Senior won four big meets during the 2023-24 high-school campaign
She saved her best for last.
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Seniors help Statesmen finish 10th in team standings
What already had been a standout season leading up to state tournament became much better for Soren Pirhoun when the Marshall Statesmen senior won the 215-pound Class 6 wrestling championship at the Virginia High School League event.
By Brian Trompeter
The Vienna Business Association (VBA) on Feb. 15 installed its 2024 board of directors, reviewed its mission and accomplishments, and briefed members on upcoming initiatives and how they can pitch in.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors are open to implementing a permit program to let residents enter and leave neighborhoods where cut-through traffic is banned during certain hours.
By Brian Trompeter
When the new Vienna library opens in fall 2026, it no longer will be named after Founding Father Patrick Henry, but will have a new moniker: Vienna-Carter Library.
The Northern Virginia real-estate market entered 2024 as it left 2023 – with an inventory crunch that, while perhaps easing, remains an impediment for the market in gaining forward momentum.
The number of active listings across the corridor in January was 981, down 18.9 percent compared to January 2023, according to figures reported by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. That includes properties in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.
George Mason University’s leadership is playing defense after community concerns over a proposed baseball/cricket stadium on the currently underutilized, 190-acre western portion of the university’s Fairfax campus seem to have caught them by surprise.
In an open letter from Mason president Gregory Washington released Feb. 14, the university acknowledged that “a very clear set of concerns” have emerged in the wake of a Jan. 29 meeting that outlined the development proposal.
By Brian Trompeter
Plans for a coffee shop with drive-through lanes in the West Falls Church area received the Fairfax County Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 7.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 was expected to authorize supplemental financing of up to $14 million to Somos Phase B LLC for development of affordable housing in Phase B of the Somos at McLean Metro in eastern Tysons.
By Brian Trompeter
After having waited five months in vain for Virginia’s secretary of transportation to address concerns about the Interstate 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (“495 NEXT”) project, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors now is sending a more urgent message.