Last September, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid hired Thru Consulting to launch a controversial boundary review that would rezone thousands of students to new schools.

I am a Marine Corps veteran, the parent of three teenagers, and a gun violence prevention advocate. All three of those aspects of my identity have recently come crashing together in the ...

Some speakers at the town hall expressed concerns about “trash police” emerging with the plan, but Chris Herrington, director of the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, said ...

Alexander Yu, a junior at Oakton High School, won the 2025 Young Artist Competition sponsored by the City of Fairfax Band Association. He will perform the “Rondo” movement of Mozart’s ...

Last month, my mom and I took advantage of the beautiful spring weather and went hiking at Sky Meadows State Park. The rolling hills, fresh air, and blooming wildflowers were exactly what we ...

In a news release from May 27, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, which represents over 15,000 workers employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), stated that ...

Four yarn bombs have exploded on the scene at Pohick Regional Library. The name yarn bomb sounds far more incendiary than the truth. This is a community work of textile art that was made with ...

After a 0-2 start, the Boys’ Lacrosse team from West Potomac looked at themselves in the mirror and realized there was no room for error. What followed was a ...

I’ve been enjoying the unseasonably cool weather we’ve had these past few weeks, though I know not everyone agrees with me. I don’t generally enjoy the hot and humid weather our summers ...

Naomi Haile was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She moved to the U.S. when she was 18 to attend college at the University of Maryland. For years, she was content to study, work, and live her life ...

Don’t tell NextStop Theatre Company that dancing isn’t allowed, as the popular Herndon theater is staging the electrifying musical, “Footloose.” Based on the 1984 Kevin Bacon film ...

The recent Virginia lieutenant governor debate made one thing clear: not all candidates are willing to stand up for our community when it counts the most. While candidates agreed on many issues ...