Fairfax County Braces for Epic Winter Storm Jonas
Chairman Bulova says VDOT was unprepared for Wednesday night, encourages residents to stay off roads during storm.
With Winter Storm Jonas looming and expected to begin Friday afternoon, a much milder dusting of snow the previous Wednesday night caught commuters and transportation workers off-guard. Treacherous, slick roads resulted in numerous accidents and forcing drivers into gridlock around Fairfax County.
Burke and Springfield: Lake Braddock Musical Theatre presents Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Since October, Lake Braddock junior Josh Lee has been transforming into Beast. He’s not ‘a beast,’ though he stands fairly stout at a formidable six-plus-feet-tall; Lee is cast as the dark and complex title character in his school’s Musical Theatre production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”
Lorton Brewer’s Wife Dies from Cancer
One week after a special ale was brewed to support her medical and other related costs, Kerri Rose of Alexandria died from cancer.
Fairfax Station-based Marian Homes begins work on group home Fairfax for people with disabilities
2016: Another year, another demolition and another home being renovated to meet the needs of five individuals with disabilities. On an overcast Friday, Jan. 15, Knights of Columbus volunteers assisting the Fairfax Station-based nonprofit organization Marian Homes stripped carpet and hammered and knocked down walls in a single-family home on Wilson Street in Fairfax City.
Brain Injury Services in Springfield gets survivors back into the community
In one moment, Kim Daily’s life changed forever. It was September 2011 and the Centreville resident was in a car accident where she hit her head. Afterwards she experienced some numbness and pain in her neck.
Serial Peeper Sought in Springfield
Fairfax County Police reported a series of peepings around Gloucester Avenue and Giles Place in Springfield between Dec. 29, 2015 and Jan. 15, 2016. Detectives believe one male suspect was involved in each of the incidents, fleeing after peeping into homes.
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).
‘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.
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.