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The Arlington Rotary Club has received a Gold Community Service Award from Rotary International’s regional District 7610.

Arlington’s coronavirus metrics are pointing in the right direction, though there remains a baseline of new cases in the county. The county’s test positivity rate is now 3.1%, down from…

Some local businesses are making it through the pandemic just fine, but others are still struggling. Restaurants — particularly those that rely on sit-down and bar business — are among…

“Missing middle” may be two words totaling 13 letters, but depending on which side of the Arlington political divide you are on, it may qualify as a single four-letter word.

Address: 3841 Military RoadNeighborhood: Bellevue ForestListed: $1,750,000Open: Sunday, September 27 from 2-4 p.m. This is a brand new home, built in 2020 by a reputable Class A Builder, Space to…

A longtime Arlington boutique recently hosted “Chic in Shirlington,” an event for local women to model its clothes after seeing a decline in customers during the pandemic. Sheyla’s Luxury Boutique has…

City of Alexandria and Arlington County residents can get free job skills training online as part of “Skill-Up Alexandria City and Arlington County,” an initiative of the Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce…

Arlington County has undergone drastic changes over the last 100 years to become what it is today. In celebrating the county’s history and the 2020 census, County Manager Mark Schwartz…

As the nation continues to face a reckoning about race and police shootings, Arlington’s new Police Practices Group is seeking feedback on how local law enforcement is performing. The work…

Title insurance is boring, but Allied Title & Escrow is here to decode the jargon and make it (somewhat) more interesting. This biweekly feature will explore the mundane (but very necessary!) world…

Arlington County is considering a plan to host some children of working parents in community centers for supervised learning, while Arlington Public Schools readies its plan for a return to…

The Old Firehouse Center, a satellite of the McLean Community Center, is offering a new program to provide support to families doing distance-learning due to COVID-19 restrictions.

SCHOOL SPIRIT LIVES ON, even with schools closed, as Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School staff celebrated the birthday of Henderson herself on Friday. (Photo: Courtesy Vikki Spencer Ehrlich)Falls Church City…

These teachers at Camelot Elementary School in Annandale are continuing with virtual instruction. [FCPS] The Fairfax County School Board has approved a plan by Superintendent Scott Brabrand to gradually bring back…

Our Lady of Good Counsel parish and school in Vienna has launched a unified once-a-month giving-outreach program to promote fellowship and community service.

Posted at 9:30 a.m. Fairfax County has three volunteer and donation opportunities this week as we continue the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus. At-Home Mask Maker: Volunteer…

Republican candidate Jeff Jordan (left) is running against Rep. Don Beyer (right). For Rep. Don Beyer, the Democrat who represents the 8th congressional district, the biggest existential threat facing the United…

Millie Frank walked down the aisle at her home church in Dumfries planning to speak only about her father lying in a diabetic coma.

Vienna officials will seek support from a majority of property owners on affected streets before deciding to build new sidewalks there.

The six-months-and-counting roller coaster ride that has impacted virtually every facet of daily life in Virginia hasn’t left untouched the commonwealth’s real-estate community.

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District Commander Robert Adamczyk of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Virginia District 10 announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Scholarship…

Potomac Shores, Shoreline, Cherry Hill and Hilda Barg were among a short list of suggestions residents offered Prince William County School Board members Thursday during a community input session held…

The Prince William Health District lost another resident to COVID-19 on Thursday, a woman in her 70s. The latest fatality brings the local death toll due to the pandemic to…

A Stafford County man is facing DUI charges after a traffic stop on Garrisonville Road.

Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef is considering running for lieutenant governor of Virginia next year, InsideNoVa has learned.

Shots rang out and into a house in the Williamstown neighborhood in Dumfries.

Prince William County officials are still weighing their options when it comes to spending federal funds to put a homeless shelter in Dumfries.

Police said multiple shots were fired inside a home during an argument that led to a barricade situation.

STATEMENT OF SENATE INTEL VICE CHAIR SEN. MARK R. WARNER ~ On the integrity of our elections ~ The post Statement of Senate Intel Vice Chair on the Integrity of…

Some residents of Herndon say they risk their lives — or at least their cars — when they cross the intersection of Fox Mill and Pinecrest roads. Many report going…

Pupatella is targeting a late fall opening in Reston, according to a company in Reston. The estimated opening date is “pending any unforeseen issues with buildout and inspections,” the company…

The Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said his overworked, understaffed office is in a state of crisis, which could have deep ramifications for public safety. “Potentially innocent people could be wrongfully…

The 17th annual Friends of Reston run/walk fundraiser for the Walker Nature Center, the Virtual Nature Center Walk-or-Run, is officially set to begin Friday, Oct. 9, and end Sunday, Oct.…

This is an opinion column by Del. Ken Plum (D), who represents Reston in Virginia’s House of Delegates. It does not reflect the opinion of Reston Now. The year 2020…

An update on Fairfax County’s Reston Comprehensive Plan Task Force is planned for tonight’s Reston Association Board of Directors meeting. Established by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Jan.…

Fairfax County Public Schools must now wait until a formal grievance process has concluded to impose discipline against students and employees found to have committed sexual harassment or assault. With…

The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce has opened registration for its Annual Pumpkin 5K and Movement Challenge.  The month-long fitness celebration offers four different challenges encouraging good health for the…

A two-story, single-family home in Reston caught fire on Sept. 19, displacing two occupants and leaving approximately $65,500 in damages. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department dispatched units to…

The number of new coronavirus cases is slowing down in Fairfax Health District, which is welcome news as the county prepares for cooler temperatures and the flu season. Cases began…

