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Weekend Events in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Lorton, Clifton and Springfield

Winter is coming. Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes.

Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes. Stay warm this weekend!

Springfield Home Sales: December, 2015

In December, 2015, 129 Springfield homes sold between $844,900-$220,000.

Springfield Home Sales: December, 2015

Commentary: Surovell’s 2016 Legislative Agenda: Part II

Last week, the 2016 General Assembly gaveled into action.

The Rules Committee assigned me to three committees.

Letter: Coyotes, A Welcome Part of County’s Natural Ecosystem

To the Editor

Thank you for the article “Coyotes on the Rise in Fairfax County” (Connection, January 14-20, 2016).

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‘Uplifting and Impressive’ Concert

On. Jan. 12, after school, band students from Cardinal Forest Elementary School, Hunt Valley Elementary School, Keene Mill Elementary School, Orange Hunt Elementary School, Rolling Valley Elementary School, West Springfield Elementary School, Irving Middle School, and West Springfield High School met in the West Springfield High School auditorium to rehearse together, eat dinner together and perform.

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Former Springfield Supervisor Elaine N. McConnell Dies at 88

When the aquatic plant Hydrilla was invading Burke Lake in the mid-1980s, there was an attempt to introduce a population of grass carp to eat it. Michael Frey, former Sully District Supervisor, convinced then-Springfield District Supervisor Elaine N. McConnell to put the first fish into the lake at a press event.

Commentary: Surovell’s 2016 Legislative Agenda: Part I

On Jan. 13, I take my oath of office as your state senator.

Week in Springfield

Weekly happenings in Springfield

Springfield Man Receives National Award from the American College of Physicians

Jack Ginsburg, MPE, of West Springfield, has been awarded the Distinguished Contribution by National or Chapter Staff Award from the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists.

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Burke, Fairfax Station, Springfield and Mount Vernon: Suds That Save

20 local breweries craft a beer to support one of their own.

Lawrence “Lance” Rose was born in September 2015, two months premature, to parents Matt and Kerri Rose of Alexandria. Just one month before, Kerri had been diagnosed with stage-four adenocarcinoma: stomach cancer.

Hayfield Gymnast Overstreet Returns for Senior Season

Two-time state champ considered quitting due to back pain.

Hayfield senior Molly Overstreet placed first on bars at a recent meet.

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West Springfield Grad Robinson Moving Up Duquesne Scoring List

Senior guard has Dukes off to best start in program history.

Duquesne senior and 2012 West Springfield guard recently moved into 11th place on the Dukes' all-time scoring list.

Springfield Home Sales: November, 2015

In November, 2015, 103 Springfield homes sold between $854,000-$167,500.

Springfield Home Sales: November, 2015

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Springfield in 2016

With winter vacation, unseasonably warm weather and 2015 in their rear-view mirrors, community leaders and elected officials from the Fairfax County School Board, Board of Supervisors, General Assembly turn their attention to some of the most significant issues, developments or decisions in 2016.

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Kilroys in Springfield Hosts Christmas Day of ‘Giving Back’

Americas Adopt A Soldier held their Fourth Annual Christmas Day of “Giving Back” on Friday, Dec. 25, at Kilroys in Springfield.