By Brian Trompeter
Late Mantua resident Frances Wallingford always knew her stuff when it came to land-use matters – and expected others to be equally prepared.
High-school students (and others) with the desire to enter the health-care profession, but without a specific end result in mind, might want to take their cues from Vickie Beamon.
As community-relations coordinator for Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus, Beamon is a Pied Piper of sorts, spreading the word of the campus’s offerings to audiences far and wide.
By Brian Trompeter
Seeking to boost capital investment in Fairfax County, enhance the startup system for businesses, improve economic competitiveness and diversification, the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 21 was expected to allocate $450,000 to establish the Accelerate Entrepreneur-Investor Forum Program.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County project leaders have modified their plans for the new Patrick Henry Library and parking garage, and the results largely pleased Vienna Town Council members during a Nov. 13 briefing.
By Brian Trompeter
Voters do not yet know who one member of the Vienna Town Council will be, with three candidates – Shelley Mountjoy, Sandra Allen and Beth Eachus – still in contention for the sixth seat.
By Brian Trompeter
Virginia leaders are calling for an investigation – and reversal – of the U.S. General Services Administration’s decision to locate the FBI’s new headquarters in Greenbelt, Md.
By Brian Trompeter
Voters approaching the Vienna Community Center around noon on Election Day, Nov. 7, scarcely could have missed School Board candidate Harry Jackson’s video-playing black panel truck.
By Brian Trompeter
The Vienna Arts Society’s “Take a Seat Vienna” bench auction, held Nov. 11 at the Vienna Community Center, showcased the creativity of its members and raised a still-being-tabulated amount of money for the organization.
By Brian Trompeter
Facilities named in honor of Confederate soldier John Quincy Marr – including Oak Marr RECenter, Park and Golf Center – will be renamed, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) Board has decided.
So much for any indications that a price bubble is about to pop in the Fairfax County real-estate market.
After falling below $1 million in September for the first time since last winter, the average sales price of single-family homes across the county was back in seven-digit territory in October.
