Trees and shrubs add color, habitat and structure to your landscape from winter through summer. The species in our 2010 seedling packages offer bright winter berries, colorful spring and summer blooms and brilliant fall foliage! The district’s annual seedling sale makes low-cost native shrub and tree seedlings available to Northern Virginia residents. Seedling packages go [...]
In these economically challenging times, what are the chances of a new restaurant succeeding from the very first day they open their doors? Ask Brian and Heidi McClements, owners and operators of The Berryville Grille. The restaurant at 9 East Main Street in Berryville opened on Dec. 3rd and has done a thriving business since [...]
Washington developer Robert H. Smith, the longtime head of the company named for his father, Charles E. Smith, and a major figure behind the development of Crystal City and the University of Maryland business school, died Tuesday in Winchester, Va. Smith, who was 81, died less than a day after suffering a massive stroke, according [...]
Town of Leesburg officials announced today that the Thomas Balch Library has received a $250,000 bequest from the estate of Virginia L. Bowie. Ms. Bowie, who passed away on September 4, 2008, was a longtime volunteer and supporter of the Library and a resident of the Town.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a mix of snow and ice moving into the region during the early morning hours on New Year’s Eve. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Gabe Klein and Department of Public Works (DPW) Director William O. Howland, Jr. are advising motorists to plan ahead and [...]
Governor Kaine today announced the purchase of approximately 1,200 acres in Albemarle County known as “Biscuit Run” to be held by the state as a site for a future state park.”When developed as a state park, this extraordinary piece of land will benefit the citizens of Albemarle, Charlottesville and the Commonwealth for recreation, natural resource [...]
The 48-year-old man of Rockville, MD, who fell to the tracks and was struck by a Red Line train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station on Dec. 27, died as a result of his injuries today (Wednesday, Dec. 30). The preliminary investigation indicates that the man accidently tumbled onto the tracks as the train pulled [...]
Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced the distribution of $635,973 to nine Virginia localities to preserve farmland within their boundaries through local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs. Of this total amount, $400,000 is from new FY 2010 funding, and $235,973 is available from previous fiscal years. PDR programs compensate landowners who permanently preserve their [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at approximately 4:45 a.m. in the Annandale area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 6906 Alpine Drive. Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the front and sides of the rambler-style home upon arrival. Firefighters fought [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry made several marijuana seizures during the Christmas week. CBP officers confiscated a total of 1,682.12 pounds of marijuana. The largest seizure of the holiday week was made on Thursday, December 24, at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility concealed in [...]