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And the Beat Goes On

Crooked Beat Records opens in Del Ray.

“This is one of Del Ray’s newest and most anticipated businesses.” — DRBA board member Gayle Reuter

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Summer School

ARHA-SRG Scholars Program debuts.

The Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority kicked off a partnership with Northern Virginia Community College that allows ARHA residents to earn college credit.

Friendship Firehouse Festival 2023: Aug. 5

The Friendship Firehouse Festival to celebrate Friendship’s 249th year is Aug. 5.


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Local Writers Win Virginia Press Association Awards

Connection and Gazette garner awards for work published in 2022.

Newspaper wins awards.


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Fund Public Schools and Virginia Budget Impasse

Budget

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Keeping It All Connected

Plein Is Recharging the AHS

Plein Is Recharging the AHS


Broadening Internal Threat to Our Democracy

Commentary

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Litzenberger Receives Delayed Award

Litzenberger honored: Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

Litzenberger honored: Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

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‘Familiar Show and Incredibly Relevant Story’

Westfield Summer Stage presents musical, ‘Footloose.’

Shocking changes are in store for a big-city teen who moves to a small, rural town in the 1980s and discovers rock music and dancing have been banned there.


Overdose Leaves One Youth Dead, One Critical

Detectives from Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Bureau, Crime Scene Section, and Opioid Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal overdose that left one juvenile dead.

Independence Day 2023

Local communities celebrate

Town of Herndon home goes up in flames.

Recreational Cannabis Legal in Maryland as of July 1

Effective July 1, 2023, adults 21+ can purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries.


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Scotland’s Juneteenth Heritage Festival Paving the Way

The Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival was an extravaganza of community spirit, days filled with joy, dancing and music, history and health, a 5K and special events, a film festival, children’s festival and more, all designed to raise awareness and funds to rebuild the historic church.

Scenes from the Heritage Festival

Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival

Capital Area Food Bank Will Provide Free Meals During the Summer for Children

Capital Area Food Bank announces the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children free of charge. Meals will be provided free to eligible children, 18 years of age and younger.


New Laws Now In Effect

Commentary

How Far We've Strayed?

Letters To the Editor