Maggie DeBoard, the Town of Herndon’s police chief, has been named the president of a statewide police foundation. DeBoard was named the president of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of…

The South Lakes High School PTSA is once again organizing the “Do It Your Way 0.5K,” an annual fundraiser that supports the school’s food pantry. This year, the event will…

Six years after the band retired for good, could The Allman Brothers Band be staging a comeback at Vienna venue Jammin Java tonight? No. But the next best thing is…

As Deirdre Johnson and Maurice “Mo” B. Springer join the Board of Directors at ArtsFairfax, they join an organization in the middle of transforming to adapt to the art scene changing to…

Tyson’s based startup HomeValet is gearing up to find a solution to the “last yard” of contactless delivery. After the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for contactless delivery, HomeValet’s Co-Founder and…

Police arrested, and then released on bond, former Thoreau Middle School Principal Yusef Azimi after police say he failed to report complaints of suspected child abuse. The investigation into the…

McLean Police District – As a result of an investigation involving former teacher Matthew Snell, Detectives confirmed that complaints of suspected child abuse were reported to Thoreau Middle School Principal,…

A month after opening Bansari Indian Cuisine (2750 Gallows Road) in Merrifield, Yash Bhatt picked up the phone. It was Tim Carman, a food critic for The Washington Post. He had…

In a presentation to the School Board earlier this week, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced that some students could begin returning to classes in schools in late October. By late October, administrators…

McLean Automotive Service Center (1387 Chain Bridge Road) is a beloved local landmark of old town McLean, having been around since 1953. Now, the shop has transitioned into a Craftsman Auto…

FinCEN, a Tysons-based bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has become a central figure in an international investigation by Buzzfeed News. The organization — officially the Financial Crimes…

About 6,700 students could start trickling into Fairfax County Public Schools during October, according to a plan for limited in-person learning developed by the district. Although Board of Education members…

For the second year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Falls Church as the third healthiest community in the United States, a slight decline from its…

Tysons will soon get a Wegmans. (Courtesy Wegmans)Construction of the big Wegmans Food Market in Tysons, Virginia, is nearly complete, and the Rochester, New York-based grocery chain has set a…

The annual Arsenal of Democracy WWII aircraft flyover scheduled for today has been postponed until tomorrow due to weather.

The town of Leesburg will now run its outdoor dining program every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Nov. 8, officials said Friday morning.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he and his wife have both tested positive for the coronavirus.

In one of Loudoun County’s oldest planned neighborhoods, two recent projects have demonstrated that community spirit is alive and well.

Middleburg-based nonprofit Land Trust of Virginia holds more conservation easements than any of the 27 other private land trusts in the commonwealth, and it recently achieved a significant milestone when…

The Notorious RBG, as some admirers referred to her, is gone. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Sept. 18, at 87, of cancer.

Thousands of public school students in Virginia’s Loudoun County will be headed back to the classroom on a part-time basis by the end of October. The Loudoun County School Board…

The Washington Football Team will join Inova Blood Donor Services to host blood drives throughout the National Football League season at donor centers in northern Virginia.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and his Republican opponent Daniel Gade sparred over the dangers of the coronavirus, when to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court other topics…

The school boards in Loudoun and Fairfax counties voted Tuesday night to start bringing some students back to classrooms starting in October.

Virginia and Northern Virginia reported the third straight day of moderately fewer numbers of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

Luxurious Leesburg living rarely gets better than this six-bedroom, nearly 10,000-square-foot mansion on a corner lot in the reputable Grenata neighborhood, boasting a richly-decorated interior, an extravagant master suite and…

Music-related interview show garners musicians’ respect while helping them engage during their quarantining Living on Music host/producer Steve Houk with longtime DC area musician Patty Reese (courtesy Z-TV)It’s been about…

RBG Service in Market Square draws fervent supporters Alexandria, VA – Alexandrians paid their respects to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Market Square Thursday evening, in…

In a normal year, tourism brings in about $50 million in annual consumption taxes to the City of Alexandria, which uses the money to fund local services such as public…

POZNAN, POL – JUL 25, 2020: Laptop computer displaying logo of Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and servicesMicrosoft Azure continually expands its…

Pixabay photo by Nathan CopleyALEXANDRIA, VA – The local nonprofit ALIVE! continues to support the Alexandria community during this time. The organization has announced two upcoming food distribution events. Both are set…

Attendees discuss success of ALX Promise and plans for 2021 Photo: Visit AlexandriaALEXANDRIA, VA – Earlier today, Wednesday, September 23, Visit Alexandria held its 2020 Annual Meeting. During the virtual…

Pizzeria Paradiso’s Old Town Alexandria location is closing. (Courtesy Pizzeria Paradiso)The Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, location of Pizzeria Paradiso is closing permanently. The Old Town location closed temporarily at the…

Long-running event finds new venue for its worthy cause Alexandria, VA – Swing for Pink, the annual fundraiser benefitting Inova breast cancer patients and research, has a long tradition of…

Donors needed this fall to maintain blood supply amid ongoing pandemic Man donating blood in hospitalALEXANDRIA, VA — Plasma from whole blood and platelet donations made through the American Red Cross…

Socially distanced under two large tents, guests leisurely taste wines from four stations Alexandria, VA – On a crisp and cool September Sunday, Unwined hosted an outdoor wine tasting on…

Catch her this Monday at 7pm on Z-TV's Living On Music By Steve Houk   livingonmusic.com For Cindy Blackman Santana, it’s not enough to be one of rock’s top drumming talents…

Thursday, September 23, 7 p.m.   People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court for a vigil following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, U.S.,…