Meet a NoVA Civil War Confederate soldier re-enactor
Photo courtesy of Lisa Tierney Hawkins By Raquel DeSouza Fairfax resident and retired attorney Bill Scott has been in the Confederate Black Horse Cavalry re-enactment group since 1999. Scott was riding...
View ArticleVienna in list of best places to live; Colorado theater shooter won’t get...
By Raquel DeSouza Vienna is listed No. 48 out of 50 best places to live in the country. (TIME Money) Arlington and Alexandria consider constructing a shared 50-meter pool. (WTOP) A “Little Free...
View ArticleLoudoun elementary learning gets green
Mill Run Elementary monarch butterfly waystation. By Raquel DeSouza Two Loudoun County public elementary schools, Sterling Elementary and Mill Run Elementary, have joined an environmental program...
View ArticleChildren become global citizens in interactive art class
Photo courtesy Rawpixel/shutterstock.com By Raquel DeSouza For some children, the coming weekend marks the last days of sweet summer break. For parents, it means running out of fun activities for the...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Garden a Sustainable Oasis
By Raquel DeSouza When people hear the word sustainability, they think of it as an environmental buzzword. It may seem like being green takes too much money, time and effort, but Kirsten Buhls, a...
View ArticleFACES: Bob Marbourg
A public servant is somebody who works in the government, right? How about a radio traffic reporter? By Raquel DeSouza Photo courtesy of WTOP WTOP afternoon traffic reporter Bob Marbourg, 70, thinks of...
View Article5 not-to-miss-events in October
Edited by Raquel DeSouza Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon 1Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival & Sunset TourTaste wine from over 15 Virginia wineries, listen to live blues music, meet George and Martha...
View ArticleNew way to work
WeWork in Crystal City / Photo courtesy of WeWork By Raquel DeSouza Technology has allowed the American workforce to be more flexible and mobile than ever before, and finding office spaces that evolve...
View ArticleFairs and festivals
Photo courtesy of bbourdages/Adobe Stock By Raquel DeSouza and MacKenzie Reagan With more than 100 fairs and festivals happening across the region, there is something for anyone in the family to enjoy....
View ArticleBest Summer Camps 2017
See our 2019 Best Summer Camps list here. Photo courtesy of Congressional Camp Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to correct the Top Kick Martial Arts camp listing, changing the name from...
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