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Capital Area Food Bank Will Provide Free Meals During the Summer for Children

Capital Area Food Bank announces the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children free of charge. Meals will be provided free to eligible children, 18 years of age and younger.


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Award Goes to Reston Town Center Association

Award Goes to Reston Town Center Association

Roundups

Roundups

Recreational Cannabis Legal in Maryland as of July 1

Effective July 1, 2023, adults 21+ can purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries.


Independence Day 2023

Local communities celebrate

Town of Herndon home goes up in flames.

Overdose Leaves One Youth Dead, One Critical

Detectives from Fairfax County Police Major Crimes Bureau, Crime Scene Section, and Opioid Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal overdose that left one juvenile dead.

Third Annual Liberty Amendments Month Continues Until July 17

The Town of Vienna is gearing up for one of the biggest events of the year, Liberty Amendments Month. This annual celebration of citizenship highlights local history and liberties as they relate to the 13th, 14th, 15th and 19th Amendments, which granted equal citizenship rights and protections to people who were previously excluded from the U.S. Constitution. Age appropriate activities and events will be held throughout the month until July 17.


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Bill Canis Recipient of the Glen Sjoblom Award

Outgoing GFCA president contributed his time unselfishly.

The Great Falls Citizens Association Executive Board presented the coveted Glen Sjoblom Award to William "Bill" Canis, president of the GFCA (July 1-2022–June 30, 2032), on Wednesday, June 28.

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‘Familiar Show and Incredibly Relevant Story’

Westfield Summer Stage presents musical, ‘Footloose.’

Shocking changes are in store for a big-city teen who moves to a small, rural town in the 1980s and discovers rock music and dancing have been banned there.

Suspect Sought in Sexual Battery

Around 11:30 a.m. July 3, police responded to the 14500 block of Northeast Place in Chantilly for a sexual battery of an adult woman.


Centreville Man Is Charged with Rape

Centreville Man Is Charged with Rape

Third Annual Liberty Amendments Month Begins June 17

Third Annual Liberty Amendments Month

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Life’s Curve Balls

Selected 2nd overall in 1971 MLB draft, before struggling with life’s ‘ups and downs.’

My name is John Franklin and life sometimes throws you a curve ball. Since Mental Health Awareness Month finished recently and now that baseball season is in full swing, I thought this would be a good time to introduce myself since both of these have affected my life.


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StarKist, Cornerstones, and Feed the Children Join to Meet the Needs

Truck delivers $100,000 in food and other necessities.

Cornerstones/Starkist feed the children

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Anchors Aweigh

John Warner honored with Maritime Center dedication.

“We found a perfect namesake for this center in John Warner.” — Mayor Justin Wilson

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Juneteenth

City commemorates the end of slavery.

“We want people to know and really understand that Juneteenth is an important thing to celebrate.” — Tamara Williams, Washington Revels Executive Director


On Recent Incidents of Hate Speech

On Recent Incidents of Hate Speech

Timed Entry for Freedom House Museum

Timed Entry for Freedom House Museum