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Looking for ways to usher in the holiday season? Dozens of parades, tree lightings, holiday markets and visits with Santa are happening across Northern Virginia this season.

Boardwalk Holiday Walk of Lights

Stop and try this some time — listen to what you say.

The Libertines share new single 'Run Run Run' and announce fourth album 'All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade' and some intimate Margate shows.

A WESTON woman has written a childrens book based on the nursery rhyme, Old King Cole.

The Donor Club of Elgin has announced their annual book review and luncheon. It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Elgin Country Club.

It’s probably a little cheesy to channel Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need a Hero,” but I am not just looking for any old hero. I have a specific one with specific

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Democrats: “Follow the science.” Same Democrats: Don’t “follow the science” of Sir Isaac Newton, the grandfather of modern physics. Or if you insist on following Newton’s science,  you’d better not be a fan of Newton, himself. He must be canceled. Newton’s crime”? The renowned physicist benefited from “colonial-era activity.” Yeah. As a result, Sir Isaac has become the latest target of the woke mob and its incessant drive to “decolonize the cur...

The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Squanto Shutterstock By Joseph A. Williams/Feb. 19, 2021 12:04 pm EDT To schoolchildren, the name Squanto is associated with Thanksgiving feasts involving kids using tin safety scissors to cut up construction paper to make either faux Pilgrim hats or Native American headdresses. Squanto was the so-called "friendly Indian." He helped the English Pilgrims survive the first brutal years of the Plymouth colony through his skills as a translator and a t...

Age Of Empires 2's new Lords Of The West expansion has some superb design points, but some issues with stability and power creep