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Supervisors approve microloans for businesses
The Board of Supervisors conducts a virtual meeting, with board chair Jeff McKay and staff spread out in a conference room and the supervisors at their district offices.During a virtual meeting April...
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Fairfax County schools went digital - with a few glitches
Teachers at Braddock Elementary School in Annandale were ready for online learning.Updated, April 15: FCPS announced “due to ongoing technical issues with the Blackboard 24/7 system, teacher-led...
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Inova seeks plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 for research study
Inova Fairfax HospitalIf you’ve had COVID-19 and recovered, Inova Health System wants to study your blood.Actually, what Inova wants is your plasma, the colorless fluid part of blood, which contains...
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Restaurants, theaters won't reopen until May 8
Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing April 15. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is extending Executive Order 53 for two more weeks.That directive requires the closure of restaurants, gyms, theaters,...
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Big Bite provides free food to first responders
Big Bite Pizza on Columbia Pike in Annandale is struggling to survive, like so many small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, yet it’s delivering free food to the first responders who are...
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Supervisors approve electronic meetings with limited public participation
The Board of Supervisors, including Mason Supervisor Penny Gross (top), participate in in the April 14 meeting virtually.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ approval of an ordinance allowing...
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I-395 ramp at Duke Street closed this weekend
Drivers heading south on I-395 will have to go north than turn around.The ramp from westbound Duke Street to Interstate 395 south will be closed from 10 p.m. on Friday, April 17, to 6 p.m. on Sunday,...
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World Central Kitchen gives out thousands of meals a week in Annandale and...
Cultmore residents pick up free meals at the Woodrow Wilson Library April 16.Chef and restaurateur José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation, and...
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County is providing space at hotels for homeless people with coronavirus
The Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing facility opened in November 2019 in Bailey's Crossroads.Fairfax County has secured three hotels for homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19, have...
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FCPS apologizes for distance learning failure
Superintendent Scott Brabrand says distance learning will work properly this week. [FCPS]When distance learning starts up again Monday, April 20, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott...
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Ryan Zimmerman creates Pros for Heroes fund for healthcare workers
Ryan Zimmerman appears on the Today Show from his home in Great Falls.With COVID-19 ravaging the community, and healthcare workers are battling the disease with less-than adequate supplies, Washington...
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Ecoserv seeks HOAs for glass recycling
Ecoserv focuses on townhouse and apartment residents.Now that Fairfax County stopped accepting glass in its curbside recycling program, Annandale resident William Moss offers an alternative.Moss’s...
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NOVA offers free online summer courses to rising high school seniors
The NOVA Annandale campus: The buildings are closed but learning continues online. [NOVA] Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is offering free summer courses to approximately 70,000 rising high...
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Spiritual Support Team aids older residents overwhelmed by coronavirus fears
A Call Center staff member answer questions about COVID-19.The Fairfax County Spiritual Support Team is offering support by telephone to adults age 60 and over who are feeling overwhelmed, scared,...
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Schools and students continue to have problems with distance learning
The login page for distance learning.Despite assurances from Fairfax County school leaders that the problems with distance learning would be fixed when students log on today, there were still...
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Following continued problems with distance learning technology, Fairfax County Public School Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced Monday night: “We are going to move away from Blackboard Learn 24-7...
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Nonprofit group is making durable, safe face masks for medical professionals
The first two face masks made by Compassionate Service Society East went to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.Compassionate Service Society East, a Buddhist-inspired nonprofit, service...
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
The Royce Court intersection on Hummer Road. [Google Maps]Police are searching for a green, four-door sedan with front-end damage involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident shortly after 6 a.m. this...
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Culmore Clinic responds to coronavirus crisis
Culmore Clinic staff served the public outdoors for a short period last month before social distancing requirements were put in place.The Culmore Clinic has responded to the coronavirus emergency by...
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More details emerge on Skyline revitalization project
The project calls for less concrete and more green space.Developer Robert Seldin, the CEO of Highland Square Holdings, plans to repurpose three office buildings at Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads...
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