Two kitties that are sweet, affectionate and playful are looking for a permanent home while being cared for by their foster human who lives on W Columbia St. Named Colleen and Shalimar, the two cats have lost their mom and are waiting for interested owners to contact colleenandshalimar@gmail.com.

Local author, historian and “Our Man in Arlington” columnist Charlie Clark uncovers the vivid, and hidden, history of a capital community at One Page Books (2200 N Westmoreland St. Ste 101, Arlington) on Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 7 – 8 p.m.. Arlington County, for two centuries a center for government […]

Voting day for the J.E.B. Stuart High School pyramid was on Saturday as the community participated in its final step of the school’s renaming process when each resident selected their top three choices for its new name. Next, Fairfax County Public Schools’ Superintendent will make his recommendation to the school […]

Two hundred twenty-three Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students from 17 high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarship awards worth $32 million, to be awarded in spring 2018. FCPS 2018 National Merit semifinalists […]

Keeping a steady hand is this face-painting artist as she carefully outlines a Batman design on an attendee’s face at the 10th annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Eden Center in Falls Church. The festival uses its yearly celebration to highlight the depth of Vietnamese culture in the area while also […]

Aspiring photographers from the local non-profit organization, images for Good, attended the Joint Base Andrews Air Show last Friday. Thanks to a few handy connections, the students from schools all over the Northern Virginia area got to walk on the airstrip and meet the US Air Force’s Thunderbird pilots.

If you’re looking for a new home for your gently used books, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is starting to collect books for their spring book sale. Interested donors can drop their books in the book collection bin at the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., […]

Registration is still open for runners and walkers of all ages who can count on receiving a teddy bear when they cross the finish line for the 5th Annual Teddy Bear 5K & 1K Walk/Run on Sunday, September 24. Times for the annual race that benefits Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center […]

McLean High School’s The Highlander newsmagazine is one of 49 high school news publications nationwide – and the only one in Virginia – to be named a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). McLean High teacher Lindsay Benedict serves as advisor to The Highlander. Editors are Bryan […]

Stephen Gregory Smith looks back on 30 years on the stage with his upcoming performance “Moment,” at Creative Cauldron (410 S Maple Ave., Falls Church) on Sept. 22 – 23 at 8 p.m. Humble beginnings as a child actor in Pennsylvania led to writing musical theatre in our Nation’s Capitol […]