Depth played a big role in Highlanders’ victory
Their team score was lower than a week before when they won a district title, but the mark was still high enough for the McLean Highlanders to add this season’s 6D North Region girls gymnastics championship to the high-school squad’s litany of accomplishments.
By Brian Trompeter
After raising a firestorm of opposition from local officials and civic groups, a state Senate bill that would allow Fairfax County officials to hold a referendum for a casino in Tysons has been pushed back to the 2025 General Assembly session.
By Brian Trompeter
Officials in Vienna and other Virginia cities and towns will have to wait until at least next year before trying again to have municipal elections moved back to May, if those jurisdictions so desire.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) generates a higher percentage of its operating funds from user fees than what some say are national “best practices.”
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 23 approved a request by Supervisor Jimmy Bierman (D-Dranesville) to continue pressing Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials on concerns related to the Interstate 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) Project
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) on Jan. 31 voted 5-0 to uphold the zoning administrator’s determination that a Great Falls group facility is a by-right use.
By Brian Trompeter
Call them Luddites, troglodytes, sticks-in-the-mud, old-fashioned or just plain stubborn: About 15 percent of Americans still write paper checks to pay for bills and purchases.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Jan. 23 unanimously approved a rezoning proposal to build two new houses on an Oakton property and save a century-old vernacular style home there.
By Brian Trompeter
From decades of helping organizations either get back on the right track or work collaboratively with competitors toward a broader goal, Lisa Gable has garnered plenty of wisdom – and war stories.
Defender has already moved and is training with her pro team
With standout high school and college soccer careers complete, now it’s on to the professional ranks for Julia Leas.
