The Connection and Gazette newspapers received thirteen awards for their work in 2024. The awards were announced at the Omni Richmond on April 12 where the Virginia Press Association “celebrated the ...

Our family’s incredible journey in puppy raising began the day that I saw the ad in the Alexandria Gazette: volunteer raisers needed for Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppies. They had me at puppies. As ...

Garden Tours Visitors can plan self-guided tours of the region’s most splendid gardens, including these not-to-miss sites (check with the individual gardens for hours of operation): Meadowlark ...

Have you ever considered going into the energy business? Starting your own production facility and selling energy through a contracted broker? In today’s clean energy reality, it no longer requires ...

A sellout crowd of more than 400 attendees filled the ballroom of the Westin Alexandria Old Town Hotel March 29 as Senior Services of Alexandria raised more than $185,000 at its annual gala ...

The Arlington Coalition of Black Clergy (ACBC) town hall attracted about 50 federal workers and contractors on March 25 at Macedonia Baptist Church. Rev. DeLishia Davis, pastor of Calloway Methodist ...

PFC Jackson Russell is the Sully District Police Station’s 2024 Officer of the Year. He was honored at the March 12 meeting of the station’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC). His nomination was ...

They found bagged dog poop, a case of empty beer bottles, soiled diapers, soggy socks, combs, cigarette butts, cigarette lighters, a metal grill, a mattress, a ...

When Fairfax City Council approved the George Snyder Trail project in January 2024, it seemed as if it was a done deal. City staff and consultants went forward with their plans to make it a reality.

VDOT is holding public meetings on its 495 Southside Express Lanes widening project. VDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other federal, state and local agencies in ...

A crowd carried signs, carried children on their shoulders and for part of the afternoon carried umbrellas at the Transgender Day of Visibility held on the National Mall the afternoon of March 31. A ...

Detectives from FCPD Major Crimes Bureau are conducting a death investigation concerning the death of an inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. On March 31, around 6:17 p.m., Sam Zu Yung ...