The 2026 Fairfax County Advertised Budget underfunds the public schools by $150 million, according to FCPS. Dr. Michelle Reid, superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools says she cannot manage ...

Fairfax County is considering reductions in the FY26 budget. Ambulance 441 at Fire Station 441 (Crosspointe) is threatened with elimination, as is Medic 439, North Point’s lifeline. Ambulance 420 ...

Garden Tours Visitors can plan self-guided tours of the region’s most splendid gardens, including these not-to-miss sites (check with the individual gardens for hours of operation): Meadowlark ...

Those who worked with USAID know the cuts in aid will kill children. Julie Hanson Swanson of Arlington was born in Winooski, Vermont. She is a classic compassionate American woman: her great ...

Dr. Richard Malish, M.D. is the new Chief Medical Director, a newly created position at the Arlington County Detention Facility. With over 30 years of service in the US Army and background in military ...

Dear editor at Fairfax Connection, I visit my library every week. It's full of people using the resources there. The meeting rooms are booked for community meetings, children are there with their ...

The City of Alexandria’s Office of Housing invites the community to provide feedback on the draft Principles and Goals developed to guide the Housing 2040 Master Plan. Input received will inform the ...

A new study shows Virginia is the No. 14 best state for older workers based on the criteria chosen. Seniorly released the study on the Best States for Older Workers after analyzing data from the ...

It was a rainy, drippy slog that tested gardeners’ grit on April 11, the first of the American Horticultural Society’s (AHS) two-day, annual, spring garden market in Mount Vernon. Ellen Sliger with ...

Hundreds of Arlingtonians grabbed their backpacks and headed for the Arlington Central Library over the weekend to take advantage of the bargain prices at the semi-annual book sale. Martin Pippin, ...

Our family’s incredible journey in puppy raising began the day that I saw the ad in the Alexandria Gazette: volunteer raisers needed for Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppies. They had me at puppies. As ...