Stories for July 2019

Stories for July 2019

Subscribe

Wednesday, July 31

Opinion: Independent Progressive: Hopeful for Reston Association

.

Registration Underway for Senior Olympics

Volunteers also needed.

.

Kofi Annan Resigns as Fairfax County NAACP President

Fairfax NAACP issues statement; Sean Perryman assumes presidency.

.

Tease photo

Traveling with Pets

Advanced planning is necessary when bringing a pet along on a family vacation.

.

Tuesday, July 30

Virginia Department of Health Investigating Intestinal Bug

Health Districts in the Region Seeking the Cause of Cyclosporiasis Increase.

.

Opinion: Commentary: Back-to-School Rituals Cause Stress

.

Wednesday, July 24

Tease photo

Cardboard Boat Regatta Returns to Lake Anne

This year’s regatta will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10.

.

Opinion: Commentary: The Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop

.

Tease photo

Beating the Heat

Seniors at greater risk for heat-related illnesses

.

Tuesday, July 23

Tease photo

Opinion: Commentary: Honoring Molly’s Gift

We are working toward the day that no one dies waiting for an organ.

.

Opinion: Commentary: National Night Out

.

Opinion: Commentary: Should Drivers and Taxpayers Spend More for I-66 Express Lanes to Extend the Orange Line?

.

Wednesday, July 17

Karen Corbett Sanders Elected Fairfax County School Board Chair

Tamara Derenak Kaufax elected Vice Chair.

.

Tease photo

Trash Collection Staffing is Tight, Resulting in Cutbacks of Service in Fairfax County

Occasionally, cans go untouched on trash day.

.

Creating Travel Journals with Children

Helping children capture vacation memories through journaling

.

Tease photo

Tight Staffing Creates Cutbacks in Trash Service

Occasionally cans go untouched on trash day.

Trash Collecting

Tuesday, July 16

Opinion: Commentary: Human Trafficking Supply and Demand

.

Tease photo

Rainbow Flag Flies at Reston Church

“We will not be stopped by acts of hate,” said Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner

.

Monday, July 15

Tease photo

Reston Community Center Board Seeks Budget Input

Commercial properties share costs for RCC equally.

.

Tease photo

Free Concerts Build Community in Herndon

Music at Arrowbrook Park Concert Series kicks off.

.

Opinion: Commentary: A Dysfunctional House

Universal background checks has an approval rate among voters hovering around 90 percent.

.

Thursday, July 4

Tease photo

The End of Small Change Consignment in Reston — Or Is It?

Iconic children's clothing and toy consignment closes at Lake Anne Plaza.

.

Wednesday, July 3

Tease photo

Patriotism, BBQs & Basking in the Hot Sun at Lake Fairfax

Independence Day Celebration offered more than fireworks.

.

Opinion: Commentary: Threats to Our Government as We Know It

.

Tease photo

Burnout at Work

Recognizing the symptoms and strategies for relief.

.

Tease photo

Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler

The road from Liberia to Fairfax County, with vision to regain the reins of an organization bruised by claims of bullying and harassment.

.

Opinion: Commentary: Mason’s Role in Founding the Nation

Establishing three branches of government, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and civilian military control were all elements from Virginia’s founding documents.

.

Tuesday, July 2

Tease photo

‘American Spies’ at NextStop Theatre in Herndon

Hub Theatre producing world premiere of ‘American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables.’

Fairfax’s Hub Theatre is introducing a new playwright to area audience, Sam Hamashima, who wrote “American Spies and Other Homegrown Fables.”

Free Food and BBQ Lunches

Programs provide consistent access to adequate food.

For some households in the community, summer vacation can mean food insecurity, as consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources.