Allen Declares War on Unions
Former governor goes on the offensive against organized labor.
Hoping to capitalize on anti-union sentiment in Virginia this year, Republican George Allen is giving labor issues a starring role in his bid to recapture the Senate seat he lost to Jim Webb in 2006.
Democrats Launch Primary Campaign
Candidates are eager to win back two seats lost in the last election cycle.
Six candidates officially launched their campaigns this week at a meeting of the Alexandria Democratic Committee, and several more are expected in the coming weeks.
Fire Station Holds Onto History
Firefighters repair historic bell in front of station.
For more than 50 years, the original Great Falls fire station housed the men and women of the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department.
Test LOCAL Jan. 10, 2012: Week in Great Falls
December DWI Arrests Up 12 Percent
This week in Great Falls: police arrest 358 drunk drivers, Wolf kicks off his campaign, GFFN Club hosts a lecture, and the Lyons and McGuire Team of Keller Williams Realty Great Falls offers free seminars on real estate advice.
TEST TRAINING JON W. Kicking Off a Healthy New Year
Local experts weigh in on fitness and better health.
It’s that time of year when people make resolutions … not necessarily plans, mind you, but resolutions. And Vienna experts say that a resolution without a plan, without a strategy to succeed, is not likely to work well.
TEST TRAINING JAN 13_2 Kicking Off a Healthy New Year
Local experts weigh in on fitness and better health.
It’s that time of year when people make resolutions … not necessarily plans, mind you, but resolutions. And Vienna experts say that a resolution without a plan, without a strategy to succeed, is not likely to work well. You want to lose weight?
Shocked To Find Gambling
With Alexandria facing a new year under Union occupation, a sense of anarchy and lawlessness spread in the city. One of the first issues of the Local News in 1862 reported a several arrests for gambling. On Jan. 16, 1862, the two-page newspaper explained that the suspects were tried the …
Letter: Oversight Responsibility?
Letter to the Editor regarding the unethical conduct of Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, for clandestinely re-purposing taxpayer-supported public school property located on Brickyard Road in Potomac without due public process.
Great Falls Looks Ahead to 2012
Great Falls Looks Ahead to 2012
Last year saw progress on several issues around Great Falls, issues that will affect residents for generations to come.
Living the Dream
Living the Dream
By the time 15-year-old Justin Cox was finished reciting the “I Have A Dream” speech from memory Monday afternoon, Jan. 15, at City Hall, several in the audience were holding back tears
Cutting Back Between the Semesters
Proposal would cut back on ‘intersession’ classes at two schools, distribute money more broadly.
As School Board members prepare for the upcoming budget season, Superintendent Morton Sherman is suggesting the school system go back to the drawing board on “intersession” classes — the five weeks of instruction offered between semesters at the city’s two year-round schools
Shopping Bags’ History
McLean resident's bag collection presents history ‘worth preserving and telling.’
To most people, the shopping bag is the most mundane of objects, used and then quickly forgotten about once the contents are removed.
Honey Ogens Bakes with Feeling
A hobby turns into a career.
Honey Ogens launched the Honey Bee Baking Company last year from her Glenolden Drive home. She began baking many years ago because it made her feel relaxed and happy. When her children, Matt and Elissa came home from school, she always had home-baked goods ready for them.
Column: Intact or Abstract
How does one not become consumed with something that is all-consuming? Moreover, how does that same one take certain information in stride that potentially is anything but stride-worthy?
Chocolate Festival Comes to McLean
Inaugural festival to be held Jan. 29 at Community Center.
Like chocolate? The McLean Rotary club, along with the Governing Board of the Community Center, is calling all chocolate lovers to the McLean Community Center on Sunday, Jan. 29 from noon to 5 p.m. for the inaugural McLean Chocolate Festival.
‘Surface Appeal’
At The Art Gallery
This month The Art Gallery of Potomac will present an art exhibition titled "Surface Appeal." The show will feature paintings by artists Millie Shott and Martha Spak.
Inked in Arlington
DC Tattoo Expo draws crowds and bodywork.
Ink aficionados from across the country crowded the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington for the second DC Tattoo Expo, held Jan. 12-15. Organizers estimated that twice as many people were in attendance as the previous year’s event.
Taste the Challenge
1K wine walk promotes Crystal City shopping.
Long distance races require advanced preparation, determination and grit. 1K wine walks, on the other hand, require a willingness to step outside of boundaries and try new tastes.
Improvements Slated for Fairfax County Parkway
North Loop widened to ease bottleneck.
As traffic continues to swell on the stretch of the Fairfax County Parkway from Fort Belvoir to the intersection at Rolling Road, local drivers like Christine Wells often get caught up in the traffic snarls and bottlenecks trying to access the “North Loop” that drivers need to take to stay on the parkway as they head west.