactive “FCPS Boundary Review Scenario ...

Potomac resident and Washington Redskins cheerleader Christa Aiken took her talents to far away fields when she traveled out of the country on Jan. 21 with four fellow “First Ladies of Football” to ...