Sunday morning, May 4, at Huntley Meadows Park was damp and drizzly and by 12 noon, when the park’s 50th anniversary event began, drippy. It was appropriate weather for Wetlands Awareness Day ...

The Home for Life Expo was April 4 at Fairfax City’s Sherwood Center. Photos By Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection Technology coach Amy Burk of TechWise Coaching teaches technology skills to older adults.

The apparatus bay of Fire Station Number 8 was packed with descendants of the original Black volunteer firefighter department that started in 1918, members of the local neighborhood, friends and ...

Members of the Alexandria Police Department descended on Del Ray March 22 for the annual Charles W. Hill Park clean up in memory of Hill, the last APD officer to be killed in the line of duty.

Each year, the Fairfax City Commission for Women presents its Women of Influence Award to one or two outstanding women who live in the City and have made a significant impact on the lives of their ...

April was National Volunteer Appreciation Month, a month of awards and recognition honoring volunteers, from those who are the boots on the ground to volunteer managers who inspire and mentor ...

Lisa Mariam, a seasoned nonprofit leader, is the new Executive Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George Mason University, effective June 2, 2025. Selected from over 70 ...

Memorial Day weekend is time for Viva! Vienna! a charity festival that featured a carnival with 24 rides suitable for ages ...

Hudgins was the first African American woman elected to the Board of Supervisors. “I am very sorry to hear of the passing of ...

All that news that's fit to censor. That might be the new policy at Alexandria City Public Schools, where members of the Alexandria School Board are considering a proposal that would allow the ...

In 1987, Centreville’s Virginia Run community donated 66 acres to Fairfax County in support of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup. They eventually became Hickory Forest Park; and on April 23, some 38 ...

Reston Association honored John Lovaas with a new plaque on Saturday, April 27. The plaque recognizes his many contributions to the community, including founding the Reston Farmers Market at Lake ...