Middle- and high-school French Honor Society students of BASIS Independent McLean recently returned from a two-week service trip to the African nation of Madagascar.

After spending the year fund-raising, the students delivered a $10,000 scholarship to pupils at St. François Xavier School (SFX) School of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar.


When it comes to the local real-estate market, it seems that life’s a beach – and everyone currently is there.

Home-showings across the Washington region for the week ending July 14 were at their lowest level since the very onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020, and were less than one-third the market peak in the post-COVID rebound.


Despite steady growth in employment numbers, office vacancy rates in Fairfax County continue to rise.

Stephen Tarditi, director of market intelligence at the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), presented recent data on office vacancies to the Board of Supervisors during an economic advisory committee meeting yesterday (Tuesday).


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