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Restaurants that took their business outside when the pandemic struck may be able to continue serving their customers al fresco under a proposal to continue outdoor dining in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Reply Repaving and restriping changes are proposed in the Burke and West Springfield areas as part of the 2021 repaving program. (Shutterstock) WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA — A number of road configuration changes in the Burke and West Springfield areas are proposed as part of the 2021 Paving and Restriping Program by the Virginia Department of Transportation. VDOT repaves hundreds of roads in Fairfax County each year. This program is done in collaboration with the Fairfax County Department of Trans...

March 10, 2021 Pickleball is fast becoming one of the most popular sports around. That has created a growing need for new courts and facilities to accommodate pickleball enthusiasts. In the five years before the end of 2019, pickleball participation grew by more than 7%, while Americans’ overall activity level stayed flat, according to the Sport & Fitness Industry Association. With that in mind, the Fairfax County Park Authority is proposing conversion of the existing platform tennis courts a...

March 4, 2021 at 9:39am Inundated with messages from staff and community members on proposed changes to the 2021-22 calendar, Fairfax County School Board members directed Superintendent Scott Brabrand to redraft it. During a work session on Tuesday (Mar. 2), the board told staff to consider ways to add flexibility through floating holidays. They said the calendar should take into account legal considerations, instruction, student wellness and pay for support staff, as well as survey preferenc...

The Seal of Fairfax County Hangs over the entrance to the Government Center. The building where the County Board meets along with other services.  Image by Fairfax County. Fairfax County may be swapping out some of its extra parking space at the Fairfax County Government Center for affordable housing. You’ll soon have a chance to tell the board what you think. Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw brought up the idea at a county board meeting back in October. He offered a motion that...

Photo by Susan Laume/The Connection Lake Accotink Park’s McLaren-Sargent hilltop pavilion as it appears today overlooking the park marina and picnic area. Commander Richard E. Sargent USN (Retired), formerly of Springfield, died in hospice care in Madison Wisconsin on Nov. 28, 2020. During his years in Springfield’s Ravensworth community, Sargent, and his wife Martha, were active community members, with a particular interest in Lake Accotink Park. Sargent also served on the Park ...

A Look Inside the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Meeting Dec. 1, 2020 Highlights of discussion and actions that impact all who live, work and play in the diverse county After much discussion, the Board approved Comments on I-495 NEXT Draft National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment and Draft Design Plans (Dranesville and Providence Districts) with an amendment by Supervisor John W. Foust, Dranesville District. His amendment was to delete the sentence: “The project...

undecided voters before tomorrows critical selections. manuel gallegus is on the campaign trail. he has the latest information. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney got a standing ovation from business leaders in nashua. on the final full day of campaigning before the new hampshire primary, the former massachusetts governor virtually ignored his opponents and slammed president obama. >> i dont know how we would survive four more years of barack obama. it scares me to think of the debt...