Artie's Classic American Restaurant offers a varied menu of American seafood and meat classics, plus a bar and boathouse decor with scale models. It is located at 3260 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA. The menu offers a first-class crab cake, hickory scented wild king salmon, one of the area's best lobster bisques, and new winners like halibut tiled in potato slices and pork tenderloin. Continue reading
Five graduates of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) from the class of 2020 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Continue reading
Assaggi Osteria is an Italian osteria that focuses on fish and homemade pastas in an amber-walled room with white tablecloths. It is located at 6641 Old Dominion Dr, McLean, VA. Assaggi Osteria features numerous appetizers, large salads, homemade pasta’s, fresh seafood, veal, and scrumptious beef. Continue reading
The newest D.C.-area store of Wawa opened Thursday morning in Vienna, Virginia. This is its third location in Northern Virginia with more on the way. The new Wawa is at 465 W. Maple Ave. and includes Tesla charging stations. Wawa currently has three locations in D.C.’s Maryland suburbs. Continue reading
Hidden Pond Nature Center is presenting "Mimicry in Nature: Make Your Own Butterfly" which is a part of their Summer 2020 Virtual Nature Program Series. It will be presented online on Monday, July 20, 2020, at 11:oo am. The program uses Zoom to connect participants to the Naturalists who will be leading the program. The cost is $10 per household. Continue reading
A theatre group in McLean, Virginia, has focused to create a show that comes right to car windows. “What would people in pre-Internet times do if the same situation came up?” asked Andrew Scott Zimmer, writer and director of the drama “Small Change.” He said that’s the question the group answered by coming up with a drive-through play. Continue reading
Those whose parents opt for some in-person learning, work is underway to get schools ready for returning students. Specifics for handling some adjustments, such as for gym class, are still being decided. But preparations are taking place to promote social distancing, and sanitizing protocols are already in place. Continue reading