Great Falls Holiday Art Fest. Friday from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explore three festive locations ...

* Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). As of last year, nearly 4,600 people, including 1,600 children, lived in an APAH property. Donations help APAH create new affordable homes and ...

There are literally thousands of ways to give locally. Here are a few ideas. Please let us know what we have missed and any corrections. Send corrections or updates to [email protected] ...

* United Community, Mount Vernon, 703-768-7106, 7511 Fordson Road, Alexandria, VA 22306 assists low-income families and individuals living along the Route 1 Corridor, Make a Financial Contribution to ...

Warm hat on her head and paintbrush in hand, Sabrina Rupprecht is working on the map of Pentagon City. If it gets too cold in the tunnel she adds layers. “I’m from Germany so I’m used to the ...

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner as well as U.S. Reps Gerry Connelly and Abigail Spanberger ...

When students are in the Alexandria Seaport Foundation learning boat building and woodworking skills, space is so limited that elbows rub and saw dust flies throughout this workshop designed to ...

The power of local businesses and community volunteers working together to make an impact was on full display this weekend when Amazon sponsored the Food For Neighbors event to mobilize the ...

During its Oct. 22 regular meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors presented Peter F. Murphy, former Planning Commission chairman (1989-2023) and commissioner (1982 current term expiring ...

Where we live, where we grew up, where we are now, it’s “the power of place,” the theme of the Fairfax County History Commission’s 20th annual conference held on Nov. 2. Around 130 ...

Landmark Church and the Concerned Citizens Network of Alexandria (CCNA) joined forces to present the Community Resource Day, an event to welcome and support families while providing information on ...

This letter to Christine Smith, Acting Superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, from nine local environmental organizations is shared with readers of the Connection. Dear ...