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This story was produced in partnership with Rolling Stone. Susan Webb stood with her colleague on Parks Road. The Chesapeake Bay and the abandoned store with the sagging roof were behind them, the smell of discarded crab lingering in the air. Once again, someone had lodged a complaint against the ramshackle property that belonged to Donald Willey.
Maryland Weather: Hot Friday, risk of weekend showers & storms
BALTIMORE -- Heat continues through Friday. Showers & storms possible Friday night and chances continue through the weekend. Thursday turned out to be another nice day, but hotter than recent days. High temperatures climbed into the upper 80s to near 90°. Luckily, humidity levels stayed manageable throughout the day. Expect a very nice evening ahead with a mainly clear sky. Temperatures will be in the 80s much of the early evening hours. Friday will be another hot day with a mixture of sunshine and building clouds. Winds will be out of the south at 5 to 10 mph. Highs will top...
Weekend Fun: County Fairs, Fairfax Comic Con, and a Kite Festival
August 16-25 Spend your weekend dining at some of the best restaurants in the city. Over 90 eateries will be participating in the Restaurant Week celebrations. Diners will be able to try seafood delicacies, juicy cheeseburgers, sweet cheesecakes, and more. Various locations. Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show. August...
Red Lobster in Fairfax City ‘not closing’ despite company’s financial struggles
Cheddar bay biscuits will continue to be served in Fairfax City — for now. Red Lobster’s lone Fairfax restaurant, located at 10325 Fairfax Blvd, will remain open despite the company’s ongoing financial troubles. “We’re not closing,” one employee told FFXnow yesterday (Wednesday). The seafood chain...
Fun for children at the Taste of Annandale
Be sure to bring your children to the Taste of Annandale. The ACCA Child Development Center is hosting a full day of fun activities for them. The Taste of Annandale is Sept. 21 at the Eileen Garnett Civic space, adjacent to the the CDC. CDC Executive Director Maria-Isabel Ballivian plans...
Shoplifter runs into high school to avoid police
FAIRFAX, Va. — A wanted shoplifter ran from police into a high school in an attempt to evade police Tuesday afternoon. After stealing a shopping cart full of products from the Fair City Mall, an outdoor shopping mall, Kodjo Banks was found by Fairfax City Police outside at around 12:47 p.m. Banks, 41, fled across the street, where he entered Woodson High School through an unlocked door.
Night Watch to offer free tutoring
Night Watch Urgent Care, a pediatric healthcare center in Falls Church, is starting a free tutoring program called Brain Boosters. Night Watch is located at 7263 Arlington Blvd, Suite F, in Graham Park Plaza. It’s open 10 a.m.-midnight on weekdays and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on weekends. The night hours make it convenient for parents to get their children’s medical needs taken care of without having to disrupt their work and school schedules.
McLean A team third in own George Pavlis golf tournament
The A team for the McLean Highlanders had a strong showing with a third-place finish at their annual George Pavlis Invitational golf tournament, posting a 320 team score in the high-school event. With five players scoring in the 70s, the Riverside Rams of Leesburg won the 19-team tourney at Hidden...
Sports: Thursday, August 15, 2024
Birds Shut Down Nats, Commanders Sign Veteran QB, LLWS Continues. Alex Call’s two-bagger drives in the Nats’ lone run in 4-1 loss to O’s. Courtesy Nationals Radio Network…. The River 95.3 serves the Northern Shenandoah Valley with music from the 70’s, 80’s & beyond plus local news...
City Launches Phase One of Smart Cities Program
This Tuesday, the City of Falls Church, in collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) Division for Technology Implementation, officially kicked off the first phase of the Smart Cities Program. Smart Cities will leverage advanced technologies to address the City’s and community’s transportation needs. The $10 million...
F.C. Schools Hold 2 Convocation Kick Offs
This Monday, Aug. 19, the new year formally commences for the Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS), as classes at all five campuses in the Little City will commence. “We’re ready,” exclaimed Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan in remarks to the first meeting of the School Board Tuesday night. He said that the two days of events this week held in the auditorium of Meridian High School, constituting a “convocation” of all the system’s employees, was “super fun.”
F.C. Copperheads Finish 5th in Nationwide Little League Tournament
The Falls Church Copperheads, a team of twelve-year-olds from the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League, achieved an impressive 5th place finish out of 104 teams in their final tournament in Cooperstown, NY. Competing against teams from over 30 states and Canada, the Copperheads finished with an outstanding 7-1 record, bowing out in the quarter-finals. The team tallied 19 home runs, a .405 batting average, and 75 hits, while defensively generating 45 strikeouts and holding opponents to a .270 batting average with dominant pitching and spectacular defensive play.
FOCUS summer program marks a decade of engaging middle-school girls in STEM
George Mason University’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs. FOCUS stands for Females of Color and those Underrepresented in STEM, and when the camp is in session, the middle schoolers and their counselors can be seen moving around George Mason’s Fairfax Campus in their brightly colored t-shirts as they immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities from coding and building a robotic arm to viewing distant planets at the Observatory.
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