The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has begun exploring the revitalization of the Original Mount Vernon High School (OMVHS), a 10.6 acre building facility and its 30 acres of athletic fields.

When people think about police dogs, what normally comes to mind are K9s trained to find drugs and criminals. And they can be pretty scary and ferocious when they’ve found their suspect. But in ...

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens held two celebrations on the evening of Oct. 20: a ribbon-cutting opening the Volgenau Conservatory; and a dedication of the dogwood tree planted in memory to the life of ...

The challenge: Capture the stories of each dog, cat, rabbit and any other animal at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA). The solution: A corps of professionally trained photographers ...

A beloved, Academy-Award-winning musical, “The Sound of Music,” will soon burst upon the Westfield High stage as its 2025 Cappies show. Based on the powerful, real-life story of the von Trapp Family ...

Andy Dinkin, who grew up in Potomac and found his life in athletics, recently launched “Going Pro in Life,” a book and seminar designed to help student athletes create a strategy for landing a job ...

The $20 million George Snyder Trail has been in Fairfax City’s plans for more than a decade and was approved by City Council more than a year ago. Spanning almost two miles – and including asphalt and ...

A certain young boy didn't know the word "philanthropy" during a recent interview with the Connection, but he knew the importance of caring, generosity and accomplishing things through his actions.

Emanuel Calloway's memories of Luther Porter Jackson High School are pleasant. Students were neatly dressed, the athletic teams and extracurricular activities were strong, and principal Taylor M.

A poolside soiree in Potomac was the backdrop for the 40th anniversary celebration of Country Casual Teak. Company officials and their guests sipped and nibbled as they reflected on four decades in ...

Following a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Volunteer Alexandria brought back the popular Old Town Arts and Crafts Fair held June 12 at Waterfront Park. The fair featured local and ...

Fairfax-based attorney Eric Clingan thought it was odd the Fairfax County Police officer who asked his client to perform a field sobriety test didn’t have his body microphone on. Nor did the test take ...