Virginia Business magazine is honoring Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), as its 2010 “Virginia Business Person of the Year.” The award recognizes a leader whose work has transformed a company, an industry or a sector of the commonwealth’s economy. Gordon is the cover story of [...]
The Fairfax County Park Authority has initiated a park master planning process for Monticello Park, located at 5315 Guinea Road in Fairfax, VA. A public information meeting will take place on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Bonnie Brae Elementary School located 5420 Sideburn Road in Fairfax. Monticello [...]
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A 2-year-old died after a 50-year-old family member allegedly threw her from a sixth floor, outdoor walkway at Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, on November 29. Around 7:10 p.m., the fire department was called for a child that had fallen from the walkway. The child was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital in life-threatening [...]
Ring in the New Year with FREE, family-friendly festivities at the Annual Watch Night New Year’s Eve Celebration in the City of Falls Church. From 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning at the 100 block of Broad Street (Route 7) at Washington Street (Route 29). With events and entertainment both indoors and [...]
Town of Herndon residents are invited to deck the halls, hang wreaths, string lights – and nominate their own or their neighbors’ homes for the fourth annual “Dress Up Herndon for the Holidays” Neighborhood Decoration Contest, sponsored by the town’s Cultivating Community Initiative. The contest is open to all town residents. Nominations should be forwarded [...]
The City of Falls Church holds the highest recycling rate in Virginia, according to the Virginia Annual Recycling Rate Report issued recently by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. For calendar year 2009, 57.6% of the City’s total waste stream was recycled compared to the statewide rate of 38.6%. The report compares recycling rates of [...]
CITY OF FAIRFAX POLICE DEPARTMENT * DAILY BULLETIN * Incident / Case #… November 29, 2010 Larceny 10-21079 3800 Block of Fairfax Square / Fairfax Square Apartments – On November 26 at 3:43 PM the victim reported that a female relative had stolen cash while in his apartment. Assault 10-21080 9444 Fairfax Boulevard / Bus [...]
Culinary Arts students at South Lakes High School will help prepare Thanksgiving turkeys for residents of a homeless shelter during class November 22-24. The project, which involves all Culinary Arts students, will help feed approximately 300 homeless individuals. South Lakes High School is a Fairfax County public school. Culinary Arts instructor Cynthia Stowers has her [...]
A man entered the Wachovia Bank at 1300 Chain Bridge Road, around 9:13 a.m. and robbed two tellers, a 42-year-old woman and a 63-year-old woman, on Wednesday, November 24. The suspect displayed a gun, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was described as black, in his mid to late [...]
Fitch Ratings affirmed the City of Falls Church bond rating at ‘AAA’ with a rating outlook of Stable, in routine annual surveillance. ‘AAA’ is the agency’s highest rating. The ‘AAA’ rating reflects the City’s moderately low debt and strong economic indicators such as low unemployment rates and a highly educated labor force. According to Fitch [...]